26 days old baby with severe human influenza in Panama

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Source: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/603353.html

26 days old baby with severe human influenza in Panama
The newborn comes from the metropolitan area last week and admitted to hospital with a respiratory table, which deteriorated

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PANAMA Monday 08 June 2009
14:32

26 days of a baby suffering from influenza A and remains in intensive care for several days, said health authorities on Monday.

The''baby''was in critical condition, said Dr. Alberto Bissot, medical director of Children's Hospital, where the minor is being held a week ago.

The newborn comes from the metropolitan area last week and admitted to hospital with a respiratory table, which was deteriorating.

On Friday, he underwent a test to diagnose influenza A H1N1, the cause of the flu and was positive, the doctor explained in a press release from the Ministry of Health.

Authorities are investigating how the newborn is infected, it said.

The last report of patients with influenza A in Panama dates back to Thursday, when it had 179.

The Chief of Epidemiology in the Ministry of Health, Gladys Guerrero, said in the statement that when you update this information - no specified date - the cases will exceed 200.

Most of those infected are under 15 years and come from the province of Panama.

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Re: 26 days old baby with severe human influenza in Panama

Source: http://sdpnoticias.com/sdp/contenido/2009/06/10/418657

Google translation:
Still does not respond to medications with baby Panamanian human influenza
June 10, 2009 - 15:35 --

Panama, 10 Jun (Notimex) .- A newborn Panamanian grave continues today without responding to anti-human influenza virus, medical sources reported.

The baby, 34 days of birth and the only one of the 221 hospitalized patients by the Panamanian A/H1N1 virus, remains stable in its severity, "a spokesman told Reuters the State Children's Hospital in this capital.

However, he conceded that "has not responded to medicines supplied so far since last Friday, when he was diagnosed with the virus A/H1N1 in the case of gravity in the country since the May 8 was reported appearance of evil.

The juvenile remains in the intensive care room, aided by an artificial respirator.

The newborn was admitted to Children's Hospital on June 1 by a respiratory problem, but as the days passed his health deteriorated until confirmed last Friday suffering from the virus A/H1N1.

Authorities are investigating how the infant acquired the disease due to their environment are not reported cases.

Panama recorded 221 human cases of influenza since the first report on May 8, although a figure of 141 patients Nesa and resumed their daily activities.

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Re: 26 days old baby with severe human influenza in Panama

Source: http://sdpnoticias.com/sdp/contenido/2009/06/11/419555

Recovering newborn affected with influenza in Panama
Today 14:34 --

Panama, 11 Jun (Notimex) .- The newborn affected since last week in Panama with the human influenza virus "is evolving satisfactorily," announced today the Health Minister Rosario Turner.

Speaking to journalists after visiting the intensive care unit of the State Hospital School, where he held the baby is 36 days old, Turner revealed that the hospital authorities informed him of the recovery of the patient.

"Within its gravity is moving towards a level of stability, which we welcome and hope to continue that way," said Turner.

The official said that along with the Office of the First Lady, the government conducted a socio-economic assessment of the child's family to provide a better quality of life.

The medical report on the newborn affected with influenza coincided with the decision announced Thursday by the World Health Organization (WHO) to raise the alert level six per A/H1N1 virus.

On the issue, Turner called the people to extreme measures to prevent on basic hygiene.

The Ministry of Health reported that Panama registered 245 cases, 24 more with respect to the report Tuesday, with a majority of patients recovered from the disease.

"It's important that people attend to avoid cold places where agglomeration of people, to prevent the virus from spreading," Turner recommended.

Announced that in addition there is enough medicine to cope with the epidemic, while it increased the number of physicians in hospitals with an increase in consultations by the disease.