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One year of Human Influenza A/H1N1; chronology of the pandemic of S. XXI
The first H1N1 case was demonstrated by March 10 of a patient who was treated at the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases, and therefore the case of the boy Edgar Hernandez was by no means the case zero, said the owner of Health.
Mon, 19/04/2010 - 15:37
Mexico City .- The death of Adela Maria Gutierrez Cruz, 39, who worked as a pollster the Tax Administration Service (SAT), turned on the global alert about the presence of a new virus that, at the time, was considered " cousin of avian influenza (SARS) ", because evolving very fast, it was highly contagious and killed young people.
Gutierrez Cruz, according to the National Center of Epidemiological Surveillance and Disease Control, developed symptoms on 4 April to the 12th of that month entered the Aurelio Valdivieso Hospital, located in Oaxaca, with a picture of severe pneumonia. Finally died on April 13 in that region.
This is an important event in the anniversary of the appearance of H1N1 virus because it alerted the world to the first pandemic of the XXI century that caused "panic and terror" to the extent that Mexico and its nationals suffered all kinds of discrimination, which were from the unilateral closure of borders in certain countries, forced isolation, and domestic sale and export of pork fell by 90 percent.
However, as acknowledged in an interview with Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, the case of Oaxaca is absolutely first transmission or the first fatality from the virus of the H1N1 human influenza, porcine.
The same happens with the child Edgar Hernandez, who survived the evil. Nor is it the case of transmission zero, even if the infant suffered as other inhabitants of La Gloria, a town of Perote, Veracruz, an abnormal outbreak acute respiratory infections during March and April.
"Already back then recovered samples and information from some previous cases, even now we can safely say that the first H1N1 case was demonstrated by March 10 of a patient who was treated at the National Institute of Diseases respiratory, and therefore if Edgar was not the case any way scratch, "added Cordova Villalobos.
With regard to the first fatality, the National Medical Arbitration Commission reports to a single woman, aged 24, who died on April 10, 2009, in the Federal District. To date no authority has been able to define the background of that person despite the constant requests for information.
By 17 April 2009, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, for its acronym in English), United States themselves known "informally to the health authorities" in Mexico, 28 and 30 March were recorded in the county of San Diego and Imperial two cases of children, 9 and 8 years, with influenza and laboratory studies suggested that this was a new virus, a new strain of Influenza A, subtype H1N1. "This was an unexpected finding."
On 21 April, Mexico sent to Canada's national laboratory 51 samples, including cases of Perote and Oaxaca, and INER patients to confirm if any were identical to the new strain.
On 23 April, Canada reported laboratory by telephone that among the 51 samples submitted by Mexico, 17 were positive and identical to the isolated cases of this strain "with pandemic potential," as Secretary of Health moved to the Residence Pines Officer to report to President Felipe Calderon on this finding and at that time called the law firm and enlarged.
The Edge of 11 pm, April 23, C?rdova Villalobos announced the suspension of classes in the Federal District and Mexico State, at all levels.
They immediately began flight cancellations, the International Airport of Mexico City failed to receive from 24 April to 11 May, about 200 million pesos worth of airport usage fees, due to the cancellation of 3 thousand 59 flights.
By then, the hotel sector lost 70% occupancy in 2009, and tourism and trade sector lost 701 43 thousand formal jobs between April and May. The lost tourism and trade were estimated at 8 billion dollars and 13 thousand 600 million pesos.
On 24 April, in the Pines, the Ministry of Health reported that it was a "virus eruoasi?tico source" who had already killed 20 people confirmed that it was "highly contagious, deadly pandemic properties." However, it had cured antiviral.
On 26 April, in an address to the nation President Felipe Calderon said until that time had 384 thousand registered cases of people who registered pneumonia and 81 deaths. Since then, SSA began a full dance numbers, since that same day, the SSA's fatalities rose to 103 and 614 thousand new infections.
On 27 April, WHO Phase 4 amounts to the contingency. By now there were 149 deaths, but "only 20 cases have etiological evidence." That same day the national SSA ordered the suspension of classes and child care until 6 May.
On April 29, C?rdova ordered the suspension of activities in the federal public administration, as well as work and non-essential services of the productive sectors of 1 to 5 May, in order to "avoid, where possible pandemic" of swine influenza.
600 cultural events were canceled, sporting and public events also were closed and service was restricted only to bring restaurants. Even the churches have failed to Sunday Mass and the few who came did so with masks.
The World Health Organization said the outbreak of swine influenza is already affecting several countries in the world, with about 79 confirmed cases.
On 29 April, WHO declared the emergency phase 5. "The virus is transmitted from person to person in at least two countries in a region of WHO. The pandemic is imminent ". By 13 May, WHO had 5 mil728 officially reported cases of infection in 33 countries.
On May 8 the Pan American Health Organization defended Mexico that accused him and d have exaggerated a virus so lethal, arguing that if they had taken the social distancing measures would have died 8 thousand 605 people, 30 thousand hospitalizations and about 4.5 million outpatient visits.
On 11 June, WHO World Health Organization declared the phase six, the highest alert and warned that "circulate throughout the world for a year or two," albeit "moderate." This was accused of using to Mexico to benefit the pharmaceutical industry.
Mexico has had at least three major transmission peaks: the first took place in the center of the country between April and May, the second in June, July and August in the southeast, and the third that started from 15 September having its peak in October (42.8 percent of total recorded cases).
Until April 14, 2010, the SSA reports 72,462 cases,and 1,185 confirmed deaths. Is already meeting the target by applying 28 million H1N1 vaccines.
Blanca Valadez /