Mexico - H1N1 Case Tracking: 1,329 Dead Through July 2010

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 263 Dead

Source: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/633963.html


A H1N1 deaths may rise to 300: Ssa
The head of the Ministry of Health, Jose Angel Cordova, acknowledged that currently are 263 confirmed deaths from influenza A, but these could increase due to delayed reports

Alberto Morales
El Universal
Mexico City Saturday October 17, 2009
12:14

Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova said the death toll from influenza A-H1N1 reached 263 people, but commented that this number could be 300 because of late reports from the states of the Republic.

"Right now we have 263 registered but there are 300 likely to be confirmed in a few days ... there is a state where the clerk told me it was like 20 (deaths) and figures that we had 10, what happens is that send the files later, "the federal official said after opening a health week at the Club Deportivo Chapultepec.

Cordova Villalobos asked doctors with patients with flu symptoms or risk factors such as pregnancy, chronic illness or children under five years which are prescribed some antiviral and not wait to confirm the diagnosis through laboratory testing.

"There's no evidence to be making right and left nor rapid tests. If the patient has flu symptoms and risk factors should be treated," he warned.

However, the holder of health recommended that doctors in the private sector if they are not sure that it is a bacterial infection "for any cause prescribed antibiotics, it is the worst."

"We have to be more analytical ... if you have risk factors or have questions, give (medicine) symptomatic, without antibiotics and see Him the next day, he said.

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 263 Dead

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Slow to report deaths by virusDomingo, October 18, 2009

In Nuevo Leon, for example, the state Health Ministry confirmed yesterday that 14 people died between April 23 and October 3 died of influenza A H1N1

MEXICO CITY .- Although it has been confirmed killed 263 people because of the influenza A H1N1, the Ministry of Health estimates that number could reach 300, that due to the lateness of the states to send files to the Federation of the deceased.

"There is a state where the Secretary had told me that was like 20 (dead) and figures that we had like 10, what happens is that it sends the files later," Cordova said after inaugurating the Health Week a sports club in Mexico City.

"Right now we have 263 registered, but there are 300 likely to be confirmed within days.

"That we lag, as 10% or 15% (of the dead with files) that are being tested," he said.

In Nuevo Leon, for example, the state Health Ministry confirmed yesterday that 14 people died between April 23 and October 3 died of influenza A H1N1.

Jesus Zacarias Villarreal, state health secretary said these deaths belong to a group of 59 deaths whose cause of death initially was reported as severe pneumonia, but that several issues had not been able to confirm the presence of the H1N1 virus.

In 25 cases that were pending to confirm the cause of death, the virus was discarded and nine cases are still pending in the study.

Another 11 cases were positive for influenza A H1N1, had been informed by the unit above.

This brings the total number of deaths in the state for influenza A H1N1 stands at 31, said the state secretary.

"Some of them had not even happened when confirmatory testing, there are institutions that need to get their evidence to Mexico and there is a delay of up to 3 weeks," the state official confirmed.

"In a very good number of them autopsies and tissue processing is slow," said Villarreal to explain the reasons for the delay.

And also take positives

Furthermore, after inaugurating the Health Week in a sports club in Mexico City, Federal Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova, mentioned that in the positive cases there was a lag of up to 20 days in the acknowledgment, which also attributed to the lack of protocol compliance by the states.

In this regard, he cautioned that they were not accorded more laboratory reagents to entities not to send their evidence quickly or not conforming to the protocol for sampling only 30 patients suspected of arriving in the health units assigned.

"There's no evidence to be making right and left, nor rapid tests. If the patient has symptoms of influenza and gravity data or risk, (be) always treat it," he said.

The official noted the need for physicians to be alert for symptoms of their patients and if they have risk factors such as pregnancy, chronic illness or are under 5 years, they should prescribe some antiviral and not expect to confirm the diagnosis through a laboratory test.

"There's no evidence to be making right and left, nor rapid tests. If the patient has symptoms of influenza and gravity data or risk, (be) always treat" he said.

Provide more pressure

The infrastructure and hospital staff in the country recorded strong pressure during the second wave of the epidemic of influenza A H1N1, said Victor Manuel S?nchez Nava, president of the Mexican Association of Critical Care Medicine and Intensive Care.

According to international recommendations, he said, in emergencies that exceed the intensive care systems must be enabled intensive care beds in other hospital.

"You have to decide which patients are potentially recoverable, which patients require immediate intubation and hospital beds are enabled like intensive care.

"Obviously it is enabled for the area of contingency should be insulated completely from the rest of the hospital, for which some circuits are put positive pressure to keep the air coming out of there.

Conform beds, ventilators and monitors to meet these people, "he said in an interview.

He warned that if these measures work needs to be adequately trained personnel to meet critical patients, they also must guarantee the protection of these workers.

Recipe Cordova doctors

If the patient has symptoms of influenza, the head of the Ministry of Health, Jose Angel Cordova doctors recommend the following considerations:

- Provide immediate treatment: pregnant women, children under 5 years old, morbidly obese, chronically ill patients with respiratory problems.

- Do not prescribe antibiotics: no assurance that it is a bacterial infection.

- In patients with risk factors: considering oseltamivir or sanamivir.

- If no risk factors or doubt, without antibiotics and symptomatic consider him the next day.

- If the next day the symptoms are increased and is likely to be influenza. Take oximetry.

- If you have low blood oxygen: intern

- Isolate patients with respiratory problems.

- If the patient has respiratory symptoms are not influenza, especially since no fever: refer you to the emergency room.

- There respiratory symptoms up 37-9 with: giving treatment if there are risk factors or track.

- If you have toxemia: outpatient.

- Support the diagnosis in hospitalized patients.

(Margarita Vega / Agencia Reforma)

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 271 Dead

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Ssa 45 thousand 809 cases confirmed influenza A and 271 deaths
The Federal District leading the national list, with the largest number of cases, recording 5 thousand 228, and the pace of growth has outpaced Chiapas and Yucatan


Ruth Rodriguez
El Universal
City of Mexico Tuesday, October 20, 2009
16:09

The influenza A virus H1N1 has killed 271 people and registered 809 cases confirmed 45 thousand people were infected, according to the latest report on the current status of the epidemic in Mexico.

The Federal District leading the national list, with the largest number of cases, recording 5 thousand 228, and the pace of growth has outpaced Chiapas and Yucatan, which reported 3 thousand 599 and 3 thousand 39, respectively.

Also, Nuevo Leon, Jalisco, San Luis Potosi and Mexico have been more than two thousand cases.

Of the 271 people who died for this cause, 32.5% had a metabolic disease, 21% smoked, 15.5% had other diseases, 14.4% had a cardiovascular disease and respiratory 8.1%, according to the report.

49.8% were female and 50.2% men and 67.9% were between 20 and 54 years old.

The office reported that 32 states have confirmed cases, mostly concentrated in Ontario, followed by Chiapas, Yucatan, Nuevo Leon, Jalisco, San Luis Potosi, Mexico state.

Worldwide there are over 399 thousand 232 cases and 4 thousand 735 deaths.

The Ministry of Health reported that it is important to remain vigilant and maintain preventive measures such as frequent hand washing, sneezing protected with tissue or inside the elbow guard at home, cleaning of surfaces, not touching your face and hygiene clothes.

Influenza is an illness that if treated early is usually curable, so people are encouraged, especially to chronically ill, to go immediately to the nearest health unit when they present any symptoms of disease breathing, to keep it simple and even cause death.

The influenza virus is transmitted through saliva droplets expelled by sick people talking, coughing, sneezing, sharing eating utensils or food, greet and kiss. Survive for 48 to 72 hours on porous surfaces like hands, door handles, railings, tissues and fabrics, hence the need to wash their hands frequently and disinfect.

Some common symptoms of people who become ill because of influenza viruses are temperature higher than 38 degrees, burning and sore throat, cough, headache with abrupt onset and high intensity, joint and muscle pain, runny nose and in some cases diarrhea.
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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 278 Dead

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Add octubre a significant increase in influenza cases

The Health Ministry reported that in Mexico there are 47 thousand 788 cases with influenza A/H1N1 and 278 death, representing, in just two days, an aggregate of 979 thousand new infections and seven additional deaths.

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In Human Influenza season already exceeded the seasonal. Photo: File

Ciudad de Mexico-The Ministry of Health reported that in Mexico there are 47 thousand 788 cases with human influenza A/H1N1 and 278 murders, representing, in just two days, an aggregate of 979 thousand new infections and seven additional deaths .

By Oct. 19, the agency reported 45 thousand 809 cases and 271 deaths and, according to statistics from 21 October, which rose to its Web site and not distributed to the press, the figure rose to 47 thousand 788 cases and 278 deaths.

The Deputy Director of Epidemiology, Hugo Ram?rez L?pez-Gatell reported that 90 percent of positive cases of influenza A/H1N1 relate to, which means that the virus this season and moved to the so-called seasonal flu.

And it is expected that this winter season, which formally started Sunday, is exposed to the virus until the third of the population, ie 35 million.

The provisions allow the federal government bought for the seasonal, which is being displaced, 19.5 million vaccines, to the tune of 2 billion pesos, and according to their own reports, it does not protect against virus A / H1N1.

October has become the month that has reported the highest figure in the history of the pandemic, 14 thousand 838 positive cases of the new pandemic of avian and porcine origin with respect to other periods. This month focuses on 31 percent of all cases, since 11 March, when the first case detected until 21 October.

Throughout the month of September was detected a total of 11 thousand 093 cases and was already considered a record and history of the pandemic. September closed 32 thousand 950 cases with positive and 231 fatalities.

So far in October have added additional 47 deaths statistics. However, the SSA stated that not all took place this month and said that the gap is because the National Medical Arbitration Commission carefully reviewed each of the records of deceased persons, and take to make an official confirmation.

In this outbreak of human influenza, the Federal District has recorded 5 thousand 441 (213 new cases in two days), followed by Chiapas with 3 thousand 602 (three more); Yucatan 3 thousand 068 (29 additional), Nuevo Leon 2 thousand 642 (141 additional); Jalisco 2 thousand 388 (125 more), San Luis Potosi with 2 thousand 345 (125 more), State of Mexico thousand 965 (85 more), Veracruz thousand 863 (100 additional).

"Right now dominates the epidemic in central and north, and predominates in patches, within the same state can have a city where it can be a concern as many cases because it saturates the local health units and the city is 20 miles to be like nothing, "said Ram?rez L?pez-Gatell.

In Mexico City, the National Institutes of Nutrition and Lung Disease, and were overtaken his ability to focus and therefore have had to move some patients to nearby hospitals as Gea Gonz?lez.

"We've had between the last week, between 60 and 80 hospitalized patients, and between 30 and 35 intubated," said general director of INER, Rogelio Perez Padilla, who warned that half of the patients are healthy people without risk factors .

"If there is a previously healthy percentage, so I insisted on arrival at the health centers with an average of six days, the typical patient arriving at the INER has taken one or two antibiotics, some for consultation, some were for self-medication , and that time is critical in order to rescue these people, "he said.

If saturation of public hospitals, will be subrogated to the private service, however, in other hospitals the occupancy rate is 50 percent.

SSA's strategy is to reserve about 13 or 15 thousand beds, from 85 thousand available, for patients with influenza. Currently, the remaining hospitals are at 50% occupancy.

In both the United States, President Barack Obama, and national emergency declared by the growing number of cases of human influenza in Mexico, the discourse of health authorities is that the virus is "low lethality" and practically "benign".

"Influenza H1N1 is a benign disease, caused by a virus" cousin "of the seasonal, with the same transmission rate and lethality, but it is essential to make prevention measures in practice," according to Secretary of Health Jos? ?ngel C?rdova Villalobos.

And, therefore, health authorities have opted to no longer disseminate press specific data on the number of patients hospitalized and intubated people in serious condition, nationwide.

"If I say a number, a number of inpatients who do not have right now, the number you today may change tomorrow up or down, the tendency of the epidemic right now shows us that most likely will climb to reach to up to December, January, November, and then most likely going to start losing.

"That will be the trend of cases, we predict that can reach 250 thousand cases that are symptomatic, and nearly 1 million who have become infected and normal life," he said.
Valadez White / Millennium

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 318 Dead

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Influenza coverage. Health Alert

Notimex
El Universal
City of Mexico Tuesday, October 27, 2009
15:45
The Health Secretariat (SSA) confirmed that to date there have been 50 thousand 234 cases of human influenza in the country and the deaths of 318 people.
According to the graphs that the federal agency disseminates on its website, of the 318 deaths for the new virus are 51.5 men and 48.5 for women.

While 68.9% of the deaths are in people between 20 and 54 years.

Of those killed, 35.7% also showed metabolic conditions such as diabetes, obesity and hypertension, 19.8% smoked, and the rest suffered from cancer, asthma or other respiratory problems and cardiovascular problems.

Although the human influenza virus is present throughout the country, the states where more cases are reported Chiapas, Yucatan, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Jalisco, Estado de Mexico, Michoacan and Mexico City.

Regarding the international situation, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated that on record of more than 414 thousand and 945 cases of at least four thousand 999 deaths.

To prevent the spread of Avian Influenza A (H1N1) reiterated that the SSA is very important to maintain preventive measures such as frequent hand washing, sneezing protected with tissue or the inside of the elbow, the shelter at home, cleaning of surfaces and not touching your face.

He stressed that if treated early curable influenza is therefore urged people, especially to that you have a chronic illness, to go immediately to the nearest health unit when you have symptoms of respiratory disease.

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 328 Dead

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The pandemic will inhibit target of reducing to 50 fatalities per 100 thousand births

Pregnant, 52 of 97 women who died of influenza A/H1N1: Ssa
In 2009, "fivefold" maternal deaths from complications of respiratory disease


Preventive measure against the virus A/H1N1 in the Federal District, the entity most affected by the outbreak of the pandemic, with 5 thousand 731 casosFoto Angeles Severiano Maria Luisa Cruz Martinez

La Jornada
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, p. 38
Until last August, 97 women had died from H1N1 influenza, of which 52 (54 percent) were pregnant, reported the Secretariat of Health (SSA).

According to the head of the agency, Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, this situation hindered the progress of the strategy to reduce maternal mortality. It was expected to reach the end of the year with a rate of 50 deaths per 100 thousand live births, but because of the pandemic is expected to close in 54 per 100 thousand.

Information from the National Center of Epidemiological Surveillance and Disease Control (CENAVECE) notes that in 2009, has quintupled the number of maternal deaths from complications of respiratory infections, regard as recorded in the previous two years.

Sector increased risk

Infections by influenza and pneumonia increased from four to six times the risk of death in pregnant women in relation to the general population, said Javier Mancilla Ramirez, director of the National Institute of Perinatology (INPer).

Of the total deaths in 2007 and 2008, 2.3 and 2.6 percent respectively, were due to these diseases. Between January and August 2009 killed 520 pregnant women, 10 percent of complications from influenza and pneumonia. Because the procedure is carried out in the National Medical Arbitration Commission to confirm the cause of the deaths, the figure can still be increased.

During his appearance before the Health Committee of the Chamber of Deputies on the 14th - Cordova said on maternal mortality, outstanding issue that has repeatedly said he would not be possible to achieve the 2015 goal of lowering the millennium rate to 22 per 100 thousand live births.

Now pregnant women are among the priority groups for vaccination against the H1N1 virus. The director of INPer in this sector is also essential to obtain an early diagnosis of the disease. In that hospital care was given to 12 patients with influenza, with no death, and two sick women gave birth without complications.
In an interview, Mancilla Ramirez explained that during the pregnancy develops an "immune modulation", which is the body's reaction to allow the accommodation of the fetus, which also causes the woman more susceptible to infections.

When it comes to any condition caused by viruses such as influenza, the body triggers an inflammatory response, known by experts as "cytokine storm".

Since the beginning of the epidemic in Mexico, INPer has treated 32 people for influenza A/H1N1, of which 18 were women. Of these, 11 were pregnant and seven required hospitalization.

So far no deaths have occurred in the INPer. In contrast, two patients and gave birth without any complications. The babies are fine, even if the mothers took the antiviral treatment.

There are 50 thousand 234 cases confirmed (5,234)

The SSA reported that as of October 26 was 50 thousand 234 cases confirmed influenza A/H1N1, of which 328 are for people who died from the disease.
The Federal District is held in the first place, with 5 thousand 731 affected.

Moreover, Cordova Villalobos said yesterday that in late November will arrive in Mexico the first million doses of pandemic vaccine, which apply to health personnel, and December 7 million will be available to begin immunizing most at risk populations such as pregnant women and caregivers of infants under six months.

After visiting the facilities of the Forensic Medical Service (Semefo), said that in January will have 18 million vaccines to administer to individuals with chronic illnesses (asthma, diabetes, AIDS, cancer).

With information from Alejandro Cruz

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 328 Dead

From the Gobierno De Jalisco website-

http://informacioninfluenza.jalisco.gob.mx/

Mexico Cases Confirmed
17,416 8/4
23,245 9/8 209 deaths
50,234 10/26 328 deaths

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 328 Dead

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The number of cases of influenza A/H1N1, below forecast: C?rdova Villalobos
In late November they will be one million doses of vaccine, showed yellow alert remains


The capital is protected against influenza by the low temperatures of recent days in the town of Maria Luisa Severiano M?xicoFoto
Norandi Mariana, Carolina Gomez, and correspondents

La Jornada
Saturday 31 October 2009, p. 35
Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, said today cases of influenza A/H1N1 and are below schedule, but noted that the yellow alert is maintained almost throughout the national territory and, therefore, there to maintain and strengthen preventive health measures.

Interviewed after giving a lecture on the role of the municipality in improving health in Puerto Vallarta, Jalisco, the official said is still not necessary to go to red alert as the number of cases is within expectations for the health authorities.

"There should be no panic, there must be accountability, because it is a benign and is cured. But it requires the participation of all to avoid conveying too, so it also depends on the social conscience of each member to go to meet and, above all, not going to infect others.

He added that the end of November they will one million doses of vaccines against H1N1 influenza, which apply primarily to health personnel. One month after dose will reach 7 million, and in late January, 18 million more.

He said that vaccines will be distributed in all states and is implemented in accordance with state programs. It noted that by 2011 Mexico will begin making the first trials of vaccines produced in 2012 and will be ready for commercialization.

In his lecture Cordova Villalobos said that to date have confirmed the country was 35 thousand cases of dengue, but the vast majority are cured because doctors know more about the disease and patients attending the specialist in time.

He explained that the disease has been increasing since 2000 due to climate change that leads to the mosquito vector is played in cities above a thousand 500 meters above sea level, and held that, although at present there are no vaccine against evil, you are probably ready for 2014.

Take the archdiocese of Mexico forecast

Cardinal Norberto Rivera Carrera sanitary instructed parish priests, rectors of churches and religious before the outbreak of influenza A/H1N1, to reinforce the precautions released by City authorities.

In a circular states that the intent is to "resolve the confusion that exists in some parishes and communities of the archdiocese of Mexico" and states that "public health measures in the weekly From the Faith and Information System of the Archdiocese of Mexico (Siam) have already begun to apply some in the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Basilica of Guadalupe and other temples.
Suggests that all priests "start to gradually implement in their communities' health measures already published now to prevent the virus transmission among the faithful, especially in those temples of great affluence.

Situation in the states

The Secretary of Health of Sonora, Bernardo Campillo Garcia, caused a scandal after holding that the entity "19 killed by influenza A/H1N1 are not many", during a meeting of state health system in Hermosillo completed on Thursday.

Faced with criticism it generated, said Friday that what he meant was: "My concern is integral to the health of Sonora, I am not just Secretary of Health for the flu, I am also for other diseases and we are on yellow alert, that means caution, you have to be very steep.

He reiterated that "19 is nothing compared to many other diseases ... but if we speak of more than 700 deaths from cancer, 2 thousand for (males) cardiovascular, perhaps when comparing statistics is something else. "

The Health Institute of Aguascalientes confirmed on Friday that the death of a woman of 21 years occurred on 26 October in the state capital was a cause of human influenza, bringing the number of deaths in the state rose to 21.

In Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, confirmed that a 25-year-old who died on October 19 was a carrier of the virus, bringing to four the victims of this disease in the border town and six in the state.

Hector Puertas Rincones, director of the health jurisdiction number two, reported that since last Friday does a regional laboratory in the capital and the samples are processed in no more than four days.

He also announced the opening of a hospital for the care of patients suspected of carrying the human influenza virus in one place, since it searches not traveling from one place to another infecting more people.

Ulises Gutierrez, Claudio Ba?uelos and Ruben Villalpando

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 354 Dead

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They grow 27% deaths H1N1
S?bado, October 31, 2009
The Ministry of Health reported that between 21 and 28 October the number of deaths from influenza rose from 278 to 354. Photo: Agencia Reforma Between 1 and October 28 were confirmed new 19 thousand 117 cases, while in September was 9 thousand 231 and August 3 thousand 848

MEXICO CITY .- The number of deaths due to influenza A H1N1 in Mexico increased 27% in a week.

According to the latest report by the Health Secretariat (SSA) on the status of the epidemic, between 21 and 28 October the number of deaths from the disease rose from 278 to 354. According to data dependence, October became the month where there have been more new cases of influenza A H1N1 since the epidemic began in April. Between 1 and October 28 were confirmed new 19 thousand 117 cases, while in September was 9 thousand 231 and August 3 thousand 848.

The age groups most affected during this period were 10 to 19 years, with 5 thousand 881 cases, and under 10, with 5 thousand 14.

For entities, the Federal District had the highest growth in new infections, with 2 thousand 363 new cases, leading him to recover the first place nationally in terms of the presence of the disease.

Only during the week which lasted from 21 to 28 October last in the country were confirmed 4 thousand 279 new cases of influenza A H1N1, which is equivalent to an average of 611 infections per day.

According to the report released yesterday by the Secretariat, cases of influenza A H1N1 passed than 47 thousand 788 a 52 mil 67 in that period.

In this period the Federal District was the entity that has accumulated more confirmed cases with 460 infections, followed by the State of Mexico, with 412.

Other states with a significant increase in the presence of the virus are San Luis Potosi, Nuevo Leon and Jalisco.

According to the report of the SSA, the most common symptoms displayed by people who have died from the virus include cough and fever, with 84% on average.

Further afield are the difficulty in breathing, malaise and cough.

Furthermore, it was reported that 35% of them had metabolic problems such as obesity and diabetes. 19.8% smoked and 11.9% had cardiovascular disease.

(Margarita Vega / Agencia Reforma)

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 354 Dead

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Published By: Editorial
Date: 2009-10-31

354 people have died because of disease
Already more than 52 thousand patients from influenza in the country AH1N1

Before the outbreak of Influenza AH1N1, the Health Ministry announced that it has verified 52 thousand 67 cases of influenza AH1N1 across the country, besides more than three hundred deaths from the virus.



11:44:00
These cases have been counted since the beginning of March until October 28, at which have been presented so far 52 thousand 67 patients, while 354 people have unfortunately been killed by the virus.

The state has more cases of this new virus that has swept the entire world has been the Federal District as it has with 5 thousand 901 patients of this virus.

In the same way made it known that slightly more than seventy percent of the cases are from a range of 20 to 24 years old, and 52 percent male and female individuals remaining.

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Covarrubias Adriana Sandoval
El Universal
Acapulco, Gro Tuesday, 03 noviembre of 2009
17:31

90% of influenza cases in Mexico there are AH1N1 and the rest is seasonal, said Federal Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, who explained that the vaccines will acquire the federal government are manufactured in China, but European laboratories.

Interviewed after concluding the opening ceremony of the 33rd International Congress of Surgery, Cordova Villalobos denied there was 100% effective vaccine against human influenza, because clinical studies have been done show that its effectiveness is between 60 and 80% immune response.

For Mexico, the Federal Ministry of Health will acquire 30 million vaccine for human influenza, but are not Chinese, but are produced dose in two European laboratories, one of which is produced in the United States.

The U.S. laboratory, he said, has more experience in world production of vaccines, and are not experiencing or trying to see how they do.

"The same laboratory producing the seasonal vaccine is the one we're selling the AH1N1 influenza vaccine is the best laboratory to produce such vaccines worldwide," he said.

He mentioned that the peak of the disease will be the end of the year and early 2010, by changing temperatures.

Currently, there are 53 thousand cases of influenza AH1N1, because Mexico has been one of the countries that has been conducting sampling and testing.

"Hospitals are not exceeded, there is ample capacity to receive them. We have two specialized hospitals are full, now they were saturated.
He added that this month will have a million vaccines influenza A H1N1 for all health personnel, other 7 million at the end of December and $ 18 million in January.

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 398 Dead

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Nearly 400 dead and 54 thousand cases of influenza A
The entities most affected by the H1N1 virus are Mexico City with 6 mil 130 cases, Chiapas with 3 thousand 813 and Nuevo Leon with 3 thousand 22

Notimex
El Universal
Mexico City Thursday, 05 noviembre of 2009
13:55 The Ministry of Health (SSA) confirmed that until the evening of Wednesday, 4 November, 54 thousand 298 cases reported influenza A (H1N1) and 398 deaths from this cause.
According to the latest report, 69.3 percent of the deaths were among people between 20 and 54 years of age, while 52.5 percent of the deaths were men and the rest (47.5 percent) women.

Of those who died as a result of human influenza virus A (H1N1) 18.1 percent had a history major as autoimmune diseases, respiratory or Infect and cancer, while 34.4 percent had metabolic problems like diabetes and smoking.

The report on the Current Situation of the epidemic indicates that throughout the country are being confronted with this new virus, but most affected entities are Mexico City with six thousand 130 cases, with three thousand Chiapas Nuevo Le?n 813 and three thousand 22.

The main symptoms of the disease include: fever, 84.4 percent; cough, 84.2 percent, 52.8 percent dyspnea, expectoration 37.4 percent, headache (headache) 31.7 percent, and to a lesser degree nausea, nasal obstruction, diarrhea and vomiting.

A global pandemic influenza A (H1N1) reported more than 441 thousand 661 cases and five thousand 712 confirmed deaths.

The Ssa urged people to continue the implementation of preventive measures such as handwashing continuous cover your mouth with your forearm if you sneeze or cough, clean surfaces and door knobs with chlorine, hard living as the virus 48 to 72 hours.

Also, if you have cold symptoms go immediately to health centers for treatment with antivirals, to avoid complications of the disease and antibiotics for any reason, instead of alleviating it can cause more damage.

Influenza is a curable infection mainly if handled within 48 hours.

ESR

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 573 Dead

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Reported 58 deaths from H1N1 in seven days The Health Secretariat (SSA) reported that in the past seven days there have been 58 deaths from influenza A/H1N1, going from 482 cases on November 11 at 540 on 18 November. The dependence of detail that only 17 to 18 November, recorded 20 deaths.

In terms of confirmed cases reported in the SSA Web site also in the past seven days the number of confirmed cases rose from 61 thousand 633 a 63 mil 565, ie 932 thousand cases (from 11 to 18 November) , of which 179 were recorded in the last day of 17 to 18 of this month.

However, in recent days, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion of the SSA, Mauricio Hernandez Avila, said that the epidemic of influenza A/H1N1 is downwards and this can be seen in the number of hospitalizations , located at 200, approximately.

Referring to the surge in deaths, said this is because basically we are going into the winter and cold aggravated cases, however, the situation is within the scenario that was anticipated at the beginning of this third wave of the virus.

He explained that this does not mean you let down his guard and noted that the phase of vaccination against H1N1 virus starts from 23 November and will begin with pregnant women and health personnel.

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 589 Dead

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589 Suman virus H1N1 deaths in the year
In the past six days the Ssa recorded 263 new cases and 16 deaths. Moves Nuevo Le?n Chiapas, and now ranks as the fourth state with the greatest number, the City remains in first place with 7 thousand 209


RUTH RODRIGUEZ
El Universal
City of Mexico Tuesday, November 24, 2009
21:00
The influenza A virus H1N1 in Mexico has spread to 64 thousand 585 people in Mexico and killed 589 people, according to the latest report on the current status of the epidemic, issued by the Ministry of Health.

In the last six days, from 18 to 23 November, have been recorded 263 new cases and 16 deaths. Also traveled to Nuevo Leon and Chiapas and now stands at the fourth state with the highest number of cases to record three thousand 667.

Similarly, the Federal District tops the list with 7 thousand 209 cases, followed San Luis Potosi, with 3 thousand 958, and the state of Mexico with three thousand 931 cases.

Only six states with fewer than a thousand cases, the remainder accounted for more than 2 thousand to 3 thousand 500 confirmed cases.

Of the 589 deaths, 49.1% are women and 50.9% men.

In 70% of cases, age ranges from 20 to 54 years old, but is 35 to 39 years, where more deaths occur due to this virus.

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Re: Mexico - Case Tracking: 610 Dead

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In Mexico there are 65 thousand 99 cases and 610 deaths from human influenza: SSA The vaccine is distributed, operationally and is being implemented in hospitals of the IMSS, ISSSTE, dose, for the moment available only in the public sector.

Thu, 26/11/2009 - 16:04

Each year, according to the Ministry of Health, 14 thousand people die from respiratory infections. Photo: ArchivoM?xico.-The Health Ministry has denied that choice and inequity in the distribution of H1N1 vaccine, and reported that doses and reached virtually every state so that several hospitals have already begun the vaccination among the vulnerable such as doctors and pregnant women.

"The vaccine is distributed, say that operationally is already being implemented in hospitals of the IMSS, ISSSTE, state starting this week, possibly missing some points, but the dose is nearly the entire territory," said Alejandro Macias, National Commissioner Care for Influenza.

The SSA also denied there is any inequity or bias preferably the PAN governments, and clarified that in the case of Guanajuato, the vaccines arrived just in time because the government has trouble with the required formalities.

"There is no discrimination, all states are taking the vaccine equitably," he said in an interview after mentioning that there is already a plan to distribute all, according to entitlements and persons belonging to priority groups, the 30 million doses.

The vaccine, for the moment available only in the public sector although there are two laboratories that have applied for entry to the private market, by laboratories that are Novartis of Switzerland, and China, which are being analyzed by COFEPRIS.

In Mexico City, the vaccination process will formally begin next week and quite possibly start at the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases.

According to the report of the SSA, in Mexico, 65 thousand have confirmed 99 cases and 610 deaths, ie in two days there was an accumulated more than 10 deaths and 514 new infections.
Each year, according to the Ministry of Health, 14 thousand people die from respiratory infections.
And although according to SSA, the pandemic are at a stage of mild restraint, which is noted for reference in hospitals, as the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, and the Nutrition, declined by 10 percent demand for hospitals, as well as the number of intubated, Mexico is still expected to enter the most intense phase of infection in the winter.

Macias noted that of 120 cases were received daily, now have 108, and the same goes with intubated or require artificial respiration.

The SSA reported that in September and October, had one of the highest peaks of the pandemic now declined in November, but are estimated to last 15 days in December can introduce another higher peak of cases due to dry environments faster transmitting the virus.

Blanca Valadez