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Armenian Ministry of Health reports increase in respiratory infections; children at risk
... period last year, according to the press service of the Ministry of Health. Monitoring by the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that the situation with acute respiratory infections in the country is seasonal. Currently, no influenza virus pathogens are detected in Armenia, but other respiratory infections, including rhinovirus, bocavirus, and coronavirus pathogens (SARS-Cov-2) are present. Notably, a comparatively high percentage of cases (71%) are among children under four ...
10/25/2024There is no seasonal flu activity in Armenia – Health Ministry
... Avanesyan. “The situation is currently stable, but this does not mean that the risk has been reduced to zero,” she told journalists on Thursday after a government meeting. In this regard, the minister called on citizens to get vaccinated against flu. Free vaccinations are carried out in the country’s polyclinics from 09:00 to 17:00, as well as in mobile points from 10:00 to 16:00. -0-
10/17/2024More than 80 children with acute respiratory viral infections and covid treated at Muratsan University Hospital - YSMU Rector
... urged citizens not to self-medicate, not to take antibiotics, and at the appearance of symptoms of acute respiratory diseases to contact their attending physician at the polyclinic. "We also remind that the best way to protect against seasonal flu and coronavirus infection is still vaccination," Muradyan wrote. -0-
01/24/2024Vaccination against seasonal flu launched in Armenia
Armenia’s National Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced today the start of vaccination against seasonal flu. YEREVAN, September 18. /ARKA/. Armenia’s National Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced today the start of vaccination against seasonal flu. The Ministry of Health said vaccination is important for people from risk groups suffering ...
09/18/2023Temperature monitoring made mandatory for all Armenian school students and kindergarten children
Temperature monitoring is mandatory for all Armenian school students and kindergarten children to prevent the spread of flu and ARVI. YEREVAN, January 9. /ARKA/. Temperature monitoring is mandatory for all Armenian school students and kindergarten children to prevent the spread of flu and ARVI. The children’s temperature will be measured at the entrance to the school ...
01/09/2023Two H1N1-related deaths recorded in Armenia
Two people died in Armenia from Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, healthcare authorities announced on January 4. YEREVAN, January 4, /ARKA/. Two people died in Armenia from Influenza A virus subtype H1N1, healthcare authorities announced on January 4. “The patients who died were 35 ...
01/04/2023Swine flu strain confirmed in Armenia - Ministry of Health
... vaccination is the best way to prevent the spread of the disease, as well as to reduce the likelihood of its severe course. "All clinics, including /outpatient ones of the country and mobile vaccination centers are provided with vaccines against influenza. Anyone can go there for vaccination, regardless of the area of residence/registration," the ministry noted. --0--
11/03/2022Armenia lifts ban on import of poultry meat from China
... published on the official website of the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH). The regulator's press service told ARKA news agency that the ban had been in effect since January 2015, when the restrictions had been imposed because of the "bird flu." -0-
07/13/2022Armenian government to shorten coronavirus self-quarantine period
... said its decision to cut the self-quarantine period was prompted by the fact that Armenia was placed in the green zone according to EU standards. According to the health authorities, the number of people infected with acute respiratory infections and flu has grown recently. According to December 2021 data, as many as 38,446 cases of acute respiratory infections were recorded, 2.2 times higher than in 2020 December. The Health Ministry said today that a total of 1,883,413 doses of Covid-19 vaccines ...
01/31/2022Minister: 95% of 595 people hospitalized in Armenia with flu and acute respiratory infections are children
... of overall incidents," she said. The minister said there are no contraindications to getting the flu vaccine along with Covid-19 vaccine. "The vaccination is very effective in avoiding severe cases. The results of years of experience with flu vaccination in Armenia show that both people with chronic diseases and 12-year-old children are protected against the disease," she said. -0-
01/05/2022Armenia’s Ministry of Health says acute respiratory diseases infecting more and more people
... times higher than the incidence rate of the same period last year. It said also that by age groups the disease incidence is higher among children under 4 years old and adolescents 5-14 years old. During the last 4 weeks, 76 cases of infection with influenza A/H3 strain have been laboratory confirmed, 30 of which were pregnant women. In order not to get sick with acute respiratory infections, as well as to avoid complications, the Ministry of Health says people should get vaccinated against seasonal ...
12/24/2021Influenza A virus subtype H3 spreading in Armenia
The influenza A virus subtype H3 is spreading in Armenia, which in some cases has an acute course, Yevgenia Khachatryan, epidemiologist at the Department of Infectious and Non-Infectious Diseases f the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said ...
12/21/2021Vaccination against Covid-19 available in Armenia on days off as well
... purchase a batch of the Chinese Sinovac vaccines as part of the COVAX Facility scheme and other vaccines," she said. She said those who were vaccinated reported only a slight increase in body temperature, some local reactions, weakness and short flu manifestations. According to her, the number of people vaccinated against coronavirus is growing by 4-5% daily. Vaccination in Armenia is not mandatory. -0-
04/28/2021Armenian health ministry asks citizens to see in New Year with family members only
... Health announced a new type of coronavirus, which is highly infectious. It said contacts during the holidays increase the risk of the spread of coronavirus. 'In addition to the coronavirus, this time of year is characterized by the intensification of influenza and other acute respiratory viruses, the clinical manifestations of which and preventive measures are practically the same,” the ministry said. In order to reduce the risk of the spread of coronavirus, a number of countries have introduced new ...
12/24/2020Armenian health ministry announced rise in acute respiratory infections
... years - 1.4 times, among those aged 30-34 - 1.3 times and among citizens over 65 - 1.6 times. In this regard, the Ministry of Health pointed out the importance of vaccination against ARI, especially in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. "Vaccination is the best and most effective means of preventing seasonal flu; it can be done in outpatient clinics," the ministry said in a statement. -0-
12/08/2020Armenia begins vaccination against seasonal flu
... the press service of the Ministry of Health reported today. YEREVAN, October 22. /ARKA/. All hospitals and clinics in Armenia are provided with vaccines against seasonal flu, the press service of the Ministry of Health reported today. It said that vaccination against seasonal flu is carried out in all polyclinics of the country voluntarily and free of charge. Priority for vaccination is given to people from risk groups in whom the disease may be severe or cause complications. Risk groups include pregnant women, children from ...
10/22/2020Armenian companies asked to organize work remotely if possible
... should be organized in compliance with social distance. If the meal is centralized, it should be taken in a ventilated area. A separate area must be provided for working with visitors. Workers with symptoms of acute respiratory infections (fever, cough, flu, shortness of breath) should be sent home. Office premises should be provided with containers with a disinfectant, napkins and garbage cans at the entrances to the common office, units, toilets and kitchen area. Disinfection should be made twice a ...
05/15/2020Longer quarantine more beneficial for economies – Armenian health minister
... YEREVAN, April 27. /ARKA/. Armenian Health Minister Arsen Torosyan, speaking Sunday night on Azatutyun TV, did not rule out the possibility of new liberalization in emergency mode introduced in the country due to coronavirus. On the example of the Spanish flu epidemic that took place in the world 100 years ago, Torosyan explained referring to scientific research that a longer quarantine was more beneficial for states than vice versa. "In other words, the situation in which today we suffer damage but ...
04/27/2020Situation with coronavirus in Armenia is under control, but population’s calm can become threat – Pashinyan
... of the virus," Pashinyan said. In this regard, the prime minister urged people not to be so phlegmatic about this problem. He noted that today 80% of coronavirus-infected patients in Armenia do not even have a fever, and if it was a simple flu, they would be advised to go home, drink tea and plenty of fluids. “In fact, we don’t treat 80% of patients, but we keep them in hospitals for one simple reason, because they can infect other citizens. And now the only action in their relation ...
04/02/2020Armenian authorities lift restrictions on leaving Etchmiadzin
... the town, as well as the entire population, to comply with all the rules of the state of emergency, to show high civil responsibility, not to participate and not organize crowded meetings and events. He said also that in case of symptoms similar to flu, citizens should self -isolate, and if necessary, immediately consult a doctor or call the hotline 060838300. On March 16, the Armenian government introduced a 30-day state of emergency. According to the official data, the number of coronavirus cases ...
03/18/2020Peak of season acute respiratory diseases subsiding in Armenia
... reported on Thursday. According to the report, the number of visits to outpatient clinics as well as emergency ambulance calls have significantly decreased. The ministry reports that 92,1% of all patients taken in hospital are children under 18. Now flu B as well as H1N1 and H3N2 subclasses of A flu are still present in the country. Also measures are being taken to ward off COVID-19. Of the 162 tested people only one was tested positive. This 29-year-old man feels good. Thirty two Armenian citizens ...
03/05/2020Armenia's ministry of health says no cases of coronavirus registered in the country
... to this day. Of theme, 26 people were discharged, 14 patients continue inpatient treatment. All of them received and are receiving symptomatic treatment, if necessary, laboratory tests are carried out. As a result, in isolated cases, pathogens of A flu type and rhinoviruses were diagnosed, while the analysis for coronavirus were all negative. The Ministry of Health said according to the WHO, the infection is transmitted by airborne droplets from person to person, and in China - also from animals ...
02/05/2020Armenia bans import of poultry meat and products from two Polish regions
... Armenia's State Food Safety Service said it has banned imports of poultry from two provinces of Poland- Wielkopolski and Lublin. It said the ban comes into effect today. It said also the ban is aimed at preventing the penetration of highly pathogenic bird flu recorded in these two Polish areas into Armenia. It said the information has been released by the World Organization for Animal Health. The Service said the ban applies to imports of all kinds of live poultry, all types of poultry meat products, raw ...
01/09/2020Yerevan outpatient clinics provided with vaccines for prevention of season flu - ministry
... medical personnel. Young men subject to the 2020 military service conscription are mentioned as well. The health ministry also says that distribution of vaccines among provincial outpatient clinics are under way now. It says that the best protection from flu is vaccination. -0---
11/08/2019Armenia’s health ministry denies rumors that schools and kindergartens will be closed because of flu
Armenia’s health ministry denied today the rumors going around that schools and kindergartens in the country would be closed for ten days because of flu. YEREVAN, January 18. /ARKA/. Armenia’s health ministry denied today the rumors going around that schools and kindergartens in the country would be closed for ten days because of flu. “We are stating officially that this information has nothing ...
01/18/2019Armenian heath authorities report second death caused by H1N1
A 62 year-old man, who also had the H1N1 flu virus, died from heart-lung failure in a hospital in Armenia, Armenia’s health authorities said today. YEREVAN, January 15. /ARKA/. A 62 year-old man, who also had the H1N1 flu virus, died from heart-lung failure in a hospital in Armenia, Armenia’s ...
01/15/2019Armenian health authorities report first death caused by H1N1 virus
... a set of chronic diseases, which were complicated by the virus. Vanyan said the vulnerable groups include people with chronic diseases, children under five, adults over 65, health workers and pregnant women. He urged them to be vaccinated against influenza. "The situation in terms of vaccination is very bad. Only 1.6% of the pregnant women, 3.2% of the children, 6.9% of the people with chronic diseases and 1.1% of adults over 65 were vaccinated,’ he said. He said also so far a total of 1251 citizens turned to the clinics for assistance ...
01/11/2019No swine flu in Armenia, official says
An Armenian health ministry official has denied today media reports claiming that about 10 people in the country had “swine flu”. YEREVAN, January 8. /ARKA/. An Armenian health ministry official has denied today media reports claiming that about 10 people in the country had “swine flu”. Fears in Armenia have been prompted by reports from the neighboring Georgia ...
01/08/2019Armenia’s State Food Safety Service bans import of meat products from Russia and some other countries
Armenia’s State Food Safety Service said today it has imposed temporary restrictions on import of meat products from Russia and some other countries to prevent African swine fever and bird flu from entering the country. YEREVAN, December 14. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Food Safety Service said today it has imposed temporary restrictions on import of meat products from Russia and some other countries to prevent African swine fever and ...
12/14/2018Armenian Food Safety Inspectorate removes restrictions on import of some good from UK and Netherlands
... and gaskets. The regulator said this decision was based on the latest data of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the official letter from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands on the elimination of bird flu of high pathogenicity. -0-
12/06/2018Estimated incidence of influenza-associated severe acute respiratory infections in Armenia is low
The estimated incidence of influenza-associated severe acute respiratory infections in Armenia is low now, despite the beginning of the ‘influenza’ season, Liana Torosyan, the head of a Health Ministry department in charge of prevention of infectious diseases, told a news conference ...
10/25/2018Armenian food safety watchdog bans import of pork and poultry from Russia
Armenia’s food safety watchdog has imposed a ban on imports of pork and poultry from several Russian regions, where animals are said to have been ill with African swine fever and avian influenza. YEREVAN, August 29. /ARKA/. Armenia’s food safety watchdog has imposed a ban on imports of pork and poultry from several Russian regions, where animals are said to have been ill with African swine fever and avian influenza. The State Food ...
08/29/2018Some 700 people in Armenia hospitalized with acute respiratory diseases
... stressed that the incidence of acute respiratory viral infections was much lower than in the same time span of 2015 and 2016. She said according to the World Health Organization, the entire European region, including Armenia, is being affected by type B influenza, whose pathogens are characterized by seasonal activation with children being most vulnerable in the cold season. "Keep your hands clean as viruses are easily transmitted through dirty hands. Ventilate the enclosed premises as often as possible....
01/16/2018Flu rate up in Armenia now – chief infectious disease specialist
Around 670 people are now being treated in Armenia’s hospitals for flue and acute respiratory disease, where 96% are children at the age below 4, Ara Asoyan, the chief infectious disease specialist at the Armenian healthcare ministry, said on Monday. YEREVAN, January 15. /ARKA/. Around 670 people are now being ...
01/15/2018Some 600 people hospitalized with acute respiratory diseases in Armenia
About 600 people with acute respiratory diseases and flu have been hospitalized throughout Armenia as of January 10, the health ministry said today, blaming the increased numbers on active contacts among people during the New Year and Christmas holidays. YEREVAN, January 10. /ARKA/. About 600 people ...
01/10/2018Chicken imports from Poland and Germany no longer banned in Armenia
... of chicken from Polant and Germany, the agency's press office reported on Wednesday. The decision to lift the ban has been prompted by the official information of the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), which stated that 'high-virulence bird flu' poses no threat to these countries. Import of all types of meat as well as feathers, eggs etc, is no longer prohibited. The ban was imposed on February 9, 2017. --0---
10/25/2017Some 600 people in Armenia hospitalized with influenza and acute respiratory vital infections
Some 630 patients with influenza and acute respiratory viral infections were hospitalized in Armenia as of March 20, Liana Torosyan, the head of epidemiology of especially dangerous and airborne infections of the National Center for Disease Control and Prevention, said at a news ...
03/21/2017Poultry imports from Poland temporarily banned in Armenia
... the agency reported on Friday. YEREVAN, February 10. /ARKA/. Armenia’s State Food Safety Agency ha imposed a temporary ban on poultry imports from Poland, the press office of the agency reported on Friday. The ban is imposed to prevent bird flu penetration into Armenia The temporary ban will be in force until elimination of bird flu threat in Poland is reported. The ban does not apply to products that have been taken out from Poland prior to February 9. --0---
02/10/2017Armenia bans import of poultry from six Iranian regions
Armenia’s State Food Safety Service, an affiliation of the Ministry of Agriculture, said today it has temporarily banned the import of a number of goods from six regions of Iran because of bird flu. YEREVAN, January 24. / ARKA /. Armenia’s State Food Safety Service, an affiliation of the Ministry of Agriculture, said today it has temporarily banned the import of a number of goods from six regions of Iran because of bird flu. The agency ...
01/24/2017Iran kills hundreds of thousands of birds to prevent spread of avian flu
Iran has killed hundreds of thousands of birds in recent weeks as avian flu spreads across seven provinces of the country, state news agency IRNA said today. YEREVAN, December 26. /ARKA/. Iran has killed hundreds of thousands of birds in recent weeks as avian flu spreads across seven provinces of the country, state news ...
12/26/2016Armenian healthcare ministry denies information that hospitals overcrowded by H3-infected children
Armenia’s healthcare ministry has denied the rumors going around that flu virus is raging in Armenia and that children hospitals are overcrowded because of a flu outbreak. YEREVAN, November 22. /ARKA/. Armenia’s healthcare ministry has denied the rumors going around that flu virus is raging in Armenia and that ...
11/22/2016Some 230 people released from hospitals in Armenia after recovering from acute respiratory diseases
... 177 of them were children under the age of 18, the press service of the ministry of health said. Of them 120, including 32 children, had been diagnosed to have pneumonia. The permanent monitoring of the situation with acute respiratory diseases and influenza shows the situation is stable with severe cases of the disease tending to decrease, the ministry said. Eighteen people have died from H1N1 swine flu in Armenia in the last two months, the country's health ministry said on Thursday, but it said ...
01/22/2016Health ministry asks education minister to extend school holidays for another week
... school holidays for another week. The ministry has already extended the holidays twice, for two weeks. According to a note, sent to the prime minister by the ministry of health, the daily monitoring of the situation with acute respiratory diseases and influenza shows that the situation is tending to stabilize. In view of the fact that cutting the number of contacts among children is key to the prevention of the spread of infection, the ministry of health acting on an instruction of the prime minister ...
01/21/2016Deadly swine flu has killed 18 people in Armenia
The deadly swine flu has caused 18 deaths in Armenia, health minister Armen Muradyan said today, adding that these people suffered also from other chronic diseases. YEREVAN, January 20. / ARKA /. The deadly swine flu has caused 18 deaths in Armenia, health minister ...
01/20/2016Not a single child death in Armenia directly caused by H1N1
Not a single child death in Armenia has been directly caused by H1N1 (swine flu), Sergey Sargsyan, the chief pediatrician at the Armenian health ministry, said on Monday. YEREVAN, January 19. /ARKA/. Not a single child death in Armenia has been directly caused by H1N1 (swine flu), Sergey Sargsyan, the chief pediatrician ...
01/19/2016Two more deaths from swine flu reported by Armenian health authorities
Two more people have died in Armenia today from H1N1 virus subtype (swine flu), despite the doctors' ten-day efforts to save their lives, the ministry of health reported. The latest deaths have raised the death toll from the disease to 16. YEREVAN, January 18. / ARKA /. Two more people have died in Armenia today from H1N1 ...
01/18/2016About 700 people released from Armenian hospitals over past five days after recovering from acute respiratory diseases
... and youngsters below 18, an official representative of the health ministry Anahit Haytayan wrote on her page in Facebook. According to her, 241 of them had been diagnosed to have pneumonia. Haytayan also reported that 15 people with H1N1 virus (swine flu) were removed from intensive care units to hospital rooms. The death tool from swine flu rose last week to 14. They all suffered from other chronic diseases and were said to have died from complications caused by H1N1 virus. -0-
01/18/2016Polling center head says quarantine must be imposed if situation with swine flu worsens
Head of an Armenian polling center said today the authorities will have to impose quarantine if the situation with swine flu worsens. YEREVAN, January 15. /ARKA/. Head of an Armenian polling center said today the authorities will have to impose quarantine if the situation with swine flu worsens. Speaking to a news conference, Aharon Adibekyan, head of Sociometer ...
01/15/2016Improvement of Armenia’s environment is key for effective struggle against swine flu virus, environmentalist says
Improvement of Armenia’s environment is a key condition for effective struggle against swine flu virus, Karine Danielyan, the president of the Association for Sustainable Human Development, said today. YEREVAN, January 15. /ARKA/. Improvement of Armenia’s environment is a key condition for effective struggle against swine flu virus, Karine ...
01/15/2016Armenia’s health minister says there is no swine flu epidemic
Armenia's health minister Armen Muradyan has denied today allegations of swine flu epidemic saying epidemic is a situation when the number of cases exceeds the norm by 4-5 times, while the rate in Armenia now is 1.5 times. YEREVAN, January 14. /ARKA/. Armenia's health minister Armen Muradyan has denied today allegations of ...
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