Fatalities in Brazil

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Par? confirms 1st death from swine flu, the country will total to 341


The Department of Health to confirm this Monday the first death from swine flu in the state. The victim was a nurse for 42 years which is suspected to have had contact with contaminated patients. With this, the number of fatal cases of the disease in the country rises to 341, the second survey of state Departments of Health

The woman had chronic lung diseases and asthma, which may have contributed to the complication of symptoms. She was treated at a private clinic on Aug. 7 and sent to hospital. According to the State Department of Health, she had fever, cough, dyspnea, chills, sore throat, pain in joints and muscle pain. Two days later she deteriorated and was referred to the intensive care unit. The case was reported to the Epidemiological Surveillance only after six days of his hospitalization and was collecting material for analysis. The table it worsened, and she died around 12:30.

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BRAZIL
BRAZIL: CONFIRMED DEATHS PER 343 influenza A H1N1

RIO DE JANEIRO, 17 (ANSA) - The Secretariat of Health and Civil Defense of Rio de Janeiro reported tonight that were confirmed two more deaths caused by swine influenza in the state. The total number of deaths by influenza A H1N1 in Brazil and rose to 343.
According to the state Secretariat of Health, one of the victims was a woman of 53 years, who also suffered from breast cancer, and died on day 2.
The other case is a child of 7 years, died on August 12.
In such cases, Rio de Janeiro and 39 total deaths from the disease.
Other fatalities were recorded in the country until this Monday in San Pablo (134), Paran? (79), Rio Grande do Sul (70), Santa Catarina (9), Minas Gerais (5), Para?ba (2), Bahia (1), Distrito Federal (1), Pernambuco (1) and Rond?nia (1). ACZ
18/08/2009 00:22

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Swine flu deaths in Rio Grande do Sul up to 78

Plant?o | Posted on 18/08/2009 at 13h41m


PORTO ALEGRE - The State Department of Health of Rio Grande do Sul confirmed on Tuesday morning that eight more deaths by swine influenza in the state. Now, the total comes to 78 victims of the disease in the state. The cases reported today are old, the period from July 18 until August 9, and occurred in Passo Fundo, Porto Alegre, Carazinho, Santa Maria and Sapiranga. Of the eight dead, five were part of the group at risk, by having low immunity. Six were female - including a teenager 16 years of Passo Fundo, and a child of nine, from Porto Alegre - and two were men, 21 and 22 years respectively.

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18/08/09 - 17:45 - Updated 18/08/09 - 17h48
Mato Grosso do Sul records first flu death

Victim was a woman of 24 years living in Tr?s Lagoas.
Death was confirmed after examination of the Institute Adolfo Lutz, in S?o Paulo.

Do G1, em S?o Paulo



The Secretariat of Health of Mato Grosso do Sul confirmed, this Tuesday (18), the first death by the new flu in the state.



Full coverage: a new influenza


The victim is a woman of 24 years living in the municipality of Tr?s Lagoas (MS). According to the Secretary of Health, she had the first symptoms on July 20 and died on August 3. Throughout the period in hospital she was in the Hospital Nossa Senhora Auxiliadora, in Tr?s Lagoas.


The death was confirmed after tests performed by Adolfo Lutz Institute in Sao Paulo. The Department of Health reported that awaits tests that will prove or eliminate the disease in five other deaths.

Deaths in other states

The Secretariat of Health of Rio Grande do Sul confirmed eight deaths due to the new flu. The examinations were conducted by Fiocruz. In total, 78 deaths were registered in the state.

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Re: Fatalities: total 343 (368 today)

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Brasilia - The Ministry of Health confirmed today (18) 368 deaths caused by influenza A (H1N1) - Swine flu -, registered until August 15. S?o Paulo ? o estado que mais registra ?bitos pela nova gripe, 151, seguido pelo Paran?, com 81 mortes, e Rio Grande do Sul, com 68. S?o Paulo is the state that most deaths recorded by the new flu, 151, followed by Paran?, with 81 deaths, and Rio Grande do Sul, with 68.

No ?ltimo balan?o oficial , divulgado em 11 agosto, o total de mortes confirmadas em todo o pa?s era 192. In the last official review, released on August 11, the total of confirmed deaths in the whole country was 192.

Entre as pessoas que morreram, 46 eram mulheres gr?vidas (12,5% do total). Among people who died, 46 were pregnant women (12.5% of total). De acordo como o minist?rio, em mais da metade dos casos de morte (50,3%), os pacientes apresentavam fatores de risco, como gravidez, doen?as respirat?rias, cardiopatias ou defici?ncias no sistema imunol?gico. According to the ministry, more than half the cases of death (50.3%), the patients had risk factors such as pregnancy, respiratory diseases, heart diseases or defects in the immune system.

Houve diminui??o do n?mero absoluto de casos graves do novo v?rus na ?ltima semana, de acordo com o boletim do Minist?rio da Sa?de, o que pode indicar que a doen?a est? recuando. Decrease in absolute number of severe cases of the new virus in the last week, according to the bulletin of the Ministry of Health, which may indicate that the disease is back. No entanto, o minist?rio reconhece que muitas secretarias estaduais e municipais de sa?de ainda n?o notificaram todos os casos na base de dados que o governo utiliza para definir as estat?sticas oficiais da nova gripe. However, the ministry recognizes that many state and municipal departments of health have not yet notified all cases in the database that the government uses to define the official statistics of the new flu.

Al?m de S?o Paulo, Paran? e Rio Grande do Sul, o minist?rio confirma mortes pela gripe su?na no Rio de Janeiro (45), Santa Catarina (10), Minas Gerais (7), Para?ba (2), Rond?nia (1), Mato Grosso do Sul (1), Distrito Federal (1) e Bahia (1). In addition to S?o Paulo, Paran? and Rio Grande do Sul, the Ministry confirms deaths by swine influenza in Rio de Janeiro (45), Santa Catarina (10), Minas Gerais (7), Para?ba (2), Maryland (1), Mato Grosso do Sul (1), Distrito Federal (1) and Bahia (1).

A taxa de mortalidade da influenza A (H1N1) no Brasil ? de 0,19 ?bitos por 100 mil habitantes. The mortality rate of influenza A (H1N1) in Brazil is 0.19 deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants. O pa?s ocupa a 9? posi??o entre os pa?ses com os maiores n?meros absolutos de morte. The country occupies the 9th position among countries with the largest absolute numbers of death. Argentina (1,0), Chile (0,65), Uruguai (0,65), Costa Rica (0,63), e Paraguai (0,61) t?m as maiores taxas. Argentina (1.0), Chile (0.65), Uruguay (0.65), Costa Rica (0.63) and Paraguay (0.61) have the highest rates. A regi?o com o menor ?ndice ? o Reino Unido, com 44 mortes confirmadas at? agora e uma taxa de mortalidade de 0,07 por 100 mil habitantes. The region with the lowest index is the UK, with 44 confirmed deaths so far and a mortality rate of 0.07 per 100 thousand inhabitants.

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[JimO]

Re: Fatalities: total 379

If I'm not mistaken, the total for Brazil is now 379. Post 125 shows an official total of 368; however, there are only 68 in Rio Grande do Sul, while Post 124 indicates that there are 78 in Rio Grande do Sul. Also, I don't believe the official total includes the recently reported death in Mato Grosso do Sul.

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Swine Influenza | Pandemic | Updated Tuesday, 18/08/2009 at 21h15
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Swine influenza is the seventh victim in Maring?, in the country are 397 deaths from the disease
Paran?, with 108 deaths, is the second state with the largest number of victims. Ministry of Health says the outbreak is losing strength

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Julio Covello / NEA Gilberto Martin, Secretary of Health of Paran?: "We managed to respond with agility" to the pandemic (Photo: Julio Covello / NEA) Gilberto Martin, Secretary of Health of Paran?: "We managed to respond with agility" to the pandemic

The Secretariat of Health of Maring? informed this Tuesday (18) the death of another victim - the seventh - the swine flu in the city, which brings to 108 the number of deaths by disease in the state. The Ministry of Health reported that the new flu has killed 368 in the country, but this data is based on 81 deaths of Paran? reported last week. Updated with new paranaense bulletin, released on the evening of Monday, that number reaches 397.

S?o Paulo is the state that most deaths recorded by the new flu, 151, followed by Paran?, with 108 deaths (updated), and Rio Grande do Sul, with 68. In the last official review, released on August 11, the total of confirmed deaths in the whole country was 192. Among those who died, 46 were pregnant women (12.5%). According to the ministry, more than half the cases of death (50.3%), the patients had risk factors such as pregnancy, respiratory diseases, heart diseases or defects in the immune system.

Decrease in absolute number of severe cases of the new virus in the last week, according to the bulletin of the Ministry of Health, which may indicate that the disease is back. However, the ministry recognizes that many state and municipal departments of health have not yet notified all cases in the database that the government uses to define the official statistics of the new flu.

In addition to S?o Paulo, Paran? and Rio Grande do Sul, the Ministry confirms deaths by swine influenza in Rio de Janeiro (45), Santa Catarina (10), Minas
General (7), Para?ba (2), Maryland (1), Mato Grosso do Sul (1), Distrito Federal (1) and Bahia (1).

The mortality rate of influenza A (H1N1) in Brazil is 0.19 deaths per 100 thousand inhabitants. The country occupies the 9th position among countries with the largest absolute numbers of death. Argentina (1.0), Chile (0.65), Uruguay (0.65), Costa Rica (0.63) and Paraguay (0.61) have the highest rates. The region with the lowest index is the UK, with 44 confirmed deaths so far and a mortality rate of 0.07 per 100 thousand inhabitants.

The state Secretary of Health, Gilberto Martin, said yesterday that the Paran? is the state that has the most real picture on the new flu. "While this may at first negative opinion, because of the figures, we are acting with absolute science of what is happening and to respond with agility that this type of pandemic requires," he explained.

He reinforced the importance of transparency of data. "When this end, we recall, of course, as a reference on how the drive problem."

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18/08/2009 - 22:53
See the updated map of swine influenza in Brazil
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The Secretary of Health of Rio Grande do Sul, in Rio de Mato Grosso do Sul and Par? confirmed Tuesday that more deaths swine flu - influenza A (H1N1). With the new data, up 384 the number of deaths due to disease in the country, according to information from state departments and the Ministry of Health

Sao Paulo is the state with the largest number of deaths in the country due to influenza A (H1N1), with 134 confirmed deaths. The Paran? is the second in number of victims (107), followed by Rio Grande do Sul (78), Rio (43), Santa Catarina (9), Minas (5), Para?ba (2), Pernambuco (1), Bahia (1), Mato Grosso do Sul, Rond?nia (1) and Para (1), plus the Federal District (1).

The last part balance disclosed by the Ministry of Health, this Tuesday, showed 368 deaths. However, with the most recent data from state departments of Health, the number in Brazil has already reached 384. Between April 25 and August 15, 5767 people were diagnosed with the virus, and the total, 3,087 progressed to severe cases.




SYMPTOMS

The swine flu is a respiratory disease caused by influenza A virus, called H1N1. It is transmitted from person to person and has symptoms similar to common flu, with fever over 38 ? C, cough, severe headache, joint and muscle pain, eye irritation and nasal flow.

To diagnose the infection, a respiratory sample should be collected in four or five days of the disease when an infected person spreads the virus, and examined in the laboratory.

The antigripais Tamiflu and Relenza, already used against avian influenza are effective against the H1N1 virus, according to laboratory tests, and appear to give practical result, according to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control United States).

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Pregnant: via crucis before dying
The 9 women victims of fatal avian swine were in Rio for local poor and were badly treated in hospitals. Dead in the country are already 368

BY SALM FL?VIA, RIO DE JANEIRO

Rio - The Commission of Health of City Council and the Public Defender of the Union want to know, from municipal and state secretariats of health, information on the care provided in public hospitals at 9 women with swine flu deaths confirmed by the State of Rio The councilman Paulo Pinheiro raised that all women were in poor locations and that the majority, faced a "via crucis" in search of treatment. This, according to Pinheiro, may have led to deaths.
Photo: Isabella Kassow / Agency DAY
Masks were pregnant in Pregnancy and Baby Expo, in Riocentro

Yesterday, the Ministry of Health reported that increased to 368 the number of deaths in the country this total, 46 were women (12.5%). In Rio, the deaths are now 43, with confirmation yesterday of 4: girls, 1 year, of Cape Frio, and 6 months, the capital, and men 27 years of Rio, and 44 of Angra.

"Study of the Brazilian Society of Obstetrics revealed that in severe cases, such as pneumonia, the mother may die in four hours from the onset of symptoms," said Pinheiro, who has two applications for protocol information to the council. "The details are concentrated in the state, which does not reveal anything. It is difficult to understand the extent of the problem and whether or not all succeeded atedimento appropriate, "complaining.

But the public defender of the Andr? Ordacgy will notify the State Department of Health: "I want to clarify the circumstances in which they died, when managed care, which medication was used and the procedures adopted to prevent the deaths."

One of the women pilgrims killed six health units in three cities to death, on July 30. Josymara Santos, 24, died at the Hospital Estadual Rocha Faria (Campo Grande). Even pregnant, 5 months and a fever of 39 degrees, was diagnosed with bronchitis in most units and was sent home.

The symptoms began in early July. Resident of S?o Gon?alo, she tried the local hospitals Luiz Palmier (S?o Gon?alo), state Azevedo Lima (Niter?i), Municipal Miguel Couto (G?vea), UPA de Botafogo, Fund?o and Rocha Faria. She lost the baby before she died and was diagnosed only in Fund?o correct. As the unit is not pregnant, went to the Rocha Faria, already severe.

The State Department of Health says the deaths are under investigation and, if found medical error in conduct, those responsible will answer the inquiry and may be punished.

Schools ask ENEM is postponed

One day after the resumption of classes in most schools of Rio, 22 private institutions open letter sent to the Ministry of Education, asking for change in dates of vestibular, including the ENEM, on October 3, due to lost days of school because of swine influenza. "They were two weeks of paralysis. It is reasonable to reconsider the timetable ", said Edgar Ribeiro Flex, the Association of Private Schools. The ministry, however, says there will be no changes because it takes time to correct proofs of 9 million by the end of the period of enrollment in universities.

Team of the Municipal Department of Education schools are inspected to check whether actions for preventing flu are being followed, such as use of alcohol gel and cups. Yesterday no problems found.

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H1N1
Swine flu: 50% of deaths were not a risk factor, survey shows done in Curitiba

Plant?o | Posted on 19/08/2009 at 07h45m
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CURITIBA - The city of Curitiba recorded 30 deaths by influenza A (H1N1), popularly known as swine flu, which occurred from July 16 to August 11. The victims, 14 had no risk factor, 14 had comorbidities, one was pregnant and another had just win baby. The Municipal Department of Health investigating 22 other deaths by severe acute respiratory disease and has already confirmed three per common flu. There are a total of 55 flu deaths confirmed or under investigation by the city. The country has officially recorded 368 deaths caused by influenza A (H1N1), 46 of them pregnant. The Ministry of Health sees signs of reversal of the disease.

"It is a virus that has affected healthy young adults. This has been a study in the world"

Among patients who died and had comorbidities, three suffered heart disease, two were with diabetes, two with epilepsy, one was a smoker, one was obese, a hemophiliac, a hypertension, one with arthritis, one with Down syndrome and one with lupus . The average time from onset of symptoms until the evolution to death was 9 days.

The municipal secretary of Health in Curitiba, Luciano Ducci, said the death of healthy people is something that draws attention not only in the capital, but in Brazil and worldwide.

- It is a virus that has affected healthy young adults. This has been a study in the world - said the secretary, who was at yesterday's City Council explaining the situation of the disease.

The Department of Health is doing a survey to show whether people who died taking the drug Tamiflu. According to the secretary, the majority was hospitalized in hospitals that took the drug at some time of treatment - but not necessarily within 48 hours after initial symptoms, according to the recommendation that the medicine is more efficient.

Severe and patients at risk (pregnant, elderly, children under five years and patients with a prior disease) receive Tamiflu in the onset of symptoms. According to the Secretary, for other cases the doctor prescribes the medication according to individual assessment of patient and public authorities guarantee the medicine. Ducci said it is not possible to conclude that the patients would have survived if they had taken the Tamiflu.
Tamiflu: sale with a prescription in the U.S. and Mexico

Main drug available for treatment of influenza A, Tamiflu is administered without consensus in the world. While in Brazil the distribution is centralized by the Ministry of Health, countries like Mexico and United States authorize the sale in pharmacies on presentation of a prescription.

Initial outbreak of the disease, Mexico does not nationalize the distribution, but established a system of control to prevent indiscriminate use of antiviral drugs oseltamivir and zanamivir (Relenza). To buy the drugs, you must submit a prescription. The document is retained in the pharmacy, which must account for the sale of medicine to the Department of Health

Of all existing policies with respect to new treatment of influenza, by the Department of Health of Great Britain is one of the most liberal in regard to the possibility of access to medicine.

The British government created the National Pandemic Flu Service (National pandemic influenza). In addition to a web site with guidelines, a service by phone - a 0800 through which the citizen makes the diagnosis of disease by telephone.

According to the advice of the press department of the British, the attendant asks about the symptoms that the person has. If the answers indicate that the patient is with influenza A, he receives an authorization number to get the product in one of the distribution. If, in addition to having a confirmed diagnosis, the person also is part of a group of risk, it is directed to seek medical attention.

The reality is very different from Brazil. The remedy is not in pharmacies, because the government buys the entire production. Here, as the protocols of the Ministry of Health and State Secretary of Health, the Tamiflu is indicated for a number of risk groups. The doctor has also scope to prescribe the drug to patients who are not in risk groups, but he considers that it needs to be medicated.

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Wednesday, August 19, 2009, 20:01 | Online

Swine flu: PR confirmed 12 more deaths, the total is 119

EVANDRO FADEL - Agencia Estado

CURITIBA - The epidemiological bulletin released today by the Department of Health of Paran?, the state has 119 deaths caused by swine flu. On the bulletin released Monday, were 12 more deaths. The state reported 1,851 confirmed cases for the virus Influenza A (H1N1) and 1217 samples were negative. The secretary stressed that the confirmed cases, 96 are women.

Among the deaths, the bulk of Curitiba is in the regional, with 56 cases. Then comes the region of Foz do Igua?u, with 11 dead. For the bulletin, on Sunday was the last confirmed death. Women represent 52% of deaths. Regarding age, 66.4% of deaths are in the range between 20 and 49 years (young adult). Adults (50 to 59 years) represent 21%. Between 5 and 19 years are 6.7% of deaths. Children between 0 and 4 represent 3.4%, while 2.5% of the dead were aged over 60 years.

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19/08/09 - 20h32 - Atualizado em 19/08/09 - 20h49
Paraná confirmed 12 more deaths caused by new influenza

Enough to 119 the number of deaths by disease in the state.
In total, 1,851 records have been cases.

Do G1, em São Paulo

The Secretariat of Health of Paraná confirmed, this Wednesday (19), the deaths of 12 more persons caused by the new flu. In total, up to 119 the number of deaths by disease in the state.


According to report released by the Department of Health, the state has recorded 1,851 cases. The regional health with the highest number of deaths is Curitiba, with 56 deaths, followed by Foz do Iguaçu (PR), with 11.

According to the Secretariat, of 119 registered deaths in the state, 52% were female. Of total deaths, 66.4% had between 20 and 49 years.

Deaths in other states

The Secretary of Health of Santa Catarina confirmed, in this Wednesday, another death caused by the new flu. In total, up to ten the number of deaths caused by disease in the state. The victim was a boy of 22 years who lived in Concordia (SC).


The Secretariat of Health of Rio Grande do Sul also confirmed six other deaths caused by new flu. Altogether 84 deaths were registered in the state. The victims, according to the secretary, are three men, two women and a child.

Source: http://ultimosegundo.ig.com.br/gripe...9+7983932.html


Paraná confirmed 12 more deaths, the total is 119
19/08 - 20:02 - Writing with State Agency

The epidemiological report published this Wednesday by Secretary of Health of Paraná, the state has 119 deaths caused by the "swine flu" (renamed from the WHO influenza A H1N1). On the bulletin released Monday, were 12 more deaths.

The state reported 1,851 confirmed cases for the virus Influenza A (H1N1) and 1217 samples were negative. The secretary stressed that the confirmed cases, 96 are women.

Among the deaths, the bulk of Curitiba is in the regional, with 56 cases. Then comes the region of Foz do Iguaçu, with 11 dead. For the bulletin, on Sunday was the last confirmed death. Women represent 52% of deaths. Regarding age, 66.4% of deaths are in the range between 20 and 49 years (young adult). Adults (50 to 59 years) represent 21%. Between 5 and 19 years are 6.7% of deaths. Children between 0 and 4 represent 3.4%, while 2.5% of the dead were aged over 60 years.

Rio Grande do Sul

The Secretary of Health of Rio Grande do Sul announced Wednesday that six more deaths due to virus "swine flu". With new victims, the number of disease-related deaths total 84 in the state.

Santa Catarina

The Secretariat of Health of the State of Santa Catarina confirmed Wednesday that one more death due to virus "swine flu" in the city of Concordia. Therefore, up to ten the number of fatal victims of the disease in the state.

The review confirmed that the diagnosis was examined by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz). According to the secretariat, it is a man of 22 years who began to show symptoms on July 30, was hospitalized at St. Francis Hospital on August 3 and died 13 days later. The patient had no other diseases that compromise the immune system.

Piracicaba

The Secretariat of Health of Piracicaba, in São Paulo, also confirmed Wednesday that one more death due to virus "swine flu". The city already counts three deaths. The examination confirmed the diagnosis that was considered by the Adolfo Lutz Institute in Sao Paulo.

According to the secretariat, it is a woman of 27 years who was hospitalized in the Santa Casa da city on August 9 and died three days later. The patient suffered from chronic heart disease, Down syndrome and chronic lung diseases. Another five deaths were discarded for the suspected disease. The city has 20 confirmed cases of swine influenza and other researchers 108.

Reduction in cases

In a note released this Tuesday, the Ministry of Health aims to "decrease in the absolute number of serious cases by the new virus" in the week between 9 and 15 August.

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Amazon confirms H1N1 avian 1st death

Plant?o | Posted on 20/08/2009 at 15h57m
Reuters / Brasil Online

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - The Amazon has confirmed the first victim of H1N1 influenza in the state this Thursday and the number of people killed by the new disease in the country reached 422, according to data compiled from information from state departments of Health

The victim of the Amazon is a woman of 58 years that fell in the group at risk for being obese, informed the State Department of Health According to the Ministry of Health, pregnant women, elderly and obese are among those at risk, and patients of other diseases.

On Tuesday, the ministry announced a new stock of flu in the country, where 368 confirmed deaths until August 15. However, updated data from state departments of Health account for 422 deaths.

The federal agency, S?o Paulo is the most affected, with 151 deaths. Rio de Janeiro had 45 deaths according to the ministry, but the State Department confirmed to Reuters the death of only 43 patients.

The Ministry of Health found that the decrease in the absolute number of serious cases by the new virus in the last week can be a preliminary indication that the disease may be back in the country.

Brazil follows as the third country with the highest number of deaths by disease in the world, behind the United States and Argentina, but ahead of Mexico, the epicenter of the new global pandemic influenza.

According to state health departments, were also confirmed deaths in Paran? (119), Rio Grande do Sul (84), Santa Catarina (10), Minas Gerais (6) and Para?ba (2). Bahia, Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Par?, Pernambuco and Roraima had one death each.

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Pregnant Woman dies 22 years of swine flu in Maharashtra

Plant?o | Posted on 20/08/2009 at 16h40m
O Globo

SAO PAULO - A pregnant woman of 22 years died of swine flu in Minas Gerais. According to the State Department of Health, the woman lived in Barroso, but died in Barbacena on August 5. The baby did not survive. So far, eight miners died of influenza A (H1N1). Two of them died in Olinda in Recife and Campinas, in Sao Paulo. The state has 211 confirmed cases of swine flu.

Among the dead is another woman aged 22 who died in Uberlandia on August 14, a man of 54 who died in Jaipur on August 5 and a man of 34 years who died on February 2 in Ituiutaba. On July 30 killed one woman of 44 years in Porto Alegre on 27 and a woman of 25 years who died in Betim.

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EPIDEMIC IN THE COUNTRY
Amazon has the 1st death by flu confirmed


Rises to three the number of deaths from the disease in the North. Brazil has 406 victims

Manaus. The Health Secretary of Amazonas (Susam) confirmed yesterday the first death in the swine influenza - influenza A (H1N1). With the new information brings to three the number of deaths from the disease in the northern region and 406 in Brazil

According to the Secretariat, the victim is a woman of 58 years, who died late on Wednesday (19). She was admitted to a private hospital in Manaus and fell within the group at risk of disease by being overweight.

Until the early afternoon yesterday, the state had 39 confirmed cases of the new flu. Nevertheless, the Health Department did not know how many people remained hospitalized. The other deaths in the North occurred in Para (1) and Rond?nia (1).

More cases

Also yesterday, the Health Secretariat of Minas confirmed one more death from swine flu, bringing to eight the number of deaths in the state and the country to 406 Despite the confirmation, the Secretariat stressed that the deaths of two miners did not happen in the state, but in Sao Paulo and Pernambuco.

The last confirmed victim is a woman of 22 years, who died on August 5 in the city of Barroso. According to the Secretariat, she was pregnant, which included a group of disease risk.

In Paran?, were also confirmed yesterday, 12 more deaths, totaling 119 deaths and 1851 confirmed cases.

Sao Paulo is the state with the largest number of deaths in the country due to influenza A (H1N1), with 134 confirmed deaths. Paran? is the second in number of victims (119), followed by Rio Grande do Sul (84), Rio de Janeiro (39), Santa Catarina (10), Minas (8), Brazil (2), Bahia (1) , Rond?nia (1) and Amazon (1), the Federal District (1).

Symptoms

The swine flu is a respiratory illness caused by influenza A virus, called H1N1. It is transmitted from person to person and has symptoms similar to flu, with fever over 38 ? C, cough, severe headache, muscle aches and joint pain, eye irritation and nasal flow.

To diagnose the infection, a respiratory specimen must be collected in four or five first days of illness, when the infected person spreads the virus, and examined in the laboratory.

The flu Tamiflu and Relenza, are already used against avian influenza, are effective against the H1N1 strain, according to laboratory tests, and seem to have given a practical result, according to the Centers for Disease Control in the United States.

Server writes

The Supreme Court released for ten days the servers and severe stages of the court to prevent the spread of swine flu. The decision is effective from Wednesday (19) and was published in "Official Gazette" of the Union yesterday.

At the discretion of managers, the women could work at home. The Supreme Court took into account the warning of the World Health Organization (WHO).

Pregnant women should submit to the Department of Integrated Health Services, within three working days, from the first day of release, a medical certificate confirming pregnancy.

The Supreme recommend to companies providing service in the Court to adopt measures of protection for pregnant employees. The director-general on the advice of the Secretariat of Integrated Health Services, may extend the deadline. Omissions will be resolved by the general directorate of the Federal Supreme Court.

On Wednesday (19), TJ de Pernambuco authorized the removal of judges and employees and who are pregnant. The license will be 15 days.