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  • Argentina: 230+ deaths from influenza A

    As in 2009, when epidemics of dengue and influenza A (H1N1) were superimposed, this year the story seems to repeat itself. After the outbreak of the disease transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti, Argentina now faces one of influenza. By the cold wave, this year, seven weeks early circulation of influenza viruses and found an unsuspecting population with low vaccination coverage .The result: increased consultation and hospitalizations, and at least twenty deceased patients, people with risk factors and were not immunized. The most emblematic case is that of the former model Raquel Mancini, admitted to the Sanatorium Mitre by a picture of pneumonia influenza A. The demand for care is already impacting on the health system. The request for home health services grew 69% in May 2016 compared to the same period last year, reaching a record high, according to the entities that gather home health providers (FEM, Cemca and Cabeme) services.

    http://www.entornointeligente.com/ar...narse-21052016
    Last edited by tetano; May 23, 2016, 10:01 AM.

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    27 killed by the flu

    The rate of disease notification influenza (ETI) is greater in children under five years and doubles in the age group between five and 34 so far in 2016 compared to the same period of 2015. They pointed authorities Ministry of Health, stressed that "we are not facing an epidemic" and called for "vaccinated but not scared." "According to estimates of the curve, cases of disease of influenza to the epidemiological week number 20 exceed the expected amount, and that the reporting rate is higher in children under five and doubles in the group is between five and 34 for the same time last year, "he told Telam the National Director of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health, Jorge San Juan .


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    • #3
      There are now 35 dead from influenza A

      The Ministry of Health of the Nation confirmed yesterday that 35 people died diagnosed with Influenza A (H1N1 or without subtyping) during 2016 so far across the country, noting that in all cases only one data was vacunado.Los correspond to a report released Monday in the Integrated Surveillance Bulletin prepared by the Department of Health Surveillance Directorate of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health Naci?n.Los deceased diagnosed cases of influenza a were reported in 13 jurisdictions, including the City of Buenos Aires. It is the provinces of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chubut, Cordoba, Entre Rios, Jujuy, Rio Black, Salta, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero and Tucum?n.En all Influenza A was identified, and those who have already been they corresponded subtyped H1N1 subtype (one only co-infected with Influenza B).

      El Ministerio de Salud de la Nación confirmó ayer que 35 personas fallecieron con diagnóstico de Influenza A (H1N1 o sin subtipificar) durante lo que va del ...

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      • #4
        Influenza A: 38 dead

        Two people died in the last hours in the province of Rio Black affected by influenza A, one in the city of Viedma and the other in San Carlos de Bariloche, and neither was vaccinated, so that already makes four victims fatal this disease in rionegrino.Este territory Wednesday in the provincial capital, hospital officials confirmed the death Artemide Zatti a native man from San Javier, the second fatal case in town for this enfermedad.Jos? Robacioy, director of the hospital, confirmed that the patient was "not vaccinated, suffered several risk factors such as obesity and was a smoker" .In therefore a man between 55 and 60 years who was hospitalized for 10 days in the zonal hospital Ram?n Carrillo in the city San Carlos de Bariloche, died in the last hours affected influenza a and became the second local case of a dead from the disease, and the fourth in the provincia.El patient who died Tuesday was in intensive care with serious health picture.


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        • #5
          Three more deaths from influenza A and now number 41 this year

          A woman of 56 years in the city of Casilda Santa Fe, another of La Plata with kidney problems and a 21-year-Salta, died of influenza A and there are already 41 deaths from this enfermedad.En Santa Fe are already six six fatalities from the disease so far this year. Gasol Martin, director of the Hospital San Carlos de Casilda, said the death occurred yesterday at the health center. "It was a person with risk factors and was admitted last week with a respiratory complicated picture" describi?.La vaccine: one of the best weapons to combat influenza A. / File Clarin


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          • #6
            At least 43 killed by swine flu in the country

            A man died Saturday influenza A in the Pampas town of General Pico. The victim was hospitalized in intensive care and was one of the three patients of La Pampa in "critical condition". It was a veterinary doctor named Daniel 57 Baruta and became the first fatality from the H1N1 in that province. Baruta was ventilated and could not recover from pneumonia that was complicated with the flu. For now, the death of Baruta was not officially informed by the authorities of the Ministry of Health. With the case, 43 deaths would be computed in the Argentine territory. First died in MisionesEl Ministry of Public Health of Misiones reported the first death from influenza A in the province, where there are also six other cases the health portfolio confirmados.Desde stated that cases were reported in two towns in the north of the province two in Eldorado and one in Puerto Iguazu, while the other remaining three were recorded in Posadas.

            Un hombre falleció el sábado por gripe A en la localidad pampeana de General Pico. La víctima estaba internada en terapia intensiva y era uno de...

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            • #7
              Influenza A: There were 50 deaths nationwide

              Not yet winter came, and neither cold nor influenza A loose. Since cold days began in mid-April, at least 50 people died from the disease throughout the country.The May 30, the Ministry of Health of the Nation reported that 35 were killed by swine flu in the country. These were adding more cases. In Santa Fe, the provincial health ministry said in a statement that since April occurred 14 deaths of people with flu diagn?sitico 12 which belonged to groups with risk factors and none had been vacunada.Andrea Uboldi, director of Promotion and Health prevention, said the deaths "were adults between 32 and 84 years old and indicated that compared to 2015," the emergence of the circulation of influenza virus is ahead in seven weeks. "also, Uboldi reported that has now been applied in the province more than 250 thousand doses of influenza vaccines and indicated that it is going through the period of maximum circulation of respiratory infections.

              En Santa Fé murieron 14 personas a causa de la influenza, de las cuales 12 pertenecían a grupos con factores de riesgo y ninguna había sido vacunada. También hubo nuevos casos en Misiones, Chaco y La Pampa.

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              • #8
                INFLUENZA A: There are 60 already KILLED ACROSS THE COUNTRY

                A few days before the onset of winter, the number of deaths from influenza A in the country is alarming and well in excess of 50, while the cold progresses and vaccination campaigns throughout the territory nacional.El Health Ministry intensify Nation officially informed that this year 39 people died diagnosed with Influenza a (H1N1) through week 21, 13 provincias.Los data correspond to a report released Tuesday in the Integrated Surveillance Bulletin prepared by the area Health Surveillance Directorate of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health of Santa Fe Naci?n.El Health Ministry said 14 people died of influenza a and none had been vaccinated. In Misiones, one person died this weekend affected by influenza A. Two other people died in the province of Black River as a result of this enfermedad.En La Pampa, a veterinarian of 57 years died this weekend in the town of General Pico and became the first fatal case of influenza a in the province.

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                • #9
                  Influenza A sum 63 fatalities in the country

                  In Argentina 63 people died of influenza boxes, in different provinces, reported the Ministry of Health of the Nation. The information contained in the Integrated Surveillance Bulletin for epidemiological week 23, states that in all cases is Influenza A (45 positive cases for Influenza A H1N1, 15 cases positive for influenza A without subtyping and a case with co-infection influenza A and B). The cases occurred in the jurisdictions of Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Chaco, Misiones, Chubut, Cordoba, Entre Rios, Jujuy, Black River, Salta, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santiago del Estero and Tucuman. Fatalities were characterized mostly occur in patients with risk factors and should not be vaccinated, explained from the national health portfolio.

                  En Argentina 63 personas fallecieron como consecuencia de cuadros de influenza A, en distintas provincias, informaron desde el Ministerio de Salud de la Nación.   La información consignada en el Boletín Integrado de Vigilancia para la...

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                  • #10
                    Intense circulation of the major strains of influenza, especially the influenza A (H1N1) - killed 32 people in the province of Santa Fe, according to an estimate of the Department of Promotion and Health Prevention. Most were patients belonging to risk groups and had not been vaccinated. The same is true at the national level. The last Integrated Epidemiological Surveillance Bulletin, published yesterday by the national Ministry of Health, confirmed that there are 125 deaths from influenza in the country (most are patient risk group who did not receive immunization). According to this statistic, Santa Fe is the province with more deaths, ahead of Buenos Aires, which until yesterday acknowledged 28 fatal cases in the national gazette. C?rdoba surprising that, for example, where there is also viral circulation has only five deaths from this epidemic.

                    Es la cifra que estiman en el Ministerio de Salud. En las próximas horas se conocerá el informe oficial. Se aplicaron 320.000 dosis de la vacuna antigripal.  

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                    • #11
                      The worst flu outbreak in 5 years were 125 dead and follows the alert

                      The flu outbreak is unfolding in Argentina is the worst when considering the last five years. Clarin yesterday admitted the national director of epidemiology at the Ministry of Health of the Nation, Jorge San Juan. The infection is transmitted from person to person through coughing, sneezing or simply when speaking, and caused the death of 125 people until last week in 18 provinces. As temperatures remain low and there is virus circulation, predicted that the outbreak would continue until August.

                      Los casos se desarrollaron antes de tiempo porque se adelantó el frío. Piden a la gente que no deje de tomar recaudos. 

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                      • #12
                        According to the National Director of Epidemiology, and there were 164 deaths from influenza A

                        - The national director of Epidemiology, Jorge San Juan, reported that those killed by flu are 164, although "not all cases were confirmed," and clarified that the dead were in a risk group and had not been vaccinated "Today get the new bulletin (epidemiological) and we are 164 dead, but not all confirmed, but it is not a figure to be alarmed, were patients at risk and had no vaccine, "said San Juan in dialogue with the program's dream heroes issued by AM 750.En this regard, the official said that among the risk population has not yet reached the expected coverage with the vaccination campaign "in the group of children between six months and two years and the pregnant would to have a coverage of 80 percent and we are reaching 50 percent, "he said.


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                        • #13
                          With almost two hundred deaths from influenza A in the country, Corrientes keeps alert

                          According to reports from the various provincial departments of Epidemiology, until last week a total of 5,067 patients with influenza, of which 2,596 tested positive for the H1N1 virus was confirmed while another group of samples still in estudio.Lo most worries it is that so far this year, 197 people died from influenza, and 138 samples were identified H1N1 subtype. And across the country Santa Fe is the province with most fatal cases since 42 deaths were confirmed, this statistical review follows with 26 cases Buenos Aires, Cordoba and a total of 16 missions with 11 confirmed cases.

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                          • #14
                            Confirmed two new deaths from influenza A and cases reach 113

                            Health Minister Walter Villalba confirmed two new deaths from influenza A and advancement that are 113 confirmed cases of Influenza A in so far a?o.De both cases died of the H1N1 strain, one is a child and is about a boy who he was admitted to the Maternity Hospital Fernando Barreyro.En so far this year, the flu virus left a balance of 15 muertos.El Villalba Minister explained to the territory health centers in the province attend a further increase in the demand for treatment of influenza (ETI) diseases due to climate change weekend.

                            El ministro de Salud Walter Villalba confirmó dos nuevas muertes por Gripe A y adelanto que son 113 casos confirmados de Gripe A en lo que va del año. De los dos casos fallecidos por...

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                            • #15
                              213 people die in Argentina from Influenza A

                              The respiratory flu virus lives of 213 people in Argentina took. The strain A (H1N1) was the main cause of most of them, patients with risk factors that were not vaccinated. The information comes from the latest Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Health of the Nation. In the case of C?rdoba, the influenza (ILI) diseases remained within all stable compared to previous years. Although already 17 deaths were officially reported because of this infection. What grew the most were hospitalizations for acute respiratory infections, which increased by 139 percent this year compared with the previous five years.

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