Argentina - Two nurses die of flu-like illness, several others hospitalized, unconfirmed reports of additional linked fatalities - hospital closed in Carmen de Areco - seasonal flu H3N2 and Legionella both confirmed

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Alert hospital in Carmen de Areco
Most services are suspended. Evaluate a hospital infection. Resulted in 6 patients.

LA PLATA. MATCHES - 01.31.13
A mysterious infectious disease affected 10 workers and a patient at a hospital in Carmen de Areco. A week after the detection of the first case, remains unknown origin and now in this hospital emergency care only, rays and lab area. The rest of the service is suspended.

Everything happened in the hospital Our Lady of Mount Carmel, north of the city of Buenos Aires. The patients had symptoms similar to those of influenza A , although laboratory analyzes ruled that virus. We also evaluated the possibility of nosocomial infection, but they are not the results of laboratory tests and sent to the Institute Malbr?n Parchment. Therefore, it is uncertain origin of the disease. According to the Ministry of Health of the province, six patients were referred to the Hospital of La Plata Rossi. Two of them-nurses of 38 and 49, are in intensive care with respiratory problems. Reportedly, a man of 34 years and three women of 38, 40 and 59 - are stable in the hospital "Nuestra Se?ora de Areco". Last night was assessed sending affected seventh to La Plata. Meanwhile, an official report that four patients were discharged.

The appearance of the condition caused alarm among medical and paramedical staff of the clinic and from ATE demanded a meeting with Health Minister Alexander Collie, to arrange prevention measures. "There is much concern among workers and the community of Areco, but officials agreed to send the supplies and materials needed. We are on alert, "said coach Miguel Angel Zubieta, the Union of Public Health, after meeting with officials from the health district of the province. "A week ago began to register respiratory conditions that have not been checked and it is not known whether it is a virus or bacteria," said Vanina Rodriguez of ATE.

The first manifestations occurred last Wednesday in four nurses. Presented high fever, chills, vomiting and stomach pains. Also a patient was discharged two days again with the same symptoms. As Areco health center is almost closed for general services, the Ministry of Health sent a mobile hospital that serves the needs of the population, said in La Plata.

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Thursday January 31, 2013 | 13:53
Close a hospital in Carmen de Areco by the appearance of an unknown virus
At least 11 people are affected by an infectious disease that has symptoms similar to those of influenza A, although that possibility is, two patients are serious


The Carmen de Areco hospital that closed.
Mystery and alert at a hospital in Carmen de Areco. An infectious disease affecting at least 11 people in a week, not knowing the origin of the virus. The place is closed and only emergency responders, those patients requiring hospitalization are referred to facilities in the region.

Although analyzes ruled out the disease, the first symptoms were similar to influenza A, all related to hospital Nuestra Señora del Carmen. He suggested that it is a nosocomial infection but not yet the results of the analysis.

Among the patients presenting symptoms are high fever, headache, muscle pain, headache and abdominal pain.

Luis Crovetto, director of preventive medicine provincial Ministry of Health of the province, confirmed that 15 people made inquiries of which 11 became patients. Six remain hospitalized in a hospital in La Plata, two of them in critical condition and prognosis. Three in a clinic with parchment and two outpatient treatment.




"The first two patients are two intensive care nurses who are critically ill, hospitalized in intensive care with serious and prognosis. This was an outbreak closed," Crovetto in dialogue with the Red .

"So far no new cases detected. Everyone was inside the lot when the situation arose," extended the official confirmed that the origin is still unknown virus.

"The hospital is closed to the minimum, the guard for emergencies, and are referred to regional hospitals if someone requires hospitalization," he said Crovetto.

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Alerta en el hospital de Carmen de Areco


La mayor?a de los servicios se suspendieron. Eval?an una infecci?n intrahospitalaria. Derivaron a 6 pacientes.

LA PLATA. CORRESPONSAL - 31/01/13


Una misteriosa enfermedad infecciosa afect? a 10 trabajadores y a un paciente de un hospital de Carmen de Areco.

A una semana de la detecci?n del primer caso, a?n no se conoce el origen y ahora en ese centro asistencial s?lo se atienden emergencias, rayos y el ?rea de laboratorio. El resto de los servicios est? suspendido.

Todo ocurri? en el hospital Nuestra Se?ora del Carmen, de esa ciudad del norte bonaerense. Los enfermos presentaron s?ntomas similares a los de la Gripe A, aunque los an?lisis realizados en laboratorio descartaron ese virus.

Tambi?n se evalu? la posibilidad de una infecci?n intrahospitalaria, pero todav?a no est?n los resultados de las pruebas de laboratorio enviadas a Pergamino y al Instituto Malbr?n.

Por lo tanto, a?n se desconoce el origen de la enfermedad. Seg?n inform? el ministerio de Salud de la provincia, seis pacientes fueron derivados al Hospital Rossi de La Plata. Dos de ellos ?enfermeras de 38 y 49 a?os- est?n en terapia intensiva con afecciones respiratorias. Seg?n se inform?, un hombre de 34 a?os y tres mujeres -de 38, 40 y 59- permanecen estables internados en el hospital ?Nuestra Se?ora de Areco?.

Anoche se evaluaba el env?o de un s?ptimo afectado hasta La Plata.

En tanto, se inform? oficialmente que cuatro pacientes fueron dados de alta.

La aparici?n de la afecci?n provoc? alarma entre el personal m?dico y param?dico del centro sanitario y desde ATE reclamaron una reuni?n con el ministro de Salud, Alejandro Collia, para acordar medidas de prevenci?n.

?Hay mucha preocupaci?n entre los trabajadores y la comunidad de Areco, pero las autoridades se comprometieron a enviar los insumos y el material necesario. Estamos en alerta?, dijo el dirigente Miguel Angel Zubieta, del Sindicato de Salud P?blica, despu?s del encuentro con funcionarios del ?rea sanitaria de la provincia.

?Hace una semana comenzaron a registrarse afecciones respiratorias que no han sido controladas y tampoco se sabe si se trata de un virus o una bacteria?, dijo Vanina Rodr?guez de ATE.

Las primeras manifestaciones se registraron el mi?rcoles pasado en cuatro enfermeros. Presentaron fiebre alta, resfr?o, v?mitos y dolores estomacales. Tambi?n un paciente que fue dado de alta volvi? a los dos d?as con los mismos s?ntomas. Como el centro sanitario de Areco est? casi cerrado para los servicios generales, el ministerio de Salud envi? un hospital m?vil que atiende las necesidades de la poblaci?n, dijeron en La Plata.


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Re: Argentina - At least 15 people sick with flu like illness - hospital closed in Carmen de Areco

Here's three good guesses:

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Carmen de Areco concern for the appearance of a strange virus

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Share on facebookShare on emailShare on twitterShare on printMore Sharing Services0Un strange virus affected 11 people in Carmen de Areco and health authorities decided to close the hospital Nuestra Se?ora del Carmen to isolate cases.The hospital Our Lady of Mount Carmel in that city remains closed after 11 cases of detection of an infectious disease of unknown origin. Epidemiologists say that it was an outbreak closed and analyze the agent that caused it.

A strange virus affected 11 people in Carmen de Areco and health authorities decided to close the hospital Nuestra Se?ora del Carmen to isolate cases and prevent the virus from spreading unknown.

The Ministry of Health of the Province reported that six patients are referred from Carmen de Areco Rodolfo Rossi provincial hospital of La Plata and in the next few hours, could lead to a seventh hit.

At the Institute Malbr?n meanwhile, seeks to determine whether it is hospital infections by germs like Legionella, chlamydia or mycoplasma. The results of the samples to be analyzed will allow to know the origin of the disease.

"The first two patients are two intensive care nurses who are critically ill, hospitalized in intensive care with serious and prognosis. This was an outbreak closed, "said the provincial director of Primary Health Care, Luis Crovetto, speaking to Radio La Red

"So far no new cases detected. All were within the lot when the situation arose, "extended the official confirmed that the origin is still unknown virus.

From the health portfolio is said, too, that those affected are stable and that, so far, no deaths were reported.

The first analysis excluded the presence of influenza virus in all variants in the 11 patients who developed symptoms similar to influenza. Of that group, 4 developed favorably and were discharged.

In the afternoon yesterday the provincial director of Primary Health Care held a meeting with the National Epidemiology Director, Horacio Etchenique, the leaders of the Committee of Hospital Infection Control of the Provincial Hospital, hospital CEOs Rossi Epidemiology residents of the health portfolio, Rossi therapists and counselors in your area to learn about the progress of patients and agree on next steps.

While the hospital remains closed to the minimum, the guard for emergencies, and are referred to regional hospitals if someone requires hospitalization.

Tomorrow staff Biological Institute of the Province Tom?s Per?n go to the hospital to take environmental samples from intensive care and service professionals will address an operative Rural Zoonoses and intra-hospital, including fumigation, disinfection and pest control on the farm. (Infobae)

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Carmen de Areco / Wave mysterious bacteria infected
Posted on 30 Jan 2013. Filed under Health.
At the Hospital Nuestra Se?ora del Carmen, in the town of Areco, for the past few days, there is a bacteria that is affecting nine nurses, one in critical condition. No information or know what is bacteria. Fear and concern among the population.


Carmen de Areco / Wave mysterious bacteria infected.
The official statement is that the swine flu was discarded and contagion would be via air and saying that it is a bacterium.

Among tomorrow afternoon and Wednesday are expected to be certain of the type of bacteria that causes bad. The history of smoking and treatments for other diseases make infections become more complicated.

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Areco SaludEvac?an hospital by a strange respiratory infection
Twelve patients, ten nurses of the institution, were affected. Two are serious.
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30.01.2013 | 21:00




The Hospital de Areco, in a strange emergency respiratory infection. | Photo: Cedoc
Enlarge A strange respiratory infection has been the provincial hospital emergency Nuestra Se?ora del Carmen de Areco, and all the inmates were transferred to other nearby health centers, while the most serious, with symptoms of respiratory infection, were referred to the Hospital Rossi of La Plata. Two of them are in intensive care.

Those infected with the virus are ten strange hospital workers who were in direct contact with the intensive care of the institution, and two families of workers, one of them was hospitalized and the other took care of the boarding, denounced from the Association of Workers State (ATE).

Speaking to Perfil.com, Vanina Rodriguez, ATE Health area, said that after a meeting they had today with the Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires was agreed to continue with the evacuation of the hospital. "They moved to inpatients, whether they have symptoms of infection, such as those found with other diseases," he said. "The hospital is empty, with minimal guards, and sent a mobile hospital that is performing the functions of outpatient, "he added.

The Ministry reported to this site this afternoon were meeting the provincial director of Primary Health Care, Luis Crovetto, with epidemiologists, and so far is unknown infection that spread in the hospital of Carmen de Areco, only High complexity from General Rodriguez to Junin.

Two days ago, meanwhile, reported after caesarean analyzes, it is not swine flu or other respiratory viruses. Then, the samples were sent to the laboratory to see if Malbr?n is nosocomial infections by germs like Legionella, chlamydia or mycoplasma.

Of the twelve patients with symptoms, ten are nurses. Two of them, women ages 38 to 49, are admitted to the intensive care Rossi. One is serious, in a coma. Six other patients were also derived platense today at the same hospital, and the remaining four are under observation at home.

"It started four weeks ago, the Ministry took action a few days following the communication we had from ATE with them last Wednesday, because the management of the hospital management had no complaints for" complained Rodriguez. He added: "All this could have been avoided with the necessary measures corresponding times."

Rodriguez also said that, during this time, killing three patients who were hospitalized in intensive care and has not yet determined whether the deaths could have been caused by the same virus.

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None of the diagnoses suggested so far are zoonotic. If the zoonosis division is investigating, perhaps something exotic is suspect?

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Concern in Carmen de Areco: "Neither the virus nor bacteria are identified"
17 hours ago
The director of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires spoke today at "Hello Chiche", by a strange disease attacked 11 patients.
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There are 11 infected, two seriously

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Concern at a hospital in Carmen de Areco by a virus which affected 11 people "is a high fever, body aches, headache, that's what did these patients, this is about an outbreak of infection in intrahospitaria intensive care area. All staff affected are two patients who were in the area, "he said in a conversation with" Chiche "Gelblung.

"They have done all the studies and it is not swine flu, bacteria are being analyzed and tables can have these diseases. Seven days ago the complaint was made in the case, and until yesterday Viewed 17 people by similar symptoms, were 11 patients, two are in intensive care, are patients who are serious, "he said.

"These are patients with respiratory failure. No new cases so far. The hospital is on active duty force to any emergency that might arise," he said.

"Zoonosis division is working on the issue, like the Biological Institute working in the environmental area. Outbreak is closed within a specific area of the hospital, there were no cases in the community or outside this area," said.

"Neither the virus nor bacteria are identified, it's all in the laboratory Malbran, but this requires some time," he concluded.

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01.02.2013 - 14:20 Strange Disease Hospital in Carmen de Areco: The differences between viruses and bacteria
The situation in the hospital Our Lady of Mount Carmel remains delicate. Since the Government of the Province, by Daniel Scioli, try to determine the causes of the disease that affected 14 people, of which two are serious. The Director of Primary Health Care, Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires, Luis Crovetto, said it could be a virus or a bacterium. Know your differences.

The Director of Primary Care, Luis Crovetto, ruled out that the case of different diseases such as influenza A and Hantavirus. However, the doctor could not say it is because the disease that affected the area involved with intensive care

The Health Ministry official in charge of Alexander Collie, said that since the province are working "seriously in advancing studies" and said that we must continue to wait patiently for the outcome of the analysis. "

The disease affected an intensive care patient, his family and nine nurses in the area, of which two are serious. Crovetto revealed that although it is likely that it is a bacteria, from the Ministry of Health does not rule out a virus-hospital.

Sometimes people mistakenly refer to viruses and bacteria as if they were the same. Having this confusion is normal since these organisms have some similarities, such as both may be causing disease.

Next, the characteristics and differences between viruses and bacteria.

Characteristics of the virus:

Viruses are organisms acellular (cell) of nucleic acid compounds which do not have own metabolism and dwell need to replicate in cells of another organism, which are called host cells.

Viruses are acellular, meaning that they have cells, so there are scientific discussions about whether or not considered as the simplest form of life known so far, and we always need a host cell to live and reproduce.

Viruses do not breathe, do not move or grow. But do reproduce and mutate and can adapt to new hosts. Its size is really small, usually between 20 to 300 nm (billionths of a meter).

One of the most serious and important disease caused by a virus is HIV (human immunodeficiency virus).

Characteristics of bacteria:

Bacteria are unicellular microorganisms. Its size is usually a few micrometers long and can take different forms according to which the cl?sfica (curved rods, spheres, rods, and spirals).

They are considered a single-celled organism. They have all cellular structure necessary for their growth and overall reproducci?n.En reproduce asexually, although there are cases in which the genetic material necessary for reproduction is passed from one bacterium to another.

The bacteria are not necessarily harmful to the body, in fact certain parts of our body, such as intentestinos need to maintain a certain balance in the amount of bacteria to function properly, if these bacteria are eliminated, for example when we take antibiotics to other conditions could result in diarrhea.

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Uh oh. The timing here might be a clue; if the fatal case was already in the hospital by December 25 for an unrelated condition, it seems impossible that he could have contracted the illness outside the hospital.

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From uncertainty to the overall concern
Infected patient died strange germ Carmen de Areco

As if it were a never-ending novel, new and bad news just met round the still unresolved case of the strange seed that hit not only the citizens of Buenos Aires to Carmen de Areco, but also to the medical staff and Medical Hospital Nuestra Señora del Carmen, and that threatens to spread given patient referrals since Wednesday confirmed the death of the first infected and therefore first patient with this germ, death occurred on Monday 21 January but only now known, thanks to inquiries by ANDigital.
This is a patient named Velazquez, who joined last December 25 to guard the said hospital, affected by an "ischemic heart disease", according to the information they agreed ANDigital, and whose death certificate mentioned among the causes of it to the initial diagnosis, the condition of a more "unspecified pneumonia," which in Creole means that nobody knew who had died.
The strange thing is not only the death of the patient, who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the Hospital Nuestra Señora del Carmen, which is now closed, but the person who took care of him during that month of hospitalization , his brother, is now also admitted by this strange seed in the ICU of the Hospital of La Plata Rossi, after he was transferred Tuesday from Carmen de Areco.
Velázquez's case is not unique, since it's next to five others, completing the six boxes that Rossi has insulation in the region. Joining them remaining nine cases are in the city of Carmen de Areco, eight of which remain "home insulation", and the remaining, he was in that condition, it would have turned into the hospital this Wednesday, are evident, well, the ups and downs in the financial health of all patients.
Among Rossi admitted to the hospital, a nurse suffered a serious crisis affected this Tuesday night, including life-threatening, but today is stable, safe.
The situation naturally creates chaos in the small town Carmena, the hospital staff refused to enter it, and maintains a bitter dispute with management of the hospital, headed by Dr. Soledad Arias, who this Wednesday ordered to occupy their posts work in an "urgent" on the pretext of having "sanitized X-ray unit and two wards common."
Reportedly, the guards kept minimal and workers will be addressed in the area of pediatrics, who works in the mobile hospital that the provincial Ministry of Health sent to the city on Tuesday night. Likewise, pregnant women will be transferred to the municipal hospital of San Andres de Giles, thanks to an agreement reached together the mayors of both cities, Marcelo Skansi by Areco, and Louis Ghione by Giles.
Amen to that, the hospital will remain virtually closed: only guard will enter the more complex cases, whose stay does not exceed 12 or 24 hours, and then be referred to different hospitals in the region.
For all this is that from the area of Health and Safety, with José Néstor Zapiola and Green at the helm, and the General Secretariat of the Union County Public Health (SSP), held a meeting on Wednesday, led by the owner, Miguel Ángel Zubieta, after which it issued a report that, among other things, mentions the "hospital infection emerged in the ICU", the infectious disease of the health portfolio, led by the director of Preventive Medicine, Dr. Angel Luis Crovetto, "made a report of the tasks with all preventive measures before reopening sectors," and wondered "why did not activate the alert network provincial infectious."
With this warning, which was launched in 2009 following the swine flu pandemic in the provincial and municipal hospitals, all infectious disease should initiate an observation protocol to any cases in any health facility Aires, and report on, being any the the same result, ie involving cases with positive or negative symptoms. "The response to this was negative", as reported from the SSP.
According to the same report, "Tables of infection began to appear on Monday, January 14, with the first three cases," that between Sunday 27 and Tuesday January 29 Rossi were taken to hospital in La Plata: "To date, we found 13 cases (hospital workers) plus 2 community, a total of 15 infected".
Given this evidence, the risk is great, not only for the people as well as against what is unknown is struggling, it is not known whether it is a virus or bacteria, although it was ruled Influenza A, H1N1 , and other respiratory viruses. It has formed a Ministerial Committee to monitor this situation but is it enough to do?
Source: ANDigital

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This article is more recent than the one above, indicating that the situation is unclear.

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Hospital closed Carmen de Areco by a rare virus

Yesterday Malbr?n Institute Medical Center serves only emergencies, while conducting standardization work.

The Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires reported that most patients "progressing well". The medical center serves only emergencies, while conducting standardization work

A strange virus affected 11 patients in the hospital of Nuestra Se?ora del Carmen Buenos Aires district of Carmen de Areco and there is concern in the place of origin unknown infectious disease.

For this condition, which began a week ago, the medical center is closed and only emergency care, so patients need to be hospitalized are referred to facilities in the region.

Health authorities in the province clarified that so far no deaths from this disease and said they already have started work to normalize the activities of the sanatorium.

With the closure of the hospital, the doctors goal is to prevent the virus from spreading, and of unknown origin and form of attack patients.

The first affected had symptoms similar to those of influenza A, but tests ruled out the disease.

Therefore, according to preliminary information could be a hospital infection, but not yet the results of the studies.

Among the patients presenting symptoms are high fever, headache, muscle pain, headache and abdominal pain.

The provincial director of preventive medicine at the Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires, Luis Crovetto, confirmed that 15 people made inquiries, of which 11 became patients.

In this regard, six remain hospitalized in a hospital in La Plata, two of them in critical condition and prognosis, three at a clinic in Parchment and two outpatient treatment.

"The first two patients are two intensive care nurses who are critically ill, hospitalized in intensive care with serious and prognosis. It was a closed epidemic, "he said in statements to Crovetto Radio La Red

The official explained that Buenos Aires "at the moment no new cases have been detected" and added that "everyone was in the lot when the situation arose."

In a press release, the Ministry of Health of the Province reported that in parallel with the epidemiological investigation that began in Carmen de Areco, "were launched tasks aimed at the normalization of the hospital" to "open it in full at biosafety reach optimal levels, both for workers and for the people. "

On Friday, staff Biological Institute of the Province Tom?s Per?n go to the hospital to take environmental samples from intensive care and service professionals will address an operative Rural Zoonoses and intra-hospital, including fumigation, disinfection and pest control on the farm, Ministry said Alejandro Collia presiding.

The results of the analysis carried out in the Institute Malbr?n to know the origin of the disease, which affected nine hospital workers and two patients, will be released mid-next week: already ruled out the presence of an influenza virus, the statement said.

Moreover, on Monday will begin a biosafety training for staff nurses, kitchen, armory, laundry, security and transport.

The provincial director of Hospitals, Claudio Ortiz, and kept himself Crovetto direct meetings with the families of those affected.

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Health / A mysterious infection

Close a hospital by an outbreak
In Carmen de Areco were infected eleven nurses and a relative of a patient in intensive care, everyone has symptoms similar to the flu, but health officials ruled it Buenosairean

By Fabiola Czubaj | NATION

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The corridors of the Hospital Nuestra Señora del Carmen, now empty: it preemptively closed. Photo: Emiliano Lasalvia
It's a mystery that for 20 days alters the usual tranquility of the residents of Carmen de Areco and worried almost to panic. Twelve people with symptoms similar to influenza A were derived from the local hospital yesterday to other centers of higher complexity Buenos Aires, after the provincial public health authorities discard an outbreak of influenza virus and other respiratory microbes known.

Before yesterday, the provincial director of preventive medicine at the Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires, Dr. Luis Crovetto, ordered the closure of the Hospital Nuestra Señora del Carmen until we know what virus or bacteria affected patients, who are eleven nurses and a relative of a patient in the Intensive Care Unit, which would have caused the infection.

Two of the six nurses derived Interzonal Hospital Acute General Rodolfo Rossi of silver are the most serious cases and are in intensive care. Before yesterday, Malbrán Institute staff, which is the national reference laboratory for respiratory viruses, began processing samples of both patients pulmonary secretions. "On Friday [for today] probably have the results," said Dr. Jaime Lazovski, Undersecretary of Health and Health Research of the Ministry of Health of the Nation.

As in the clinical report received samples from Carmen de Areco hospital has no detail of what tests were performed, in the studies Malbrán be repeated for all respiratory viruses, including influenza A (H1N1) techniques of molecular biology and genetics. "We do not know how to rule out the flu virus or other infectious microorganisms. Know that the Institute be dismissed Maiztegui hantavirus" added Lazovski.

Then you might find something that is already ruled out? "There are basic tests that are more likely to fail and more sensitive, more advanced, more technology. Could it be that we find in the Malbrán something that previously was not," said the official.

Meanwhile, Crovetto, who is in charge of the operation to reopen the hospital health of Carmen de Areco, said yesterday the NATION already made a first batch analysis of samples of affected patients in the laboratories of the Department of Rural Zoonoses Blue and Rossi hospital. "No need to repeat the tests for influenza virus because these laboratories have adequate equipment and discarded," he said.

But there are signs that suggest that this virus is in full swing in the United States and Europe. One of the two nurses hospitalized in intensive North traveled the country and returned with flu symptoms. "I was going to work with a high fever and hospital presumed it was a common cold.'s Medicated and unresponsive," said Mariela yesterday Iturralde, technical operator of hospital statistical Carmen de Areco.

In the other 11 affected, 40 years old on average, the initial symptoms were the same: widespread body pain, weakness, headache and high fever (39 or 40 ° C) and prolonged. "In the report, the doctors describe acute bilateral pneumonia, which seem to have a viral or atypical, which is what would have to confirm," he said Lazovski.

And pneumonia is also usually the most common complication of influenza A. For now, a hypothesis points to a nosocomial infection. "One of the things that catch our attention is that in November and December, the hospital had between 7 and 8 monthly deaths from pneumonia in adults who had consulted other cause. Were diabetic or hypertensive, said Iturralde, who is delegated ATE. And that drew attention to the statistics we manage both our population and because we are out of winter. "

The Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires reported no new cases, 2 patients were discharged with outpatient follow-up and 7 remain hospitalized in "stable" state and evolve "favorably" in hospitals Rossi, Cetrángolo (Vicente Lopez) and San Jose (Parchment).

Meanwhile, most of the 15,000 inhabitants of Carmen de Areco still on alert for what happens for 20 days in the hospital. They knew that a strange virus or bacteria was circulating in the health center. And so began brewing a kind of psychosis: hospital employees "told us that many times in a warehouse or other place not wanted or tried to attend away. Same thing happened with friends of their children, whom their mothers allowed them to join for fear, "said Vanina Rodriguez, ATE delegate at the Occupational Health Department of the hospital. The day before yesterday, a hospital employee had drawbacks in the local bus terminal when he wanted to buy tickets for their children.

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"It could be a virus rural"

This was stated by the Minister of Health, Alejandro Collie, who said they are studying the origin of this disease affecting 11 workers of the hospital of Our Lady of Carmen Areco.Viernes February 1, 2013
After the cabinet meeting held in Federal Capital, Health Minister of the Province of Buenos Aires, Alejandro Collia referred to the situation of patients are still being treated at the Hospital of Our Lady of Carmen de Areco.

Speaking to Radio Provincia, Collia said "parallel attend to all patients affected by the disease, a total of 11 of which 2 are those who are in a more delicate and prognosis, they are Sandra and Margarita, nurses hospital that are evolving so delicate and we have to wait and spend the next 48 hours "

Moreover, the official said "We are waiting for the definitive diagnosis, we are on a virus that can be rural and we are working with the Institute Malbr?n to have definitions that we respect between Monday and Tuesday. What if we have to clarify is that on Monday restarted activity in the Hospital. "

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Source: La Nacion, http://www.lanacion.com.ar/1551196-s...-extrano-virus


Siguen internados los pacientes infectados con un extra?o virus

Inquietud en Carmen de Areco tras la detecci?n de un brote similar al de la gripe A; el Instituto Malbr?n analiza las muestras

Por Valeria Musse | LA NACION


LA PLATA.- Mientras el Hospital Nuestra Se?ora del Carmen, en Carmen de Areco, llevaba adelante la atenci?n m?nima de guardia para las urgencias, pese al temor de los vecinos por acercarse al lugar, los epidemi?logos aguardaban los resultados de los estudios realizados a las personas infectadas en pos de conocer el origen de la enfermedad que oblig? a cerrar el nosocomio.

El mi?rcoles pasado nueve trabajadores sanitarios y dos pacientes se infectaron en el Hospital Nuestra Se?ora del Carmen con un virus que provoca s?ntomas similares a los de la gripe A, pero que hasta ahora no ha podido determinarse.

Voceros del Ministerio de Salud de la Naci?n informaron a LA NACION que en las pr?ximas horas se conocer?a el informe del Instituto Malbr?n.

A trav?s de un comunicado, el subsecretario de Relaciones Sanitarias e Investigaci?n en Salud, Jaime Lazovski, explic? que "se est?n llevando a cabo an?lisis para detectar si se trata de un virus, una bacteria u hongos el causante de esta infecci?n y, al momento, no parece tratarse de un caso de intoxicaci?n".

El director provincial de Medicina Preventiva del Ministerio de Salud de la provincia, Luis Crovetto, dijo, adem?s, que en caso de no detectarse ning?n agente biol?gico que hubiera causado esta infecci?n intrahospitalaria se enviar?n las muestras al Centro para el Control y la Prevenci?n de Enfermedades de los Estados Unidos (CDC).

En tanto, crec?a la preocupaci?n entre los trabajadores del hospital por la salud de una compa?era.

"Nos dieron el parte de las dos pacientes que est?n internadas en terapia intensiva [en el Hospital Interzonal General de Agudos Rodolfo Rossi de La Plata] y no fue muy alentador el panorama. Si bien una est? estable, no nos dieron mucha expectativa sobre la otra chica", cont? Mariela Iturralde, operadora t?cnica en estad?stica del nosocomio, a LA NACION.

Las otras cuatro personas internadas permanec?an estables y su condici?n no se hab?a agravado desde el momento en que fueron derivadas, indic? Crovetto.

Aunque el centro de salud contin?a cerrado, ayer comenzaba a normalizarse el servicio de guardia de urgencia, aunque de manera m?nima. La puesta en marcha de la atenci?n daba abasto, seg?n contaron los trabajadores, ya que no se registraron hasta el momento muchas urgencias ni se requirieron elementos de alta complejidad. "Tambi?n hay que decir que la gente prefiere no atenderse. Llegan al hospital en ?ltima instancia", se dec?a en la zona.

Para comenzar con los operativos de desinfecci?n, el Ministerio de Salud bonaerense envi? un equipo de zoonosis y de epidemi?logos del Instituto Biol?gico para recorrer las instalaciones del hospital. Crovetto dijo que "el ?rea de terapia intensiva est? cerrada y el resto del hospital es higienizado de manera exhaustiva. La idea es que si el martes est?n dados los niveles de bioseguridad iremos, de a poco, poniendo en funcionamiento el resto de los sectores del nosocomio, excepto terapia intensiva, que es donde se origin? la infecci?n".

Pese a que los s?ntomas, similares a los de la gripe A (aunque se descart? que sea el origen de la misteriosa infecci?n), comenzaron a hacerse visibles unos 20 d?as atr?s, los profesionales de la salud del hospital de Carmen de Areco denunciaron que las autoridades del nosocomio "nos hicieron venir a trabajar igual y todo funcionaba normalmente. Est?bamos todos muy nerviosos", dijo Iturralde.


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Patients infected with a rare virus remain hospitalized

Restlessness in Carmen de Areco upon detection of an outbreak similar to the flu, the Institute analyzed samples Malbr?n

LA PLATA. - As the Hospital Nuestra Se?ora del Carmen in Carmen de Areco, minimal attention was conducting on call for emergencies, despite fears of neighbors to approach the place, epidemiologists awaiting the results of studies conducted to towards infected people know the origin of the illness that forced the closure of the hospital.

Last Wednesday nine medical-two patients were infected in the Hospital Nuestra Se?ora del Carmen with a virus that causes symptoms similar to the flu, but so far has not been determined.

Spokesmen for the Ministry of Health's Office informed the nation that in the next few hours would be known Malbr?n Institute report. Through a statement, the Foreign Secretary of Health and Health Research, Lazovski Jaime explained that "being carried out analyzes to detect whether it is a virus, bacteria or fungi causing this infection and at the time does not seem to be a case of poisoning. "

The provincial director of Preventive Medicine, Ministry of Health of the province, Luis Crovetto, also said that if not detected any biological agent that would have caused this nosocomial infection samples were sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States (CDC).

Meanwhile, concern grew among hospital workers about the health of a companion. "We got the part of the two patients who are hospitalized in intensive care [in Acute General Hospital Interzonal de La Plata Rodolfo Rossi] and it was very encouraging picture. Whilst one is stable, not given much expectation on the another girl, "said Mariela Iturralde, technical operator of the hospital statistics, the NATION.

The other four people hospitalized were stable and his condition had worsened not from the time they were derived, Crovetto said.

Although the health center remains closed, yesterday began to normalize the emergency call service, albeit minimal. The implementation of care give supply, as workers counted because there were not so far many elements were required emergency or high complexity. "We must also say that people prefer not addressed. Reach the hospital of last resort", they said in the area.

To start with disinfection operatives, the Ministry of Health of Buenos Aires sent a team of epidemiologists zoonoses and Biological Institute to tour the hospital facilities. Crovetto said "intensive care area is closed and the rest of the hospital is sanitized exhaustively. The idea is that if Tuesday are given biosafety levels go, slowly, by operating the other sectors of hospital, except intensive care, where the infection originated. "

Although the symptoms are similar to those of influenza A (but was ruled to be the origin of the mysterious infection), became visible about 20 days ago, the health professionals at the hospital in Carmen de Areco reported that hospital authorities "made us come to work well and everything worked normally. were all very nervous," said Iturralde.

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Re: Argentina - At least 15 people sick with flu like illness - hospital closed in Carmen de Areco - influenza ruled out

With hantavirus apparently excluded, it is not clear what they might mean by a "rural virus".

http://www.letrap.com.ar/blog/2013/02/02/carmen-de-areco-podria-ser-un-virus-rural/

February 2, 2013
Carmen de Areco: "It could be a virus rural"
Share on facebookShare on twitterShare on printShare on emailLo said Alejandro Collia, Minister of Health of the province, told public radio Aires. He said they are studying the origin of the disease and on Monday stressed that the activities are taken up in the hospital.

"We assist in parallel to all patients affected by the disease, a total of 11 of which 2 are those who are in a more delicate and prognosis," said Alejandro Collia in Radio Province.

The Minister stressed that the most sensitive patients are "Sandra and Margarita", hospital nurses "are evolving so delicate."

Before expect is essential to remember that the evolution of the nurses in the next 48 hours, said "we are waiting for a definitive diagnosis, we are on a virus that can be rural and we are working with the Institute to have Malbr?n about definitions that we between Monday and Tuesday. "

Finally, he said that the establishment of Our Lady of Carmen de Areco where 11 workers were affected, "on Monday restarts the activity."