Gert van der Hoek
In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
Two other deaths rise to 32 new deaths from the flu
Health recorded seven deaths from the virus in the last week and accounted for less than 2,000 cases over the previous
A man of 79 who died Wednesday night in Badajoz and a woman of 21 who died in Barcelona are the latest casualties of the new flu in Spain. With these, as are 32 of the deaths in the country, according to the note issued today by the Ministry of Health.
A case of influenza A false triggers psychosis and half empty public school in
Health has given a summary of the situation. Although his attempts to avoid the daily trickle of cases have been unsuccessful because communities are unable or have failed to wait for it to give centralized data, the figures show that, at present, the epidemic is in a transition phase. In the last week there have been seven deaths from complications aggravated by the H1N1 (mostly pneumonia).
The data obtained from newly infected network of sentinel doctors put the incidence at 42 cases per 100,000 (last week were 51.75). That means an estimated 17,000 people have already been infected by the virus (about 2,000 less than last week).
The disease pattern is stable: the mortality rate is at 0.018% of those affected, the same as in recent weeks. Also the vast majority of those infected (over 95%) had only mild or not even been aware that had the virus.
Quietness
The website of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, which is a week late, also includes this tranquility. Although the infection rate is four times the expected at this time has not yet exceeded the threshold called basal (the minimum at which the flu is epidemic). The Carlos III points out that most of those affected are between 15 and 44, and there is a division by almost 50% of men and women.
Pending the relevant approving vaccines in Europe and around the world, America has assured that if they have them before, will give up a part for countries that are facing a very serious situation. Of course that will be when they also have the vaccines, what is expected for late October and in Europe (ahead in the permissions do not imply the provision of the drug, because the bottleneck is in the productive capacity of laboratories).
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/soci...va/gripe/elpepusocsal/20090917elpepusoc_8/Tes
Health recorded seven deaths from the virus in the last week and accounted for less than 2,000 cases over the previous
A man of 79 who died Wednesday night in Badajoz and a woman of 21 who died in Barcelona are the latest casualties of the new flu in Spain. With these, as are 32 of the deaths in the country, according to the note issued today by the Ministry of Health.
A case of influenza A false triggers psychosis and half empty public school in
Health has given a summary of the situation. Although his attempts to avoid the daily trickle of cases have been unsuccessful because communities are unable or have failed to wait for it to give centralized data, the figures show that, at present, the epidemic is in a transition phase. In the last week there have been seven deaths from complications aggravated by the H1N1 (mostly pneumonia).
The data obtained from newly infected network of sentinel doctors put the incidence at 42 cases per 100,000 (last week were 51.75). That means an estimated 17,000 people have already been infected by the virus (about 2,000 less than last week).
The disease pattern is stable: the mortality rate is at 0.018% of those affected, the same as in recent weeks. Also the vast majority of those infected (over 95%) had only mild or not even been aware that had the virus.
Quietness
The website of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, which is a week late, also includes this tranquility. Although the infection rate is four times the expected at this time has not yet exceeded the threshold called basal (the minimum at which the flu is epidemic). The Carlos III points out that most of those affected are between 15 and 44, and there is a division by almost 50% of men and women.
Pending the relevant approving vaccines in Europe and around the world, America has assured that if they have them before, will give up a part for countries that are facing a very serious situation. Of course that will be when they also have the vaccines, what is expected for late October and in Europe (ahead in the permissions do not imply the provision of the drug, because the bottleneck is in the productive capacity of laboratories).
http://www.elpais.com/articulo/soci...va/gripe/elpepusocsal/20090917elpepusoc_8/Tes