Ciudad del Este: At least 6 people suffer unidentifed severe respiratory illness - H1N1 and hantavirus excluded

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An update on one of the patients.

http://diariovanguardia.com.py/notic...italarios.html

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Pedro Paredes, 30, one of the affected last month by a panel of atypical respiratory infection, remains hospitalized at the Regional Hospital of Ciudad del Este and their families rely on citizen solidarity to cover the costs.

His sister, Maria Isabel Paredes said some 2,500,000 daily Guarani need for therapy for his brother. He said that almost meet on the street and have no money to buy the expensive drugs.

She said doctors told him that Peter is stabilizing, but while several still needs medical treatment, which has its cost.

He lamented the neglect at the Regional Hospital as "the Ministry of Health guarantees free public health, but the reality is another. If you do not have money, you do not have any chance of survival in health centers, "he said.

He said the only drug that there is free paracetamol, then they have nothing. "The remedies are very expensive in pharmacies," said Maria Isabel.

The family is the Triple Border area of Presidente Franco and need help to save the life of Peter. Those who want to help can call 0983 898 413, with Maria Isabel Paredes.

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It is difficult to get a precise handle on who is ill and what relations they may be to each other (perhaps to protect the privacy of those in the hospitals), but from the articles above I can make out:

Pedro Paredes (mistranslated as Peter occasionally) - 30 year-old male - still in hospital November 25.
Ester Cardozo
Julio Nunez
Alejandro Ramirez - discharged around November 9.

and two others whose names have not been mentioned. It is likely that these two are the father and daughter, as the ages, names, and genders would not match otherwise (and Mr. Ramirez below does not mention illness in a daughter). The unnamed daughter is likely the high school student for the same reason. I can't tell which two of the six have the exposures in the factory as well. All 6 were apparently healthy enough on October 31 to attend the church retreat, and then all six apparently were hospitalized between November 3-4.

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# 1 alejandro ramirez 29/11/2011 12:27
Sadly, this city a place where circulating million in revenues in Tax Requirements and other income, have a hospital that does not have the necessary resources in medicine and other supplies for hundreds of little use to attend the hospital every day .. I was one of those infected, thatis one of the 6 infected respioratoria infection and put me for 5 days, attention itself is good but the remedies are very expensive so do the analysis. expect the state to do something for our hospital ....