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    After the pandemic in 2009 killed 64 Uruguay, in 2010 the MSP considered the case closed influenza A H1N1 and concern became forgotten. This year the virus showed again that does not forgive.



    It is a seasonal virus, in that all the experts agree. Circulates almost on par with the virus and seasonal influenza vaccine has proven effective against the strain in 2009 was fatal. Last year there was virtually no talk about it.



    However, this winter, the theme is installed. There is an outbreak, much less an epidemic, but there are dozens of cases and several deaths, no one knows exactly how many to date. Some accuse the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) for failing to react in time, have 'forgotten the lessons of the pandemic, "had not sufficiently insisted on the importance of the vaccine. The health authority refuses and claims that the epidemic levels are 'normal'.

    1. Is the impact is greater than 2010?



    There are at least two views about it. The first is that the current situation is similar to that of 2010. MSP officials have said that last year there were even more traffic, more cases and more deaths this year. This data was not released, so it could not be corroborated.



    Former Minister Daniel Olesker had acceded to the recommendation of the World Health Organization (WHO) report no more one-on-one cases of H1N1, because a virus was not endemic but seasonally. This winter, after the death of a seven year old girl, healthy, who had consulted a timely and living in an environment (and puzzled the whole health system), the Minister Jorge Venegas resumed broadcasting. Officials have said repeatedly that while influenza A increased in recent weeks, the situation remains' controlled 'and' within normal parameters. "


    The second look, the more critical is that the MSP was guilty of "omission of care '. 'Most of the people who died were not vaccinated or did not receive Tamiflu, so they are needless deaths. Different was the pandemic, when it was foreseeable that people die. Now it is absurd, hospital officials said.



    This is based on figures from the vaccination campaign. In 2010, after the pandemic, 550,000 doses were applied. This year not only fewer people were immunized (440,000 doses), but the percentage of inoculation of the risk groups was low: 25%.

    2. Has the H1N1 virus mutated?



    WHO has stated that the H1N1 influenza virus did not mutate into a more lethal, as might be expected.



    Uruguayan experts explained to El Pais, on the contrary, the virus has remained stable. "It's the same as in 2009," they said. 'He still has the same affinities and the same behaviors. " Moreover, the virus did not acquire resistance to Tamiflu (oseltamivir) or against the vaccine.



    That's the good news. The bad thought is that the health system could have warned the population with a more emphatic prevention campaign.



    3. How many died so far?



    According to official figures, between January 1 and August 7 killed nine people. Seven factors had comorbidity (other conditions that worsened the situation) and five were large obese.
    In opposition to spread by the MSP from across the country have informed the country about the number of deaths from influenza A H1N1 (some confirmed, others suspected), which would increase the official figures.


    Earlier this month were recorded, according to the MSP, 60 cases of patients infected with the H1N1 virus. As the cases no longer updated, now estimated at several dozen.


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    MSP reaffirms data accuracy on flu

    "We are more than expected, no increase in the incidence of death 'by ARI said the Health Minister, Jorge Venegas at the end of the social cabinet meeting.



    Speaking to the report outlining, Venegas said 'we are on the 2,400-odd cases'.



    'The ministry is continuing to follow the ARI' said Secretary of State. And remarked that 'there is no public alarm. "



    PRESS. Moreover Venegas questioned the journalistic treatment of a note published in El Pais yesterday about flu cases N1H1 (See related article.) 'One newspaper had suspected the data. And we think when we're talking about data from the Ministry of Public Health, the first expression of our professional ethics is to give data such as' said Venegas.

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