Romania is not facing a flu epidemic and the four cases of infection with the AH1N1 and AH3N2 viruses registered between January 3 and January 9, 2011 have been isolated, the Health Ministry said on Wednesday.  Three cases of AH1N1 infection (swine flu) were registered in Iasi county, eastern Romania, (two cases) and the northern region of Maramures (one case).

A 60-year old man was admitted to hospital in Iasi in serious condition, after being diagnosed with the influenza A(H1N1) virus, most likely contracted during a holiday in Egypt. The diagnosis was confirmed by the Cantacuzino Institute for Research and Development in Microbiology in Bucharest.

According to data released by the National Center Supervising Contagious Diseases, the number of acute respiratory infections in the January 3-9 interval rose by 26.8 percent compared to the previous week, to 67,098 cases.

Mediafax