Portugal: First death of influenza A (H1N1)

[Gert van der Hoek]

First death in Portugal of influenza A (H1N1)

Ana De Freitas (AP) - 1 minute ago

Lisbon, Sept 23 (Reuters) - A man of 41 years, infected with the H1N1 flu virus,
died in the Hospital de Santo Ant?nio in Porto, becoming the first mortal victim
in Portugal - today announced the Minister of Health

The victim was a Portuguese immigrant in France, on vacation in Portugal, which had a
kidney transplant 14 years ago and was in rejection of the kidney.

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Primeira morte em Portugal de doente de gripe A (H1N1)

De Ana Freitas (LUSA)

Lisboa, 23 Set (Lusa) - Um homem de 41 anos, infectado com o v?rus da Gripe H1N1, morreu no Hospital de Santo Ant?nio no Porto, tornando-se na primeira v?tima mortal em Portugal - anunciou hoje a ministra da Sa?de.

A v?tima era um emigrante portugu?s em Fran?a, de f?rias em Portugal, que tinha um transplante renal h? 14 anos e estava em rejei??o do rim.

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Portugal: First death of influenza A (H1N1)

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Minister of Health announces first death from influenza A in Portugal

23/09/09 22:00


Since March, influenza A has killed at least 3486 people around the world.


Health Minister, Ana Jorge, today announced the first victim of the deadly H1N1 virus in Portugal.

A man of 41 years died today at the Hospital de Santo Ant?nio in Porto victim of influenza virus A. This is the first death caused by H1N1 virus in Portugal, revealed today the Minister of Health

The victim was a Portuguese immigrant in France, who was on holiday in Portugal, and who suffered from respiratory problems.

According to the Minister of Health, the patient had received a kidney transplant and suffered from a bacterial infection resulting from the rejection of that transplant.

The patient was subjected to analysis on 15 September, the Hospital of St. Anthony, to confirm the suspicions of the influenza virus A (H1N1), where he was admitted.

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Ministra da Sa?de anuncia primeira morte de gripe A em Portugal

23/09/09 22:00


Desde Mar?o, a gripe A j? matou pelo menos 3.486 pessoas em todo o mundo.


A ministra da Sa?de, Ana Jorge, anunciou hoje a primeira v?tima mortal do v?rus H1N1 em Portugal.

Um homem de 41 anos morreu hoje no Hospital de Santo Ant?nio no Porto v?tima do v?rus da Gripe A. Esta ? a primeira morte causada pelo v?rus H1N1 em Portugal, revelou hoje a ministra da Sa?de.

A v?tima era um emigrante portugu?s em Fran?a, que estava de f?rias em Portugal, e que sofria de problemas respirat?rios.

Segundo a ministra da Sa?de, o doente tinha recebido um transplante renal e sofria de uma infec??o bacteriana decorrente da rejei??o desse mesmo transplante.

O doente foi sujeito a an?lises a 15 de Setembro, no Hospital de Santo Ant?nio, para confirmar as suspeitas do v?rus da gripe A (H1N1), onde ficou internado.

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Portugal: First death of influenza A (H1N1)

Discussions like this one - died from swine flu, yes or no - are not unusual.

Also not unusual is : the new H1N1 triggering a bacterial or viral pneumonia .

When the doctor says "he entered the clinic with no symptoms of Influenza A", well that can be true, but it does not exclude the patient from being infected with H1N1.



Hospital ensures that no patient died from infection with the H1N1 virus

The director of the intensive care unit multi Hospital of San Antonio said today that the patient admitted to the clinic of the Port died with "bacterial infection" and not by infection with influenza virus A.


Irene Aragon confirmed that the patient who died Wednesday had contact with the H1N1 virus, but stressed that when he was admitted to hospital had no symptom that could be associated with influenza A.

"To say he died of influenza A would be very exaggerated," corroborated the Secretary of State for Health, Manuel Pizarro, present in the same press conference.

In the Hospital of San Antonio where the patient - 41 years, renal transplant 14 years ago and organ rejection, and had an abdominal infection caused by bacteria - was admitted there were two cases of flu: one of a patient and one from a nurse, but this did not come into contact with the patient, who since died, said Irene Aragon.

September 3, the patient in question was admitted to the Hospital de Santo Ant?nio, following infection of pneumonia, with a poor prognosis.

As a precaution, said the responsible clinical laboratory tests were performed and found that the patient had "serology", ie who was in contact with the virus.

More than 2200 new cases of flu-like syndrome were diagnosed between 14 and 20 September, dozens of which resulted in two hospitalizations, according to the Ministry of Health

Of the 20 hospitalized patients, eight were in intensive care units, and five were hospitalized in the previous week.

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