Eighteen US troops with swine flu leave Kuwait

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According to Drew Raines of www.amd.elequity.com, these troops were flown into Kuwait after being vaccinated in the US last week, and Kuwait sent them and the plane back to the US after their condition became obvious....

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/24/eighteen-us-troops-with-swine-flu-leave-kuwait/

 

 

Eighteen US troops with swine flu leave Kuwait

Posted By Agence France-Presse On May 24, 2009 @ 10:23 am In

 

Eighteen US soldiers have tested positive for swine flu at an American military base in Kuwait and have left the Gulf emirate, a Kuwaiti health official said on Sunday.

“All the 18 soldiers have left Kuwait. They had normal symptoms of the disease and were given the necessary medication,†the deputy chief of Kuwait’s public health department, Yussef Mendkar, told AFP.

Mendkar said the US soldiers had “had no contact whatsoever with the local population,†and that the oil-rich state remained free of A(H1N1) influenza.

The health ministry announced on Saturday that swine flu cases had been detected among US soldiers who were transiting through Kuwait.

Undersecretary of Health Ibrahim al-Abdulhadi had earlier told the official KUNA news agency that the soldiers were immediately isolated at the US base in Arifjan, 70 kilometres (about 40 miles) south of the capital.

Abdulhadi reiterated at a press conference on Sunday that Kuwait was absolutely free of the disease.

“Kuwait is totally free of swine flu. We have not had any case or suspected case in the country, with the exception of the cases at the US military base, which is far away from the city,†he said.

Abdulhadi said the infected US soldiers came from the United States through a military airport and not through Kuwait’s main civilian airport.

He added that an unspecified number of US soldiers at Arifjan base who came in contact with the infected soldiers have been “examined and isolated at the base.â€

A Kuwaiti health ministry team will visit the base on Monday to assess the situation.

The emirate has more than 2.35 million foreign residents alongside its citizen population of 1.1 million.

On April 29 it began screening all arrivals from countries with confirmed cases of swine flu.

About 15,000 US soldiers are stationed in Kuwait, which is also used as a transit point for thousands of US soldiers going to and from neighbouring Iraq.

The US embassy in Kuwait said it was aware of the swine flu cases but did not elaborate on where the soldiers had been infected.

The number of confirmed swine flu infections around the world stood at 12,022 on Saturday, including 86 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation.

Arab countries in the Gulf region, which have millions of foreign workers, have so far not reported any confirmed cases of swine flu.

But the United Arab Emirates on Friday took a passenger who flew in from Canada for medical checks after he showed suspected symptoms. The results have yet to be announced.

Authorities in the region have stepped up surveillance of travellers at airports, with Kuwait, Doha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi installing thermal cameras.

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Maracuja,

 

The vaccines our military are forced to get are most likely the reason of the incredibly high suicide rate among our veterans. They're packed with aluminum, formaldehyde, and mercury, among other cytotoxic things, all of which are also neurotoxic. You couldn't pay me any amount of money to enlist now. It's practically a death sentence.

 

Bob

 

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Maracuja

undisclosed recipients:

Monday, June 01, 2009 11:18 PM

Eighteen US troops with swine flu leave Kuwait

 

 

 

 

 

Apologies if this has already been posted. Not getting to the mail as often.

 

According to Drew Raines of www.amd.elequity.com, these troops were flown into Kuwait after being vaccinated in the US last week, and Kuwait sent them and the plane back to the US after their condition became obvious....

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/24/eighteen-us-troops-with-swine-flu-leave-kuwait/

 

 

 

Eighteen US troops with swine flu leave Kuwait

Posted By Agence France-Presse On May 24, 2009 @ 10:23 am In

 

Eighteen US soldiers have tested positive for swine flu at an American military base in Kuwait and have left the Gulf emirate, a Kuwaiti health official said on Sunday.

“All the 18 soldiers have left Kuwait. They had normal symptoms of the disease and were given the necessary medication,†the deputy chief of Kuwait’s public health department, Yussef Mendkar, told AFP.

Mendkar said the US soldiers had “had no contact whatsoever with the local population,†and that the oil-rich state remained free of A(H1N1) influenza.

The health ministry announced on Saturday that swine flu cases had been detected among US soldiers who were transiting through Kuwait.

Undersecretary of Health Ibrahim al-Abdulhadi had earlier told the official KUNA news agency that the soldiers were immediately isolated at the US base in Arifjan, 70 kilometres (about 40 miles) south of the capital.

Abdulhadi reiterated at a press conference on Sunday that Kuwait was absolutely free of the disease.

“Kuwait is totally free of swine flu. We have not had any case or suspected case in the country, with the exception of the cases at the US military base, which is far away from the city,†he said.

Abdulhadi said the infected US soldiers came from the United States through a military airport and not through Kuwait’s main civilian airport.

He added that an unspecified number of US soldiers at Arifjan base who came in contact with the infected soldiers have been “examined and isolated at the base.â€

A Kuwaiti health ministry team will visit the base on Monday to assess the situation.

The emirate has more than 2.35 million foreign residents alongside its citizen population of 1.1 million.

On April 29 it began screening all arrivals from countries with confirmed cases of swine flu.

About 15,000 US soldiers are stationed in Kuwait, which is also used as a transit point for thousands of US soldiers going to and from neighbouring Iraq.

The US embassy in Kuwait said it was aware of the swine flu cases but did not elaborate on where the soldiers had been infected.

The number of confirmed swine flu infections around the world stood at 12,022 on Saturday, including 86 deaths, according to the World Health Organisation.

Arab countries in the Gulf region, which have millions of foreign workers, have so far not reported any confirmed cases of swine flu.

But the United Arab Emirates on Friday took a passenger who flew in from Canada for medical checks after he showed suspected symptoms. The results have yet to be announced.

Authorities in the region have stepped up surveillance of travellers at airports, with Kuwait, Doha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi installing thermal cameras.

[Guest guest]

And i thought my husband was an idiot due to genetics!!!!!! Makes

sense tho he has had a ton of shots in his 18 years

 

On 6/2/09, Bob Banever <bbanever wrote:

> Maracuja,

>

> The vaccines our military are forced to get are most likely the

> reason of the incredibly high suicide rate among our veterans. They're

> packed with aluminum, formaldehyde, and mercury, among other cytotoxic

> things, all of which are also neurotoxic. You couldn't pay me any amount of

> money to enlist now. It's practically a death sentence.

>

> Bob

> -

> Maracuja

> undisclosed recipients:

> Monday, June 01, 2009 11:18 PM

> Eighteen US troops with swine flu leave Kuwait

>

>

>

>

> Apologies if this has already been posted. Not getting to the mail

> as often.

>

>

> According to Drew Raines of www.amd.elequity.com, these troops

> were flown into Kuwait after being vaccinated in the US last week, and

> Kuwait sent them and the plane back to the US after their condition became

> obvious....

>

>

>

http://rawstory.com/08/news/2009/05/24/eighteen-us-troops-with-swine-flu-leave-k\

uwait/

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>

> Eighteen US troops with swine flu leave Kuwait

>

> Posted By Agence France-Presse On May 24, 2009 @ 10:23 am In

>

> Eighteen US soldiers have tested positive for swine flu at an

> American military base in Kuwait and have left the Gulf emirate, a Kuwaiti

> health official said on Sunday.

>

> “All the 18 soldiers have left Kuwait. They had normal symptoms of

> the disease and were given the necessary medication,” the deputy chief of

> Kuwait’s public health department, Yussef Mendkar, told AFP.

>

> Mendkar said the US soldiers had “had no contact whatsoever with

> the local population,” and that the oil-rich state remained free of A(H1N1)

> influenza.

>

> The health ministry announced on Saturday that swine flu cases had

> been detected among US soldiers who were transiting through Kuwait.

>

> Undersecretary of Health Ibrahim al-Abdulhadi had earlier told the

> official KUNA news agency that the soldiers were immediately isolated at the

> US base in Arifjan, 70 kilometres (about 40 miles) south of the capital.

>

> Abdulhadi reiterated at a press conference on Sunday that Kuwait

> was absolutely free of the disease.

>

> “Kuwait is totally free of swine flu. We have not had any case or

> suspected case in the country, with the exception of the cases at the US

> military base, which is far away from the city,” he said.

>

> Abdulhadi said the infected US soldiers came from the United

> States through a military airport and not through Kuwait’s main civilian

> airport.

>

> He added that an unspecified number of US soldiers at Arifjan base

> who came in contact with the infected soldiers have been “examined and

> isolated at the base.”

>

> A Kuwaiti health ministry team will visit the base on Monday to

> assess the situation.

>

> The emirate has more than 2.35 million foreign residents alongside

> its citizen population of 1.1 million.

>

> On April 29 it began screening all arrivals from countries with

> confirmed cases of swine flu.

>

> About 15,000 US soldiers are stationed in Kuwait, which is also

> used as a transit point for thousands of US soldiers going to and from

> neighbouring Iraq.

>

> The US embassy in Kuwait said it was aware of the swine flu cases

> but did not elaborate on where the soldiers had been infected.

>

> The number of confirmed swine flu infections around the world

> stood at 12,022 on Saturday, including 86 deaths, according to the World

> Health Organisation.

>

> Arab countries in the Gulf region, which have millions of foreign

> workers, have so far not reported any confirmed cases of swine flu.

>

> But the United Arab Emirates on Friday took a passenger who flew

> in from Canada for medical checks after he showed suspected symptoms. The

> results have yet to be announced.

>

> Authorities in the region have stepped up surveillance of

> travellers at airports, with Kuwait, Doha, Dubai and Abu Dhabi installing

> thermal cameras.

>

>

>

>

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