Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09LJUBLJANA182
2009-07-06 12:22:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Ljubljana
Cable title:
SLOVENIA: H1N1: ELEVEN NEW CASES THIS WEEK BRING SLOVENIA'S
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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
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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
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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
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
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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