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Launch global alert for resurgence of pertussis
Millennium
27-May-2011
Mexico may be the victim of a new epidemic
Dominican Republic. After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC for short) launched an epidemiological alert for a resurgence of pertussis bacteria (pertussis) to the extent that the state of California 9,740 cases reported of less than six months, infectious acknowledged that in Mexico there is an imminent threat to unleash a new epidemic and the worst is that the health system lacks of efficient detection and diagnosis.
Therefore, the Latin American Society of Infectious Diseases, the Pan American Health and Education reached a consensus during the Latin American Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2011, to present evidence to the Pan American Health Organization on the resurgence of the bacteria of cough pertussis and the importance of changing immunization schedules for children and adolescents re-immunized mothers, because the infections can reach more than 18 million people affected.
Tina Tan, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and director of the International Clinic of Person Adopted Children `s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, said that since April 2010, the CDC reported an unusual increase of people with whooping cough bacteria and , after examining the relevant analysis, found that they were facing a major epidemic since 1958 and that the Hispanic community was the most affected in terms of mortality, 9 deaths.
Tan, Professor of Pediatrics at Frinberg Medical School, said the epidemic in 2010 caused more than 9,740 infections of the disease, characterized by fever and excessive coughing, vomiting, the extent of causing a collapsed lung, brain bleeding, loss ear, when in 1954 the highest figure fluctuated 6,613.
Therefore, considered that Tan in an interview after Mexico suffered H1N1 pandemic, you may now faces another problem as the epidemic of whooping cough.
"It is possible that an epidemic breaks out in Mexico, but the problem is that in some parts of the country there are no good surveillance systems and monitoring. And although people are sick, there is no way to detect and document all cases, "after explaining that whooping cough is spreading rapidly among the same family, community, and children under six months in which the bacterium is mortal.
However, the General Directorate of Epidemiology of the National Epidemiological Surveillance System reported only in 2009, 579 cases of whooping cough and 2,375 likely, 65% being affected children under 1 year, 16% from 1 to 9 years, 9% from 10 to 19 years and 10% from 20 to 29 years. And is that Mexico, especially the border, share a floating population.
"We know that some field workers, who came to Southern California to work contributed to the spread of the epidemic. But that, I clarify, does not explain all the cases registered in the state of California, and also infected state's native people who have never crossed into Mexico, the epidemic was all over the state. "
And while he acknowledged, U.S. health authorities and the border of Mexico agreed to begin a campaign of vaccination reinforcement among the migrant population, and California will work Americans who reside in the Mexican territory, the reality is that necessary for the Secretariat Health and other countries to improve their payment systems, recording, and reporting to understand the scope of the epidemic sharing, considering, in particular, between 35 and 40% are Hispanic.
Mexican authorities, in concordance with Jos? Brea del Castillo, president of the Latin American Society of Infectious Diseases, are currently in the studio to expand vaccination for adolescents against pertussis, with the evidence that the first immunization in infancy and lost effectiveness and, therefore, have become agents that transmit the infection to children.
In fact, he said, of $ 2.20 to 8 years invested in each child 12 months of age, currently spends $ 220. And surely with this new scheme, the authorities will devote greater resources, including, will join the Latin America without Pertussis strategy based on awareness among doctors that adults can return to have pertussis and threatening the rest of the family .. OPS PERTUSSIS ALERT
In the Latin American Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2011, the Latin American Society of Infectious Diseases and the Pan American Health and Education wound to the consensus scientific evidence presented to the Pan American Health Organization on the resurgence of whooping cough bacteria and the importance to modify the vaccination to immunize children and adolescents, mothers, because the infections have occurred in an unusual way.
Jos? Brea del Castillo, who was appointed president of the Latin American Society of Infectious Diseases, said that in the past two years, the World Health Organization reported 30 million cases and around 300 000 deaths of infants, an amount that estimate is up five times higher due to lack of proper notification and diagnosis.
And in Latin America have found 18 million cases and 195 000 deaths annually, placing it in the fifth cause of death, being a highly contagious bacterial disease fatal.
Roberto Debbag, pediatrician, infectious disease specialist and medical director for Latin America, Sanofi-Pasteur, said the strain of bacteria is passed from mothers and newborns to adolescents who, vomiting, pneumonia, convulsions, whooping cough worsened until death
And while he said, many of these mothers and adolescents were mostly vaccinated in their own countries, the reality is that it is envisaged that with the passage of time is lost immunity. "Young people and adults experience the disease with cough, but in the case of infants, although in many countries receive as part of its scheme that vaccination is the reality is that last six months of immunization achieved before that period is fatal. "
Related Tags: alert , global , whooping cough , revival , mexico , victim , epidemic
Spanish to English transalation
Launch global alert for resurgence of pertussis
Millennium
27-May-2011
Mexico may be the victim of a new epidemic
Dominican Republic. After the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC for short) launched an epidemiological alert for a resurgence of pertussis bacteria (pertussis) to the extent that the state of California 9,740 cases reported of less than six months, infectious acknowledged that in Mexico there is an imminent threat to unleash a new epidemic and the worst is that the health system lacks of efficient detection and diagnosis.
Therefore, the Latin American Society of Infectious Diseases, the Pan American Health and Education reached a consensus during the Latin American Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2011, to present evidence to the Pan American Health Organization on the resurgence of the bacteria of cough pertussis and the importance of changing immunization schedules for children and adolescents re-immunized mothers, because the infections can reach more than 18 million people affected.
Tina Tan, a pediatric infectious disease specialist and director of the International Clinic of Person Adopted Children `s Memorial Hospital in Chicago, said that since April 2010, the CDC reported an unusual increase of people with whooping cough bacteria and , after examining the relevant analysis, found that they were facing a major epidemic since 1958 and that the Hispanic community was the most affected in terms of mortality, 9 deaths.
Tan, Professor of Pediatrics at Frinberg Medical School, said the epidemic in 2010 caused more than 9,740 infections of the disease, characterized by fever and excessive coughing, vomiting, the extent of causing a collapsed lung, brain bleeding, loss ear, when in 1954 the highest figure fluctuated 6,613.
Therefore, considered that Tan in an interview after Mexico suffered H1N1 pandemic, you may now faces another problem as the epidemic of whooping cough.
"It is possible that an epidemic breaks out in Mexico, but the problem is that in some parts of the country there are no good surveillance systems and monitoring. And although people are sick, there is no way to detect and document all cases, "after explaining that whooping cough is spreading rapidly among the same family, community, and children under six months in which the bacterium is mortal.
However, the General Directorate of Epidemiology of the National Epidemiological Surveillance System reported only in 2009, 579 cases of whooping cough and 2,375 likely, 65% being affected children under 1 year, 16% from 1 to 9 years, 9% from 10 to 19 years and 10% from 20 to 29 years. And is that Mexico, especially the border, share a floating population.
"We know that some field workers, who came to Southern California to work contributed to the spread of the epidemic. But that, I clarify, does not explain all the cases registered in the state of California, and also infected state's native people who have never crossed into Mexico, the epidemic was all over the state. "
And while he acknowledged, U.S. health authorities and the border of Mexico agreed to begin a campaign of vaccination reinforcement among the migrant population, and California will work Americans who reside in the Mexican territory, the reality is that necessary for the Secretariat Health and other countries to improve their payment systems, recording, and reporting to understand the scope of the epidemic sharing, considering, in particular, between 35 and 40% are Hispanic.
Mexican authorities, in concordance with Jos? Brea del Castillo, president of the Latin American Society of Infectious Diseases, are currently in the studio to expand vaccination for adolescents against pertussis, with the evidence that the first immunization in infancy and lost effectiveness and, therefore, have become agents that transmit the infection to children.
In fact, he said, of $ 2.20 to 8 years invested in each child 12 months of age, currently spends $ 220. And surely with this new scheme, the authorities will devote greater resources, including, will join the Latin America without Pertussis strategy based on awareness among doctors that adults can return to have pertussis and threatening the rest of the family .. OPS PERTUSSIS ALERT
In the Latin American Congress of Pediatric Infectious Diseases 2011, the Latin American Society of Infectious Diseases and the Pan American Health and Education wound to the consensus scientific evidence presented to the Pan American Health Organization on the resurgence of whooping cough bacteria and the importance to modify the vaccination to immunize children and adolescents, mothers, because the infections have occurred in an unusual way.
Jos? Brea del Castillo, who was appointed president of the Latin American Society of Infectious Diseases, said that in the past two years, the World Health Organization reported 30 million cases and around 300 000 deaths of infants, an amount that estimate is up five times higher due to lack of proper notification and diagnosis.
And in Latin America have found 18 million cases and 195 000 deaths annually, placing it in the fifth cause of death, being a highly contagious bacterial disease fatal.
Roberto Debbag, pediatrician, infectious disease specialist and medical director for Latin America, Sanofi-Pasteur, said the strain of bacteria is passed from mothers and newborns to adolescents who, vomiting, pneumonia, convulsions, whooping cough worsened until death
And while he said, many of these mothers and adolescents were mostly vaccinated in their own countries, the reality is that it is envisaged that with the passage of time is lost immunity. "Young people and adults experience the disease with cough, but in the case of infants, although in many countries receive as part of its scheme that vaccination is the reality is that last six months of immunization achieved before that period is fatal. "
Related Tags: alert , global , whooping cough , revival , mexico , victim , epidemic