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Health is investigating whether a child of 9 years died from H1N1 influenza
"Little died of pneumonia in a private hospital. They performed an autopsy at Bloom Hospital
Yamileth CACERES / S. JOMA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009
Public health authorities are investigating whether the influenza virus A H1N1 caused the death of a child of nine years yesterday in a private hospital in San Salvador. The patient, whose name is unknown, died in the morning as a result of pneumonia.
One of the particularly close to the case reported that there is a "strong suspicion that died for H1N1." The trial performed in the hospital was positive for influenza A, why it was classified as a probable case of infection by the new flu.
In the afternoon, a team of doctors from the Benjamin Bloom Hospital performed the autopsy of the patient. This type of evidence is almost mandatory in a situation like the present that the country is in a national emergency by the influenza epidemic.
Eduardo Espinoza, Deputy Minister of Industry Policy, confirmed last night the case and added that the patient had "an inadequate immune, with few white blood cells."
Circulating in the country three strains of flu A H1N1, and two kinds of stationary. Espinoza expected to be ready today for the laboratory tests to identify the pathogen that caused the death. But the official did not rule out a reconfirmation is required at the CDC in Atlanta, United States.
Confirmed the presence of virus in the results of the autopsy would be the first death in El Salvador by this virus. In the region, three more nations-Guatemala (2), Honduras (1) and Costa Rica (2) - recorded deaths.
In the report, 56 the World Health Organization (WHO) had 77.332 cases confirmed H1N1 virus in 121 countries on five continents. In addition, 332 people have died because of this since the start of the outbreak for almost two months in Federal District of Mexico.
El Salvador recorded 276 confirmed cases, 23 more than in the previous report. According to Public Health, many of those infected are young students from private schools. In fact, the concentration of schools, according to authorities, had been the main focus of infection. This was one of the reasons, besides the increase in consultations for influenza and pneumonia, which led to Health, in coordination with the Ministry of Education to suspend classes for a period of 12 days in the departments of San Salvador and La Libertad . Students returning to classes next July 8.
The extent of the closure includes teaching and administrative sector. However, at least a dozen schools had staff on the premises, as expressed yesterday by Bartolom? Gil, departmental director of San Salvador. "They are mostly universities and some schools," he said.
They insist on not moving and self query if the fever is greater than 38 degrees centigrade.
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"Little died of pneumonia in a private hospital. They performed an autopsy at Bloom Hospital
Yamileth CACERES / S. JOMA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2009
Public health authorities are investigating whether the influenza virus A H1N1 caused the death of a child of nine years yesterday in a private hospital in San Salvador. The patient, whose name is unknown, died in the morning as a result of pneumonia.
One of the particularly close to the case reported that there is a "strong suspicion that died for H1N1." The trial performed in the hospital was positive for influenza A, why it was classified as a probable case of infection by the new flu.
In the afternoon, a team of doctors from the Benjamin Bloom Hospital performed the autopsy of the patient. This type of evidence is almost mandatory in a situation like the present that the country is in a national emergency by the influenza epidemic.
Eduardo Espinoza, Deputy Minister of Industry Policy, confirmed last night the case and added that the patient had "an inadequate immune, with few white blood cells."
Circulating in the country three strains of flu A H1N1, and two kinds of stationary. Espinoza expected to be ready today for the laboratory tests to identify the pathogen that caused the death. But the official did not rule out a reconfirmation is required at the CDC in Atlanta, United States.
Confirmed the presence of virus in the results of the autopsy would be the first death in El Salvador by this virus. In the region, three more nations-Guatemala (2), Honduras (1) and Costa Rica (2) - recorded deaths.
In the report, 56 the World Health Organization (WHO) had 77.332 cases confirmed H1N1 virus in 121 countries on five continents. In addition, 332 people have died because of this since the start of the outbreak for almost two months in Federal District of Mexico.
El Salvador recorded 276 confirmed cases, 23 more than in the previous report. According to Public Health, many of those infected are young students from private schools. In fact, the concentration of schools, according to authorities, had been the main focus of infection. This was one of the reasons, besides the increase in consultations for influenza and pneumonia, which led to Health, in coordination with the Ministry of Education to suspend classes for a period of 12 days in the departments of San Salvador and La Libertad . Students returning to classes next July 8.
The extent of the closure includes teaching and administrative sector. However, at least a dozen schools had staff on the premises, as expressed yesterday by Bartolom? Gil, departmental director of San Salvador. "They are mostly universities and some schools," he said.
They insist on not moving and self query if the fever is greater than 38 degrees centigrade.
http://www.elsalvador.com/mwedh/nota/nota_completa.asp?idCat=6364&idArt=3785097
