First serious swine flu case in Serbia

Serbia’s first serious case of swine flu has been recorded in Kragujevac.

Izvor: B92

Thursday, 08.10.2009.

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Serbia’s first serious case of swine flu has been recorded in Kragujevac. A 46 year-old woman from Kraljevo was taken to the Kragujevac Clinical Center for a serious case of the H1N1 virus, according to B92’s sources. First serious swine flu case in Serbia She is said to be in a critical condition and suffering from pneumonia. “The patient has pneumonia and complications related to the pneumonia. This is a serious clinical case and it is still early to say how the disease will develop,” said the head of the Kragujevac Infective Clinic, Zoran Todorovic. “She is in intensive therapy, on a respirator, and we are continuing to do all we can,” he said. Doctors believe that the woman caught the virus from her son, who is a professional driver and travels around Europe frequently. “Since he is a young guy, the disease probably went by unnoticed with him. She’s 46, so the disease has affected her more seriously,” Todorovic surmised. Since the swine flu vaccine has yet to arrive in Serbia, health officials are advising people to get vaccinations for seasonal flu.

First serious swine flu case in Serbia

She is said to be in a critical condition and suffering from pneumonia.

“The patient has pneumonia and complications related to the pneumonia. This is a serious clinical case and it is still early to say how the disease will develop,” said the head of the Kragujevac Infective Clinic, Zoran Todorović.

“She is in intensive therapy, on a respirator, and we are continuing to do all we can,” he said.

Doctors believe that the woman caught the virus from her son, who is a professional driver and travels around Europe frequently.

“Since he is a young guy, the disease probably went by unnoticed with him. She’s 46, so the disease has affected her more seriously,” Todorović surmised.

Since the swine flu vaccine has yet to arrive in Serbia, health officials are advising people to get vaccinations for seasonal flu.

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