Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
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Influenza A Aragon left more than 45,000 infected and 13 deaths in the last year
C. Fontenla. ZARAGOZA 09/05/2010 at 04:00. The incidence was similar to that of the worst season of seasonal virus, that of 2004-2005. However, their mortality has been reduced because the peak arrived earlier and young people affected.
On April 26, 2009 the alarm was raised. Health announced eight possible cases of influenza-affected in Spain, one in Teruel. A year later, the H1N1 virus has left behind a trail of more than 45,000 infected Aragon, of whom 13 have died. A high incidence much less than expected at first, but with a similar rate to the worst seasonal influenza has been Aragon, of the 2004-2005 season.
The epidemiological bulletins are practically finished the season (they are detected, one or two cases a few weeks), and experts take stock of one of the pathologies that media has had more prominence in recent years. Is it too much alarmed?, Should we have taken these steps?, Are bought an excessive amount of vaccines? The Director General of Public Health, Francisco Javier Falo, it is clear: "I would do the same thing and be back to talk about the same doses of vaccines. He bought the same proportion as for the seasonal flu," Falo said. Currently, the Department prepares balance sheet, which will be released within a couple of weeks in the courts.
In Aragon, have left more than 200,000 doses, as only 55,000 were used. Each will cost about 7 euros (collectively, approximately 1.7 million euros). It was the Ministry of Health which acquired all of the doses for all of Spain, about 13 million. According to this newspaper has learned, only two million have been used and the remaining eleven, four were sent to the Pan American Health Association and seven will stay on the reservation.
Falo explained that although the incidence curve was similar to H1N1 seasonal from 2004 to 2005, there are two circumstances that have made the lethality has been ten times lower. The virus peak was earlier, when temperatures were very low, so were reduced complications and mortality. The second important caveat: "The greatest impact occurred in youth, mainly in children under 14 years, which is a healthy population. There were two weeks in November in which absenteeism in schools was high, but did not more," said Director of Public Health.
Indeed, the fact that it was much the population of infected young people made the symptoms were milder and many of them not to go to health centers. "So certainly have been more than 45,000 who have passed the flu, but have had such mild symptoms that were neither recorded by sentinel physicians," he said. In contrast, the virus has been differentiated more virulently attacked the obese, but experts insist that these people usually have added other conditions that make your condition worse.
Criticism from some sectors
While Public Health defends its action on influenza A, there are voices for and against the government's action and the media during this crisis. In fact, Aragon Medical Society of Family and Community (Samfyc) believes that this flu has been "media."
"The doctors we learned more by the media that the consultations" aimed from Samfyc. He also criticized the "enormous expense and hours of work invested organizing what could be and was not." However, the practical value Samfyc organization of the health system and the response of "common sense came from our community."
Critics also have been expressed from some political groups. Is considering asking the United Left political responsibility for the "mismanagement" of this crisis, believing that there was a social alarm "unnecessary." It has also requested data on the costs of this campaign.
http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deta...n_mas_000_contagiados_muertos_ultimo_ano.html
Influenza A Aragon left more than 45,000 infected and 13 deaths in the last year
C. Fontenla. ZARAGOZA 09/05/2010 at 04:00. The incidence was similar to that of the worst season of seasonal virus, that of 2004-2005. However, their mortality has been reduced because the peak arrived earlier and young people affected.
On April 26, 2009 the alarm was raised. Health announced eight possible cases of influenza-affected in Spain, one in Teruel. A year later, the H1N1 virus has left behind a trail of more than 45,000 infected Aragon, of whom 13 have died. A high incidence much less than expected at first, but with a similar rate to the worst seasonal influenza has been Aragon, of the 2004-2005 season.
The epidemiological bulletins are practically finished the season (they are detected, one or two cases a few weeks), and experts take stock of one of the pathologies that media has had more prominence in recent years. Is it too much alarmed?, Should we have taken these steps?, Are bought an excessive amount of vaccines? The Director General of Public Health, Francisco Javier Falo, it is clear: "I would do the same thing and be back to talk about the same doses of vaccines. He bought the same proportion as for the seasonal flu," Falo said. Currently, the Department prepares balance sheet, which will be released within a couple of weeks in the courts.
In Aragon, have left more than 200,000 doses, as only 55,000 were used. Each will cost about 7 euros (collectively, approximately 1.7 million euros). It was the Ministry of Health which acquired all of the doses for all of Spain, about 13 million. According to this newspaper has learned, only two million have been used and the remaining eleven, four were sent to the Pan American Health Association and seven will stay on the reservation.
Falo explained that although the incidence curve was similar to H1N1 seasonal from 2004 to 2005, there are two circumstances that have made the lethality has been ten times lower. The virus peak was earlier, when temperatures were very low, so were reduced complications and mortality. The second important caveat: "The greatest impact occurred in youth, mainly in children under 14 years, which is a healthy population. There were two weeks in November in which absenteeism in schools was high, but did not more," said Director of Public Health.
Indeed, the fact that it was much the population of infected young people made the symptoms were milder and many of them not to go to health centers. "So certainly have been more than 45,000 who have passed the flu, but have had such mild symptoms that were neither recorded by sentinel physicians," he said. In contrast, the virus has been differentiated more virulently attacked the obese, but experts insist that these people usually have added other conditions that make your condition worse.
Criticism from some sectors
While Public Health defends its action on influenza A, there are voices for and against the government's action and the media during this crisis. In fact, Aragon Medical Society of Family and Community (Samfyc) believes that this flu has been "media."
"The doctors we learned more by the media that the consultations" aimed from Samfyc. He also criticized the "enormous expense and hours of work invested organizing what could be and was not." However, the practical value Samfyc organization of the health system and the response of "common sense came from our community."
Critics also have been expressed from some political groups. Is considering asking the United Left political responsibility for the "mismanagement" of this crisis, believing that there was a social alarm "unnecessary." It has also requested data on the costs of this campaign.
http://www.heraldo.es/noticias/deta...n_mas_000_contagiados_muertos_ultimo_ano.html