The 2009 flu pandemic in Croatia or 2009 swine flu in Croatia (Croatian: Pandemija gripe u Hrvatskoj 2009. ; Pandemija svinjske gripe u Hrvatskoj 2009.) was a pandemic event in Croatia during the 2009 swine flu pandemic.
| 2009 flu pandemic in Croatia Pandemija svinjske gripe u Hrvatskoj 2009. (in Croatian) | |
|---|---|
| Disease | Swine Flu |
| Virus strain | H1N1 |
| Location | Croatia |
| First outbreak | |
| Index case | Zagreb |
| Arrival date | 3 July 2009 |
| Confirmed cases | 526 |
Deaths | 22 |
The trail of the 2009 flu pandemic had left 526 people infected and 22 died from the disease.
Background edit
On 29 April it was announced that a 22-year-old traveler from Florida had been held in quarantine in Osijek, Croatia under suspicion of swine flu.[1] Later that day, however, the Director of Infectious Disease Epidemiology Agency, Dr. Ira Gjenero Margan, stated results of the testing for swine flu were negative "with 99% certainty".[2] On 30 April, a child was held in quarantine in Zagreb but the results were negative.[3] On 15 June, health minister Darko Milinovic confirmed the first case of swine flu in Croatia; however a few hours later he said that a laboratory in London, United Kingdom, had cross-contaminated the samples and thus created a false positive result, meaning that there were no infections in Croatia.[4]
History edit
The first case was Laboratory confirmed on 3 July. The patient was a 60-year-old woman, who came from Australia.[5] On 31 October, a 61-year-old man from Split became the first patient in Croatia to die because of swine flu.[6]
The pandemic throughout its career had managed to infect 526 people and kill 22 people before it ended.[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ "Svinjska gripa i u Hrvatskoj?". Index.hr. Archived from the original on 2 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ "Net.hr". Net.hr. Archived from the original on 3 July 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2009.
- ^ "Potvrđeno: Kod djeteta nije utvrđen virus svinjske gripe". Index.hr. Archived from the original on 3 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2009.
- ^ "Nalaz iz Londona je bio lažan: u Hrvatskoj nema svinjske gripe". Jutarnji list (in Croatian). 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 17 June 2009. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ "Ovaj put nije lažna uzbuna: Svinjska gripa stigla u Hrvatsku!". dnevnik.hr. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ "Prva smrt od svinjske gripe u Hrvatskoj: "Epidemija će trajati duže od godinu dana!"". index.hr. Archived from the original on 3 November 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2009.
