11th & 12th fatality reported in Ecuador

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Source: http://www.confirmado.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7533&Itemid=38

Rising to 12 deaths in the influenza-A country
18:08:: Friday, July 24, 2009

The number of cases infected with the influenza virus AH1N1 in the country amounts to 469, although the actual number might be different, said John Cuenca, deputy director of health.

A few moments it was confirmed a new death. This is a man of 37 years native of the province of Azuay, which will join the 12 who died of the virus.

When, in the town of Guayaquil, there are 4 people hospitalized in intensive care.

The patients are in clinical asylee Kennedy, the Infectious Diseases Hospital and the Ycaza Francisco Bustamante, said the provincial health director, Eduardo Verdesoto.

Until this morning, the number of registered deaths totaled eleven, when a man died in Guayaquil for 75 years of age.

When the provinces are more victims and Guayas Chimborazo with 3 deaths, Azuay and Pichincha, with two each, and while Loja Tungurahua province reported by a victim, respectively.

Health authorities stress that the patients presenting symptoms of moderate and severe respiratory failure were evaluated by a treatment, whereas patients who have flu symptoms will be provided treatment Tamiflu (Oseltamivir), not wait until then confirmatory testing laboratory.

 

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Re: 11th$12th fatality reported in Ecuador

Re: 11th$12th fatality reported in Ecuador

Source: http://www.confirmado.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7512&Itemid=38

11 human deaths from influenza in the country

In Ecuador the number of people killed by the pandemic virus - H1N1 reached 11, as confirmed to The Universe John Cuenca, director general of Health (e).

The new deaths occurred in Guayaquil. This is a man of 75 years. The province with the most victims is Chimborazo 3. Azuay, Guayas and Pichincha have a pair each. While Loja Tungurahua and reported a victim.

The man of 75 years suffered a myocardial infarction after seven days of being interned in the Infectious Diseases Hospital., Said the director of Health Guayas, Eduardo Verdesoto.

Meanwhile, the Cavalry Group No. 36 Yaguachi in Imbabura Ibarra, was quarantined after it was confirmed that an instructor of this military unit is the carrier of the first confirmed case of the A-H1N1 virus in the province.

 

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Re: 11th & 12th fatality reported in Ecuador

Source: http://www.elcomercio.com/noticiaEC.asp?id_noticia=293415&id_seccion=8

Translation:

Another death in the Basin AH1N1
So far there are already 12 deaths and 455 positive cases. In the direction of Esmeraldas alcohol dispensers were placed for all staff.

Flu AH1N1 no truce. The Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday the third died in Cuenca. In this case, the number of deaths at national level rises to 12.

The man, aged 33, who died last Friday morning was taken to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of Hospital Vicente Corral Moscoso.

There is no restriction
Health authorities in Esmeraldas clarified that
There are no restrictions on mass events.
During the 13 days of celebration for the independence celebrations in the province of Esmeraldas, the instruments will be developed normally.
The Mayor of Esmeraldas, Ernesto Estupinan, committed to promote, through the media, prevention measures.
The Municipality of Quito also suggested that all persons having any symptoms of flu will not go to mass concentrations.
The objective of this suggestion is to prevent any risk of contagion due to massive
AH1N1 of influenza.
According to the Director of Health of Azuay, Julio Molina, this patient was treated on an outpatient basis before June 1st and that day he was at Clinica Santa Cecilia. Molina says that 10 of this month was reported on the conditions of the patient and began treatment with Tamiflu.

The next day was worse and was taken to Hospital Vicente Corral. This decision was taken because it was determined that home health was not a private room, intensive care for treatment, said the Director of Health. "It was forced to return to the regional hospital."

At the last house of health was to determine whether the sample was AH1N1 and the positive result was obtained on the 17th of this month.

According to Molina, requested a report to the Clinic Santa Cecilia on the case. This document will be discussed tomorrow with the report submitted by the Metropolitan Hospital where he died the first woman in the Azuay AH1N1 virus. This formed a medical commission. Molina added that all nursing homes are required to notify immediately of any suspect case. "A key deal in the first 72 hours."

Throughout the country there are at least 455 confirmed cases of the disease. Only in Azuay, there are 14 positive patients and nine Esmeraldas. According to epidemiological reports, only two people carrying the virus in Esmeraldas to others, who are already out of danger. While the rest suffered from the illness because of contact with citizens from other provinces.

In any case, the doctor said, control measures and epidemiological fences have been successful so far, to prevent the disease affects more people. Just a citizen was in the isolation room of the Hospital for Delfina Torres Concha.

This house of health, next to the Naval Hospital and Clinic of IESS are the three health institutions that have isolation rooms in Esmeraldas, for people who have given positive dreaded virus. The other hospitals and clinics in the capital esmeralde?a and eight cantons have the provision of monitoring.

In the case of identifying people affected, a sample is taken from the mucosa and home insulation is recommended. This, while the Institute of Infectious Diseases Izquieta Perez, Guayaquil, conducts examinations to determine whether they carry the virus.

Positive results will be entered into one of the areas of insulation, which has a total capacity of 24 beds. At the time, in Esmeraldas is 1 400 doses of Tamiflu, the medicine recommended for people suffering with the flu.