Re: 8-year-old Do?a Ana County girl dies - infected with multiple strains?
http://www.diario.com.mx/notas.php?f=2011/01/26&id=5069ab0c3c0d05f8db45884d424e45a1
Spanish to English translation
Death of girl in Las Cruces revives fears of the H1N1
Francisco Alarc?n
El Diario de El Paso | 26.01.2011 | 1:45
Las Cruces, NM-An eight year old native of this city, Savannah Lynn McCann, would be the first victim in more than a year charged by the influenza A/H1N1 in the binational region, at the confluence of Texas, New Mexico and Mexican Chihuahua.
And while health authorities in New Mexico, and Independent School District officials in Las Cruces (LCISD) Caution call and say they have no certainty that the death of third grader is due to this strain of virus , Savannah's parents say an autopsy showed that death was due to a mutation of the influenza.
For their part, health authorities in El Paso lamented the loss of small and called the community not to dismiss the vaccination, even when cases of the disease have been almost nonexistent during the past year.
"Influenza in any strain, remains a potentially fatal ... and the H1N1 virus is not the same as last year, "said Armando Saldivar, spokesman for the Department of Health of El Paso.
"Viruses mutate, and we should not be immune because we're not. We must continue to protect us to avoid cases like this. "
According to reports, Savannah McCann returned home from Desert Hills Elementary School on Tuesday January 18 after vomiting, for which she spent the rest of the week to rest under the supervision of their parents and family physician.
On Saturday, just 10 minutes that her father returned to work, she began having trouble breathing and for that reason called 911.
Brent McCann said slowly breathing became shallower until 15 minutes after calling the emergency number and his daughter stopped breathing.
The little girl was taken to Mountain View Regional Medical Center, where she was provided heavy doses of ephedrine in vain to try to revive her. According to doctors, the sudden mutation of the virus attacked the liver, kidneys and brain of Savannah.
"She had no other health problems, but it is terrible virus," said Melanie McCann, shocked by the death of her eldest child.
In addition to Savannah, the McCann family includes Tyler, 5 years and a half, and Brody, 2 -, who along with his parents received a strong preventive dose of Tamiflu, while her house was disinfected with ozone.
LCISD superintendent, Stand Rounds said Tuesday that they have taken all precautions and thorough cleaning of school facilities in their care, especially campus I attended Savannah.
"I want to emphasize that our products and regular cleaning protocols are able to eliminate the H1N1 virus and other viral infections," said Rounds.
At a press conference with the superintendent, an official of the Department of Health of New Mexico, said that even without an official cause of death.
However, said the state is going through a "regional level of influenza," and therefore "we will see some deaths."
In El Paso, the phone to get information about the vaccination centers is (915) 771-5822.
