Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09ZAGREB409
2009-07-06 13:11:00
UNCLASSIFIED
Embassy Zagreb
Cable title:
CROATIA DISCOVERS FIRST CASE OF H1N1 FLU
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UNCLAS ZAGREB 000409
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT HR
SUBJECT: CROATIA DISCOVERS FIRST CASE OF H1N1 FLU
UNCLAS ZAGREB 000409
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT HR
SUBJECT: CROATIA DISCOVERS FIRST CASE OF H1N1 FLU
1. The Croatian Ministry of Health (MOH) announced over the
July 5-6 weekend that it has detected the first confirmed
case of H1N1 flu in Croatia. A 60 year-old Australian woman
of Croatian origin, arriving from Sydney on July 1, showed
flu-like symptoms and checked into a hospital on July 2nd.
She was treated and subsequently released on July 5 for
recovery with relatives at home. Her husband, who had
traveled with her, has shown no symptoms. According to the
Health Minister, the case was confirmed in a Ministry
reference lab using four separate tests. Unlike in previous
suspect cases, the Croatian authorities did not send their
sample to London for confirmation, ostensibly due to mistaken
information and a false alarm received from the London lab
during a suspected case in mid-June.
2. Post has reviewed its pandemic flu tripwires and will
continue to monitor the situation for impacts to post
operations and U.S. citizen safety.
BRADTKE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KFLU AEMR PREL CASC PINR AMGT HR
SUBJECT: CROATIA DISCOVERS FIRST CASE OF H1N1 FLU
1. The Croatian Ministry of Health (MOH) announced over the
July 5-6 weekend that it has detected the first confirmed
case of H1N1 flu in Croatia. A 60 year-old Australian woman
of Croatian origin, arriving from Sydney on July 1, showed
flu-like symptoms and checked into a hospital on July 2nd.
She was treated and subsequently released on July 5 for
recovery with relatives at home. Her husband, who had
traveled with her, has shown no symptoms. According to the
Health Minister, the case was confirmed in a Ministry
reference lab using four separate tests. Unlike in previous
suspect cases, the Croatian authorities did not send their
sample to London for confirmation, ostensibly due to mistaken
information and a false alarm received from the London lab
during a suspected case in mid-June.
2. Post has reviewed its pandemic flu tripwires and will
continue to monitor the situation for impacts to post
operations and U.S. citizen safety.
BRADTKE