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Two new deaths from H1N1 in Honduras
The country recorded 190 positive cases of the disease
29.07.09 - Updated: 30.07.09 04:04 pm - Writing: redaccion@laprensa.hn
Honduras
Health authorities confirmed two new deaths from the influenza A/H1N1. This is a girl one years of age who lived in the Cologne Rivera Hernandez de San Pedro Sula, and a man of 39 years, resident of sector Potrerillos.
The latter entered the June 22 in a private hospital, which complicated his health until death, reported Victor Borjas, an epidemiologist from the Department of Health.
The lowest Accessed July 4 Mario Rivas to the hospital with a fairly serious condition and expired the same day. With these new victims number four persons killed by the deadly H1N1 virus.
Second death from influenza A/H1N1 in the country
A woman originally from the border with Nicaragua became the second fatality of influenza A/H1N1, announced yesterday the Ministry of Health.
Two women under 35 years have become the victims of the fatal disease.
The second patient death was from Alauca in the department of El Para?so, where she was transferred to the Hospital School, where he died.
The Director of Health Surveillance, Marco Antonio Pinel, stated that the deceased was a woman of 32 years.
Acute pneumonia
The patient, according to a report from the Hospital School, was admitted on July 21 and was received in an emergency with acute pneumonia, coupled with a second pathology that could not be identified.
After his admission he practiced routine examinations, including sampling for influenza A/H1N1, and was admitted to the medical room C in women. Hours later, the patient suffered a respiratory arrest.
Another woman, 23 years and was pregnant, was the first fatality of influenza A/H1N1 in Honduras, confirmed the Ministry of Health on June 22 last.
The woman died days after being discharged from a hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan.
The country recorded 190 positive cases of the disease, mostly in the departments of Cortes, Copan, Comayagua, Francisco Moraz?n and Choluteca.
However, Pinel said that the cases are increasing in other parts of the country, which have intensified preventive measures.
Case analysis
According to Mario No? Villafranca, Minister of Health, through the laboratory of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, UNAH are processing about 20 samples per day.
Samples sent to Atlanta, United States, not yet returning to the country but expected to be paid in the coming hours.
In the last three weeks, health authorities have identified more than 60 cases after the test remained stagnant due to lack of reagents.
"At this point, according to the report of the focal points, the suspected patient care has decreased, but it is feared that during the cold months there is a resurgence of the disease," said the owner of Health.
Comparative data
At home, the only departments free of the virus strain are Columbus, Intibuc?, Ocotepeque and Valle.
In Central America, Honduras remains the least affected by the disease and an equal number of deaths Guatemala.
The country with largest number of positive cases in the region is Panama, with 524, but not yet reported deaths from influenza A/H1N1.
Preventive measures should not be abandoned, especially when it comes into contact with suspected patients.
Health announced that discusses the intensification of vaccination and the administration of doses of influenza type A, known as seasonal or common.
Pregnant women are at higher risk for influenza A/H1N1. This is the main conclusion reached in a study that collects United States in its latest edition the medical journal The Lancet.
Deficit in Medicines Hospital School
Tegucigalpa. The crisis of shortage of medicines returned to the hospital school.
The lack of daily use of drugs such as antibiotics, medicines for diabetic patients with hypertension and renal patients are just the beginning of a long list of drugs that have disappeared from the store's main hospital.
Octavio Alvarenga, medical director, explained that the lack of medicines is one of the problems we have discussed over the past few days, so it was decided to make direct purchases.
"The direct purchases are not as good as the transparency is not so eloquent, so try to avoid, but we can not keep pharmacies empty," Alvarenga said.
The main focus of medical care per year is available to 20 million lempiras to carry purchases, it was reported yesterday.
The political crisis also reached the operating room of the hospital school.
The remainder of the year, to operate cubicles no longer be used by foreign doctors in the field of plastic surgery, a product of the country's political crisis. There are six teams who have been canceled so far.
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Two new deaths from H1N1 in Honduras
The country recorded 190 positive cases of the disease
29.07.09 - Updated: 30.07.09 04:04 pm - Writing: redaccion@laprensa.hn
Honduras
Health authorities confirmed two new deaths from the influenza A/H1N1. This is a girl one years of age who lived in the Cologne Rivera Hernandez de San Pedro Sula, and a man of 39 years, resident of sector Potrerillos.
The latter entered the June 22 in a private hospital, which complicated his health until death, reported Victor Borjas, an epidemiologist from the Department of Health.
The lowest Accessed July 4 Mario Rivas to the hospital with a fairly serious condition and expired the same day. With these new victims number four persons killed by the deadly H1N1 virus.
Second death from influenza A/H1N1 in the country
A woman originally from the border with Nicaragua became the second fatality of influenza A/H1N1, announced yesterday the Ministry of Health.
Two women under 35 years have become the victims of the fatal disease.
The second patient death was from Alauca in the department of El Para?so, where she was transferred to the Hospital School, where he died.
The Director of Health Surveillance, Marco Antonio Pinel, stated that the deceased was a woman of 32 years.
Acute pneumonia
The patient, according to a report from the Hospital School, was admitted on July 21 and was received in an emergency with acute pneumonia, coupled with a second pathology that could not be identified.
After his admission he practiced routine examinations, including sampling for influenza A/H1N1, and was admitted to the medical room C in women. Hours later, the patient suffered a respiratory arrest.
Another woman, 23 years and was pregnant, was the first fatality of influenza A/H1N1 in Honduras, confirmed the Ministry of Health on June 22 last.
The woman died days after being discharged from a hospital in Santa Rosa de Copan.
The country recorded 190 positive cases of the disease, mostly in the departments of Cortes, Copan, Comayagua, Francisco Moraz?n and Choluteca.
However, Pinel said that the cases are increasing in other parts of the country, which have intensified preventive measures.
Case analysis
According to Mario No? Villafranca, Minister of Health, through the laboratory of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Honduras, UNAH are processing about 20 samples per day.
Samples sent to Atlanta, United States, not yet returning to the country but expected to be paid in the coming hours.
In the last three weeks, health authorities have identified more than 60 cases after the test remained stagnant due to lack of reagents.
"At this point, according to the report of the focal points, the suspected patient care has decreased, but it is feared that during the cold months there is a resurgence of the disease," said the owner of Health.
Comparative data
At home, the only departments free of the virus strain are Columbus, Intibuc?, Ocotepeque and Valle.
In Central America, Honduras remains the least affected by the disease and an equal number of deaths Guatemala.
The country with largest number of positive cases in the region is Panama, with 524, but not yet reported deaths from influenza A/H1N1.
Preventive measures should not be abandoned, especially when it comes into contact with suspected patients.
Health announced that discusses the intensification of vaccination and the administration of doses of influenza type A, known as seasonal or common.
Pregnant women are at higher risk for influenza A/H1N1. This is the main conclusion reached in a study that collects United States in its latest edition the medical journal The Lancet.
Deficit in Medicines Hospital School
Tegucigalpa. The crisis of shortage of medicines returned to the hospital school.
The lack of daily use of drugs such as antibiotics, medicines for diabetic patients with hypertension and renal patients are just the beginning of a long list of drugs that have disappeared from the store's main hospital.
Octavio Alvarenga, medical director, explained that the lack of medicines is one of the problems we have discussed over the past few days, so it was decided to make direct purchases.
"The direct purchases are not as good as the transparency is not so eloquent, so try to avoid, but we can not keep pharmacies empty," Alvarenga said.
The main focus of medical care per year is available to 20 million lempiras to carry purchases, it was reported yesterday.
The political crisis also reached the operating room of the hospital school.
The remainder of the year, to operate cubicles no longer be used by foreign doctors in the field of plastic surgery, a product of the country's political crisis. There are six teams who have been canceled so far.
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