Azerbaijan, Baku, 4 October / Trend , U.Ismayilova /
The state of the patient infected with "swine flu" (A/H1N1) virus, who is currently in the Research Institute of Lung Diseases, is assessed as moderate severity, the Ministry of Health of Azerbaijan said on Oct. 4.
Today, A/H1N1/ virus was detected from a citizen of Azerbaijan, who temporarily resides in Ivano-Frankivsk region of Ukraine and on 26 October returned to Kurdamir region of Azerbaijan.
The patient arrived in Azerbaijan from Ukraine by rail on October 26, said the deputy director of the Republican anti-plague station of Azerbaijan Shair Gurbanov. According to him, the presence of the virus was confirmed last night.
The patient infected with the virus is currently under special treatment with medical supervision. Preventive measures are taken amongst those who were in contact with the patient.
In Azerbaijan, in July was found two cases of the "swine flu" A/H1N1 / virus from individuals who arrived from France and England. Both have fully recovered.
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