At least 36 deaths as of 24 Sept in Spain

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Weekly situation report pandemic influenza A (H1N1)

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Following the strategy agreed by the plenary of the Inter-Territorial Council of the National Health System, and from information submitted by the Network System Sentinel Physician Influenza Surveillance in Spain, the estimated rate of clinical influenza in primary care in the week of 13 to 19 September was of 52.35 cases per 100,000 population, so the situation remains stable.

This allowed a calculation that Spain may have arisen in the week above 23,393 cases of clinical influenza. Of the cases analyzed, 100% are positive for the new influenza virus A (H1N1).

Almost all cases present with a mild and respond to conventional treatments.

As of 24 September have caused 36 deaths related to influenza A (H1N1).

The fatality rate from week 27 (from reporting from the surveillance system for Medical Sentinel) is 0.21 deaths per thousand suffering from influenza A (H1N1).

* Since 31 August 2009, date of the last plenary of the Inter-Territorial Council National Health System, and according to the same agreement, information about those killed by influenza A (H1N1) will communicate weekly each Thursday on the Web Ministry of Health within the general status report.

Source: Ministry of Health Spain
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Re: At least 36 deaths as of 24 Sept in Spain

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Amounting to 36 deaths by influenza A (H1N1) in Spain
Thursday, September 24th, 2009

September 24, 2009, 13:45 Madrid, Sep 24 (Prensa Latina) The number of deaths from influenza A (H1N1) in Spain this week rose to 36, during which time there were 23 thousand 393 virus infections, reported today Ministry of Health.

Based on the information submitted by the Network of Sentinel Physician Surveillance System Influenza, said the health portfolio in the last seven days were over six thousand 159 cases, compared with the previous week.

The case fatality rate remains at 0.21 deaths per thousand affected, said the party.

According to data from the sentinel network, all patients with clinical influenza detected in the analyzed period were positive for the new influenza virus A (H1N1).

However, almost all of those infected present with a mild and respond to conventional treatments, said the source.

Spanish Minister of Health, Trinidad Jimenez, said Thursday that vaccination against the deadly disease could begin in early November.

She clarified the staff that no country can advance the date of immunization, because it depends primarily on the European Medicines Agency and then the European Union.

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