Department of Health investigates suspected H1N1 death in DF

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The office of the Secretary of Health of the Federal District investigates whether the cause of death of a taxi driver for 43 years, this Wednesday (29), was the avian influenza virus H1N1, which causes Influenza A. THE award that will indicate the reason for the death comes out in 15 days.

In accordance with the advice of the folder, the man had flu-like symptoms. He sought care in the North Wing Regional Hospital (Hran) and then followed to the Hospital in Taguatinga, where he died. immunization and treatment the Secretary of health has received this month from the Ministry of health 102 boxes of Tamiflu, used to treat influenza. The medicine is offered free of charge in public health and is recommended to members of groups that have condition or risk factor, such as children younger than 2 years, pregnant women, workers who have recently given birth, indigenous, elderly, and obese patients. approximately 342 thousand people, 75.5% of the target audience of the Federal District, were immunized in the national campaign of vaccination against influenza in DF, between April 15 and may 10. The goal was to protect 450 thousand. The DF received 500 thousand doses of vaccine that protects the patient from three variations of viruses, including H1N1 influenza, a.




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Re: Department of Health investigates suspected H1N1 death in DF

Health discards H1N1 death

The Government does not raise the possibility that the taxi driver had swine flu, but denies that the death occurred as a result of the disease. According to the report of the Regional Hospital of Taguatinga, the man suffered a widespread infection by bacteria the health Secretariat of the Federal District ruled out that the taxi driver Jose Valnez Martins de M, 43 years, has died as a result of H1N1. However, the Court did not deny that he was with the disease, since the examination notes the contamination will only be ready in the next 30 days. A report from the Regional Hospital of Taguatinga (HRT), last unit of internal health patients, indicates that he suffered a widespread infection by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, which committed mainly the lungs. According to the GDF, the bacterium does not infected the taxi driver because of a weakening immune system caused by swine flu. Heard by mail, the infection specialist Jos? David Urbaez agreed with the prognosis. Undersecretary of health assistance of the Secretariat, Roberto Bittencourt, the collective information in Regional Hospital North Wing (Hran). Banerjee was accompanied by the Director of the unit, Valdir Nunes, and the Director of HRT, Fl?vio Augusto Rodrigues. This year, the hospital units of DF accompanied 88 suspected H1N1 influenza, but dismissed all. In 2012, 31 people contracted the disease and died. 'Any Time we suspect H1N1. There is no reason for concern with H1N1. We are monitoring all suspected cases and we don't have any confirmation. Vacinamos 85% of the population. And the taxi drivers, in particular, were vaccinated because of the Confederations Cup, 'said Banerjee.



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