The National Referential Laboratory of Influenza and Acute Respiratory Diseases with the National center of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases confirmed 25 A (H1N1) flu cases. 119 A (H1N1) flu cases have been confirmed in the country.
The first A/H1N1 case was registered in the Bulgarian town of Shumen in 21-year-old man who has recently returned from the US.
First case of flu A/H1N1 has been registered in Shumen, Director of Regional Health Center Dr. Mima Papazova told FOCUS-Shumen radio. Dr. Papazova said that the diseased man is aged around 24 - 25 years who recently returned from the United States. Results from samples sent to the National Reference Laboratory in Sofia, arrived in late afternoon yesterday and confirmed the disease. The specialist added that the man is hospitalized in Shumen hospital as his condition is not serious.
Another A/H1N1 flu case was registered in the coastal town of Varna in the end of last week. The infected man has not travelled abroad and there is no information whether he has had contacts with foreigners. This is the tenths A/H1N1 flu case registered in Varna. The rest of the cases were registered in the summer as the youngest one is five. All of them have been healed.
The Pandemic Committee for A/H1N1 has taken the decision anti flu vaccines for 180 000 people to be bought, which is 10% of the risk groups in Bulgaria, said health minister and chairman of the Pandemic Committee Dr Bozhidar Nanev during a news conference after the sitting of the Committee.
200 000 Tamiflu and Relenza patent medicines would be bought because part of the available medicines has been used.
The Committee has taken the decision how it would act in a situation of pandemic in the country. All of the ministries should work out plans on the functioning of its activity when 30% of its staff is missing. Groups of high pandemic risk have been defined, including children over 6 months, ill people and pregnant women.
The Committee has also defined priority professional groups like health workers in the emergency.