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21/05/2009 - 18h48
Ministry of Health confirmed one more case of swine flu in Brazil, are now 9
From UOL News
In Sao Paulo
According to the Secretary of Health of S?o Paulo, where is the patient, it is a man of 39 years, who was in New York between days 13 and 19 May and presented the first symptoms on the day of landing in Brazil .
He was met yesterday (20) at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. He remains in isolation at home and going well. Today, four other patients are suspected in five other state and are monitored.
The cases were registered in the states of Rio de Janeiro (3), S?o Paulo (3), Minas Gerais (1), Rio Grande do Sul (1) and Santa Catarina (1). Eight of them were discharged.
In all cases, according to the ministry, are being made finding and monitoring of all persons who have close contact with these patients.
The Health Ministry reiterates that there is no evidence of person to person transmission of the virus since, until now, were detected only two cases of indigenous transmission (within the national territory). The two cases are in Rio de Janeiro.
Until now, are 14 suspected cases of the disease in Brazil, and 14 people are being monitored in five states. The ministry has dismissed 288 possibilities of contamination. Yesterday, 13 were discarded by laboratory tests with negative results.
Source: http://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/2009/05/21/ult7403u69.jhtm
Ministry of Health confirmed one more case of swine flu in Brazil, are now 9
From UOL News
In Sao Paulo
According to the Secretary of Health of S?o Paulo, where is the patient, it is a man of 39 years, who was in New York between days 13 and 19 May and presented the first symptoms on the day of landing in Brazil .
He was met yesterday (20) at the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein. He remains in isolation at home and going well. Today, four other patients are suspected in five other state and are monitored.
The cases were registered in the states of Rio de Janeiro (3), S?o Paulo (3), Minas Gerais (1), Rio Grande do Sul (1) and Santa Catarina (1). Eight of them were discharged.
In all cases, according to the ministry, are being made finding and monitoring of all persons who have close contact with these patients.
The Health Ministry reiterates that there is no evidence of person to person transmission of the virus since, until now, were detected only two cases of indigenous transmission (within the national territory). The two cases are in Rio de Janeiro.
Until now, are 14 suspected cases of the disease in Brazil, and 14 people are being monitored in five states. The ministry has dismissed 288 possibilities of contamination. Yesterday, 13 were discarded by laboratory tests with negative results.
Source: http://noticias.uol.com.br/cotidiano/2009/05/21/ult7403u69.jhtm