Uruguay: Fatalities climb to 25

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Source: http://www.infobae.com/contenidos/461360-101275-0-Aumentan-los-muertos-Brasil-la-gripe-A

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Increase the dead in Brazil and Uruguay for influenza A

Brazilian authorities have confirmed four deaths in the state of Rio Grande do Sul, which borders with Argentina, which joined the 15 victims for the virus. Uruguay raised the number to 20
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The Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul confirmed four new deaths from influenza A, and rose to fifteen the total fatalities from the disease in this country, official sources reported.

Of the fifteen deaths in Brazil by influenza A, eleven have been registered in Rio Grande do Sul, a state which has extensive trade with Argentina, a country that already is second in the world in number of deaths from the disease.

According to the Regional Health Secretariat of Rio Grande do Sul, two new cases were confirmed in Uruguaiana, a city on the border with Argentina, one in Santa Maria and a final in Sao Borja.

The victim in Sao Borja was a trucker for 29 years who was in Argentina and who died on July 6 last. Uruguaiana were those of a woman of 36 years eight months pregnant, died on July 16 and a girl of 5 years, and Santa Maria a locksmith for 40 years who died on July 17.

The last official assessment on the number of cases, released on Thursday of last week, including 1175 confirmed cases of influenza A and other 4000 suspects.

Uruguay confirmed death related to a new influenza virus AH1N1. This is a couple of 29 years, with obesity, who died in the sanatorium CTI Catholic Circle early this morning, according to Radio Carve.

The victim worked as a security guard and was interned for some 12 days in hospital in Montevideo.

With this new death leads to 20 people who died and who had found the H1N1 virus.


Venezuela, the first victim
Venezuela confirmed the first death from H1N1 influenza, which has infected 281 people in the country.

Health Minister Jes?s Mantilla, said Saturday night that a girl of 11 months was the first fatal victim in the country for a pandemic that has spread rapidly throughout the world.

He said that the girl had a diagnosis of acute diarrhea, moderate dehydration, colds and common sensory disorder.

The official said that of the total infected in the nation, 236 people are already recovered, while 45 are still sick.


Source: Reuters and EFE

 

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From the above post, "He said that the girl had a diagnosis of acute diarrhea, moderate dehydration, colds and common sensory disorder."

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Source: http://www.chetumail.com/?c=149&a=6377

Influenza AH1N1 also affects the digestive system


Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:59:00

The type of human influenza A/H1N1 not only affects the respiratory, digestive, but also warned yesterday the Ministry of Health (SSE), which calls on doctors to consider all people who arrive with breathing problems or severe gastrointestinal infections suspected influenza.

The SSE called on doctors, both public and private, to be outstanding and to be updated about the symptoms it causes the disease. He emphasized that the data are available to everyone via the Internet, radio and newspapers.

Epidemiologists explained that through the analysis of several virus carriers who showed no respiratory table, but a gastroenteral, realized that the disease is multifaceted and can occur in anyone with high temperature.

In this way, patients with fever and manifestations gastroenterales (although it is more difficult to diagnose) may be infected by influenza.

"You have to think that any person with influenza may have fever, do not underestimate the disease, not to give medical treatment to the light, nor think that a bad stomach is just that, as it can be immersed influenza virus type A , "the secretary of health, Vivas Alvaro Quijano.

He stressed that they are aware of a patient with influenza, which was attended by several doctors who did not give a proper diagnosis and that is now serious.

"We have seen cases, fortunately, have not died, in which the patient is merely symptomatic, and had influenza, are now serious," he said.

 

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Source: http://www.180.com.uy/articulo/Veinte-fallecidos-y-32-brotes-de-gripe-H1N1

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Twenty died and 32 outbreaks of H1N1 influenza

According to a report submitted Monday by the Ministry of Public Health, so far killed 20 people with influenza H1N1 was confirmed 32 outbreaks (of which 17 are in educational institutions) and four more are under study. Globally, influenza that has caused over 700 deaths.

Until Monday, there were 163 people infected with the virus present in the country. In total, 342 have been counted internments of the disease since arriving in Uruguay. The departments with the largest number of patients in intermediate care for this cause, are Montevideo (87), Maldonado (14) and Canelones (20). However, most deaths occurred in Florida (which accumulates a total of nine) and Cologne (three).

Of the 163 inmates, 39 were under five years and 28 have between 46 and 65 years. Despite this, the 20 deaths, 10 were in the last age band, and only two were between zero and 15 years.

In Rocha, Salto, Flores, Florida, Maldonado and Black River, has been a death in Artigas two, three and Cologne in Montevideo nine.

To analyze the evolution of the pandemic both internationally and regionally, two medical officers of the Pan American Health Organization on influenza A H1N1, and Otavio Oliva Ivette Valcarcel, will arrive in Uruguay in the coming days and will meet with authorities local health.

In the world, influenza A H1N1 has killed over 700 people, "as announced on Tuesday a spokesman for the World Health Organization (WHO). The last balance sheet published on July 6 on the website of the World Health Organization, noted that 429 people had died in this influenza.

"This virus is spreading in the world at a speed 'unparalleled' compared to other epidemics," the WHO said on Friday, reported AFP.

According to the report of the MSP, in our country, "the influenza virus A H1N1, has moved from seasonal influenza," because 80% of cases that occur correspond to the first.

For that reason, it continues to provide courses on the disease and care must be taken in primary and secondary schools, with the collaboration of advanced students of the Faculty of Medicine. In this regard, the ministry's recommendations remain unchanged: to avoid, as far as possible, attend a lot of public places poorly ventilated, taking care of the cold, wash hands regularly (either with soap or alcohol gel).
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Source: http://www.soitu.es/soitu/2009/07/23/info/1248307549_381881.html

The Government of Uruguay confirmed that the obese are at risk before the influenza A

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Updated 23-07-2009 02:05 CET

Montevideo .- The Ministry of Public Health of Uruguay (MSP) confirmed today that people who suffer from obesity are at risk before the new strain of influenza A, which already accounts for 80 percent of cases of influenza in the country.
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The latest official figures indicate that 80 percent of flu cases in Uruguay was a result of the new virus AH1N1. Reuters / File

According to ministry sources, the disease is well suited to the obese, told Efe the president of the association organized Gordos Uruguay, Luis Cherry, who today attended a meeting with authorities to address the issue.

Cherry told the officials the "fear and concern", implying that more than half of the victims for influenza A in Uruguay were obese.

According to Cherry, health authorities admitted that although he now subsided cases of influenza A infection in the country to rise again in September and that, therefore, from now on "working together" to address the incidence of the disease in people with overweight.

The latest official figures indicate that 80 percent of cases in Uruguay flu is due to new virus AH1N1, and 20 is the number of victims in the country so far.

Also, the president of the MSP Gordos organized in order to demand that the government is carrying out awareness campaigns, cheap and healthy food subsidies of bariatric surgery to prevent obesity.

The meeting came after claims that Cherry did in requesting that the Government put an "equal emphasis to combat obesity in the fight against tobacco," and the passage of a law recognized as "chronic."

 

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When it was 19 total...

Source: http://www.larepublica.com.uy/comunidad/372996-relacionan-a-la-gripe-a-con-los-pacientes-obesos

Another death. Fourth fatal case in the department of Cologne
Related to influenza A in obese patients
It's official: 19 dead across the country.

Gabriel Monteagudo | COLOGNE
Risk. Concerned about the linkage of severe cases of influenza A with obesity.
Risk. Concerned about the linkage of severe cases of influenza A with obesity.

A woman of 39 years, mother of three young children, originally from Caramel, died yesterday in the CTI of the local mutuals, after entering the local hospital after drag a picture of pneumonia for four days.

This was confirmed to the Republic for the local hospital director, Dr. Ramiro Cerruti, who explained that the only condition was that the woman was inside at the time of a morbid obesity.

"In the United States is already calling this disease, the disease of obese patients," he said.

He referred to an article this week in The New York Times published a study on the hospital's medical team of Michigan raised a link between obesity and the possibility of dying from influenza A.

"10 patients in a hospital in Michigan were so ill that should be connected to mechanical ventilators. Three died. Nine of the 10 were obese, seven of them were severely obese, including two of the three who died."

The study suggests that severe complications may be associated with virus infection in very obese patients.

The yesterday was the fourth recorded death in the department of Cologne as a direct result of the H1N1 virus, after the death of a laborer from a rural part of New Helvetia, a pregnant woman from San Jose and an obese man from Durazno . All were diagnosed with a severe bilateral pneumonia.

In Caramel, with 16 thousand inhabitants, are in the last month some 1,500 cases of influenza of which 80% were influenza A, said the doctor. Every day, health services, hospital, clinic and emergency mobile, serving between 60 and 100 patients with symptoms of flu.


Official figures

The report issued yesterday by the Ministry of Public Health recognized the figure of 19 dead, four more than the previous report.

If the indicators are broken down is observed that the deceased under the age of 5 years are 2, 5 to 15 are not recorded data. 16 to 35 years are 4, 36 to 55 years were 7 and 56 to 65 years were killed 6 and older data is not recorded.

Patients accrued since the beginning of the pandemic 70 are under 25 years, between 26 and 55 years are 46 and older are 12.

Without the MSP data registers 4, totaling 132 cases in total.

"The age group most affected are children under 20 years and where they behave like an epidemic of mild to moderate" the authorities insist.

The MSP reiterates that the flu virus to move from seasonal flu by 80%. Although the evolution of the patients was similar to seasonal influenza. Doctors insist on the rational use of oseltamivir (Tamiflu), while stating that the medication must be given to cases and contacts of cases showing symptoms of influenza, and having chronic diseases: diabetes, heart disease, obstructive respiratory disease associated to smoking, obesity and any other condition that determines a pattern of immunosuppression. Are also indicated for pregnant women at any time of pregnancy.

Other data collected in the latest report reveals that "the Division of Epidemiology has studied the number of hospital discharges and deaths (respiratory CIE10) and verifies that the data from 2009 correspond to the expected cases."

This confirms that "the situation of a pandemic in our country is to affect a similar number of patients in previous years."

The MSP said that all health institutions, public and private, must submit by the prescription osiltamivir to all its members. In case there are problems it is recommended to call the population 0800 - 4444 for the MSP to take on this.

The MSP understands that there is a good response from the healthcare system to the high demand for beds for influenza.



When the total was 13:

Source: http://www.ultimasnoticias.com.uy/hemeroteca/140709/prints/act12.html
July 14, 2009
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amounting to 13 killed by the influenza upon arrival in the country in May
Influenza A: relocate staff vulnerable of Health

While deaths from influenza A total 13, the MSP recommended the relocation of health personnel in chronic diseases and pregnant women working in the emergency door to prevent contagion.

Security. Health staff will be protected by new provisions ..
The director general of Health, Jorge Basso told Ultimas Noticias that decided the transfer of persons with risk factors working in the emergency care centers to prevent infection by influenza A. These include diabetes, hypertension and pregnancy. These will be relocated to other facilities where they remain less exposed to the virus H1N1.

Several medical centers have already been outbreaks of influenza A, admitted this morning the chairman of hospital infections, Homero Bagnulo, who said in turn that is not a new phenomenon, as usually happens with seasonal flu and is difficult to determine if purchased within the institution or outside it.

At a meeting of the Committee on Infections Intrahospitalarias which took place yesterday at the Ministry of Public Health (MSP), we examined the level of absenteeism due to increased cases of flu. Although not all the mutualists showed the number of certificates varies between 8% and 20%, which is above the average of the time.

As in the Administration of State Health Services (ASSE) is noticing the lack of staff, although this factor does not bind to the assistance, said the director of Ultimas Noticias Asse, Félix González.

For its part, the integral of the Infection, Silvia stated that war is expected to increase further the level of absenteeism within the institutions for the expansion of the H1N1 flu.

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The number of deaths from influenza A in the country amounts to 13. Yesterday it was confirmed that the death of a baby of two months in the mutual Gremca was due to H1N1 virus, his twin brother is also placed for the same reason.

As the director of Cologne Department of Health, Jorge Motta, said it confirmed the deaths of two people for influenza A. One is a couple of 21 years living in the countryside and had no prior illness.

Also, the management department of health today expected to result from a test that will determine whether the man had hantavirus, which could have influenced her death.

In addition a woman died in Cologne in the 22 years that he had to interrupt the pregnancy for their condition because of the severity of H1N1 virus. His son, meanwhile, is placed in the mutual impasse and evolve positively.

Moreover, today the Central Laboratory could confirm another death of a man of 36 years in that department who presented a bilateral pneumonia. The patient was obese and a smoker.

In turn, a San Jose man who was interned in the CTI of a local mutual bilateral pneumonia and died with an estimated influenza A. In the department there are four more suspected cases.

At the meeting of the Committee on Infections also addressed the lack of inpatient beds facing both public and private institutions. In that sense Asse ordered to be suspended from today, all coordinated interventions in the country to reduce the average occupancy rate of hospitals.

The members, meanwhile, can devise their own strategies to reduce the institutions. However, from the Ministry of Public Health indicated that one solution would be to convert the bed medical surgical beds, canceling and coordinated operations.

In turn, in some hospitals in the country such as San Jose and Paysandú determination was made to cancel the visits to the hospital to prevent the spread of H1N1 virus.

 

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Source: http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=104831&Itemid=1

Uruguay, the fifth Latin American country with most deaths caused by A (H1N1)

Wednesday, 29 July 2009

July 29 2009, 06:49 Montevideo, July 29 (PL) Influenza A (H1N1) killed his twenty-fourth fatality in Uruguay, which is the fifth country in Latin America with more deaths from the dreaded influenza.

The last deceased was a woman of 39 years in the Department of Tacuaremb? (about 360 kilometers north of Montevideo) who had a history of severe lung and overweight as a co-morbidity.

With this death, Uruguay was confirmed as the fifth country with the most deaths from influenza A (H1N1) in Latin America, the region where until now there are more fatalities from the disease.

Argentina recorded 165 deaths (as many in the world after the deaths of 263 United States), Mexico (138), Chile (79), Brazil (50), Uruguay (24) and Peru (23) as a today published the Montevideo daily El Pais.

According to a study by an Uruguayan legislator, the small South American nation with a population of about 3.4 million, has seven times more deaths proportionately for that reason that United States, two more than Argentina and Mexico more than five .

The day before, the government approved a decree by the health institutions, public and private, to postpone non-urgent surgical procedures for a period of 90 days to "promote the medical use of bed to attend properly to cause respiratory diseases."

Official figures indicate that those infected by the virus A (H1N1) now represent 90 percent of influenza cases in Uruguay.

ocs / ASG

 

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Source: http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=105945&Itemid=1

Amount to 25 Uruguayans died from influenza A (H1N1)
Saturday, 01 August 2009

01 August 2009 18:54 Montevideo, Aug 1 (PL) Influenza A (H1N1) killed his twenty-fifth fatality in Uruguay, which was confirmed as one of the Latin American nations with more deaths from the dreaded flu .

The latest death was a man of 53 years in the city of San Jose (about 95 miles northwest of Montevideo) to several weeks suffering from pneumonia and presumably acquired the virus by having an epidemiologic link to infected people in Argentina.

With this death Uruguay ratified the fifth country with the most deaths from influenza A (H1N1) in Latin America, the region where until now there are more fatalities from the disease.

According to a report to Parliament, the small South American nation with a population of about 3.4 million, has seven times more deaths proportionately for that reason that United States, two more than Argentina and five more than Mexico.

According to official figures, those infected by the virus A (H1N1) represent 99 percent of influenza cases in Uruguay.

rc / ASG

 

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Source: http://www.elpais.com.uy/090810/ultmo-434898/ultimomomento/estudian-posibles-muertes-por-gripe-a

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Studying possible deaths from influenza A

Tacuaremb? | Jose Esteves

Two new deaths from severe respiratory failures occurred in the last hours in Tacuaremb?. This is a man of 95 years of age who died in the Hospital Regional Tacuaremb? and a nurse from a private mutual in San Gregorio de Polanco.

The Department of Health director, Nelson Ferreira confirmed to The Country that both individuals were consulted by serious breathing problems, is not excluded that further deaths from the flu AH1N1.

"So far we have no confirmation that it was the flu because AH1N1 not yet reached the official results from Public Health," said Nelson Ferreira El Pa?s.
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"Do not be alarmed, as are cases occur each year in the time that we are seasonal," said the director.
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