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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Swine flu reared its head from Rafha .. Hospital Health confirms: no longer a pandemic



Child GLA Shammari isolation room at Rafha Central Hospital (Photo: Faisal al-Hariri)
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Peered swine flu headed home in the city of Rafha, last week, the discovery of child injury in the sixth. The director of the hospital Rafha Central Ayad Almeili injury, explaining that the hospital had received the case, which was suffering respiratory problems, and conducted tests required for a child found to be suffering from severe pneumonia due to complications suspicion of swine flu, he said «was lifting all analyzes to determine the causes and appropriate treatment was to communicate with Emergency Management Ministry of Health ». 
between the child under intensive care on a ventilator, has «been converted leaves for more than hospital did we receive acceptance of the situation despite a consent to transfer the medical evacuation. 
another angle, said the girl's father «ŰáÇ Khalif Shammari The daughter began her problem since the 17th of the month of Muharram, adding that the problem started with a rise in temperature and a persistent cough, and may exchange Rafha hospital treatment for four days, but her condition did not improve, to get back to the hospital and be Tnoimha. He added: I took her to deteriorate even forced doctors to use respirators. 
girl studying in the first grade school fifth Rafha, said her uncle Majid Khalif she lost consciousness completely, appealing to health officials Northern transported to a hospital capable of dealing with her, saying that they did not suffer before from respiratory problems did not travel outside the Kingdom, but said she accompanied her father in the care of a barn sheep belonging to the family located on the airport road. 
called the girl's father preventive action fast in school, and ensure the safety of other students, warning of the spread of the problem. 
explained the girl's father, one of the employees of the National Guard, he has to address the King Abdulaziz Medical City in the National Guard in Riyadh to accept the child after the issuance of the order of Crown Prince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud transported eviction medical, but the city medical and hospital Riyadh and other areas did not accept the child. 
said her uncle The Hospital Rafha Central works by potential, was opened was the child of the respirator and hope transported as soon as possible. 
In another context, said nurse Ahmed Khalif Shammari said his mother was hit by a condition satisfactory similar, was transferred to Riyadh, but moved to the mercy of God was diagnosed death as «swine flu» 
hand interview media spokesman of the Ministry of Health, Dr. Khaled Marghalani the avian Alkhnaz no longer worrying public health epidemic is no longer where it was discovered therapy and anti him. He added that the H1N1 'swine flu' has been added to the vaccine for seasonal influenza and addresses became normal influenza treatment is no longer the World Health Organization worried him, and also no longer authorized by the epidemic.
This article was originally published in the printed newspaper Asharq No. (378) Page (8) on (12/16/2012   http://www.alsharq.net.sa/2012/12/16/628322