INFLUENZA A
The mortality rate is 1 in 200 cases LA PLATA, (DIB) .- The director of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires, Alejandro Costa, said that "the mortality rate of influenza A is 0.5 percent, which could have killed every one hundred cases . This figure compared with seasonal flu that is from 5 to 10 percent, bringing in 200 patients may die 10 to 20 people. "
The official radio said that currently 63 confirmed cases of influenza A, while those of seasonal influenza in all its varieties are 90-thousand.
"Today, given the characteristics of the season, people affected with seasonal influenza far outweigh the number of cases of influenza A," he said. (DIB).
Other two children killed by the epidemic of influenza A
CAPITAL FEDERAL, JUN 19 (APF.Digital) Current Date: 19/06/2009 10:04:43
- A boy of 15 years who lived in the town of bonaerense tapiales in La Matanza, and a drink in the city yesterday were the new victims of the deadly epidemic that circulates in the metropolitan area • Ministers of Health of Buenos Aires, Claudio Zin, and Buenos Aires, Jorge Lemus, said in a joint press conference that until now were killed 6 people who were reported as confirmed cases of influenza A.
Reported case of this definition is important for the authorities of these districts, as it tries to determine if the cause of death was influenza A, or some disease that attacked in parallel and was exacerbated by influenza. Great concern for adolescent tapiales, since in principle there was a pre-existing disease. Barely 36 hours after presenting the first symptoms of flu deaths occurred.
The Ministry of Health of the Nation, meanwhile, marked differences, and only confirmed five deaths and 28 new cases of influenza A, which takes account of 946 infections.
"In the capital we have placed 73 people with breathing difficulties, nine of them are confirmed cases of influenza A, seven of whom are in intensive care," said Lemus. In Buenos Aires are hospitalized in serious condition six other people.
According to the newspaper La Nación, in Formosa, are also investigating the death of a Paraguayan citizen in the province of Central Hospital, with symptoms compatible with influenza A.
More cases
Zin and Lemus also acknowledged that there are more cases of influenza A that actually reported officially. "There must be an underreporting of 50 percent, so we have to talk twice as positive cases. This changes the rate of mortality," said Zin.
However, from the certainty that the virus circulates in force in the metropolitan area will begin to decline in importance of counting cases, the ministers said, as it only will the analysis in patients at risk. Registration will be taken as belonging to cases of influenza, which now total 90,000 in the province of Buenos Aires. Only in those patients with additional complications that arise are sampled to find out if they have influenza A.
The heads of the health portfolios explained that the Health Minister Graciela Ocana, promised to give 19 laboratories across the country to analyze the samples, which is of vital importance outside the metropolitan area where the remains of the containment phase epidemic.
For now, the Institute Malbrán carried out all investigations. And only yesterday it was determined that he was not ill from the influenza A Mexican citizen who had to be isolated for a week in El Calafate.
The health system sobreexigencia local cases of influenza in all its versions, also encourage the opening of places to try the first consultation of the potential patients.
• An Argentine in quarantine in the Caribbean
An Argentine who traveled to the Caribbean aboard a cruise ship was Spanish landed last night, along with 400 other passengers on the Venezuelan island of Margarita, and placed in quarantine with a picture of suspected influenza A. The Spanish vessel Ocean Dream, in which three crew members initially presented symptoms of influenza A-which sparked alarm among health authorities in the Caribbean, due to the way he continued to Aruba with the rest of the passengers, among whom there would be another ten Argentines , was reported officially. The passengers were disembarked preventative treatments. (APF.Digital)
The government confirmed another death and called the Crisis Committee in advance of the flu
In the Ministry of Health reported that today was the seventh fatal victim to the disease. Also, 64 new cases confirmed in the studio, bringing the total number of patients in the country is 1010
The new fatality is a person of Buenos Aires.
On this day, the Institute reported 64 new cases Malbrán positive, while 14 samples were negative for influenza A (H1N1). Thus, from 3495 samples received from the start of the 1010 epidemic were positive, 1488 negative and 992 are in the process.
The Health Minister Graciela Ocaña, said that a further meeting was convened the Crisis Committee, headed by Chief of Cabinet Sergio Massa, to evaluate measures to follow.
Ocaña admitted that the country is "a worrying situation," while he stressed that "what the virus found in every country where it is presented is highly transmissible."
In this regard it is emphasized that the cleaning action of objects in common, such as keyboards, mouses, children's toys, doorknobs, among others, which helps prevent the transmission of the virus. "
Ocaña insisted the car home isolation of sick people and recalled the symptoms from which the physician should be consulted: "People who have a fever of 38 degrees or more accompanied by a cough, sore throat and tiredness should not be generalized to self, especially if it is within the risk groups (persons with enfremedades heart, diabetes, respiratory disease or pre-pregnant). "
Argentina is the fifth largest country in the world with more died from the disease, behind the U.S., Mexico, Canada and Chile.
To date, 87 countries officially confirmed 48,380 cases of human infection by influenza virus A (H1N1) with 226 deaths.
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(DyN) - The Health Ministry today reported 70 new positive cases of influenza A in the country and confirmed that the 1080 people infected at least 76 remained in care centers, while the rest of the world the number of cases is over 50 mil.
According to the daily health of the portfolio to date 1512 samples were negative at the Institute Malbrán, while under investigation are other 992.
Yesterday two more people died as a result of the virus and increased to seven the number of people killed in the country, said Minister of Health officially, Graciela Ocaña, who described as "very worrying" the situation by the pandemic.
One of the deaths occurred in the greater Buenos Aires, an event that was reported Thursday as a suspect, and another in the federal capital, said the official on hand to give the evolution of the disease.
In line free care from April 26 to date, 28,899 calls were received, and today "there was a referral for telephone follow-up event," stated the communiqué of the Ministry.
With the formalization of seven deaths from influenza A yesterday, Argentina remains in place for the number of deaths in America, behind Mexico with 113, with 87 United States and Canada with 12, while in Chile amounted to 4 today. In total, 87 countries officially confirmed 50,077 cases of infection with influenza with 229 deaths.
INFLUENZA A
The mortality rate is 1 in 200 cases LA PLATA, (DIB) .- The director of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires, Alejandro Costa, said that "the mortality rate of influenza A is 0.5 percent, which could have killed every one hundred cases . This figure compared with seasonal flu that is from 5 to 10 percent, bringing in 200 patients may die 10 to 20 people. "
The official radio said that currently 63 confirmed cases of influenza A, while those of seasonal influenza in all its varieties are 90-thousand.
"Today, given the characteristics of the season, people affected with seasonal influenza far outweigh the number of cases of influenza A," he said. (DIB).
No, it's not a google translation fault. He really said it !!!
Argentine citizens, you don't need novel A/N1H1, seasonal flu is enought. LEAVE THE COUNTRY NOW!!!
P.S.: Leave behind your Head of Preventive Medicine, he's not worth the ticket price.
Its the new math, everyone gets confused by it from time to time.
Don't leave Argentina. Make it the great country it deserves to be but has always failed to achieve.
One day Argentine will be a world leader. It is an incredible place of great and diverse beauty, substantial natural resources and most importantly a highly educated and sophisticated people.
Your time will come Argentina. Place your faith in Democracy. It is the lack of freedom that has held you back.
Note the publication of the day Sunday, June 21, 2009
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38 new confirmed cases of influenza A and 1118 are already infected
The Ministry of Health reported that 76 of them are still inmates and seven deaths from the H1N1 influenza virus. Of the total confirmed, 330 correspond to the Great Buenos Aires and 580 are from the city, while the rest are distributed in 13 provinces.
The Ministry of Health reported today that 38 other samples were positive to H1N1 virus and 1118 people are already infected by influenza A in the country, of which 7 died and 76 remain held.
Confirmed cases of influenza A in the Greater Buenos Aires amount to 330 (with 6 deaths) and in the city of Buenos Aires total 580 (and death), while 146 other patients are in the Metropolitan Area, the daily needs of the health portfolio.
The rest of the infections occurred in Cordova (3), Chaco (2), Chubut (3), La Pampa (3) Missions (4), Neuquen (4), Salta (5), San Juan (1), San Luis (2), Santa Cruz (6), Santa Fe (6), Tierra del Fuego (20) and Tucumán (3), details the party.
Regarding the age of the infected with the virus of the new flu, 63.5% for age groups of school age: children 5 to 9 years (30.3%, the most affected), 10 to 14 (23.9%) and 15 to 19 years (9.3%).
We follow the kids from 1 to 4 years (7.3%), adults 30 to 39 (7.2%), youth 20 to 29 (6.9%), adults 40 to 49 (4.5% ) and over 50 (3.5%), while infants under 1 year are the least affected by the H1N1 virus, with 0.3% of the confirmed cases, and another 6.9% " no data "with respect to age.
The report also recognized that there are 1092 samples yet analyzed the Institute Malbrán and includes a breakdown by gender on 712 cases in which victims were 338 men and 374 women.
Concerning the situation of the pandemic, which led the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare a 11 this month warning of a 6-level scale-up of the health portfolio that already 51,668 cases in 97 country and 231 deaths from H1N1 virus.
The greatest impact of the pandemic occurs in America, totaling 42,093 cases and 229 deaths, mainly in the northern hemisphere (U.S., Canada and Mexico) and Chile (4,315 infections, 4 deaths) and Argentina as the most affected countries in the southern hemisphere.
Confirmed three more deaths from influenza A
The Ministry of Health confirmed three new deaths from influenza in the country. The fatalities were 10 in Argentina.
The 10 fatalities were already in the country
The total number of fatalities in the country and amount ten. The Institute Malbrán today reported 95 new cases of the disease, with the number of infected people reaches 1213
Today was also the first cases in the provinces of Jujuy, Salta and La Pampa.
In addition, given the great demand in hospitals and health centers for cases of respiratory diseases and in order to collaborate and strengthen the health system mobile units, the National Mobile Health Units Program (Let), Ministry of Health nation and are distributed in different points of the City of Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires.
Three killed by influenza A in Argentina, which already amount infections 1213
Buenos Aires .- Three people died today, two in the province of Buenos Aires and another in the federal capital, victims of the influenza virus A (H1N1), which resulted in a week ten deaths in the country.
Due to health status, the Ministry of Health to convene bonaerense students last year of the medical career and retired doctors to work in assisting people suffering from respiratory diseases.
Meanwhile, the national Ministry of Health today confirmed the detection of 95 new infections, bringing the total number of patients in 1213, while the Institute has Malbrán 967 samples for analysis of suspected cases.
Argentina is the South American country with the largest number of deaths on the continent by the disorder, also registered in 100 other nations and caused since last April 26, 53,248 infected and 235 died.
In a report, the Health Ministry said that eight out of ten people killed were from the province of Buenos Aires and the other two lived in the Capital.
The health portfolio announced also that tomorrow will meet the so-called Committee of Experts to review the situation and implementation of prevention and care of the community, especially patients suffering from diseases inmunodepresivas and are more vulnerable to infections.
In addition, on Thursday were all the Ministers of Health of the countries grouped in the COFESA.
Positive cases of the disease arrived in the country today to 1213 detected 95 new infections.
Meanwhile, the Institute has reported that Malbrán in their labs for analysis samples of 967 people suffering from symptoms similar to influenza A.
Due to the detection of infections, health officials bonaerense discussed with the authorities of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and the Provincial Medical Association to call for seniors of Medicine and retired professionals to care for patients.
The goal, said the portfolio, adding that cooperation in the guards hospitals and Primary Health Care Professionals who have floor to supervise the activities.
The measure was decided because of the increasing demand for hospital winter seasonal influenza epidemics and acute respiratory infections Retirements (IRAB), including bronchiolitis, bronchitis and pneumonia, together with further consultation on influenza A.
Meanwhile, health authorities in Jujuy, La Pampa and San Luis confirmed the first cases of the disease.
In Jujuy, this is a man of 40 years who days before had gone to the province of Buenos Aires.
For its part, the director general of Health, La Pampa, Raul Alvarez, DyN told that three people, all adults and residents of Santa Rosa, developed the virus.
Meanwhile, health authorities in St. Louis reported two infections in women between 20 and 30 years.
In addition, Santa Fe was detected in four new infections and two colleges of Rosario decided to suspend classes at the occurrence of the disease.
Finally, a mobile health workers to attend cases of viral diseases, including seasonal flu, was installed today for eight hours in Plaza Miserere.
The general coordinator of the Program UNAM (National Mobile Health Units), Patricia Malanca, said the clinics are open in one of the major transport stations in the city joined in operating in the localities Ituzaingó, La Matanza and Benavídez. (DyN)
Influenza A: 7 people died and there are 1297 new infections in the country
The Ministry of Health reported Tuesday that an additional 7 people died from influenza A H1N1, bringing the number of deaths amounted to 17, and 81 were positive to the virus samples, totaling 1297 new infections in the country, with new measures to mitigate the epidemic.
Two of the victims belong to the new Federal Capital, where two people had already died by the new influenza virus, and five to the province of Buenos Aires, who recorded 8 deaths earlier, states the report of the health portfolio.
The Committee of Experts on infectious diseases and the Ministry of Health available on the new mitigation phase of influenza A in the Buenos Aires metropolitan area, where most of the 1213 cases confirmed
in the country.
Infectologists discussed the implementation aspects of future vaccine against the H1N1 virus and alternative development in the country, in addition to providing twice the dose currently given to the internees serious, as recommended by WHO for case of avian influenza.[/b]
The health minister bonaerense, Claudio Zin, have announced that hospital bed before any serious cases will be rescheduled surgeries that are not urgent.
"The rescheduling of surgeries governed primarily for hospitals of Buenos Aires province, where there is extensive movement of new influenza virus," said Zin duringpress conference at the governor of Buenos Aires.
Zin acknowledged that there are some situations overflow in some health centers by increasing the demand and it announced the establishment of mobile hospitals to increase the level of response.
Mobile health units are bet on the surrounding areas of hospitals Mariano and Luciano of the Vega de Moreno Meléndez of Adrogué, Paroissien de La Matanza, La Plata Alejandro Korn (Melchor Romero) and Larcade, San Miguel.
The minister stressed that serious cases of influenza in the northern area of Greater Buenos Aires "will focus on the hospital's trauma from Malvinas Argentinas, which has a capacity of 100 beds in intensive care."
We also request the use of 20 beds available in the Campo de Mayo Hospital in El Palomar, and began discussions with the College of Physicians to summon retired professionals to assist with the care of diseases of winter.
Zin announced that medical students could join the last 930 years and the new residents who have recently joined the hospital to "support tasks.
"Every year 10% of the population gets seasonal flu, if he said that we add a similar percentage of people who consult for influenza A is expected to be available sobredemanda a hospital to which we must struggle with new strategies" .
Bonaerense The minister said that so far there are 114 confirmed cases in the province and 308 in the study, with 111 inmates (75 of whom required mechanical ventilation) and eight deaths, in addition to two others in the Capital.
Measures to mitigate the spread of influenza virus A is mainly concentrated in the first and second cord suburbs.
However, Zin brought calm to the population by arguing that "there should be no panic or fear" by the new disease and said to contain the virus is part of a technical matter which is under the control of health authorities. "
The recommendations called for "voluntary isolation of patients to prevent the spread of flu and even noted that" no concrete steps taken on Sunday by the concentration of people at polling places. " Zin asked voters in line to cast the vote "keep away from each other to avoid the risk of contagion."
Bonvehí Paul, president of the Argentine Society of Infectious Diseases and a member of the Committee of Experts that advises the Ministry of Health of the Nation, noted that demand is very high, especially in the ambulatory network in the metropolitan area. "
"In this area we are in a phase of mitigation of the disease as there is movement of the virus, while the rest of the country is in a phase of containment, which has more to do with preventive measures," said the trader.
Bonvehí remarked that what is recommended not to travel to other parts of the country except in case of necessity if it comes from the metropolitan area and had flu symptoms and exactly the opposite for people who come inside the country.
FLU-A ARGENTINA
OTHER DEATHS REPORT 7
Buenos Aires, June 23 (Telam) .- The Ministry of Health reported today that 7 people died from other influenza A H1N1, bringing the number of deaths amounted to 17, and 81 were positive to the virus samples, adding the 1297 infections in the country.
Two of the victims belong to the new Federal Capital, where two people had already died by the new influenza virus, and five to the province of Buenos Aires, who recorded 8 deaths earlier, states the report of the health portfolio.
The party newspaper of the Ministry also states that other 967 samples were studied at the Institute Malbrán to determine whether they are cases of influenza A.
For the metropolitan area, where transmission of the virus is more widespread, the authorities kept the case definition to "any person presenting acute febrile respiratory illness with more than 38 degrees of temperature in a spectrum ranging from influenza-like illness to pneumonia .
In the rest of the country, this definition is given for persons with acute febrile respiratory illness, with more than 38 degrees in temperature, which ranges from "influenza-like pneumonia, with symptoms within 7 days of leave areas sustained human-human transmission (Canada, Chile, United States, Mexico and Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area), or having close contact with a suspected or confirmed case of Influenza A H1N1.
The new Malbrán reported 81 positive cases, including those of the 7 patients died and 34 samples were negative for influenza A H1N1.
Between 17 and June 22 were received in the Malbrán samples from 337 patients in the city of Buenos Aires (50%) in the province of Buenos Aires (43%) and the rest of the country (7%) of which 102 have been confirmed for influenza A H1N1, 34 were negative and 201 remain under study.
Today we held the meeting in which experts discussed issues related to the current status of the H1N1 virus, evaluating the severity of the pandemic in Argentina, placed on antiviral therapy, virological diagnostic protocol and case study " .
Argentina is the country of South America with more deaths from H1N1
After 17 cases, organize medical students and retired doctors to treat those infected with Influenza A. The Brazilian government recommends no travel to Argentina to avoid illness.
Argentina holds the sad record another: the South American country with most killed by H1N1. In this situation, the Crisis Committee of influenza A, which is chaired by the Chief of Cabinet Sergio Massa, met Tuesday to discuss measures to the spread of the virus in the country. According to official figures, 1213 cases were recorded as positive and ten people died.
The province of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, especially near the federal capital, concentrated 70% of confirmed cases, and in both those districts where 10 deaths occurred, according to the party last night released by the Ministry of Health by Graciela Ocaña.
To meet the high demand for health services for respiratory diseases, health program trucks UNAM (National Mobile Units Located) attend and Constitution Plaza Miserere. The goal is to reach with public health services to sectors of the population more vulnerable.
More attention. Another measure that assesses the convening authority is learning in college the last years of the medical career and retired doctors to meet the increase of cases in recent weeks.
A press release from the Ministry of Health bonaerense by Claudio Zin explained that "discussions were initiated with the authorities of the Universidad Nacional de La Plata and the College of Physicians of the Province to give shape to this call." "It also opens a dialogue with other houses of higher learning, both public and private", says the communique.
The goal is for students and retired doctors to provide collaboration on guard hospitals and Primary Health Care Professionals that are able to monitor plant activities.
The measure was decided following the increasing demand arising from normal hospital winter seasonal influenza epidemics and acute respiratory infections Retirements (IRAB), including bronchiolitis, bronchitis and pneumonia, coupled with further consultations by the influenza A H1N1.
ORDER OF BRAZIL. The Brazilian government has now recommended that children, elderly people with low immunity and prevent or postpone trips to Argentina due to the advance of influenza A in this country, and began checking passengers arriving from Buenos Aires as a preventive measure.
Meanwhile, the large number of patients with symptoms of influenza A/H1N1 further aggravated the situation here in the care of hospitals, to the point where the health centers in Buenos Aires began to postpone certain surgeries that were scheduled because of lack of beds.
Professionals in sanatoriums of the Federal Capital began to focus more on treating patients infected by the virus, which travels extensively in the Metropolitan Area of Buenos Aires.
It is "an additional measure of prevention," the official said in a press release, which noted that "in Brazil there is no sustained transmission, but all indigenous cases are linked to infections contracted outside the country."
"As a recommendation, it can spread to other countries with similar pictures to those of Chile and Argentina," added the official text.
In this sense, Brazilian authorities took a series of immigration measures after discovering that recent infections occurred in people who had been in Argentina.
Upon returning to Brazil from Buenos Aires or any other city national, passengers must complete a Declaration of Health Viajante, provide their phone numbers and if you have symptoms of the disease are isolated immediately
TRISTE RECORD.La extension of the influenza virus A by the world increases, and according to the latest data from the World Health Organization, published today, there are already 55,867 confirmed cases, of which 238 people died.
This implies that for the past two days since the last count, there have been 3707 new cases and 7 deaths in Argentina.
The largest number of cases in the United States continues, with 21,449 infected, including 87 deaths, a figure which, however, has remained intact for two days.
Mexico instead, where there are 7847 confirmed cases has increased from 223 infections in the latest WHO report, with two new deaths, bringing the death toll to 115.
In Canada it has been reported 747 new cases and two deaths, confirming a rapid expansion in recent days and brings the total to 6457 cases, of which 15 are dead.
Followed by number of cases Chile (4315, stable since the last count), United Kingdom (2905, 399 new cases), Australia (2857, 203 new cases) and Argentina (1213, 203 new cases).
In Spain have confirmed 17 new cases, bringing their total 539
Ensure that the number of infected is "clearly superior" to official figures
The president of the Infectious Diseases Society of Argentina, Pablo Bonvehí, said today that the number of infected influenza virus A is "clearly superior" to the reports and explained that "can always occur cases of death" being a pandemic.
In this way, Bonvehí referred to the 17 deaths in just eight days which caused the so-called swine flu in the country, which was assessed as "severe" by health experts.
Bonvehí, who is also advisor to the Emergency Committee for Influenza A (H1N1), indicated that the number of deaths from the virus continues within estimates, although it surprised on the total number of confirmed cases.
"The mortality rate should be calculated on the total cases, which is much higher than reported officially," he explained in a conversation with Bonvehí radio 10.
The doctor stated that "an influenza pandemic is an expected, most people have no defense to this new virus can always occur and deaths."
"There is certainly more than the figure (official), death is something that concerns us all, but it is a real data," said the specialist.
Regarding the collapse of the health system, said that "there is a very important demand of outpatient consultations and many beds."
"It's a situation that is very difficult to be completely prepared for a situation like this. It is very complicated, there is a sobredemanda that every health organization will implement measures to manage it as best we can ", analyzed Bonvehí.
The Ministry of Health reported yesterday that the new influenza A resulted in seven deaths in the country reached 17 deaths.
The health authorities also said that 81 new cases were positive for the virus, while in the province of Buenos Aires reported that 111 persons are being held by the disease, 75 of them connected to the artificial respirator.
Due to the increase in deaths and infections, the government of Brazil is not recommended for people traveling to Argentina and Chile, the two South American countries with more cases of the disease.
In the province of Buenos Aires killed 13 of the 17 fatalities caused by the virus (the remaining four are in the federal capital), while others are placed 111 ranches.
70% of those affected by Influenza in Buenos Aires metropolitan area are children and adolescentes
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El 70% de los afectados por la Gripe A son niños y adolescentes
El área metropolitana (Capital Federal y Buenos Aires) concentra la abrumadora mayoría de los afectados (1.056 sobre 1.118 casos)
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El 70% de los 1.118 casos positivos de influenza A (H1N1) reportados hasta hoy en el país corresponden a niños y jóvenes de hasta 19 años, según un informe del Ministerio de Salud. El área metropolitana de la Argentina (Capital Federal y Buenos Aires) registra 1.056 contagios, mientras sólo nueve provincias no tienen personas afectadas por el virus: Catamarca, Corrientes, Entre Ríos, Formosa, La Rioja, Jujuy, Mendoza, Río Negro y Santiago del Estero.
El territorio porteño tiene 580 habitantes enfermos, en tanto que el distrito bonaerense presentó 330. Sin embargo, la cifra de personas fallecidas es mayor en la provincia (6) que en Capital (1). Cincuenta y dos niños de hasta 4 años padecen la enfermedad (dos de ellos menores de un año), que sólo se dio en 57 personas de más de 40 años.
La franja de edad de chicos en la que se registraron más contagios es la que va entre los 5 y 9 años (216 enfermos), seguida por la de 10-14 (170) y 15-19 (66). En el resto del país, Tierra del Fuego es el distrito con más habitantes afectados por la nueva gripe, con 20 casos.
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And total 21 deaths from influenza in the country
24-06-2009 / The Ministry of Health of the Nation tonight confirmed three more deaths due to influenza A (H1N1), which, added to the 18 already announced, total 21 people died. Moreover, the peak of influenza A in Argentina will occur "within two or three weeks," says professional.
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The Ministry of Health of the Nation tonight confirmed three more deaths due to Influenza A (H1N1), which, added to the 18 already announced, total 21 persons killed by the flu in the country.
Moreover, the peak of influenza A in Argentina will occur "within two or three weeks," he said today the director of Infectious Diseases Children's Hospital Ricardo Gutierrez, Eduardo Lopez, who warned about "the ability to attack the disease.
Lopez said that "seasonal influenza is a risk of contagion from one case to another case, while in the new influenza A/H1N1 is one every two cases."
"The mortality that we have now is below the seasonal flu, however, due to the high capacity of spread of this virus, the ability of getting sick is higher, this is obvious. It is different from seasonal flu," he said the physician.
"The ability of this virus attack is 30 percent. It means that if one has the disease of this virus and has close contact with three people, one of them is going to pass, so this is very high , "added Lopez, told National Radio.
He also said that "the increase of cases is always much more efficient in winter than in summer because people are more together, because there is no ventilation, it allows the cold virus is spreading better and because there is low humidity, which The virus lives in different environments. "
"When the temperatures reach more temperate. The virus circulates with lower efficiency," said Lopez, who found that the peak of the disease in the country shall be filed "within two or three weeks."
The doctor also recommended to avoid travel on Argentina while increasing the number of people who contract influenza A, particularly in the Greater Buenos Aires μrea.
"Let us not forget the interior has low number of cases in most provinces, compared with the city of Buenos Aires and the suburbs," he said.
"Therefore, any action that may seem unfriendly, it is worth the penalty to be monitored (by the national authorities) to at least accept it or not to take it, but we must bear in mind these data because the peak, I believe, will be within two or three weeks, "said Lopez.
For its part, Alejandro Costa, director of Preventive Medicine of Buenos Aires Ministry of Health, urged the general public and members of risk groups in particular to implement the influenza vaccine, beyond that it is not effective for the new influenza A.
"The influenza vaccine with strains that today contains, is not covering against the influenza virus A H1N1, but if you're covering against the seasonal flu virus," noted Costa, told the same radio.
"Then those who have an indication of a flu shot, people over 65 years, those with chronic heart, lung, diabetes, and the kids that, for example, are between six months and 23 months in the province of Buenos Aires are the shots that were vaccinated and strengthen your immunity with respect to the seasonal virus ", he added.
PANDEMIC unstoppable Influenza A: confirm that there were four deaths
Two of those killed are from the province of Buenos Aires, one third of the south and other missions. The total number of deaths reached 21, almost 1400 infected more than 100 inmates.
24.06.2009 | 21:08
Finally, the Health Ministry confirmed that four people died that day by the A/H1N1 virus. Two of the dead lived in the province of Buenos Aires, one third would be south of the country and the fourth in missions, according to the highest health authority.
At its daily health portfolio indicated that there were 97 new cases, which are 1391 infected, while 967 samples are analyzed at the Institute Malbrán. Meanwhile, 123 people were interned today after contracting the virus A (H1N1).
Earlier, the government of the province of Misiones confirmed that a man of 36 years became the first victim of Influenza A in the Mesopotamian province. The information was announced this morning by the director of Epidemiology, Ministry of Public Health, Jorge Gutierrez.
The man died last Saturday, but the confirmation of the table is only known today for the usual press conference to publicize the epidemiological report on the provincial health portfolio. The official noted that the death from influenza A occurred at the weekend in a hospital in the town of Eldorado, 200 kilometers north of Posadas.
The victim was taken to the health center from the town of San Vicente, where he was remisero he said.
Gutierrez also indicated that the province had a total of eight affected by influenza A, while awaiting the results of six other suspected cases of the disease.
Moreover the Minister of Health of the Nation, Graciela Ocaña, denied today that it has hidden information on the number of cases of influenza A and said that there were "various theories" about the causes of high death rate of influenza patients in country, but did not specify what, shuffled some more.
Ocaña, who again called the company "not to panic" and "take all necessary precautions," said that "there are cases of deaths under review in the Federal Capital and Buenos Aires province, who died in the last 48 hours and are suspected of having influenza A ".
Then he added: "I never deny information to hide and I think is the worst thing you can do in this pandemic."
In this way, Ocaña came to the crossing of the president of the Infectious Diseases Society of Argentina, Pablo Bonvehí, who said that the number of infected influenza virus A is "clearly superior" to the official reports.
There are already 22 fatalities AROUND THE COUNTRY
Influenza A: a pregnant woman died, and pigs are infected with the virus
The young victim died of influenza. The Health Minister Graciela Ocana asked the people do not panic. Detected infected pigs in the province. Report: Hospital Posadas is overwhelmed.
25-06-2009 | 13:44 hs.
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Despite government attempts to slow the progression of influenza A (N1H1) in the country, the disease continues to spread steadily in Argentina. A new case occurred a few hours in the town of Luján bonaerense. A young pregnant 24-year-old native of General Rodriguez, died in the Guemes clinic victim of influenza.
The mayor of the municipality, Graciela Rosso, and the Health Secretary, Hector Ruffinelli, this evening will give a press conference in the Situation Room of the Palace community on the occasion of death.
For his part, Senasa reported that it detected the H1N1 virus, the influenza, at a swine production in the province of Buenos Aires.
Sources of the advisory body to avoid the exact location of detection, but is confident that in an area of Western Province, about 100 kilometers from the capital. "
On Wednesday there had been four other deaths. One of them was a man of 36 years, whose death occurred on Saturday in Mission but it was recently broadcast on Wednesday and would be the first fatality to be recorded outside the metropolitan area. In this way, and the total 21 deaths.
The director of the Epidemiology Department of Public Health missionary, Jorge Gutierrez, said that it is a remisero native of the town of San Vicente, who had entered with a picture of acute pneumonia at a hospital in El Dorado, 200 miles north Posadas.
This is the first death in the province where there were a total of eight affected by influenza A. Meanwhile, expect the results of six other suspected cases of the disease.
The other three people killed Wednesday were residents of the province of Buenos Aires, the district recorded more deaths, with 16 deaths, followed by four Capital.
The Health Minister Graciela Ocana asked the population not to panic "in the face of deaths from the disease, according to experts would be" clearly superior "to formally disclosed.
Moreover, three days of the legislative elections, issued a medical association standards of hygiene to prevent the spread of influenza A and recommended forming row out of school to maintain a meter distance between people.
Moreover, the national health authorities found the H1N1 virus transcends social barriers and began hitting people with fewer resources.
Cases province by province
Buenos Aires 400 cases, 17 deaths.
Buenos Aires (Capital) 638 cases, 4 deaths.
Missions 9 cases, 1 died.
Metropolitan Area (unspecified) 153 cases.
Cordova 16 cases.
Corrientes 5 cases.
Chaco 3 cases.
Chubut 6 cases.
Entre Ríos 12 cases.
Formosa 9 cases.
Jujuy 1 case.
La Pampa 3 cases.
Mendoza 1 case.
Neuquén 11 cases.
Black River 6 cases.
Salta 8 cases.
San Juan 2 cases.
San Luis 5 cases.
Santa Cruz 11 cases.
Santa Fe 34 cases.
Tierra del Fuego 31 cases.
Tucumán 12 cases.
The provinces that reported cases are not Catamarca, La Rioja and Santiago del Estero.
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Influenza A Because I was dead and pigs
Measures against influenza A is extreme, but not nearly good enough.
A pregnant woman died in Buenos Aires but doctors managed to save the baby. In Tucumán was a new case and brought to 12 the number of infected. Public Health Minister, Paul Yeldin, participated yesterday in a meeting of the Federal Health Council to discuss the measures taken to mitigate the effects of a pandemic.
Despite attempts by the authorities to slow the progression of influenza A (H1N1) in the country, the disease continues to spread steadily in Argentina. A new fatal case occurred yesterday in the town of Luján bonaerense. This is a young pregnant 24-year-old native of General Rodriguez, who died in the clinic Güemes victim of influenza. Despite the situation, the doctors managed to save the baby, who at this time remains stable.
Meanwhile, Tucumán were confirmed in 12 patients, all with good results and that acquired the virus after being in contact with people who arrived from Buenos Aires, or traveling to areas where the virus is circulating in a aggressive. Public Health Minister, Paul Yedlin traveled to Buenos Aires yesterday to attend a meeting of the Federal Health Council (COFESA), which discussed measures to take to the increase in deaths.
On the other hand, hopes the results of swabs done to another pregnant girl, 19, who died on Wednesday at the Hospital Doctor Lacarde, San Miguel (Buenos Aires province), because of pneumonia complications at a table that could be compatible with influenza A H1N1. From the Secretary of Health of the local council said the newspaper Crítica that the results of samples sent to the Institute Malbrán be ready at noon today.
Meanwhile, the National Animal Health Service (SENASA) reported that it detected the H1N1 influenza virus in a pig production in the province of Buenos Aires. Sources of the advisory body to avoid the exact location of detection, but is confident that in an area of Western Province, about 100 kilometers from the capital. "
Thus the total 22 deaths from influenza A in the country. The other four deaths occurred Wednesday. One of them was a man of 36 years of missions would be the first fatality to be recorded outside the metropolitan area.
The director of the Epidemiology Department of Public Health missionary, Jorge Gutierrez, said that it is a remisero native of the town of San Vicente, who had entered with a picture of acute pneumonia at a hospital in El Dorado, 200 miles north Posadas. This is the first death in the province where there were a total of eight affected by influenza A. Meanwhile, expect the results of six other suspected cases of the disease.
Google translation:
There are 1488 infected in the Country
Confirmed two deaths from Influenza A and will join 23
25-06-2009 / Tonight, the Ministry of Health reported two new deaths from influenza A (H1N1) in Argentina. Meanwhile, the Institute noted that there Malbrán 97 new positive cases of infection by the virus.
Influenza A is progressing, with new deaths and new infections.
The Ministry of Health confirmed two new deaths tonight for influenza A (H1N1) in Argentina, which reached 23 victims infected with the deadly virus. She is a woman pregnant with 22 years of the city of Buenos Aires Luján and a Paraguayan citizen who lived in the town of Quilmes, but died in the Formosa province, provincial authorities reported.
A death of deaths, meanwhile, is a native of Buenos Aires, but whose personal data were not disseminated by the Ministry of Health. Meanwhile, the Institute Malbrán confirmed 97 new positive cases of infection, bringing to 1488 the number of infected.
In addition, the institute is expected to confirm whether two other women, one pregnant, too, the victims died of influenza A. One case is a woman of Paraguayan nationality residing in the district of Quilmes in Buenos Aires and travel to the home of their relatives had to be placed in Formosa, where he died a week ago.
According to spokesmen for the provincial government, the victim, who was 30 years, was on the waiting list for a heart transplant. In addition, a 19-year-old, who was pregnant, died in the last hours in the hospital LARC, San Miguel, after presenting the same symptoms caused by influenza A.
In women with life-threatening human influenza (Punta Arenas region)
At risk of life is the wife of 46 years, which remains confined in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Hospital of the Armed Forces.
The woman last week presented symptoms similar to human influenza, which were assessed by the respective exams finally yielded positive results.
The SEREMI Health, María Isabel Banciella, reported that while she began treatment, his health was complicated because the woman suffers from a congenital heart disease.
"The health condition of the patient is very sensitive, continuously connected to mechanical ventilation and unfortunately his condition worsened in the last few hours so stay alert to what may happen to her," said Banciella.
In the day there were 407 new cases in treatment. This is the highest figure recorded since the first case 20 days ago.
The total number of cases at the regional level reaches 1977 reported, of which 1319 are for school. Punta Arenas is concentrated in the 82.90 percent of the treatments.
Request that has not alarmed by the pandemic of influenza A H1N1
Ministers and Jorge Tobar Daniel Vincent gave a press conference to report on actions being taken by the influenza A H1N1.
The Ministers of Health and Social Security, Daniel Vincent, and Government, Education and Culture, Jorge Tobar, offered this afternoon a press conference in the Situation Room of Government House to report on steps being taken to the Pandemic influenza A H1N1.
They explained that the closure of schools or classrooms are an alternative to avoid contact of the rest of the students with a potential patient and stressed that "non-contagious." Therefore, confirmed that "the electoral process will develop normally" in all schools designated for the legislative elections of June 28.
The conference also attended by Undersecretary of Health, Curtin Gustavo, and the coordinators of epidemiology in the metropolitan area, Gustavo Sanguesa, and Zone 1, Facundo Goya.
Tobar said that "there are currently 14 establishments closed" as a prevention of influenza A in the province and the closure of a school or classroom is decided according to each case. "The root cause with the action taken by the health of people is because if a suspected case, following a recommendation from the Ministry of Health of the Nation
automatically available to the transient closure of schools, "he said.
He also announced that from now on, "what will be done from the government of the province is reducing the area of confinement against a suspected case and ask the Institute Malbrán as quickly as possible to give certainty and clarity to the case and prevent the virus spreading to the whole establishment in the shortest time possible. "
He stressed however that "non-contagious" and predicted that next Sunday, "the electoral process will develop normally even in establishments where the technology committee of the province ordered his temporary closure." Anyway, he explained, recommends some preventive measures for those involved in the election, such as washing hands regularly, to try to stay the least time in enclosed environments and cover the face when sneezing or coughing.
On speculation regarding the possibility of anticipating the winter recess in schools, that "the dynamics of influenza is difficult to make today regarding the next week" and noted that the official website of the Ministry of Health will remain updated daily on the steps being taken. He stated that the virus is circulating in the province "and noted that this is important information, clearly and precisely to avoid situations of alarm and concern in the population."
Reported that, today, in the province of Neuquén, there are 11 confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza, analyzed by the Institute Malbrán, and it is important to note that 9 of these 11 have been treated, cured and have been discharged " . He added that "the two remaining cases are being treated" and none of the patients showed a pattern of serious or required hospitalization. Of these 11 positive cases of influenza A, four were children of school age.
"It is important to note that 30 cases were dismissed and discharged from the hospital and there are 60 suspected cases awaiting results at the Institute Malbrán and function of this will be the measures to be implemented," he said.
Discussed further measures at national level
For his part, Vincent said that, given the extent of the disease, Neuquén "have joined the contribution of two epidemiologists from the province who work in the secretary of Health" and "is currently underway in Buenos Aires in an area that is COFESA, the Federal Health Council, a meeting with the minister (Graciela) Ocaña which is analyzing the situation, "which will result in further action. Indicated that participating in the meeting on behalf of the director general of Neuquén Statistics and Epidemiology, Adriana Feltria.
Also raised that "we have heard many comments about whether a school is closed, if a class is closed," and it is essential to clarify that "these are virus particles that are unable to live alone and outdoor living is by a very few minutes. "
Remarked that "the flu is not contagious by buildings, or classrooms, or tables, but the contagion is person to person by respiratory secretions and that each person can remove."
He emphasized that influenza A is a highly contagious disease that is favored by conglomerates human "and to ensure the hygiene of buildings is sufficient to measures of normal cleaning with soap and water.
On the alternate days ago that was managed to analyze samples from suspected cases in Neuquén, explained that "since COFESA we were informed that the analysis of H1N1 influenza were to diversify from Malbrán e iban a mounting regional laboratories in the provinces Argentina is about 19 laboratories and the first thing would be initiated would be in the city of Neuquén. He noted that "even gave a date for the specialists and owners of the laboratory there to receive the information, technology and others, but apparently this idea has been discarded, and even surprised us."
He commented that the argument for changing the national strategy was "the Institute Malbrán increased 100 percent all the equipment for testing." Therefore, he added, now the results are obtained in about 72 hours.
Sanguesa reported that in recent days was "a high percentage of samples that are positive, it is expected a significant growth in the number of cases in the coming weeks and the onset of infection within the territory of Neuquen. Indicated that there is speculation that the pandemic is developed in Neuquén similarly to how it is spread in Buenos Aires.
Curtin pointed to the sharp variations in the number of positive cases in Neuquén and confirmed that "the province's decision is not going to hide absolutely no information on how many cases there is neither confirmed nor study." According to, sudden changes in the number of confirmed cases are due to the Institute Malbrán working with the samples according to their own priorities.
He also announced that contacts were made with the authorities of the Faculty of Medicine of the Comahue National University and the School of Nursing for students who wish to assist the guards in the containment of the people, "along with the professionals health.
Official
During the conference, the authorities gave the media a press release from the provincial government in relation to the pandemic of influenza type A H1N1:
In recent days confirmed cases amounted to eleven (11) of influenza type A H1N1. Of these, four (4) were children of school age.
Currently, nine completed treatment and two are on treatment. No cases are currently in placement or serious complications occurred.
A total of 60 samples from suspected cases are being diagnosed at the Institute Malbrán in the City of Buenos Aires.
Among the actions taken to date are:
1. Detection and treatment of cases and their contacts with relatives.
2. Recommendation for general prevention and hygiene of the population.
3. Vaccination of risk groups with vaccine, reaching a coverage of approximately 70%.
4. Measures to reduce the circulation of the virus, such as schools, kindergartens and indoors in general, where confirmed cases were detected.
5. Preparation and adequacy of the facilities of public and private health care for more patients breathing.
Influenza A: two pregnant women died and joined another case in the interior
Two already died from the virus in the provinces it is a Paraguayan woman, who also suffered from pneumonia, today reported the deaths of two other patients in the province of Buenos Aires
Amid concern over the worsening of the epidemic at national level, it was confirmed that in the past few hours, two women, both pregnant, were killed by influenza A in the towns of Luján and San Miguel, while joined by the second fatal case in the interior of the country.
The first victim, a young 22 years with 38 weeks of gestation, was a native of General Rodriguez, and had entered a private clinic in the town, according to informed sources lanacion.com bonaerense Ministry of Health, where he died yesterday with symptoms own virus influenza A. Despite the situation, the doctors managed to save the baby, who at this time remains stable.
The midday high official confirmed the second death. This is a 19-year-old, who died at the Hospital of San Miguel Larcade. However, sources in the municipality of Buenos Aires refused information.
"The girl died on Tuesday morning with flu symptoms. But the only way to know if he died from influenza A is awaiting the outcome of swabs sent to the Institute Malbrán. And that takes between 10 and 15 days. That is the only truth. No one else can confirm that the results are not yet, "said Mario Ruso, Undersecretary of Health in the Municipality of San Miguel
Meanwhile, the Institute Malbrán confirmed this afternoon that a Paraguayan woman, who died a few days because of pneumonia in the general Hospital in the province of Formosa, was infected with the virus of influenza A. In this case, amount to two deaths in the country.
Alert. The possibility of an emergency order is being considered by the Ministry of Health of the Nation, which is expected in the next few hours of a crisis committee meeting to discuss the health situation.
Although the measure would cover only the metropolitan area, from the Ministry of Health of the province of Buenos Aires said they are looking forward to the decision taken in the portfolio, although not ruled out making any determination on their own.
The government decree analyzes health emergency in the capital and suburbs next week, after the legislative elections, which would lead to drastic measures to contain the contagion, with the temporary closure of places of mass gathering, like schools, malls, cinemas and recitals.
The H1N1 influenza daily part of the ministry, reported last night of 97 new positive cases and four new deaths, one in Misiones, which already total 21 fatal cases (without considering the latter case in Lujan). However, some health authorities estimated yesterday that the fatal cases are already more than officially reported and there were reports of 15 other deaths in the last few hours after the virus A (H1N1).
Meanwhile, as reported officially reached 1391 cases across the country, although many experts argued that actual cases reported to markedly surpass.
Due to the increase of respiratory diseases on the health system is collapsing, and doctors began to complain to the Health Minister Graciela Ocana, the warning statement in the form of "immediate" because the situation "beyond the utilities' attention.
The Federation of Health Professionals in the Republic of Argentina (Fesprosa) yesterday sent a communique to the National health portfolio in which sought to declare the Health Emergency in the country, as well as participate in committee meetings of crisis, headed by the Chief of Cabinet Sergio Massa.
The union announced that the "no answer" by the national government and some provinces decided to regulate the action of force "to the July 31" so you do not complicate the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases.
Reinforcement. Some hospitals began to strengthen measures, including the case of Posadas Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in the province of Buenos Aires that concentrates a large number of internees from the flu. Through a press release, the hospital reported that it declared a state of emergency by the Institution that "all staff will be available to the agency needs to be addressed" after the epidemic of influenza A.
In addition, the Posadas created through Resolution No. 640/09 an Internal Crisis Committee itself, with the aim of ensuring compliance and monitoring of the actions that the hospital must develop to deal with the situation posed by an outbreak of Influenza A .
Meanwhile, health authorities in Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires have some alternatives to strengthen the system, including the use of military hospital in Campo de Mayo, the release of bed in the hospital's intensive care Malvinas Argentinas, the installation of sanitary units in campaign Buenos Aires and mobile primary care close to railway stations and Eleven Constitution.
lo anticipó el ministro de Salud bonaerense, Claudio Zin, en C5N .
This is anticipated the Minister of Health of Buenos Aires, Claudio Zin in C5N.
El funcionario destacó que esta herramienta permitirá agilizar los diagnósticos y en el caso de una respuesta positiva comenzar rápidamente con el tratamiento contra el virus. Además, relativizó la necesidad de declarar hoy la emergencia nacional
The official stressed that this tool will expedite the diagnosis and in the case of a positive response started quickly with treatment against the virus. Also downplayed the need to declare a national emergency today
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El ministro de Salud bonaerense, Claudio Zin, reveló hoy que a partir de la semana próxima llegará al país una partida de 1000 kits de prueba que permitirán conocer en 10 minutos si un paciente tiene gripe A.
Health Minister bonaerense, Claudio Zin, today announced that from next week will reach the country from 1000 test kits which will make in 10 minutes if a patient has influenza A.
El funcionario bonaerense destacó que esta herramienta permitirá agilizar los diagnósticos de aquellas personas que lleguen a los hospitales y en el caso de una respuesta positiva comenzar rápidamente con el tratamiento contra el virus H1N1.
Bonaerense The official stressed that this tool will expedite the diagnoses of those who reach the hospital and in the case of a positive response to treatment started quickly against the H1N1 virus.
Zin afirmó que este millar de tests -fabricados en Corea- se renovarán semanalmente y agregó: "No se compraron antes porque salió a la venta hace una semana".
Zin said this thousand-tests-produced in Korea will be renewed each week and added: "Do not buy before because they went on sale a week ago."
Al mismo tiempo, el ministro de Salud de la Provincia relativizó en Radio 10 la necesidad de declarar la emergencia nacional "para no asustar a la gente", al tiempo que recordó que "la gente está advertida y sabe que tiene que evitar los contactos con la gente afectada".
At the same time, Health Minister of the Province on Radio 10 downplayed the need to declare a national emergency "so as not to scare people," while recalling that "people are warned and know you have to avoid contact with people affected. "
"Declararlo emergencia nacional no significa que se cierren escuelas, shoppings o subtes. Lo que hace es permitirle al funcionario actuar mucho más rápido. Es una cuestión burocrática. Nos daría una respuesta mucho mas rápida a la gente", aclaró el funcionario.
"I declare a national emergency does not mean the closure of schools, malls or subway. What it does is allow the officer to act much faster. It is a bureaucratic issue. We would respond more quickly to the people," said the official.
"No es mucha gente 1500 personas en dos meses, hay una demanda doble del sistema, el 80% de las consultas son resfriados comunes", explicó Zin, para llevar tranquilidad a la sociedad.
"Not many people in 1500 two months, a double application of the system, 80% of queries are common colds," said Zin, to bring peace to society.
" La caracteristica particular del virus es que convierte a gente que por lo general no tiene factores de riesgo en personas que sí , por ejemplo mujeres embarazadas. Para las mujeres que esperan un hijo este es un virus con riesgo de vida. Y no sabemos por qué, nadie en el mundo lo sabe ", explicó el doctor.
"The special characteristic of the virus is turning people who usually do not have risk factors in people, eg pregnant women. For women who are expecting a child this is a life-threatening virus. And we know from what, no one in the world knows, "said the doctor.
Es por eso que en la provincia de Buenos Aires destinaron el Hospital Malvinas Argentinas para que se atiendan solamente casos de problemas respiratorios.
This is why in the province of Buenos Aires Hospital Malvinas Argentinas used to address only cases of respiratory problems.
" Nunca soñamos con disponer de un edificio para una sola patología ", pero la cantidad de casos lo requiere, sostuvo Zin.
"I never dreamed to have a building to a single disease, but the number of cases warrants it, said Zin.
Asimismo, explicó que " sólo el 42% de la gente está vacunada contra la gripe. Ni siquiera el personal de salud la usa, porque no lo quieren hacer, no porque falten los suministros".
He also explained that "only 42% of people are vaccinated against the flu. Even the health care uses, because you do not want to do, not because they lack the supplies."
En el mismo marco y ante la convocatoria de gente que mañana irá a votar, el ministro Zin recomendó "guardar una distancia razonable de dos metros para evitar enfermedades".
In the same context and the call for people who will vote tomorrow, the minister recommended Zin "keep a reasonable distance of two meters to avoid disease."
El funcionario aclaró que "el virus en el papel de las boletas dura cinco minutos, con mucha suerte", pero advirtió que "si toco la mesa, sí dura más tiempo".
The official explained that "the virus in the paper ballots takes five minutes, with much luck," but warned that "if I touch the table, it lasts longer."
En tal sentido recomendó tomar medidas individuales y "limpiar con lavandina un par de veces durante la elección el cuarto oscuro o las superficie de contacto".
In that respect individual and recommended measures to "clean lavandin with a couple of times during the election the darkroom or the contact surface."
Además, el titular de la cartera sanitaria bonaerense recomendó a los que están con un cuadro gripal o resfriados "usar el barbijo si salen a la calle, en un acto de responsabilidad social colectiva".
In addition, the head of the health bonaerense recommended for those with colds or flu box "if they use the chinstrap to the street, in an act of corporate social responsibility."
Amounted to 26 deaths from influenza in swine Argentina
10:08 P.M., June 26 2009
BUENOS AIRES, 26 Jun 2009 (AFP) - The epidemic of influenza A (H1N1) left other
five dead bringing the total to 26 died from the disease in Argentina,
reported Friday that the ministry of Health.
The health authority reported on its daily total of 1587 cases
positive, plus 967 in the process laboratory.
Of the total fatalities, 19 were living on the outskirts of Buenos Aires, six
in the capital and one in Misiones province (northeast).
Meanwhile, among people infected with the virus were reported in 1220
Buenos Aires and its suburbs, according to official data.
Of the 24 districts of Argentina, only three, Rioja and Catamarca (northwest) and
Santiago del Estero (north), did not reveal positive cases.
The first patient with the virus was detected last May 7.
Following the spread of influenza A, the Health Minister Graciela Ocana,
recommended to those who will vote on Sunday in elections
legislation, to keep at least one meter in rows that form
to enter the darkroom.
It further requested that the waiting is done in the open and airy, in a
day announced that low temperatures in the southern winter.
There are almost 4 times as many cases in neighboring Chile without the fatality rate. Is there a logical explanation for this? Is there a reason why Argentina would be more susceptible?
A woman died in Mar del Plata by influenza A and are already 27 fatal cases in the country
It is the first recorded victim in the town. Pending the outcome of 250 swabs in the Institute Malbrán, the government is studying the possibility of declaring the emergency health next week
The victim was confined for over a week at the Regional Hospital Interzonal marplatense.
The owner of Zona Sanitaria VIII, Gustavo Rodriguez, said that "the landscape in the river plate with respect to the Influenza A pandemic is compounded by the passage of days."
"On Guard Hospital Materno Infantil came to serve 700 kids a day in the Acute Hospital Interzonal created a crisis committee and provided a special clinic at the hospital guards," he said.
From the municipality of General Pueyrredón agreed to use the facilities of the GADA 601 to isolate those people with low incomes or living on the street, because the virus is reaching the poorest strata of society.
"Unfortunately most of the fatal cases were associated diseases," said Rodriguez.
For its part, Alejandro Ferro, secretary of health in the municipality of General Pueyrredón, said: "The dead woman was not healthy because it had some disease and had entered the base hospital for over a week."
"Studies conducted prior to the victim indicated that she was admitted for diffuse, disseminated infection, with a picture compatible with acute cepsis, which is a generalized infection," the health professional.
Ferro noted that "the majority of deaths are from diseases associated with", while added: "Today, in our city there are 27 confirmed cases of influenza A and 250 more awaiting the results of the swabs in the Institute Malbrán.
"Given the polls tomorrow, we are recommending to people through different media, that when you go to vote make the tail out in the open or distance between a person not less than a meter" he said.
"For the fiscal authorities and table, we recommend using chinstrap with permanent hand washing or using alcohol gel," he added.
The River Plate is declared as a zone of risk, since it is an area with high virus spread by its own characteristics, "Ferro explained and appealed" not to panic. "
Health emergency
Health Minister bonaerense, Claudio Zin, said today that any statement of health emergency by the influenza A does not automatically mean the restriction to public spaces and activities.
The official described the measure as "a framework to make quick decisions," while implying that out "everything is closed."
Zin revealed that the declaration of health emergency will be evaluated next week by the national government, while the 26 are already dead and 1,600 people affected by the pandemic, according to the Ministry of Health of the Nation delivered yesterday the evolution of enfermerdad in the country.
To the minister, "we must not exaggerate" the health situation, although it denied its seriousness. The official denied that the state emergebncia health involves the closure of schools, shopping centers or subway, "and that instead, a decree of that nature, would allow officials to act quickly, because there is" a framework ".
Zin said that medical services and health "are prepared to control and to respond" to the peak of cases that could occur in the next 15 days.
Medical Emergency in Buenos AiresRaises Pandemic Concerns
Recombinomics Commentary 23:43
June 27, 2009
Some hospitals began to strengthen measures, including the case of Posadas Hospital, one of the largest hospitals in the province of Buenos Aires that concentrates a large number of internees from the flu. Through a press release, the hospital reported that it declared a state of emergency by the Institution that "all staff will be available to the agency needs to be addressed" after the epidemic of influenza A.
In addition, the Posadas created through Resolution No. 640/09 an Internal Crisis Committee itself, with the aim of ensuring compliance and monitoring of the actions that the hospital must develop to deal with the situation posed by an outbreak of Influenza A .
Meanwhile, health authorities in Buenos Aires and Buenos Aires have some alternatives to strengthen the system, including the use of military hospital in Campo de Mayo, the release of bed in the hospital's intensive care Malvinas Argentinas, the installation of sanitary units in campaign Buenos Aires and mobile primary care close to railway stations and Eleven Constitution.
The above translation describes the declaration of a medical emergency in Buenos Aires. The Buenos Aires Ministry of Health website lists 15 confirmed fatalities, 180 confirmed cases, and 559 suspect cases as of Friday (see Buenos Aires map), but media reports suggest the actual number of cases is higher. Recent reports out of Argentina also described the rapid decline of relative young patients (15-50), with descriptions similar to those used to describe dying patients in 1918. In addition, there has been an outbreak of H1N1 at a pig farm northwest of Buenos Aires (see map).
The sudden jump in cases and fatalities are cause for concern. In the country the number of confirmed fatal cases rose to 27, but there are reports of 15 more fatalities that are suspect. There have also been reports of travelers from Argentina testing positive at airport checks in multiple countries. These travelers should provide multiple samples for sequencing studies to determine if there have been changes in the virus.
Recently PB2 E627K was reported in a traveler from the United States. However, the sequence suggested the change was acquired in China. Although the E627K was present in the original samples and confirmed in the initial clone, and subsequent sub-clone had reverted back to the wild type sequence, raising concerns that some key changes may not be stable under certain culture conditions, and important changes could be lost especially if the virus is cultured in chicken eggs, which could select against important changes associated with adaptation to human hosts.
Therefore, analysis by multiple labs of these sequences would be useful. The flu season is just beginning in the southern hemisphere, providing a favorable environment for rapid adaptive changes. The movement of a swine H1N1 into a human host parallels the 1918 pandemic, which also was associated with mild infections in the later spring, followed by a much more virulent and lethal H1N1 in the fall.
The rapid developments in Buenos Aires bear close scrutiny and active sequence analysis as H1N1 increases its gene pool transmitting through human hosts. Many countries worldwide, including those in the southern hemisphere are experiencing explosive growth, and the developments in Buenos Aires may signal a new wave of Pandemic H1N1.
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"The next major advancement in the health of American people will be determined by what the individual is willing to do for himself"-- John Knowles, Former President of the Rockefeller Foundation
Buenos Aires, June 28 (EFE) Health officials in Argentina said Saturday the government may declare a state of emergency as the influenza A(H1N1) virus, also called swine flu, is spreading alarmingly in the country.
Till date, 26 people have died and more than 1,500 people have been infected by the deadly virus in the country.
“The emergency does not mean we’re closing everything down. The emergency is a frame of reference for having medicines ready for direct purchase and mobilising health personnel,” Health Minister Claudio Zin said.
A national emergency may be declared next week, the minister said.
Health organisations said the number of swine flu cases is higher than the official figure in the country and hospitals have been unable to deal with the situation.
On Friday, 99 new cases have been tested positive for swine flu, raising the total to 1,587.
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