Brazil - Bahia: influenza 2018 - 43 fatalities

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1-year-old baby dies with H1N1 in Feira de Santana


A 1-year-old baby died of the H1N1 flu in the municipality of Feira de Santana, about 100 kilometers from Salvador. The case happened on Tuesday (10) and two other cases of the disease have already been confirmed by the Municipal Health Department. The baby, who did not have the identity disclosed, was from the city of Health, where he contracted the disease. He was hospitalized at the State Children's Hospital (HEC). Although the municipality has already confirmed the death by the disease, the Bahia State Department of Health (Sesab) reported that it is still investigating the causes. The other two diagnoses were also confirmed in children: a 2-year and an 8-year-old, who is from the municipality of Governador Mangabeira, but is also hospitalized in Feira de Santana.

http://www.seligaalagoinhas.com.br/2...ra-de-santana/

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Bahia registers five deaths for H1N1 in 2018

At least five people died of H1N1 flu in Bahia this year. The data is contained in the last epidemiological report of the Ministry of Health (MS), until April 7, 2018. The Secretariat of Health of the State of Bahia (Sesab), however, contests the data. According to the folder, 36 people were infected with the H1N1 virus, four of whom died in the state. Bahia appears in second place among the states where H1N1 has most killed people. The first place is from Goi?s, with 9 deaths. If all cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) are considered, there are 18 deaths in Bahia in the same period, out of a total of 215 people infected. Sesab data also show that the capital Salvador concentrates the largest number of cases of H1N1 - 26. Also according to the agency, three people were infected with the H3N2 virus and one of them died.

http://www.correio24horas.com.br/noticia/nid/bahia-registra-cinco-mortes-por-h1n1-em-2018/

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Alert: 61-year-old dies with H1N1 in Serrinha

An elderly man died of the H1N1 flu in Serrinha, a municipality located approximately 175 kilometers from Salvador. The victim was 61 years old. According to information from the coordination of the Health Center of Feira de Santana, the elderly died on Wednesday (11). The examination that found the presence of H1N1 had the result released on Friday (13). Officially, there are four deaths so far by H1N1. The vaccination campaign begins on April 23 and the goal is to immunize 90% of the population.

http://blogdonettomaravilha.com.br/alerta-idoso-de-61-anos-morre-com-h1n1-em-serrinha/

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Number of deaths per H1N1 in Bahia rises to 11; confirmed cases reach 49


The number of deaths due to the H1N1 flu in the state of Bahia in 2018 has risen to 11, according to a report released on Monday (16) by the State Health Secretariat (Sesab). Of the total number of deaths, eight were in Salvador.Throughout Bahia, there are already 49 confirmed cases of H1N1 flu. In the capital, only 36 cases were confirmed this year.The death toll nearly tripled from that reported in the latest bulletin from the Secretariat - which, with data collected as of April 7, reported 4 deaths from the disease across the state.One of the victims was a 61-year-old man who died of the flu in the city of Serrinha, about 175 km from Salvador. The death occurred on April 11 and the result of the examination that accused H1N1 came out on Friday (13). Another death confirmed by H1N1 was aone-year-old baby, on April 10, in Feira de Santana, a town about 100 km from the capital of Bahia.According to experts, the transmission of H1N1 is made by contact (saliva, sneeze or contaminated objects). Symptoms are stronger body aches than those brought on by the common cold, high fever and intense headache. The advice is that whoever presents the symptoms should seek immediate medical attention.

https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/notici...gam-a-49.ghtml

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Number of deaths per H1N1 in Bahia is already five times greater than in 2017

In just four months, the H1N1 virus has killed 11 people in Bahia. The situation is much more serious than last year when, throughout 2017, two people died as a result of this variation of influenza here. The data were released yesterday by the Secretariat of Health of the State of Bahia (Sesab) and, although the portfolio is not so, there are experts who say that Bahia already lives an epidemic of the disease.This is what the Ana Paula Alc?ntara infectologist defends. "An epidemic means an increase in the number of cases compared to the same number as in the previous year. So when you look at last year and now, you see gravity in that context, "he says. Sought, Sesab said there is no epidemic in Bahia.

http://www.correio24horas.com.br/noticia/nid/numero-de-mortes-por-h1n1-na-bahia-ja-e-cinco-vezes-maior-que-em-2017/

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Twelve deaths from H1N1 flu are recorded in Bahia; number of confirmed cases rises to 53

Twelve deaths were registered as a result of the H1N1 flu in Bahia, according to a bulletin released by the Health Secretariat of the State of Bahia (Sesab), on Wednesday morning (18). The data are referring until April 14. According to Seab, the number of confirmed cases in the state [including the 12 deaths] has risen to 53. The occurrences were recorded in 16 municipalities and deaths occurred in five of them. Salvador recorded eight deaths. The other municipalities were Cama?ari (1); Lauro de Freitas (1); Health (1) and Serrinha (1). Five of the 12 deaths were recorded in people older than 60 years, while three of them were younger than two years. In addition, two deaths were in patients between 20 and 29 years of age, a death in the age group of 2 to 4 years and another death reported among patients aged 40 to 49 years.

https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/doze-mortes-por-gripe-do-tipo-h1n1-sao-registradas-na-bahia-numero-de-casos-confirmados-sobe-para-53.ghtml

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Eight people have died this year in Salvador with H1N1 flu

Bahia reported 12 deaths caused by the H1N1 flu until April 14 of this year, according to data released on Wednesday (18) by the Secretary of State Health (Sesab). Eight of the deaths occurred in Salvador. The other municipalities were Cama?ari (1); Lauro de Freitas (1); Health (1) and Serrinha (1).

http://www.correio24horas.com.br/noticia/nid/oito-pessoas-ja-morreram-este-ano-em-salvador-com-gripe-h1n1/

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Number of confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 in Bahia raises to 61


The number of confirmed cases of Influenza A H1N1 in Bahia increased to 61. Of these, 12 ended in death, which remained the same in relation to the latest data reported by the State Health Secretariat (Sesab) on April 18. According to a report released on Wednesday (25) by the State Department of Health (Sesab), since April 21, 416 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) were reported, with 37 deaths. Of these, 72 were confirmed for Influenza. According to Sesab, in relation to the same period of last year, the number of occurrences of SRAG increased. By the same date in 2017, 161 cases of SARS had been reported, with 15 deaths. Among them, 15 were confirmed for Influenza without registration of deaths, being two cases of Influenza A H1N1. The records of A H1N1 were found in 17 counties. In five of them, deaths occurred. Salvador recorded eight deaths.

http://www.chapadanews.com/numero-de...-sobe-para-61/

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Bahia already has 13 deaths from the H1N1 flu

Bahia reported 13 deaths caused by the H1N1 flu from the beginning of the year until last Saturday (28), according to a bulletin released by the State Department of Health (Sesab). Still according to Sesab, 73 cases were confirmed statewide this year of subtype A H1N1. According to Sesab, the occurrences of 2018 are higher than those of 2017, when only two cases of H1N1 were confirmed, without death. This year, the occurrences were in 18 municipalities, with 9 deaths in Salvador. Cama?ari, Lauro de Freitas, Sa?de and Serrinha recorded one death each. According to the bulletin, the age groups with the highest incidence of cases are those under the age of five and over 60 years of age. The elderly are the most susceptible, with 69.2% of deaths in this group.

http://www.blogdothame.blog.br/v1/2018/05/02/bahia-ja-tem-13-mortes-pela-gripe-h1n1/

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Salvador records nine deaths due to the H1N1 flu

Although Salvador has confirmed 50 cases of H1N1 Influenza and reported nine deaths from the disease in 2018, the search for influenza vaccination is still considered low in the state capital of Bahia. Initiated since April 23, so far 115,741 doses have been applied, which corresponds to 21.4% coverage. The estimate is to immunize 90% of the 541,451 people who are part of the target audience. According to the subcommittee on Immunization of the municipality, Doiane Lemos, the numbers are considered low considering that has already reached the third week of the campaign, which runs until June 1st.

http://www.politicalivre.com.br/2018/05/salvador-registra-nove-obitos-por-influenza-h1n1/

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Number of deaths per H1N1 in Salvador rises to 10

A 2-year-old child died in the Horto Florestal; in Bahia, there are 15 deaths and 100 casesA 2-year-old girl, who lives in Horto Florestal, a noble neighborhood in Salvador, is one of the 10 fatal victims of the disease since the beginning of the influenza vaccination campaign in the capital, which reaches its fourth week with only 29% target audience.Initiated on April 23, the estimate is to immunize 90% of the 541,451 people eligible to receive the immunobiological, as recommended by the Ministry of Health. However, so far, only 158,554 doses have been applied, a number considered below expectation.

https://www.correio24horas.com.br/noticia/nid/numero-de-mortes-por-h1n1-em-salvador-sobe-para-10-veja-locais-de-vacinacao/

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17-YEAR-OLD PREGNANT DIES WITH SUSPECTED H1N1 (SWINE FLU) IN MALHADA

A young pregnant woman (17) died on Thursday night (May 10) at the municipal hospital of Malhada, southwest of Bahia, with suspected H1N1 flu. It is Camila Paix?o de Jesus, resident in Canabrava, district of the mentioned municipality. According to the hospital and the doctor who attended the patient, the young woman entered the unit at 11:55 am on that farm with cough, shortness of breath, vomiting and headache, was attended to, medicated and put in detention. Due to the young woman being pregnant (26) weeks could not take heavier medications, it was then that the patient's picture no longer responded to the medications, exactly 15h00min the situation was already out of reach of the hospital and the regulation was done (request for vacancy) for the (HRG) Regional Hospital of Guanambi, the requested vacancy was not found and according to the doctor, from there I was insistently trying through the link and messages to acquire the vacancy not being successful.

http://www.portalsapeacunamidia.com.br/noticias/gestante-de-17-anos-morre-com-suspeita-de-h1n1-gripe-suina-em-malhada/

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Bahia registers 153 cases of H1N1 with 18 deaths

The State Health Secretariat (Sesab) reports that up to May 19 of this year 966 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) were reported, with 76 deaths. Of these cases, 193 were confirmed for Influenza, being 153 by subtype A H1N1, with 18 of them evolving to death. In the same period of 2017, 241 cases of SARS were reported, with 20 deaths. Among them, 20 were confirmed for Influenza, two cases of Influenza A H1N1 and no deaths per A H1N1.

https://www.jornaldosudoeste.com/bahia-registra-153-casos-de-a-h1n1-com-18-obitos/

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H1N1 cases rise to 164 and 19 deaths are recorded in Bahia

The number of confirmed cases of H1N1 flu rose from 153 to 164, according to information from the State Health Secretariat (Sesab) released on Tuesday (29). The death toll rose from 18 to 19, he said. According to Sesab, up to May 26 were reported 1,090 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), with 82 deaths. Of these cases, 209 were confirmed for Influenza. In the same period of 2017, 275 cases of SARS were reported, with 21 deaths. Of these, 23 were confirmed for Influenza, being two cases of H1N1 and no death due to influenza.

https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/casos-de-h1n1-sobem-para-164-e-19-mortes-sao-registradas-na-bahia.ghtml

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Number of H1N1 cases rises to 174 and 20 deaths are recorded in Bahia

The number of confirmed cases of H1N1 flu in Bahia has increased to 174, according to information from the State Health Secretariat (Sesab), released on Wednesday (6). According to the bulletin, another death from the disease was recorded, which accounts for 20 deaths. As reported by Sesab, up to June 2, 1,166 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) were reported, with 87 deaths. Of this total, 225 were confirmed for Influenza. In the same period of 2017, 300 cases of SARS were reported, with 23 deaths. Of these, 23 were confirmed for Influenza, being two cases of H1N1 and no death due to influenza.

https://g1.globo.com/ba/bahia/noticia/numero-de-casos-de-h1n1-sobe-para-174-e-20-mortes-sao-registradas-na-bahia.ghtml