Suspected A/H1N1 deaths total 34

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Source: http://www.primerahora.com/diario/no...porcina/321508

Increase the suspicious death of swine flu
Thursday, 6 August 2009
Updated 2 hours ago (06:45 PM)
Associated Press

The number of suspicious deaths of swine flu rose to 11 according to the latest report provided by the Secretary of Health appointed, Iv?n Gonz?lez Cancel, who nevertheless said the confirmed deaths remained at 12.

"The number of deaths that are suspected to be related to influenza virus AH1N1 is 34," the official said in a press release.

The report on Tuesday, Gonzalez Cancel reported 23 deaths associated with the suspected virus.

The secretary-designate also indicated that the number of infections is likely to 1.950 people.

Cancel Gonzalez stressed the importance of taking care to protect a patient with influenza AH1N1 at home.

"The patient should remain in your room and have no views, except the keeper. He should avoid contact face to face mask and disposable after each use and then dispose of the cans," he said.

Similarly, caregiver recommended washing hands after touching the patient. "Pregnant women should not be caretaker of the family," he said.

Pregnant women are among the groups at highest risk.

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Re: Suspected A/H1N1 deaths total 34

Source: http://www.almomento.net/news/129/AR...009-08-07.html

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:03:00


Rising to 34 suspicious deaths in Puerto Rico AH1N1
By SANDRA CRUZ Khaki / Endi.com

By adding the 12 confirmed deaths, the figure assumes that 46 people could have died of AH1N1 on the island since mid-July here.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico .- The Department of Health reported that the number of suspicious deaths from influenza AH1N1 was 34, eleven more than on Tuesday, the last time you gave.



By adding the 12 confirmed deaths, the figure assumes that 46 people could have died of AH1N1 on the island since mid-July here.



The report is included in a statement distributed last night to health without prior notice, although the agency has insisted that the epidemic will provide data once a week.



In addition, during the morning a spokesman for the agency said yesterday it will offer no new data.



Appointed secretary of Health, Iv?n Gonz?lez Cancel, has said it will offer data once a week and only change of opinion if it detects a "peak". But has not said whether the decision to report twice this week to answer was found that peak.



Health also reported yesterday that the confirmed cases rose to 189, 46 more than the last time this figure was, last week. The number of probable infections is now 1.950.



The 34 suspicious deaths are more than double last week, they were 16. But the true magnitude of the epidemic has been refining since since Gonzalez Cancel assumed leadership of Health last week, no official of the agency has spoken publicly of the issue.



Johnny Rull?n epidemiologist, who was director of the Epidemiology Division of Health until he was deposed on Wednesday and knows the subject thoroughly, kept his post-career at the agency, but is prohibited from talking to the press, according to several media.



The replacement of Rull?n, Carmen Deseda said Wednesday he was going to learn about the situation before speaking to the press. But yesterday was not available for interviews.



The limited information and the irregularity with which it is offered has caused concern among the mayors, who fear that the public get off guard by the lack of data.



The Mayor of Arecibo, Lemuel Soto, who closed the town hall for several days after a suspected case known among his employees, believes that the public has played down the epidemic.



"They should keep the country more aware, more alert to this situation," Soto asked. "From morning to night I've seen that people have dropped their guard and that is extremely dangerous," he said.



Reported that the employee who had flu-like symptoms pig lost his son and then died.



Another also closed City Hall to prevent infection with the virus was Eddie Manso Mayor Lo?za, who reiterated his concern.



"You can give the case that the public get off guard," said Meek, who has never received any guarantees from the Department of Health statistics to tell if your town or there were cases with the virus AH1N1.