Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 617 deaths

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 100,000 + - 236 deaths

Source: http://www.infobae.com/contenidos/46...as-influenza-A

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30-07-09
In Argentina and 236 people died from influenza A


Ministries of Health in Santa Fe and Santa Cruz confirmed new deaths by influenza A/H1N1 virus. Argentina is second in the global list of deaths by enfermedadNuevas fatalities were reported yesterday afternoon, which swelled the number of people killed by the new A/H1N1 virus disease in the country.

In Santa Fe, the health ministry reported four deaths from influenza A, bringing to 76 the total deaths in the district, of whom 47 were residing in the node Rosario, 17 in Santa Fe, 5 in the Reconquista 5 Rafaela in and 2 in the Venado Tuerto.

The health portfolio Santa Fe said that "all deaths are confirmed virological influenza A/H1N1" and argued that "the total, 57 (36 females and 21 males) had risk factors (increased frequency is due to obesity and diabetes) and 19 (10 women and 9 men) had no prior record of risk. "

In deaths "is a predominance of women with 46 years, while boys recorded 30, with a mean age of 45 years," reported the ministry.

Meanwhile in Santa Cruz health authorities reported two new deaths from influenza virus A, which is 4 deaths in the region. The provincial secretary of Public Health reported that so far are 82 confirmed cases of influenza A in Santa Cruz, although there are 393 samples without lab results, reported the news agency DyN.

So far, officially confirmed dead by the provincial ministries of Health are 236: 79 in the province of Buenos Aires, Santa Fe 76, 20 of the City of Buenos Aires, 10 of Cordova, 8 Entre R?os, Neuqu?n 7 6 in Black River, 6 in Santiago del Estero, Corrientes 5, 4 in La Pampa, Santa Cruz 4, 3 missions, 3 in San Luis, Chubut 2, 2 in San Juan, Mendoza and 1.

Argentina holds the second place worldwide died as a result of new pandemic influenza, with 236 fatalities. The first post is held by the United States, with 263 dead.

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 100,000 + - 240 deaths

Source: http://www.elcomercioonline.com.ar/a...r-gripe-A.html

Seven new deaths from influenza A

Health authorities today reported seven new deaths from influenza A, bringing to 240 the number of fatalities in the country, while in Buenos Aires reported that a pregnant woman and the baby was born premature, died of a late diagnosis of the disease.

R?o Negro government confirmed today that three more people died affected by influenza A (H1N1) in the province, which was raised to nine the total of deaths since it began monitoring the epidemic.

The new reports are for two people from Viedma and Allen.

In Santa Fe, the health ministry reported 77 people killed so far affected by influenza A, then confirming a new death of a patient from the city of Rosario.

The book said that there were 221,156 claims for care, of which 71,404 were due to acute respiratory infections and a 48.2 per cent of this group was caused by influenza-like illness.

The ministry said that since June 27, when the monitoring of the pandemic of the 77 deaths with laboratory confirmation, 48 were in Rosario, 5 Reconquista, 5 Rafaela, Santa Fe 17 and 2 Deer Tuerto.

In Mendoza, the Ministry of Health reported today that two people are officially dead due to influenza A, confirming the death early this morning for a couple of 22 months she remained committed to an intensive care in hospital Lagomaggiore. The victim was treated at first by a table of apparent seasonal influenza.

Mendoza was officially reported 48 cases so far positive, 185 negative samples and two deaths, but health authorities estimate that the patients died with symptoms compatible with influenza A H1N1 amount to 14, although not yet have confirmation of virological studies submitted to the Institute Malbr?n.

Meanwhile, the province of Misiones confirmed dead today by a new influenza A, which rose to 4 deaths by that disease in the district.

Meanwhile, the number of patients with influenza A had 48 in the district, that figure includes people killed.

The Ministry of Public Health reported that "the Institute Malbr?n sent this morning the results of three samples a month ago for H1N1 influenza, which were positive."

In turn, the Minister of Health of San Luis, Julio Quevedo, confirmed this afternoon a new fatal case of influenza A (H1N1), which are four victims of the virus in the province.

Quevedo said that "among the dead, there is a more positive," according to the results of analysis that arrived today from the province Malbr?n the Institute of the Federal Capital.

In another order, judicial sources revealed in the courts of Buenos Aires today that a complaint was received by the death of a woman of 29 years, six months pregnant, and their baby, born premature, for an alleged late diagnosis of the disease .

According to the complaint, the woman presented symptoms of influenza A on June 17 but was treated at medical centers of San Miguel and Pilar by seasonal influenza. Recently as June 22 he returned to Southern Hospital, where she and the baby died days later.

Meanwhile, Minister of Health of Buenos Aires, Jorge Lemus, confirmed today that 20 deaths were confirmed in the district, while there are 5 other "probable" and 54 "studio."

Moreover, the Ministry of Health of the Nation received today from the national laboratory LKM 300,000 capsules Agucort (Oseltamivir) 75 mg for adults and 80,000 doses of pediatric Agucort in Oral Suspension (Syrup), the only product in the local market specific for children.

The departure was anticipated with the delivery schedule Agucort scheduled for bidding in late August and reaffirmed their commitment to full cooperation with the health authority for the Treatment of Influenza A H1N1 patients in Argentina.

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 100,000 + - 240 deaths

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Santa Fe
30/07/2009
Joined the 240 killed by the virus in the country reported a new victim of influenza in Santa Fe

Rosario has 48 victims. (Photo: DyN)
The Ministry of Health in Santa Fe on Thursday confirmed the death of a patient in Rosario, adding to the 47 victims of influenza A have already been registered in that city. It also stated that the portfolio since June 27 of the 77 laboratory confirmed deaths, 48 occurred in Rosario, Reconquista in five, five in Rafaela, Santa Fe 17, and two deer-eyed. Victims were also reported in Misiones, San Luis, Mendoza and Black River, rising to 240 fatal cases in Argentina.

The most affected province in the day confirmed that Black River (Rio Negro) was the death of three individuals, which was raised to nine the total of deaths on its territory since it began monitoring the epidemic.

Mendoza, meanwhile, officially revealed that two people died from influenza A, to confirm the early morning death of a young woman of 22 years he remained an internee months in intensive care in hospital Lagomaggiore.

Meanwhile, health authorities and Mission San Luis confirmed one fatality in each district, regardless of which reach four deaths from the virus, spread Critica Digital.

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 100,000 + - 261 deaths

Source: http://www.rionegro.com.ar/diario/20...1249077353.php

261 are killed by the influenza A, according to reports from the provinces
17 days ago, the last official report of the Ministry of Health indicated that the number of fatalities was 137. Today, four provinces reported 21 deaths.

Four other provinces reported today 21 deaths by influenza A, including Santa Fe, where a high incidence of the disease, and Cordova, which amounted to 25 fatal cases, for which 261 deaths were reported from the districts.

The provinces spread the new numbers when they passed 17 days since the last report from the National Health portfolio, which are 137 dead, although the minister Juan Manzur considered, then they are at least 165.

Cordova .- The Ministry of Health, Cordova argued that 25 deaths are confirmed influenza A in the district, 15 more than those reported a week ago. "It's an extremely low figure," said Health Minister Cordoban, Oscar Gonzalez, and said that consultations in the province with respect to influenza A decreased. "The public health system was at its peak to 400 daily, while no more than 50 cases," he said. The province of Cordoba, also decided to extend the license back to work for pregnant August 9 in the area of public administration and recommended extending the measure to the private sector.

Mendoza .- In Mendoza, the Health Minister Sergio Saracco, today confirmed the third death from H1N1 influenza in the province since it began monitoring the epidemic. Saracco said the new fatality is a young woman who died at home without medical assistance "a fortnight ago.

Tucum?n Authorities .- tucumanas Health reported today the first three fatal cases of influenza A in the province, where they expect the results of another 29 deaths to determine whether these deaths occurred as a result of the new type of influenza.

Governor Jose Alperovich said that "there are 120 patients and have fewer consultations" and said "we must not lower his arms, but we must learn to live with influenza A including the summer."

Santa Fe - For their part, the Ministry of Health in Santa Fe reported today that the death of 2 persons affected by influenza A was raised to 79 the total deaths from the new disease in the province. According to the latest report of epidemiological monitoring, Santa Fe reported 79 deaths with laboratory confirmation, of which 49 occurred in Rosario, Santa Fe 18, 5 Reconquest, and other 5 Rafaela 2 Venado Tuerto.

Santa Fe government also requires that the total deaths 47 were women, of whom 10 had no comorbidity or risk factor. She argued that among the 32 men, 10 had no known risk factors.

The Ministry of Health also reported that Santa Fe had 229,243 requests for care, of which 73,180 were due to acute respiratory infections. Of these, 48 percent were caused by Influenza Type Disease (ETI) and 2.3 percent of those cases resulted in internments.

Chaco and Entre Rios .- Meanwhile, Chaco school reopened today with a strike of three teachers' unions, and Entre Rios returned to classes with a 50 percent absenteeism of students, after the winter school break extended by influenza A . On Monday 18 jurisdictions, including the Federal Capital and Buenos Aires Province, resume classes, and so will national universities such as UBA, beginning with registration materials.

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 100,000 + - 275 deaths

Source: http://www.infobae.com/contenidos/46...ueva-influenza


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Amounts to 275 the number of deaths from the new influenza

The figure emerges according to the official parts of the provinces sent in the last few hours. The last official report of the Ministry of Health's July 14, reported 137 deaths

In Misiones, the provincial Ministry of Health confirmed two new deaths and said that six deaths from the disease in the district, where there are 61 confirmed cases.

The head of the Epidemiological Surveillance Ministry of Health provincial, Jorge Gutierrez, said that "at the beginning of the epidemiological week 31 received the confirmation of new cases of influenza A, six samples between late June and early July the Institute Malbr?n" .

The official said that correspond to three women, one of 40 years and two of 64, coming from Posadas, and said that they "died of an aggravating cause."

Gutierrez said that a second set of samples reported by the Institute Malbr?n figure of a man 28 years, a native of Obera, who was in the hospital Samica, who died a month ago by influenza A.

In Santa Fe, the district with the highest number of deaths reported for influenza A in the country, the health ministry reported one new death from the disease, bringing to 84 the total deaths in the province.

The flu killed by the new residents in the Region Reconquista (5), Rafaela Node (5), Rosario (52), Santa Fe (20) and Venado Tuerto (2).

The report argued that the health portfolio of the 84 dead were 48 women, of whom 10 had no co-morbidity or risk factor, and 36 men, including 10 that showed no co-morbidity or risk factor .

In Mendoza, the Health Minister Sergio Saracco, confirmed a new death from influenza A in the province, so there are four deaths caused by the disease and 119 positive cases.

The official said in an official report that the person killed by influenza A is a 35 year-old woman who suffered kidney failure and died 20 days ago after being placed in the central hospital in the capital city of Mendoza.

The four new deaths raised to 275 deaths from influenza A in the country, according to reports from provincial health authorities, and settled in Argentina to second place in the world behind the United States by the number of deaths from the disease.

The last part of the Ministry of Health, released on July 14, reported 137 deaths in the country, while the holder of that portfolio, Juan Manzur said the number of deaths from influenza A is 165, in statements to the press on July 20.

The health portfolio spaced reports on cases and deaths from the flu after the new decision informed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for changes in the way of reporting these data.

Meanwhile, the chief of staff, An?bal Fern?ndez, said that "this particular virus struck in a certain way and came to have an expression in a manner that did not deserve such thing, but the curve has started to decline for some time."

In statements radiales, the official said that "what we do is lower our guard not to happen again."

The cabinet chief said "there was influenza A" and "they are 170 countries that are on this issue," and asked: "Now, was the dimension that he showed (in the press)."

For his part, Minister of Health of Buenos Aires, Jorge Lemus, reported at a party are 20 deaths from flu in the new district and held that there is likely 7 by the disease, 60 studio and 24 discarded.

Source: DyN
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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 337 deaths

Source: http://www.tucumanoticias.com.ar/noticia.asp?id=31689

It confirmed some 700 thousand infected
He said Health Minister Juan Manzur, who also stressed that in the last ten days there was a 'significant decline in cases. The death toll rises to 337 as of yesterday.


? Tucum?n Noticias - Infobae - femininity | 6/8/2009-00: 00 pm. | After a tour with his education, Alberto Sileoni, Berazategui in a school, the head of the health stressed that in the last part about the status of influenza A in the country, Health relieved that there is "near 700 thousand patients with mandatory reporting of influenza-like illness, "including" about 90% are confirmed H1N1. "

Courses epidemological week number 32, "said Manzur, and stressed:" We have been monitoring the situation throughout the country and in the last ten days have seen a significant decline in cases. "

To which he added that "anyway remains alert the health system."

For its part, Sileoni said "15 days without classes are irreplaceable for the kids with their teacher in front" after the recess by the spread of influenza A and highlighted what is being done is a "harm reduction
the best possible. "

The Ministers of Education and Health of the Nation, Juan Manzur and Alberto Sileoni respectively, visited the Elementary School No. 12 Mart?n Miguel de G?emes of El Pato, from Berazategui, to evaluate the progress of actions for the prevention of influenza A (H1N1) within the educational environment.

The run, which aimed to monitor the implementation of preventive measures ordered by the Influenza A and check the levels of school attendance in schools, involving also the director general of Culture and Education bonaerense, Mario Oporto and the Minister of Health of the Buenos Aires province, Claudio Zin.

Has reported a total of 762,711 cases of influenza-like illness.

The provinces with the highest rates are: Tierra del Fuego, Neuqu?n, Misiones, Chubut, Salta, Black River, La Pampa and Entre Rios. 5710 cases were confirmed.

The total cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (IRAG) requiring hospitalization is 6384. 337 deaths have been confirmed in 18 provinces, while 402 encentran in laboratory studies.

According to the official report of the Ministry of Health of the Nation that the number of deaths this study of new PCR positive for influenza A (H1N1) reaches 337. Can not find differences by gender. The age group most affected are adults 50 to 59 years of age. 47% (145 cases) had some risk factor or disease basis.

The most important factors in both sexes are obese (18%), heart (8%) and COPD (7%). A total of 82 deceased women with risk factors, pregnancy and puerperium represents 19.5%.

To date, have been processed in a network of 15,145 monitoring samples, of which 5710 were positive for influenza pandemic (H1N1) 2009.

Already more than a thousand victims of influenza in the world

The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that this amounts to 1154 dead and corresponds to what counted until July 31. The agency also said that 162,380 were infected since the pandemic began.

Most cases (98,242) and deaths (1,008) were reported in the American continent, and although the agency does not specify the number of deaths by country, said the Spanish newspaper El Mundo on its website.

The second region has the highest number of deaths is the South-Eastern Asia, with 65 deaths and 9858 infected, while in Europe there have been 41 deaths, although the number of infections was higher (26,089).

Meanwhile, the West-Pacific region has the largest number of infections after America (26,661), of whom 39 have died.

However, WHO warns that these figures are infected below the reality, as the most affected countries are not obliged to carry out the statistical analysis and systematic infections. The deaths from the disease, however, are confirmed by the organization.

Only a few hours after its stock of swine flu, Deputy Minister of Health's Office announced that the number of deaths from influenza A has doubled in 15 days and turned to Argentina in the second with more victims by pandemic. In just two weeks, has gone from 165 to 337 dead.

Mexico, the outbreak of swine flu worldwide, announced yesterday that in just five days it had identified 1,000 new cases of the disease, although the figure of 146 dead remained the same.

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 337 deaths

Source: http://www.laprensa.com.ar/338617-Mu...e-A-.note.aspx

Health Minister bonaerense, Claudio Zin, warned in 2010 that will mitigate the impact of the disease.
Five other people died from influenza A

06.08.2009 | Four of the fatalities occurred in the province of Salta and Mendoza qunto. Zin said: "We were not able to prevent or avoid the harsh impact of the disease" and said "it takes time to do a thorough and thoughtful."

Provincial health authorities today reported five new deaths from influenza A, bringing to 342 the number of deaths in the country, while the Minister of Health of Buenos Aires, Claudio Zin, warned in 2010 that will mitigate the impact of the disease.

The number of deaths by influenza A in Argentina (342) keeps the country in second place in the world by number of fatalities, behind the United States, which reported 353 deaths on July 30.

Argentina remains in other studies to determine whether 402 deaths occurred from influenza A, so the death toll could double.

In Salta, one of the six provinces with Catamarca, Chaco, Jujuy, Tucum?n and Santiago del Estero, where the movement remains high with influenza A virus, health authorities reported four new deaths from the disease.

The director of epidemiology, Albert Gentile, said that the total comes to five of the new flu deaths in the province, where they study in 25 other deaths that occurred in July.

Gentile said that those killed by the disease are 3 women and 2 men who lived in the capital and the average age is between 28 and 33 years.

The official said that the deceased persons were assisted at public health centers and private capital.

In Mendoza, the health ministry reported one new death from influenza A, which are seven deaths in the district, which confirmed 133 cases of the disease since April 27.

Health Minister Sergio Saracco, said that "we receive new reports of the Institute Malbr?n more tests carried out in the Central, which is that patients who had been admitted in early July were positive analysis.

The official explained that the people who died from the disease had not come to the doctor immediately, so that treatment was not delivered on time.

Meanwhile, in the province of Buenos Aires, who heads the district number of deaths from influenza in the new country with 123 deaths, the Health Minister Claudio Zin, said that "we must await the final data from this and make assessments of the pandemic. "

"Do not make speculation on the numbers of the new flu, the official asked, and said" next year with people immunized and the vaccine can lessen the impact. "

The minister said: "We were not able to prevent or avoid the harsh impact of the disease" and said "it takes time to do a thorough and thoughtful."

"The information available in the province will be in September or October," he said, and found that the preliminary investigation does not establish that patients "are people who are totally healthy."

The national Ministry of Health reported yesterday that 47 percent of people killed by influenza A in the country had any risk factor or disease basis and held that the age group most affected by the deaths, is composed of adults 50 to 59 years.

Minister of Health of Buenos Aires, Jorge Lemus said that those who die from influenza A in the district are 20, 7 unless the report of the national health portfolio, and said that there are 7 deaths that are attributable to the disease, and 57 in study 26 discarded.

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended to the countries they plan to manage in the short term, the flu vaccine to adjust the vigilance over safety and efficacy after inoculation, according to international agencies reported.

The agency made this account to the initiative of United States and some countries in Europe, who plan to adopt the vaccine through the emergency, which suspended several clinical trials.

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 348 deaths

Source: http://www.eldiariolp.com.ar/index.p...2130&Itemid=32

Reported six new deaths from influenza A
Saturday, 08 August 2009

Buenos Aires (DyN) - Provincial authorities yesterday reported six new deaths from influenza A, including two in Chaco district near Catamarca, La Rioja and Tierra del Fuego no recorded deaths from the disease, whose progress was rated by the ministers Commission Federal de Salud.
The six new deaths raised to 348 the number of deaths from flu in the new country, where the province of Buenos Aires tops the number of deaths with 123 deaths, followed by Santa Fe 83, the city of Buenos Aires and Cordoba 27 26.
The number of deaths in Argentina remains the second country in the world by number of fatalities, behind the United States, which reported 353 deaths on July 30.
The country has in other studies to determine whether 402 deaths occurred from influenza A, so the death toll could double.
In Chaco, the Minister of Health, Francisco Baquero, the first two confirmed deaths from influenza A in the province and said "this is a patient puerperal women and children who died in hospital of Resistance." The minister maintained that the new flu in the province there are 131 positive cases, 31 and 16 tested negative for seasonal influenza. Chaco, Catamarca, Salta, Jujuy, Tucum?n and Santiago del Estero provinces are showing no trend in the number of new cases of influenza, according to the official part of the Ministry of Health released Wednesday.
In Entre Rios, the Ministry of Health reported three new deaths from influenza A, bringing to 11 the total deaths from the disease in the province, where 19 deaths remain under review to determine whether the condition occurred.
In the province of Buenos Aires, where he reported 177 confirmed cases of influenza and 277 new bad 3 departments account for 47 percent of all cases of influenza A: Paran?, Gualeguaych? and Federation.
In Corrientes, the Ministry of Health confirmed a new death from influenza A, which are the nine people killed by the new flu in the province.
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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 348 deaths

The number of deaths in Argentina remains the second country in the world by number of fatalities, behind the United States, which reported 353 deaths on July 30.The country has in other studies to determine whether 402 deaths occurred from influenza A, so the death toll could double.
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Shiloh, I think the total number of death is now 353 and 402 probable/suspected death?

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 348 deaths

Dont know what the true number is. For sure it is more than the official number as given by the feds.

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 378 deaths

Source: http://www.infinita.cl/titulares/des...&hora=08:49:21

Argentina: Increase to 378 the Dead Virus AH1N1
12/08/2009 - 08:49:21

Argentine health authorities reported 15 new deaths from the H1N1 virus, bringing to 378 deaths from this disease.

This figure maintains the trans-country, second in the world behind the United States by number of deaths, 436 reported that the August 7.

Meanwhile, Minister of Science and Technology of Argentina, Lino Baran, said that advances in alternative "in the country to produce the vaccine against human influenza.

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 404 deaths

Source: http://www.lanacion.com.ar/nota.asp?nota_id=1162161


The Government reported that 404 deaths from influenza A
After a month without notice, the health ministry issued a party to the situation of the epidemic in the country, according to the report, there was a "downward trend" during the last three weeks and it was indicated that over 90 percent of respiratory viruses circulating in the country are of the H1N1
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The health ministry reported this afternoon by a party official from May 17 until August 8 have reported a total 793,637 cases of influenza A in the country and 404 fatalities.

The report indicates that from the first week of July showed a downward trend in the epidemic curve of the 17 provinces, while the jurisdiction of the northwest, Rioja, and La Pampa have not recorded a sharp decline.

Regarding the evolution of the epidemic, it is reported that during the last week of May there is a significant increase of virus circulation, reaching a peak in the second half of July.

It also states that 93.3 percent of all respiratory viruses circulating in the country are of the type H1N1, in people older than 5 years of age.

The party notes that the provinces with the highest rates are cumulative: Formosa, La Pampa, Misiones, Neuqu?n, Black River, Salta, Tierra del Fuego and Tucum?n.

Meanwhile, 404 deaths were confirmed in 20 provinces, and Rioja, Catamarca, Formosa, and Tierra del Fuego jurisdictions without confirmed dead.

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 407 deaths

Source: http://www.infobae.com/contenidos/46...s-el-pa%C3%ADs

18-08-09 |
Six new flu deaths raise to 407 victims in the country


The reported deaths of the provinces of Misiones and Mendoza. The last part of the Ministry of Health issued on August 13 had reported 404 deaths from the disease. The country behind the U.S., with 436 deaths

Provincial health authorities reported today 6 new deaths from influenza A, 4 and 2 in Missions in Mendoza, which rose to 407 deaths from the disease in the country, which remains second in the world by the number of deaths after the USA.

In Misiones, health authorities reported 4 new deaths from influenza A, which came to 14 the total of deaths in the province, which recorded 111 cases of the disease.

The Director of Epidemiological Surveillance of the provincial Ministry of Health, Jorge Gutierrez, warned of a resurgence of the new flu in the province and said: "We have an escalation of medical consultations, especially in the northern part of the district.

The official said that 111 cases of influenza A in the province, where 14 people died from the disease.

She argued that two of the four deaths were women, one of whom was an employee of the municipality of Eldorado and the other native Obera of 74 years.

The other two deaths from influenza A is a child of 3 years, which occurred in the city of Apostles, and another 1 year in the town of Obera.

The official said that Posadas is the city with the highest number of confirmed cases of influenza A and said that the city recorded 52 in total.

She argued that 78 people in the province remain interned for influenza A, 9 of which are in mechanical ventilation.

In Mendoza, the Ministry of Health reported two new deaths from influenza A, which are ten deaths in the province, where positive cases of the disease add up 150.

At a party official, the head of the health, Sergio Saracco said that borderline cases of the new influenza virus were excluded amount to 489.

The official reported that according to the report of the Provincial Department of Pharmacology antiviral treatments were 5705 and 1176 chemoprophylaxis to persons who had contact with suspect symptoms.

Saracco said that there is a tendency to decrease the incidence of the disease in the province and to maintain the recommended preventive measures.

6 The new deaths raised to 407 deaths by influenza A in the country, which remains second in the world by the number of fatalities, behind the United States, 436 reported that the August 7.

The Ministry of Health of the Nation reported that deaths from influenza A in the country is 404, an official part in the August 13 broadcast in which to avoid deaths by province.

Meanwhile in the capital of Jujuy a 9-year-old girl died from symptoms associated with influenza A, so the government ordered the closure for 48 hours of pre-school which I attended.

For their part, family and parents staged a protest in opposition to the care they received at the health center where he was assisted and burned tires in the corner that implies the establishment of the School of Infantry Regiment 20.

Health Minister of the province V?ctor Urbani told DyN: "We are awaiting the results of the autopsy of the child by the court for forensic experts to know what death and to confirm with other studies to be undertaken in Buenos Aires, if this girl was killed by the H1N1 virus or other disease. "

Source: DyN

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Re: Argentina - Cases of A/H1N1 - 439 deaths

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This was announced by the weekly report from the Ministry of Health, which reported 7173 cases of the disease. Say the pandemic influenza A has a downward trend in Argentina


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"The pandemic is slowed down, entering the normal lanes of the season for influenza-like illness," said Health Minister's Office, Juan Manzur, adding that Argentina is "the only country in the world who took a active stance on vulnerable groups, "referring to the work release granted to pregnant women and people under treatment of immunosuppression and the advance of the school winter break, among other measures taken by the national government last July.

According to the report of the health portfolio in the period from 17 May to 15 August (epidemiological week 20 to 32) were reported 811,940 cases of influenza-like illness (TSI). And from week 27 (ranging from 5 to 11 July) showed a downward trend in the number of cases.

Thus, 17,757 samples were received and 7173 confirmed cases of influenza A (H1N1).

The confirmation of cases is performed in 18 national and provincial laboratories, public and private, located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires (La Plata, Malvinas Argentinas, Bah?a Blanca, February 3, General Pueyrred?n), Santa Fe (Rosario, Venado Tuerto), Cordoba and Mendoza. As of week 32, the pandemic influenza virus (H1N1) 2009 and Influenza A without typing represented 92.43% of all respiratory viruses reported in over 5 years.

To date, 439 deaths were confirmed in 20 provinces (La Rioja, Catamarca, Formosa Tierra del Fuego and reported no confirmed fatalities).

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Argentina rises to 439 deaths from influenza A
11:04 pm Buenos Aires .- Argentina said on Friday that the dead by the new strain of influenza AH1N1 added 439 since May and that the group most affected by the deaths of adults between 50 and 59, although a trend observed decreasing the spread of the pandemic.

Last week, the officially reported number of deaths was 404.

"The pandemic is slowed down, entering the normal lanes of the season for influenza-like illness," said Minister of Health of Argentina, Juan Manzur, as quoted by Reuters.

The official added that "we are the only country that has taken an active stance on vulnerable groups," referring to the license granted to pregnant women and working people on immunosuppressive treatments.

The Ministry of Health of Argentina said that while still registering cases of influenza A in almost all provinces, the number of consultations and of patients decreased significantly.

In addition, reduced hospitalizations caused by the pandemic virus and decreased the demand for antiviral drugs in hospitals.

Bird AH1N1 could cost Argentina up to 2,500 million dollars, according to private estimates.

The outbreak, widely known as swine flu, was centered in Mexico during the spring and then spread rapidly across the globe.