Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 547

[Gert van der Hoek]

Google translated

Porcine influenza reached Bolivia

In Bolivia, identified the first two cases of influenza A/H1N1 /. It was reported today the chief of epidemiological service of the country Eddy Martinez.

He said the virus found in two persons residing in New York who had recently arrived in Bolivia. Now they are in the department of Santa Cruz and in the next few days should go back to the United States. Patients receive treatment and felt fine, said Itar-Tass.

Meanwhile, the largest number of cases of influenza A/H1N1 / in South America occur in Chile, where the number of infected people to 169 people, two of them are in serious condition. In Argentina, the number of cases at the moment is 37 people in Brazil - 10, Uruguay - two in Paraguay - one.

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases

Source: http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/espanol/42565.html

Google translation:
Three suspected cases of influenza A caused panic in Bolivian city

Oruro, Bolivia, June 4 --

The population of the city of Oruro reacted with alarm after the Departmental Service of Health reported three suspected cases of influenza A.

According to radio Erbol several businesses in the city of Oruro workers immediately began using chinstrap. "We came because we were using a chinstrap or a provision of instructional management," said a worker in a telephone interview.

He added that he had secured the presence of a carrier of influenza AH1N1 in Oruro.

In pharmacies increased sales chinstrap, even in the most central was observed rows of citizens alarmed. At the moment there are three confirmed cases in the country.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 3

Bolivia recorded only three cases of influenza A, but every day there are 20 suspects

Suspected cases of influenza A put on alert to health centers and hospitals
Country
Health Minister Ramiro Tapia, reported Saturday that Bolivia is only
Three confirmed cases of people infected with the dangerous flu
A, but are sent daily around 20 samples of suspected cases
suspects.

According to the official government report, a woman, her son and a citizen
U.S. are the only three confirmed cases, but they are all
imported and not so far been no cases of procedure.

"The contingency plan is working," said Tapia-time to report that
This Sunday will issue the tender to recruit 800 new doctors
to strengthen the checks are made at airports, borders and
also cooperate in health campaigns organized by the Government.

Tapia daily reported that the National Center of Tropical Diseases
(CENETROP), headquartered in Santa Cruz, receives between 18 to 20 samples
alleged suspects.

The increase in suspected cases forced the government to delay for half hour
the entry of more students to schools throughout the west. Is
said that from Monday the students will enter 9.00 in the
tomorrow and the next June 22 will start the winter.

Tapia believes that Bolivia is ready to fight influenza and AH1N1
highly suspected cases are being treated with medication
and take all appropriate measures to prevent the spread of this
disease.

He said that was a prevention plan or protocol for handling cases
suspected influenza AH1N1 across the country.

Tapia said that so far there were cases of "imported virus and not
circulating virus, thus being made detections and
treatments to people who have a suspected case of influenza AH1N1.

As a young man of 17 years died in Santo Domingo in the last hours
AH1N1 result of influenza.

The health authorities have indicated that the deceased, for 27 weeks pregnant
gestation, and cardiologists had a history of tuberculosis, which
became a patient of high risk. "

The deceased, a resident of Ban?, Peravia province (south) had been addressed in
that location in the hospital of Our Lady of Rule, and from there was sent to the
Maternidad La Altagracia, in the capital due to its history as a delicate
result of heart disease and tuberculosis, said the Ministry of Health
Public.

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 3

Source: http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/espanol/43531.html

Google translation:
Bolivia confirms third case of influenza AH1N1

SANTA CRUZ, Bolivia, June 10 --

The third imported case of influenza A was confirmed in Santa Cruz as Roberto Torres, director of Epidemiology Service Department of Health.

"This is a student of 16 years, male from Virginia (USA) after having entered Bolivia healthy, ie, entered the country in an incubation period," he told radio Erbol.

He explained that the couple presented the symptoms and be in Bolivia, which took samples of the case and was positive in laboratories of the National Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP).

The first two cases of the disease in the country, were detected May 28 last, being a woman and her child carrier

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 5

Source: http://abi.bo/index.php?i=noticias_t...iro_Tapia_(ABI)

Google translation:

Tapia seeks to calm pandemic AH1N1


The Health Minister, Ramiro Tapia (ABI)

La Paz, June 10 (ABI) - The Health Minister Ramiro Tapia asked to calm the population of Bolivia, after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared on Thursday AH1N1como a human influenza pandemic, the first in planet in 40 years, and that the Bolivian detection and prevention confirmed the fifth case "imported" the disease in the Andean country.

"We are very well prepared. We had a contingency plan to quickly detect these cases we are isolating and treating people," said Tapia.

"I believe that the voices of Pan American Health Organization and experts who have come, our contingency plan is working properly and there is quiet in the population," he said.

Tapia stressed the contingency plan initiated by the administration of President Evo Morales, in the campaigns of permanent alert in borders and airports, besides mock operations and courses by international experts.

The Minister said that the incidence of colds in Bolivia has decreased this year compared to 2008 and announced that "the (days) 22 of this month we will have a strength of 600,000 vaccines" against the common flu.

"While it is not for H1N1 but will protect the health staff, we are going to vaccinate the elderly", he stressed.

Tapia also confirmed the deployment of 800 doctors "in places where before there had been" strengthened and, with such cash, the border posts.

The National Epidemiology reported on Wednesday the fifth case of detection of influenza AH1N1 in Bolivia.

This is a man between 23 and 26 years who had arrived from Argentina to the bimodal terminal (rail and bus) from Santa Cruz and that he conducted the examinations and were positive, "said the ABI, the director Nacional de Epidemiologia, Eddy Martinez.

Santa Cruz, the country's most populous city, has become the epicenter of the disease in Bolivia, with 4 of the 5 confirmed cases so far. The Left has been verified in La Paz, a passenger from Peru.

The first, also attended in this city of eastern Bolivia, is recorded in late May in a woman and her son arrived from United States.
Cc / ABI

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 7

Source: http://abi.bo/index.php?i=noticias_t...90612201106&k=

Bolivia detected the first two local cases of influenza AH1N1

Santa Cruz, June 12 (ABI) .- Bolivia on Friday detected the first two local cases of influenza AH1N1 who were infected by a couple of 16 years who had come from United States and that after many days was reported as the fourth positive , official sources reported.

Until now, Bolivia had medical services recorded five positive cases, all imported, not local.

The director of the Departmental Service of Health, Erwin Saucedo, reported that the two native cases of influenza were detected in two students at a school in the town of Montero, where he also studied in the United States infected adolescent.

"Both had contact with the patient who came from Virginia and resides in Montero. Through our laboratory CENETROP have been reported as positive, we have taken the necessary steps before a possible spread of the virus," he said.

The doctor said that a multidisciplinary medical team will assess the students in the school where he studied Montero three young "to prevent the disease may spread."

He indicated that the three cases are isolated under strict medical health and medical treatment.

For its part, the National Director of Epidemiology, Eddy Martinez stated that the Departmental Service of Health, Santa Cruz is doing the research for others to detect potential cases. "

"We are looking for contacts of people infected to see if they have clinical manifestations," he said.

Martinez reported that the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Education will discuss in the next few hours if advance leave schools Montero in the early stages of a massive infection of influenza AH1N1.
CLM / RSL ABI

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 9

Domestic infection reported.

Two new confirmed cases of influenza A in Bolivia, and nine confirmed

The national chief of Epidemiology, Eddy Martinez, today confirmed to Efe two new cases of influenza A in Bolivia, in an Argentine who came by land to the eastern city of Santa Cruz and a couple of the city that never left the country or had contact with foreigners.

These two cases raise the number of people affected by the epidemic in the South American country to nine.

Martinez explained that one of the new affected is an Argentine who came to the bus terminal in Santa Cruz and the symptoms of the disease was transferred to a health center where she remains in treatment.

The other patient is a 17-year-boliviano Santa Cruz not left the country or been in contact with people who traveled abroad and remained in isolation at home where he receives proper treatment.

The head of epidemiology, the latter evidence "that there was transmission in the inner city because, he explained, according to concerned would have had no contact with any carrier of the virus.

In Bolivia it has been confirmed that there are seven others affected by the epidemic: A student of 16 years who came from United States and two of his friends, who spread the disease in Bolivia and a girl from Argentina 26 years.
Also gave positive tests for influenza A U.S. came from La Paz to Cuzco, but returned to his country, in addition to a Bolivian mother and son who arrived in United States.

Bolivia has some 12,000 anti-viral treatment for influenza A donated to the beginning of May by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 11

Source: http://www.lasegunda.com/ediciononli...noticia=491350

Bolivia increased to 11 cases of human influenza in the country
Tuesday June 16 2009
Source: DPA
Authorities confirmed Tuesday that during two affected children from five years as a teenager.

SANTA CRUZ .- The health authorities of the Bolivian province of Santa Cruz confirmed two new cases of influenza A (H1N1), which go up to eleven people in the country, 10 of them in Santa Cruz, located approximately 900 kilometers east of La Paz.

The new cases involved a child of five years as a teenager, both were treated at the public hospital in Santa Cruz, according to laboratory reports of the National Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP).

The situation has prompted the Health Minister Ramiro Tapia and the national chief of epidemiology, Eddy Martinez, emergency meet to define how to step up measures against influenza A.

Also, the public health unit of the Prefecture of Santa Cruz has announced more measures to prevent to prevent the spread of the flu, mostly in Montero, a town of the region located 50 kilometers north of the capital Santa Cruz, where the first cases were detected locally produced.

In that sense, as Erwin Saucedo, director of the Departmental Service of Health, has been determined to isolate 75 adolescents, because they would have been in contact with any of those infected, which were conducted to provide supporting evidence to rule out suspicion.

Other measures to strengthen, to anticipate the winter school holidays for next Monday in Santa Cruz and the rest of Bolivia.

According to the departmental director of Epidemiology, Roberto Torrez, all identified cases have a mild clinical symptoms and a favorable response to treatment.

Recommended that those with signs of fever or cold to attend the nearest health center to avoid spreading the virus, much more at this time when temperatures are low which leads to tables of common flu and allergic bronchitis.

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 11

Oruro, Bolivia is located in the Andean mountains. Its citizens are predominately of aboriginal decent.

GW

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 22

Source: http://www.fmbolivia.com.bo/noticia1...o-el-pais.html

Google translation:

18 cases of influenza AH1N1 reach 22 across the country

June 19 2009, 01:09

Santa Cruz - Bolivia .- This Friday three new cases of influenza were confirmed AH1N1 in Santa Cruz by the Center for Tropical Diseases, which are already 21 cases across the country: 18 in this department, 2 in and 2 in Cochabamba Peace. In the eastern capital health authorities recommended that especially small and not to leave these days use the school recess that begins on Monday.

Dr. Teresa Flores, coordinator of the Hospital Services Department of Health asked people to take the necessary precautions to prevent further infection:

"CENETROP there have already been 18 confirmed cases in Santa Cruz, La Paz 2 and 2 in the city of Cochabamba, but we've had some cases that have come from Argentina. In these vacations is perhaps more appropriate for teens to stay most of the time at home or in places where there are no agglomerations of people in particular indoors, "said Flores.

The authority also reported that another of the players Chilean football, Rafael Olarra gave positive tests which are taken to the Bolivian players who traveled to Santiago, and had direct contact with their children during the meeting held weeks ago and a half.

In Cochabamba the Departmental Service of Health asked the greetings avoid hand and kiss to avoid possible transmission of influenza AH1N1 and mandatory use of chinstrap where there is massive presence of people.
Source: Fides Virtual

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 25

Source: http://abi.bo/index.php?i=noticias_t...a_gripe_A_(ABI)

1-S ABI: BOLIVIA-AH1N1

In one week climb 9 to 25 cases of flu in Bolivia AH1N1

The vendors of the popular markets take precautions to avoid contracting influenza A (ABI)

La Paz, June 20 (ABI) .- The positive cases of influenza AH1N1 in Bolivia in a week rose from 9 to 25 infections, with epicenter in the eastern city of Santa Cruz who had 19, according to the records of the National Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP).

The Health and Sports Minister, Ramiro Tapia, confirmed on Saturday the number of infections and said that influenza AH1N1 already has the feature of internal circulation.

"We have confirmed 25 cases in the country, the last two in the Andean city of Oruro," he said.

Last Monday there had been nine positive cases in Bolivia, seven in Santa Cruz.

Minister of Health warned that "the virus is circulating," which means that each day will be detected any cases of influenza AH1N1 in Bolivia.

He assured that the laboratory CENETROP, based in Santa Cruz, manned 24 hours in the review of samples and began efforts to other laboratories in La Paz and Cochabamba have the equipment necessary to diagnose the presence of the virus.

"We would like to have in a week these two laboratories, we will make every effort through our embassies so that friends can accelerate quickly to get these teams to Bolivia," he said.

The authority reported that the recent positive cases of influenza AH1N1 were admitted to a health center and, as in previous cases, receive free medical treatment Tamiflu, according to the protocol of the Ministry of Health.

Tapia said that according to the state of health emergency in Bolivia, the investigations are conducted in the environment for patients to rule out other possible infections.

Furthermore brought people to take preventive measures like washing hands constantly, coughing and sneezing into disposable tissues and not spit in public places.

Indicated that the departments of La Paz, Oruro and Cochabamba have two cases each, while 19 reported that Santa Cruz, which is at the epicenter of the epidemic in Bolivia.

The Health Services Department of Potosi, Tarija, Chuquisaca, Pando and Beni have not been reported ill.

CENETROP analyzed to date over 270 samples.
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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 27

Source: http://abi.bo/index.php?i=noticias_t...90620204236&k=

ABI F1493 20:42:36 20-06-2009
1-S ABI: BOLIVIA-HEALTH-AH1N1

Gripe AH1N1 spreads in Bolivia: 27 cases

La Paz, June 20 (ABI) - The Bolivian Health reported on Saturday a further rise of 25 to 27 within hours of the confirmed cases of influenza AH1N1 en the country.

"We have so far 27 cases and the distribution is: La Paz three cases, three Cochabamba, Oruro and the remaining two cases were detected in Santa Cruz," the National Director of Epidemiology, Eddy Martinez told the ABI.

At mid-afternoon, those infected with influenza virus was 25, with epicenter in Santa Cruz.

Martinez explained that patients are already receiving free treatment Tamiflu, provided by the Ministry of Health.

The 27 cases of flu in the country AH1N1 are kept in isolation, epidemiological supervision, "he said.

He also urged people to take preventive measures like washing hands constantly, coughing and sneezing into disposable tissues and not spit in public places.

Positive cases of influenza AH1N1 in Bolivia in a week rose from 9 to 27 infections, with epicenter in the eastern city of Santa Cruz that records 19, as analysis of the National Center of Tropical Diseases.

AH1N1 the virus continues to progress, especially in the southern hemisphere, and has contaminated 44.287 people in 95 countries and territories, causing 180 deaths, according to the latest assessment of the World Health Organization.
drm / cc ABI

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 30

Source: http://www.elnuevoherald.com/256/story/480354.html

Google translation:

Swine flu spreads in Bolivia
The Associated Press

LA PAZ - The swine flu was extended on Monday to five of the nine regions of the country with 30 cases in just over two weeks, reported the Health Minister Ramiro Tapia.

At the request of that portfolio, the holiday began Monday in schools and colleges across the country, but said Tapia suggest that the government declare recess at universities and barracks to prevent contagion accelerate.

This new type of influenza is now in all major cities, said the minister told the radio station Fides Monday. The most affected city is Santa Cruz in the east.

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 44

Source: http://abi.bo/index.php?i=noticias_t...90623211924&k=


ABI F1606 21:19:24 23-06-2009
1-S ABI: BOLIVIA-INFLUENZA

Thirteen cases of influenza A in a single day and are 44 infections in Bolivia

La Paz, June 23 (ABI) .- The National Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP) on Tuesday found 13 new cases of influenza AH1N1, the highest record in a single day since the disease in Bolivia three weeks ago, and placed the number of infected at 44, most of them in tropical Santa Cruz, the most populated city in the country.

"Today the CENETROP has confirmed 13 new cases. Cochabamba Three are two cases in the city of La Paz and Santa Cruz in eight cases. So far we have 44 confirmed cases in Bolivia," deplored the National Director of Epidemiology , Eddy Martinez.

The doctor explained that the three cases of Cochabamba "native", so "it would strengthen the position of a probable transmission in the same department."

He said that in La Paz one of the contagion is imported, infected in Argentina and the second would show "the first indication that transmission is recorded in that department."

Of the 13 infections found on Tuesday in Santa Cruz, where 30 have already been addressed, we found a migration of Argentina and the rest transferred to the department.

The authority explained that the 13 cases detected eight were women and five men.

Martinez noted that the official report of the Ministry of Health reported six cases of influenza AH1N1 in Cochabamba, five in La Paz, Oruro in two, one in Tarija, in addition to the 30 cases reported in Santa Cruz.

"This increase in the number of cases in one day is not a situation unique to Bolivia, is happening in different countries," he said.

For its part, the head of the National Program for Influenza, Ren? Lenis, specifies that the spread of viruses is due to a "transfer policy" in the Bolivian population.

"The number of cases that are presented is something that we had anticipated, had indicated that this was going to increase because it is difficult if not impossible, to control the spread of the virus," he said.

Lenis said the Ministry of Health increases, along with the spread of the virus, preventive measures.

In this flow, announced to all of the Services Department of Health a number of personal protective equipment (chinstrap bio gloves and clothing).

"Acquire more protective equipment and laboratory reagents that have increased in all departments for people with symptoms to be sampled. We will provide inputs and reagents to laboratories," he said.

Both authorities, separately recommended that the Bolivian people take preventive measures such as washing hands constantly, coughing and sneezing into disposable tissues do not spit in public places and in case of high temperature, sore throat, excessive nasal discharge go a health center, which will be treated for free.
CLM / cc ABI

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Re: Bolivia - H1N1 - Confirmed Cases - 48

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ABI F1700 19:12:17 25-06-2009
1-S ABI: THE HIGH-HEALTH-INFLUENZA

First case of influenza A in the Andean city of El Alto contagion rises to 48 in Bolivia


El Alto, June 25 (ABI) .- The Regional Health Services on Thursday identified the first case of influenza AH1N1 in the Andean city of El Alto, near La Paz, contagion which increased the number of infected in Bolivia to 48.

The head of the Epidemiology Regional Health Service of El Alto, N?stor Chavarr?a, reported that the patient contracted the disease 27 years on a trip to Argentina.

"It is a patient residing in the city of El Alto and has been reported as positive. We are taking appropriate control measures, the patient was isolated for its proper care," he said.

Reported that the analysis were confirmed in the Dutch Boliviano Hospital in El Alto, where the patient was placed under strict security measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

In addition, the Regional Health Service ordered the taking of samples to friends and contacts most recent to rule out possible infections.

The Ministry of Health so far recorded 48 cases of influenza AH1N1, with 33 cases in Santa Cruz, Cochabamba in six, five in La Paz, Oruro and two cases in a case in Yacuiba (Tarija) and one in the city of El Alto , near La Paz.
CLM / RSL ABI