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  • Formosa: confirmed/ suspected cases

    Source: http://www.terra.com.ar/feeds/notas/178/178484.html

    Google translation:

    Buenos Aires, June 18, 2009 - 21:25 pm.

    FLU-A FORMOSA
    WOMAN DIES OF SUSPECTED PARAGUAYAN have contracted influenza A

    Formosa, June 18, 2009 .- (Telam) .- A woman of 30 years confined to the last Tuesday night with a probable picture of infection of influenza A "at the top of Villa Rica, Paraguay, died today at the Hospital Central Formosa, informed the minister of Human Development in the province, Anibal Gomez.

    The woman, who hoped for a heart transplant and lives in Buenos Aires, had traveled a couple of weeks ago to Paraguay, where it was originally, "to visit family and they began having the first symptoms of flu, which was placed, a source told Telam health.

    By decision of her husband, a federal police of Quilmes, the patient was transferred by ambulance to the town of Clorinda Formosa and then to the Field Hospital in the province.


    There he performed studies on Wednesday that were sent to the Institute Malbr?n of the Federal Capital, to confirm the suspicion "but the results have not yet received," explained the spokesman.

    The Health Minister explained that Formosa "is in the process of contingency, because there are no confirmed cases," but who "have taken all preventive measures, so there's no chance that the disease could spread," he explained.

    The woman "was isolated in an intensive care unit of the Hospital Central de Formosa," while the studies in Asunci?n discounted by 90% in the case of influenza of the type A H1N1, the official said.

    However, the epidemiological link-lives in the area of Buenos Aires, is considered the case as suspicious, "said Gomez.

    The woman, who was "immune deficiencies, and on the waiting list for heart transplant," entered the country from Paraguay in a delicate state of health: bronchopneumonia and heart failure, "explained.


    (Telam) .- JRA-AEM-CBD

  • #2
    Re: Another suspected fatal case

    Source: http://www.urgente24.com/index.php?&id=ver&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=124474&cHash=27e5e1f75b


    Formosa: A woman died with symptoms of influenza A (awaiting confirmation)

    Attempt to determine whether a woman of 30 years died in Formosa immunocompromised because of HIV. In addition, there are already cases in the interior of the country (2 in Missions 1, Chaco, Santa Fe 3). Since it is difficult to contain.

    | 19/06/2009 | 09:50

    CIUDAD DE BUENOS AIRES (Urgente24) Influenza A and handed over some barriers and is proving increasingly difficult to contain. In fact so far the 5 deaths were registered in the Federal Capital and Buenos Aires, however the death of a woman in Formosa switched the alarm and open the spectrum in the north.

    This case is a woman of 30 years interned on Tuesday night with a probable picture of infection of influenza A "when arriving in Villa Rica, Paraguay, died yesterday at the Hospital Central de Formosa, informed the minister of Human Development of the province, Anibal Gomez.

    The woman, who hoped for a heart transplant and lived in Quilmes, had traveled a couple of weeks ago to Paraguay, where it was originally, "to visit family and they began having the first symptoms of flu, so it was placed, said the health agency Telam a source.

    By decision of her husband, a federal police of Quilmes, the patient was transferred by ambulance to the town of Clorinda Formosa and then to the Field Hospital of the province. There he practiced on Wednesday, studies that were referred to the Institute Malbr?n of the Federal Capital, to confirm the suspicion "but the results have not yet received," explained the spokesman.

    The Minister of Health explained that Formosa "is in the process of contingency, because there are no confirmed cases," but who "have taken all preventive measures, so there's no chance that the disease could spread," he explained. However several of the cases who died so far were infected due to a virus intrahospital. It is not excluded that the passage of this woman has not left the hospital staff or patients infected hospital room boundaries.

    The woman "was isolated in an intensive care unit of the Hospital Central de Formosa," they said. However, the epidemiological link, we consider the case as suspicious, "said Gomez.

    The woman, who was "immune deficiencies, and on the waiting list for heart transplant," entered the country from Paraguay in a delicate state of health: bronchopneumonia and heart failure, "explained.

    Meanwhile, the situation of the virus in the country has not yet yielded confirmed fatalities, but there are already cases.

    While the country is accounted for 918 people infected by the virus, yesterday met new cases in Misiones, Chaco and Santa Fe, as reported by the Daily News Corrientes.

    Sed?n reported, there are 11 other patients who were very committed to health by this evil.

    The Minister of Health Francisco Baquero today confirmed a case H1N1 virus infection in the Chaco. She is a woman of Campo Largo would have contracted the disease in Buenos Aires. Dog was referred to hospital and is "controlled." Symptoms were analyzed in two other patients.

    In addition to the confirmed cases are being analyzed, with symptoms of influenza and who were in Buenos Aires.


    Missions

    The Head of Epidemiological Surveillance Missions, Jorge Gutierrez, yesterday confirmed the second positive case of influenza A H1N1 in the province, which corresponds to a doctor who had made contact with a colleague who had been in Spain and whose daughter was the first to acquire the disease. His condition is stable.

    Santa Fe

    Health Minister of the province, Miguel Angel Cappiello explained that "have been reported 64 suspected cases of Influenza A (H1N1), of which there are 3 positive, 31 negative results of laboratory and 30 in study."

    In addition, they are making, in total, 188 epidemiological monitoring, which are run by teams of epidemiological area, having presented 88 of these situations a history of travel to countries with interpersonal transmission of the virus, while the remaining 100 have been contacts studied by consideration of the cases local.

    The average age of this group lies in the 12 years and most cases -125 on 188 - are men.

    Of the 64 suspected cases (including 3 positive), 38 are residents of the city of Rosario, Santa Fe 8, 2 Funes, Grenadier Baigorria, Rufino and Venado Tuerto, and 1 of the cities of Acebal, Alcorta, Capit?n Berm?dez , Carcara??, Casilda, Ca?ada de G?mez, Rafaela, and Gallareta La Villa Ca?as. The remaining case is the province of Buenos Aires.

    Vaccines

    A pharmaceutical Taiwan announced in September that will list 10 million doses, which will be sold at less than $ 10

    This is Adimmune, the manufacturing company, has already received samples of the virus A/H1N1 of several international laboratories and prepared eight million of chicken embryos to produce the vaccine, the company announced islands.

    "We have not yet carried out clinical tests in animals with the vaccine virus A/H1N1 in the world and nobody knows if one dose is enough to develop immunity against the disease," he said at a press conference the vice president of Adimmune Chang Chin-chuan.

    In the event that two doses are required to develop immunity against the virus, will increase the scale of production, added Chang.

    According to the company expects to produce 10 million doses between July and September this year, which sell for less than $ 10 each.

    Meanwhile, Minister of Health of Taiwan, Yeh Ching-chuan said that the island wants to buy abroad five million doses of vaccine virus A/H1N1, while the rest will be bought in Taiwan.

    The island is one of the eleven countries in the world capable of manufacturing influenza vaccine A/H1N1 and Adimmune Corp, the only Taiwanese manufacturer of vaccines for humans and most of Asia, can produce up to 30 million doses annually.

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    • #3
      Re: Formosa: confirmed/ suspected cases

      Source: http://www.mega24.com.ar/enlace.php?idn=56383

      11/Ago/2009

      Formosa: Another suspicious death by influenza A
      (Mega24) A woman of about 50 years of age who died in the Field Hospital of Formosa. The news could be confirmed at a press conference by the hospital team in the Situation Room of the Ministry of Human Development

      The victim was transferred from Clorinda being suspected of carrying the virus, Influenza A, which was not confirmed or denied until now by the authorities of the provincial health portfolio, it could be this Tuesday, which was established to provide weekly issued since the parties know that the local hospital.

      The death would have occurred around 5 pm yesterday and was awaiting test results to confirm the cause of death

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      • #4
        Re: Formosa: confirmed/ suspected cases

        Source: http://www.cadenaaero.info/noticias/8637

        21:04 11/08/2009

        A woman died in the field hospital with suspected case of influenza A

        (Formosa-CNA) The death would have been Sunday. In the hospital did not deny the information, but wait for the conference today to confirm
        A woman of about 50 years died on Sunday at the Field Hospital where he was interned for suspected case of influenza A. According transpired, the victim was originally from Clorinda, from where it was transferred.

        Morning yesterday to the authorities of the hospital, who would not confirm beyond, arguing that it has all the news regarding the disease was reported today. However, neither denied the information accessed.

        It is recalled that the Ministry of Human Development set Tuesday to give the information to the press conference, so it is expected that today are drawn to this case.

        If the health portfolio confirms the death of the woman, will be the fourth death with suspected influenza A, of which only one so far had a positive result of the virus. Besides these four, there is a man who died from a sepsis infection, widespread, but that was considered suspect cases of Influenza A.

        The health authorities re-focus on prevention and warned that people are leaving to take hygiene measures recommended.

        Meanwhile, preventive measures designed by the Government within the contingency plan against H1N1 Influenza A along with the related dengue is reactivated, which are developed by the health brigades going house to house delivering hygiene kits inputs (lavandin , soap and alcohol gel) as well as brochures with basic recommendations on the disease, and covered almost 25 thousand households scattered in hundreds of neighborhoods.

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        • #5
          Re: Formosa: confirmed/ suspected cases

          Source: http://www.formosaya.com.ar/Archivo/...09/nota16.html

          18 de Agosto de 2009


          Confirmed death from influenza A

          As part of a press conference that was attended by the Director of Planning, Ministry of Human Development, Luis Kaiser, the director of the Field Hospital, Eugenia Ruiz, Gabriela and infectologists Mudrik, details were given on the table in situational Formosa by the Influenza A H1 N1.


          It certified the confirmation of a second died of the disease (one man and one woman of 49 and 50 years respectively) as well as stressed recommend people to maintain preventative care and which continue to suspect cases of Influenza A.

          It also indicated that there are 121 confirmed cases and 55 negative, while taking into account that about 500 samples have been sent to the Institute Malbr?n, although the results remain a good number of those sent.

          It was noted that two patients in field hospitals, one in the intensive care room.

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