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One person died from the Influenza A H1N1 virus in Salvador. This is the record is the first of the year in the state. The information was disclosed in a bulletin by the Health Secretariat of the State of Bahia (Sesab), on Thursday (29). The state has, in total, three occurrences of Influenza, one of type A H1N1 and two per Influenza B. The state folder did not detail if the victim is included in these three cases.
A 3-year-old boy was the second fatal H1N1 flu victim in Salvador this year. After seven days in a private hospital, the child died on April 27 and had not been vaccinated. The Municipal Health Department (SMS) stated that this case shows the importance of vaccination of priority groups, as was the case of the victim.
In March, another 10-year-old boy died of H1N1 complications, and SMS reported 163 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome, which can be caused by bacteria and viruses. Of these cases, two tested positive for influenza B and two for H1N1.
Bahia has 25 deaths from respiratory diseases in 2019; 17 were registered in Salvador
Twenty-five people died in Bahia this year with some form of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). The data was released on Thursday (23), by the Department of Health of Bahia (Sesab) and corresponds to the week epidemiol
According to the Sesab bulletin, of the 25 deaths, four were for H1N1, three for H3N2 Influenza, one for Parainfluenza I, three deaths are being investigated and in 14 deaths there was no virus identification.
Among the 417 municipalities in Bahia, 55 recorded cases of SARS. The municipality with the largest registry was Salvador, with 297 cases, which corresponds to 63.6% of the total number of cases reported in the state. The capital of Bahia also had the highest number of deaths, with 17 cases.
One more death caused by flu complications in Salvador was confirmed today (24). The victim was a 69-year-old man from the Brotas neighborhood. According to the Health Department of Salvador (SMS), the man who was part of the risk group did not get vaccinated. With the episode, rose to nine the number of influenza deaths recorded in the city this year. Seven of these occurred only in the month of May. With just one week to the end of the flu vaccination campaign, which ends on May 31, about 150,000 people who make up the target audience still need to immunize against the disease in the city. Only 517,000 individuals in the eligible population received the dose of the vaccine in the capital of Bahia, which corresponds to 73% coverage. The goal of the management is to immunize at least 90% of the public, as recommended by the Ministry of Health.
Two-year-old child dies of influenza; rises to 10 the number of cases
Another death from the flu virus was confirmed this Friday, 30, by the Municipal Health Secretariat (SMS). This time, the fatal victim was a two-year-old child, a resident of the Pau da Lima neighborhood, who, according to the agency, was hospitalized in a private hospital and died on the 24th.
With this death, the number of deaths in the capital of Bahia caused by the complications of the disease rises to 10, where, eight deaths were recorded only in the month of May.This is the third child fatal victim of influenza. In addition, a 55-year-old man, five elderly (73, 81.97, 62, and 69) and a five-month-old baby also had complications in the disease and did not resist.
As explained by the subcoordinator of Immunopreventable Diseases, Doiane Lemos, children and the elderly present more difficulty in the recovery process.
Tourist who died in Bahia was with H3N2, says secretary of health
The 17-year-old tourist who died on Sunday, 14, was diagnosed with the H3N2 virus, is what reveals the official position of the Municipal Health Department of Porto de Seguro. Initially the suspicion was that Giovanna Marson Fachini was infected with the H1N1 virus. In a statement, the body cited three cases that were identified in this second, 15. According to the document, the Central Laboratory of Public Health Professor Gon?alo Muniz diagnosed three cases with influenza virus, subtype H3N2. Through the Superintendence of Health Surveillance, the secretariat informed that it remains with surveillance actions to detect suspected cases and definition of rapid measures in order to prevent outbreaks. According to the agency, there is no outbreak installed in Porto Seguro. O is considered an isolated situation.
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