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Source: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/internacional/61882.html
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Influenza A is moving in Latin America
Experts warn that there are virus carriers without symptoms
Doris G?mora
El Universal
Friday May 29, 2009
elmundo@eluniversal.com.mx
In Latin America, added 207 and 14 thousand cases of influenza A H1N1 in 17 countries, surpassing the figure to almost one thousand cases reported worldwide before the beginning of winter, said the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
In this regard, the World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that 13 thousand 398 officially registered cases of laboratory confirmed influenza A in 48 countries, because they do not have integrated most of the figures supplied by member nations and expected reconfirmation of the cases.
From Atlanta, Anne Schuchat, deputy director of the Program on Science and Health Center of Epidemiological Control, said that after a series of studies concluded that the H1N1 virus infected and continue to expand steadily in the United States and Mexico, where the virus has affected more people.
"Where we see there is a sustained transmission, hospitalizations and deaths," Schuchat said, adding that it is likely that the numbers of cases may increase to the extent that after serum testing and other studies confirm that there are asymptomatic patients that they carry the virus but are not sick.
Based on the status of the epidemic in United States, he said, the virus can spread quickly and can ill people, it would be a surprise that this does not happen in the southern hemisphere.
Therefore, reported that the Center for Epidemiological Control has called on countries to apply special treatment to people with preexisting illnesses, pregnant women and young people averaging 20 years, because they are the point of attack of the virus.
The CEC, he added, is calling on governments to intensify their preparations for a pandemic because of its proximity to the change of season and to include vaccination against seasonal influenza as it is the new vaccine against influenza A H1N1.
Unlike other years, Schuchat said, "we must all prepare for the unpredictable. While we have made progress in these first steps, we need to be tuned in the coming weeks and months because the manufacturing and vaccine development and clinical studies, can be unpredictable. "
In this context, yesterday the Ministry of Health of Venezuela has confirmed its first case of influenza A. Similarly, Bolivia reported that a woman and her son who entered the country on Monday from New York became the first confirmed cases of the virus in the country.
In Slovakia the Authority of Public Health announced the first confirmed case of the new strain of H1N1 influenza. (With information from agencies)
Google translation:
Influenza A is moving in Latin America
Experts warn that there are virus carriers without symptoms
Doris G?mora
El Universal
Friday May 29, 2009
elmundo@eluniversal.com.mx
In Latin America, added 207 and 14 thousand cases of influenza A H1N1 in 17 countries, surpassing the figure to almost one thousand cases reported worldwide before the beginning of winter, said the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
In this regard, the World Health Organization (WHO) has stated that 13 thousand 398 officially registered cases of laboratory confirmed influenza A in 48 countries, because they do not have integrated most of the figures supplied by member nations and expected reconfirmation of the cases.
From Atlanta, Anne Schuchat, deputy director of the Program on Science and Health Center of Epidemiological Control, said that after a series of studies concluded that the H1N1 virus infected and continue to expand steadily in the United States and Mexico, where the virus has affected more people.
"Where we see there is a sustained transmission, hospitalizations and deaths," Schuchat said, adding that it is likely that the numbers of cases may increase to the extent that after serum testing and other studies confirm that there are asymptomatic patients that they carry the virus but are not sick.
Based on the status of the epidemic in United States, he said, the virus can spread quickly and can ill people, it would be a surprise that this does not happen in the southern hemisphere.
Therefore, reported that the Center for Epidemiological Control has called on countries to apply special treatment to people with preexisting illnesses, pregnant women and young people averaging 20 years, because they are the point of attack of the virus.
The CEC, he added, is calling on governments to intensify their preparations for a pandemic because of its proximity to the change of season and to include vaccination against seasonal influenza as it is the new vaccine against influenza A H1N1.
Unlike other years, Schuchat said, "we must all prepare for the unpredictable. While we have made progress in these first steps, we need to be tuned in the coming weeks and months because the manufacturing and vaccine development and clinical studies, can be unpredictable. "
In this context, yesterday the Ministry of Health of Venezuela has confirmed its first case of influenza A. Similarly, Bolivia reported that a woman and her son who entered the country on Monday from New York became the first confirmed cases of the virus in the country.
In Slovakia the Authority of Public Health announced the first confirmed case of the new strain of H1N1 influenza. (With information from agencies)