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Was a doubling of visits for respiratory diseases
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - Posted in Printed Edition
While waiting for a second peak in the number of children affected by respiratory diseases, Paediatric Hospital "Avelino Castel?n" Resistance during the last week was twice as consultations, due to the low temperatures that are held in the provincial capital for several days.
All cases were for respiratory diseases, although almost no cases of influenza A (H1N1).
"The number of consultations, as a result of the cold wave polar-doubled. We went from 220 to about 500, said to Dr. Juan Mario NORTH Jacobacci, co-medical director responsible for directing the children's hospital.
When it comes to numbers, he stressed that so far this winter season only one percent of cases seen corresponded to patients affected by influenza A (H1N1). "We do daily monitoring of the disease and its evolution through the Centre of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health of the province," said the doctor, while highlighted the positive results of the intense preventive campaign conducted across the country: "He had a favorable impact on the numbers and the situation this year was very different from the previous year, "he said.
Although the flu was not a problem this year, Jacobacci confirmed that the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) which causes bronchiolitis caused a 58-percent more of hospitalization in children under six months and affected 93 percent of children under served a year in the hospital. "We were able to contain all the requirements to apply as many resources and items available in the hospital," said co-director.
Finally, he announced that is in the process a second peak of respiratory diseases due to the persistence of low temperatures. "This year, the cycle was modified a bit, because it started in late May and early June. Now we are entering what would be a second peak in the number of cases of respiratory illnesses, "he said finally.
Only 18 cases
in the country
The Ministry of Health's Office reported that only 18 cases of influenza A (H1N1) were reported so far this year in Argentina, which represented a significant decrease in relation to what happened in 2009 when the disease was known .
According to a report released by the national health portfolio, is "a downward trend in cases of Influenza A 'in the country. The document states that "during the year 2010 the reporting of cases by epidemiological week of influenza-like illness so far presented an expected behavior in respect of the last three years." Within this group of diseases called respiratory infections, are also bronchiolitis and pneumonia, which also had a strong showing last year among seasonal viruses.
Cases of influenza A, according to information released by the health portfolio, nine were in children under 5 years, eight in the age group between 5 and 64 years and one aged 65 years. The most frequently identified virus to the current week is the respiratory syncytial (RSV), detected in 87% of patients seen with symptoms of influenza-like illness (ETI).
For its part, the least was the H1N1 found in only 0.17% of cases. These 18 infections 'isolated', explained from the portfolio, spread across the city of Buenos Aires and the provinces of Buenos Aires, San Juan, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero and Entre Rios.
http://www.diarionorte.com/noticia.php?numero=51950
Was a doubling of visits for respiratory diseases
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - Posted in Printed Edition
While waiting for a second peak in the number of children affected by respiratory diseases, Paediatric Hospital "Avelino Castel?n" Resistance during the last week was twice as consultations, due to the low temperatures that are held in the provincial capital for several days.
All cases were for respiratory diseases, although almost no cases of influenza A (H1N1).
"The number of consultations, as a result of the cold wave polar-doubled. We went from 220 to about 500, said to Dr. Juan Mario NORTH Jacobacci, co-medical director responsible for directing the children's hospital.
When it comes to numbers, he stressed that so far this winter season only one percent of cases seen corresponded to patients affected by influenza A (H1N1). "We do daily monitoring of the disease and its evolution through the Centre of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health of the province," said the doctor, while highlighted the positive results of the intense preventive campaign conducted across the country: "He had a favorable impact on the numbers and the situation this year was very different from the previous year, "he said.
Although the flu was not a problem this year, Jacobacci confirmed that the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) which causes bronchiolitis caused a 58-percent more of hospitalization in children under six months and affected 93 percent of children under served a year in the hospital. "We were able to contain all the requirements to apply as many resources and items available in the hospital," said co-director.
Finally, he announced that is in the process a second peak of respiratory diseases due to the persistence of low temperatures. "This year, the cycle was modified a bit, because it started in late May and early June. Now we are entering what would be a second peak in the number of cases of respiratory illnesses, "he said finally.
Only 18 cases
in the country
The Ministry of Health's Office reported that only 18 cases of influenza A (H1N1) were reported so far this year in Argentina, which represented a significant decrease in relation to what happened in 2009 when the disease was known .
According to a report released by the national health portfolio, is "a downward trend in cases of Influenza A 'in the country. The document states that "during the year 2010 the reporting of cases by epidemiological week of influenza-like illness so far presented an expected behavior in respect of the last three years." Within this group of diseases called respiratory infections, are also bronchiolitis and pneumonia, which also had a strong showing last year among seasonal viruses.
Cases of influenza A, according to information released by the health portfolio, nine were in children under 5 years, eight in the age group between 5 and 64 years and one aged 65 years. The most frequently identified virus to the current week is the respiratory syncytial (RSV), detected in 87% of patients seen with symptoms of influenza-like illness (ETI).
For its part, the least was the H1N1 found in only 0.17% of cases. These 18 infections 'isolated', explained from the portfolio, spread across the city of Buenos Aires and the provinces of Buenos Aires, San Juan, Santa Cruz, Santiago del Estero and Entre Rios.
http://www.diarionorte.com/noticia.php?numero=51950