SLOVENIA: H1N1: ELEVEN NEW CASES THIS WEEK BRING SLOVENIA'S

UNCLAS LJUBLJANA 000182 STATE PASS HHS/NIH E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: KFLU AEMR PREL CASC KFLU PINR AMGT SI SUBJECT: SLOVENIA: H1N1: ELEVEN NEW CASES THIS WEEK BRING SLOVENIA'S TOTAL TO FOURTEEN REF: LJUBLJANA 176, LJUBLJANA 177 SUMMARY -------------- ¶1. (U) In the past week, the Slovenian National Institute of Public Health confirmed that eleven additional positive cases of H1N1 had been identified, bringing Slovenia's total to fourteen. All patients are being treated at home and authorities did not signal that any of the cases were worrying. End summary. ¶2. (U) Of the eleven cases, five had recently returned from a trip to the U.K., two from Thailand, one from Greece, one from the U.S., and one was infected in Slovenia by another Slovenian case. ¶3. (U) The National Institute stated that most cases exhibited the normal signs of fever, cough, sore throat and muscle fatigue. They further stated that the number of Slovenian cases is expected to grow as more people travel abroad during the summer months. Public health officials stressed that all Slovenes practice heightened levels of hygiene and closely monitor their health after returning from summer travel. FREDEN