Taiwan first two cases of influenza deaths

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2009年08月15日21:17:56

August 15, 2009 21:17:56China Taiwan Network News August 15 incidence cases of Taiwan, the emergence of a second H1N1 Type A influenza deaths, the deceased was from July 25 on the incidence of 6-year-old girl.

　据台湾?中央社?报道，台湾疫情指挥中心晚间发布新闻稿表示，死亡女童在7月25日就有高烧、喉咙痛等感 冒症状，当天到诊所就医，情况未好转，7月30日转到医学中心就诊，诊出肺炎症且经快速筛检确认，随即被医 院加护病房收治，虽经医护人员全力救治，仍于今天中午病情恶化，院方全力抢救无效，下午3时不 治。

According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency" reports, the command center the evening of the epidemic in Taiwan issued a press release said that the dead girl there on July 25 a high fever, sore throat and other cold symptoms, the same day to the clinic for medical treatment, the situation is not improved, to July 30 Medical Center for treatment, patients diagnosed with pneumonia confirmed by the rapid screening, the woman was admitted to hospital intensive care unit, despite the full treatment of health care workers are still at noon today whose condition had deteriorated to the hospital died, died 15:00.
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流感相关医学会，召开死亡个案讨论会，让医事人员对甲型流感重症演化过程及处置更加了解、熟稔，减少死亡病 例。

Disease center said that the girl's death regret, sadness, in order to learn from the experience of death, the command center in the August 11 resolution, the Divisional Commander, should be invited to H1N1 influenza and influenza-related Medical Association, held deaths seminars, so that medical personnel on the evolution of severe influenza and disposal of more understanding, familiar and reduce deaths.

截至目前为止，台湾感染甲型H1N1流感重症确定个案共25例，16例已出院，4例转入一般病房，3例加护 病房，2例死亡。

So far, H1N1 Type A influenza infections in Taiwan to identify severe cases of a total of 25 cases, 16 cases have been discharged from hospital, four cases transferred to general wards, intensive care unit three cases, two cases of death.

(高大林)

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Re: Taiwan first two cases of influenza deaths

Taiwan's 6-year-old girl suffering from H1N1 Type A influenza deaths

http://www.sina.com.cn 2009年08月15日18:33

China Taiwan Network News August 15, according to Taiwan's TVBS television station reported that a 6-year-old girl in Taiwan, July 25 Type A H1N1 influenza symptoms appear, on the 30th because of pneumonia treatment and transferred to ICU. After emergency treatment, still 15 o'clock today declared dead, this is also the youngest island native influenza deaths.http://64.233.169.132/translate_c?hl...IQibv860jjja9g

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Re: Taiwan first two cases of influenza deaths

earlier story

Influenza in Taiwan yesterday in severe cases by 4 cases of severe cases of the first girls
2009-08-06 09:32


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China Taiwan Network News August 6, according to Taiwan's "United Daily News" reported that the H1N1 Type A influenza in Taiwan yesterday added four cases of severe cases occur in severe cases of the first female, a 6-year-old girl, had already fallen unconscious. Another girl with severe infection was highly suspected new influenza virus cultivation has yet to be confirmed.
Type A H1N1 influenza infection cluster part of yesterday's new 5 year, a hospital in southern Taiwan Department of Medical Research 7 clusters of infection occur, and the other 4 occurred in the campus, the incidence of at least 149 people.
Taiwan has been the outbreak of 20 cases of influenza H1N1 influenza infection clusters, 16 have taken place on campus or student activities.
Taiwan, "deputy director of disease control," Lin Ding said that the island currently has 13 cases of severe cases of influenza A H1N1 influenza yesterday added four, in addition to 6-year-old girl, and the remaining three were 45-year-old male, 14-year-old boy and 4 year-old boy.
Reported that girls living in the Kaohsiung-Pingtung area of severe, on the 27th last month symptoms first clinic because of fever linked to the Medical Center emergency room, X-ray showed pulmonary edema, August 1 conditions worsening treatment to Medical Center , not yet clear.
14-year-old living in Taipei with severe juvenile, prior to the onset, the home of 11-year-old sister is also infected with influenza A H1N1 influenza complicated by severe, hospitalization.

Taiwan "CDC" in the brother sample in the detection of influenza virus type H1N1, sister, although the detection of influenza virus, but not sub-type, the results of viral cultures to be confirmed.

林顶说，兄妹俩同住，加上发病时间接近，很可能是家庭群聚感染，幸而父母未出现症状。

Lin Ding said that the brother and sister were living together with the incidence of time close to the family cluster is likely to be infected, but, fortunately, symptoms of the parents does not appear.

Incident clusters of infection, Lin Ding, said the campus found three late anatipestifer incomplete transfer, the number of infections may be increased.

Taiwan, "the CDC" estimated that the island every week new 4300 influenza H1N1 influenza cases, outpatient and emergency room because of flu-type symptoms, pneumonia treatment growth in the number of the next week did not rule out the number of infections increased to 6,000 or even 8,000 peoplehttp://64.233.169.132/translate_c?hl...OXifuihj85C_gg

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Re: Taiwan first two cases of influenza deaths

South West Taiwan is known for its high level in arsenic, as I said before an unusual level of morbidity amd mortality is expeted there.

Selenium is the answer

Associations between Arsenic in Drinking Water and Pterygium in Southwestern Taiwan
Wei Lin,<SUP>1</SUP> Shu-Li Wang,<SUP>2,3</SUP>* Horng-Jiun Wu,<SUP>4</SUP> Kuang-Hsi Chang,<SUP>2</SUP> Peter Yeh,<SUP>1,5</SUP> Chien-Jen Chen,<SUP>6</SUP> and How-Ran Guo<SUP>1,7</SUP>* </B>
<SUP>1</SUP>Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; <SUP>2</SUP>Division of Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine, National Health Research Institutes, Zhunan, Taiwan; <SUP>3</SUP>Institute of Environmental Medicine, College of Public Health, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan; <SUP>4</SUP>Department of Ophthalmology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; <SUP>5</SUP>Department of Ophthalmology, Pingtung Hospital, Department of Health, Pingtung, Taiwan; <SUP>6</SUP>Genomics Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan; <SUP>7</SUP>Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Abstract
Background: Pterygium is a fibrovascular growth of the bulbar conjunctiva and underlying subconjunctival tissue that may cause blindness. The mechanism of pterygium formation is not yet fully understood, but pterygium has some tumorlike features.
Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between arsenic exposure through drinking water and the occurrence of pterygium in southwestern Taiwan.
Methods: We recruited participants > 40 years of age from three villages in the arseniasis-endemic area in southwestern Taiwan (exposure villages) and four neighboring nonendemic villages (comparison villages) . Each participant received an eye examination and a questionnaire interview. Photographs taken of both eyes were later graded by an ophthalmologist to determine pterygium status.
Results: We included 223 participants from the exposure villages and 160 from the comparison villages. The prevalence of pterygium was higher in the exposure villages across all age groups in both sexes and increased with cumulative arsenic exposure. We found a significant association between cumulative arsenic exposure and the prevalence of pterygium. After adjusting for age, sex, working under sunlight, and working in sandy environments, we found that cumulative arsenic exposure of 0.1?15.0 mg/L-year and ≥ 15.1 mg/L-year were associated with increased risks of developing pterygium. The adjusted odds ratios were 2.04 [95% confidence interval (CI) , 1.04?3.99] and 2.88 (95% CI, 1.42?5.83) , respectively.

Conclusions: Chronic exposure to arsenic in drinking water was related to the occurrence of pterygium, and the association was still observed after adjusting for exposures to sunlight and sandy environments.