Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BISHKEK965
2009-09-03 08:33:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Bishkek
Cable title:
KYRGYZSTAN: FIRST H1N1 FLU CASES CONFIRMED
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UNCLAS BISHKEK 000965
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN (GORKOWSKI)
STATE FOR OES/IHB
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI EAGR AID KG
SUBJECT: KYRGYZSTAN: FIRST H1N1 FLU CASES CONFIRMED
UNCLAS BISHKEK 000965
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN (GORKOWSKI)
STATE FOR OES/IHB
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI EAGR AID KG
SUBJECT: KYRGYZSTAN: FIRST H1N1 FLU CASES CONFIRMED
1. (U) SUMMARY. On August 24, Kyrgyz health authorities
confirmed the first cases of H1N1 flu in the country. Two
Kyrgyz citizens, who had recently traveled to Dubai, tested
positive for the H1N1 virus. U.S. assistance, provided
earlier to support Kyrgyzstan's preparedness for possible
Avian Influenza, should also help Kyrgyzstan in case of a
H1N1 outbreak. END SUMMARY.
2. (U) Dr. Nurmatov, Head of the Epidemiology Department in
the Ministry of Health, confirmed to Emboff that two Kyrgyz
citizens, a husband and wife who recently traveled to Dubai,
tested positive for the H1N1 virus after they were
hospitalized with flu symptoms. Nurmatov said that
approximately 20 individuals have been tested for the H1N1
virus in Kyrgyzstan and that these were the first and only
confirmed cases.
3. (U) USG assistance, provided earlier to help prepare
Kyrgyz medical and emergency response institutions for a
possible Avian Influenza outbreak, should also be useful if
there are additional H1N1 flu cases. In 2008, the U.S.
provided pandemic flu response training to Kyrgyz officials,
as well as personal protection equipment and decontamination
and laboratory supplies. Nurmatov also said that the
Ministry of Health recently completed a National Pandemic Flu
Plan with assistance from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization. The plan
has been sent to Prime Minister Chudinov's office for his
signature.
GFOELLER
SIPDIS
STATE FOR SCA/CEN (GORKOWSKI)
STATE FOR OES/IHB
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU ECON PREL SOCI EAGR AID KG
SUBJECT: KYRGYZSTAN: FIRST H1N1 FLU CASES CONFIRMED
1. (U) SUMMARY. On August 24, Kyrgyz health authorities
confirmed the first cases of H1N1 flu in the country. Two
Kyrgyz citizens, who had recently traveled to Dubai, tested
positive for the H1N1 virus. U.S. assistance, provided
earlier to support Kyrgyzstan's preparedness for possible
Avian Influenza, should also help Kyrgyzstan in case of a
H1N1 outbreak. END SUMMARY.
2. (U) Dr. Nurmatov, Head of the Epidemiology Department in
the Ministry of Health, confirmed to Emboff that two Kyrgyz
citizens, a husband and wife who recently traveled to Dubai,
tested positive for the H1N1 virus after they were
hospitalized with flu symptoms. Nurmatov said that
approximately 20 individuals have been tested for the H1N1
virus in Kyrgyzstan and that these were the first and only
confirmed cases.
3. (U) USG assistance, provided earlier to help prepare
Kyrgyz medical and emergency response institutions for a
possible Avian Influenza outbreak, should also be useful if
there are additional H1N1 flu cases. In 2008, the U.S.
provided pandemic flu response training to Kyrgyz officials,
as well as personal protection equipment and decontamination
and laboratory supplies. Nurmatov also said that the
Ministry of Health recently completed a National Pandemic Flu
Plan with assistance from the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control (CDC) and the World Health Organization. The plan
has been sent to Prime Minister Chudinov's office for his
signature.
GFOELLER