Re: Suspect deaths in Uruguay
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Influenza A: new suspect death in the region promote vaccine
Mercosur. Presidents to manufacture drugs without paying patent
Paysand? In a new suspected death from influenza A. The advisers of the OPS in the new virus extended its mission in Uruguay and the Mercosur Summit issued a joint statement on measures to prevent pandemic.
Health authorities are awaiting the results of the analysis to a person who died yesterday in Paysand? to confirm or exclude that this is the first case of death from the virus in AH1N1 department sanducero.
Regarding the epidemiology of the Departmental Directorate of Health, Olga Rodriguez, El Pa?s reported that tests were conducted under the surveillance is done for all tables respiratory infections entering the CTI. He also announced that the primary results are positive for influenza A, but will have to wait until Monday on whether the type H1N1.
This is a man of 30 years, municipal officials, who joined CTI in the evening of Wednesday, after a flu-like illness treated at home. The table quickly evolved to an acute respiratory infection, which caused his death in 36 hours.
Meanwhile, in Black River another city official who contracted influenza A was referred yesterday afternoon at the CTI in the city of Mercedes. This is a man of 39 years, working in the reception building of the municipality of Black River.
About a month ago, was part of a problem in the gallbladder, it recovered well and returned to work. In recent days was affected by pneumonia and gave a positive test for influenza H1N1.
The man consulted days ago and was being treated with antibiotics at home, "reported El Pais on Gerardo Valiero, director of the hospital in Fray Bentos. To complicate the state of health, doctors decided to transfer him to guard the CTI CAMS sanatorium in Mercedes.
Visit. To all this, from the Ministry of Health (MOH) reported that the delegation of the Organization of Pa-namericana Health Organization (PAHO), which arrived in the country on Monday to assess the contingency plan Uruguayan decided to extend its mission by, at least a couple more days.
The experts from PAHO, and Otavio Oliva Ivette Valcarcel, yesterday they planned to give a press conference to describe aspects of their evaluation on the performance of the MSP in the subject and report on the progress of the pandemic at international and regional levels.
However, the conference was suspended and it was argued that the experts will stay longer in the country and next week will make the "return" to the health authorities.
PAHO advisers visited the central laboratory, where samples are analyzed virus-reviewed reported that the Ministry has reported on the progress of the pandemic and met with the technical team of experts that advises influenza A.
The health authorities have stressed their commitment to international standards in the management of preventive actions to mitigate the virus.
Mercosur. MERCOSUR and associated countries claimed yesterday that they can use all the swine flu drugs without paying patent, if the evolution of the pandemic makes it necessary, according to a statement issued after their summit meeting in Asuncion.
"Where required, should activate the mechanisms related to the flexibilities provided for by the Agreements on Trade and Intellectual Property (TRIPS)," said the paper, participated in drafting the Ministers of Health of Nations block.
The presidents of the Mercosur member countries yesterday expressed their "concern about the delicate state of health of the region, reflecting the growing spread of new virus."
In a statement issued yesterday at the close of the Mercosur Summit, the Heads of State indicated that the pandemic is "a great challenge for health systems of countries in the region" and stressed the need to deal with this type pool emergencies.
Among the highlights of the joint statement included the decision to promote regional coordination in all instances related to innovation, technology transfer and capacity, to facilitate the production of vaccines, antivirals and other anti-virus A (H1N1 ), ensuring access to them.
Cruzan buy Tamiflu
The Zero Hora newspaper in Brazil reported yesterday that a significant number of people from Rio Grande do Sul to cross the border daily to Uruguay to buy Tamiflu, the medicine in the country is sold without restrictions, while in the neighboring country is only provided to patients who present a severe. The owner of a pharmacy in Artigas, told the Brazilian newspaper that sold about 40 boxes of Tamiflu to Brazil last week,
Rio Grande do Sul is the Brazilian state most affected by influenza A.
WHO warned of the rapid expansion and feared H1N1 virus mutation
A virus (H1N1) continues to spread rapidly, and only four months after being found in Mexico has reached almost every corner of the planet, said yesterday Friday the World Health Organization (WHO).
"If the virus is spread to 160 of the 193 WHO member countries, we are approaching 100%," he told the press Gregory Hartl, WHO spokesman.
"With respect to the dead, I think we are now about 800," he added. The latest data from the WHO on Tuesday stood at "over 700" the number of deaths.
The spokesman for the WHO estimated at "several hundred thousand" the number of people contaminated, noting that "the more cases there are, there will be more deaths," but could not provide any mortality. "We have neither the numerator nor denominator" to make this calculation, he said. "Several questions remain unanswered," said.
The new virus A (H1N1) was first detected in late March in Mexico, and WHO declared the state of the pandemic passed June 11.
WHO experts still fear a mutation of the virus into a form more dangerous: "We know that there may be changes and be prepared for it," said Hartl. "At the moment, we have not noticed any change in behavior of the virus. What you see is a geographic expansion," he added.
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