Re: Amazon Indian tribe hit by swine flu
Apparently both seasonal and Pandemic flu are involved in this outbreak.
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INFLUENZA, H1N1, OUTBREAK, DEATHS, Yanomami - VENEZUELA (02) ************************************ ****************** A ProMED-mail ProMED-mail is a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases <http://www.isid.org> Date: November 19, 2009 Source: El Universal, Venezuela <20091107.3848 Published 07-NOV-2009T?tulo PRO / EDR> Avian influenza, H1N1, outbreak, deaths, Yanomami - Venezuela> [Edited by J. Torres] Al menos ocho yanomamis han muerto por gripe AH1N1. Torres] At least eight Yanomami have died of bird AH1N1. Las comunidades m?s afectadas son Mavaca, Platanal, Hatakoa y otras de ejes fluviales Muy al sur, la influenza AH1N1 se ha convertido en una gran tragedia. Poblaciones ind?genas, que cuentan con menos recursos m?dicos que el resto del pa?s est?n sufriendo el ataque del virus pand?mico. Son al menos ocho los ind?genas fallecidos por AH1N1 que contabiliza la Red de Sociedades Cient?ficas de Venezuela. The communities most affected are Mavaca, Pantanal, and other Axis Hatakoa river as far south AH1N1 influenza has become a great tragedy. Indigenous people, with fewer medical resources than the rest of the country are suffering from the virus attack pandemic. There are at least eight killed by Indians AH1N1 Network which represents the Scientific Societies of Venezuela. La etnia m?s afectada es la yanomami y, en concreto, las comunidades de Mavaca, Platanal, Hatakoa y las ubicadas en ejes fluviales del Ocamo y Orinoco. Seg?n las cuentas que presenta la Red, el Ministerio del Poder Popular para la Salud ha admitido el fallecimiento de cinco ind?genas y 200 afectados. The ethnic group is the Yanomami, in particular, communities of Mavaca, Pantanal, located in Hatakoa and axes of Ocamo and Orinoco river. According to the accounts presented by the Network, the Ministry of Popular Power for Health has admitted Death of five Indians and 200 affected. Sin embargo, otras fuentes internacionales, espec?ficamente la ONG Survival, de Reino Unido, estima entre 2 mil y 3 mil enfermos y siete fallecidos, entre ellos seis menores de edad y una mujer de 35 a?os, aparentemente embarazada en los primeros meses. However, other international sources, specifically the NGO Survival International, the UK, estimated between 2 thousand and 3 thousand patients and seven deaths, including six children and a woman aged 35, apparently in the early months pregnant. Por su parte, la Organizaci?n Panamericana de la Salud reporta ocho decesos ind?genas por esta causa. No existe informaci?n oficial, de car?cter p?blico y detallado, sobre la epidemia en la etnia yanomami. Meanwhile, the Pan American Health Organization reported eight indigenous deaths from this cause. There is no official information of public character, detailed on the epidemic in the Yanomami. Sin embargo, la Red Cient?fica obtuvo los datos m?dicos de los boletines epidemiol?gicos semanales del estado Amazonas, elaborados por la Direcci?n de Epidemiolog?a y An?lisis Estrat?gico Regional. La confirmaci?n de que a los ind?genas del Amazonas les hab?a alcanzado la gripe AH1N1 se hizo el 25 de octubre, cuando dos de 12 muestras tomadas y analizadas reportaron presencia positiva del virus y otra registr? influenza A estacional. However, the Scientific Network of medical data obtained from the Weekly Epidemiological Amazonas state, prepared by the Bureau of Epidemiology and Regional Strategic Analysis.
Confirmation that the Amazon Indians had reached AH1N1 influenza was 25 October, when two of 12 samples taken and tested positive reported presence of the virus and other influenza A seasonal recorded. En el informe, las autoridades del estado aseguraron que tales diagn?sticos provocaron que "se procediera a la b?squeda activa de casos y el tratamiento masivo de las comunidades con antiviral (sintom?ticos y asintom?ticos)". Hasta el 31 de octubre, se registraron 1.013 casos de insuficiencia respiratoria aguda, 251 casos de neumon?a y se administraron antivirales a 1.910 personas del municipio Alto Orinoco. In the report, state officials asserted that such diagnoses led to "proceed with the active case finding and mass treatment of communities with antiviral (symptomatic and asymptomatic). Until 31 October, 1013 cases were registered acute respiratory failure, 251 cases of viral pneumonia and was administered to 1,910 people in the municipality of Alto Orinoco. Las comunidades m?s afectadas son Mavaca, con 327 casos de insuficiencia respiratoria aguda y 86 neumon?as, por lo que recibieron 383 tratamientos antivirales y La Esmeralda, con 123 casos de insuficiencia respiratoria, 14 neumon?as y 479 tratamientos antivirales. La organizaci?n Survival International, que monitorea y asiste a comunidades ind?genas de todo el mundo, ha reportado que suelen ser poblaciones m?s vulnerables a enfermedades tra?das de otras civilizaciones, con el agravante de que cuentan con menor asistencia asistencial. "No es ninguna sorpresa que los pueblos tribales est?n entre los m?s afectados por la gripe AH1N1. Los a?os de colonialismo y la pol?tica de asimilaci?n forzada los han abandonado con problemas de salud cr?nicos", comentan en su informe. Entre las recomendaciones que efect?a Survival International para aminorar el impacto de la pandemia en las comunidades ind?genas se encuentra "expulsar inmediatamente a todos los madereros ilegales, trabajadores petrol?feros, ganaderos y cazadores furtivos que se mueven en tierras que pertenecen a pueblos ind?genas aislados o no contactados". Survival tambi?n le da importancia a que los gobiernos mantengan informadas a las comunidades ind?genas sobre la epidemia de AH1N1, sus s?ntomas y las medidas preventivas.
The communities most affected are Mavaca, with 327 cases of acute respiratory [insufficiency] and 86 pneumonia, 383 received as antiviral therapies and La Esmeralda, with 123 cases of respiratory [insufficiency, 14 pneumonias and 479 antiviral treatments. The organization Survival International, which monitors and assisting indigenous communities worldwide, has reported that populations are often more vulnerable to diseases brought from other civilizations, with the aggravation that they have less welfare assistance. "It's no surprise that tribal people are among those most affected AH1N1 the flu. The years of colonialism and forced assimilation policies have abandoned with chronic health problems, discussed in the report. Among the recommendations made Survival International to lessen the impact of the pandemic in indigenous communities is "immediately expel all illegal loggers, oil workers, ranchers and poachers moving on land belonging to indigenous peoples in isolation or out of contact." Survival also gives importance to governments kept informed by indigenous communities about the epidemic of AH1N1, its symptoms and preventive measures. Pero alerta que debe hacerse en la lengua propia de la comunidad. Las autoridades de salud tambi?n deben proporcionar, con la mayor rapidez posible, los suministros necesarios de medicamentos y de material sanitario de protecci?n, incluso a aquellas comunidades m?s aisladas. But that warning should be in the language of the community. The health authorities should also provide, as quickly as possible, the necessary supplies of medicines and medical material for protection, even those isolated communities. Tambi?n debe alertarse a los profesionales sanitarios acerca del alto riesgo de los abor?genes de contraer el virus. Comunicado por: Jaime R. You should also alerted healthcare professionals about the high risk of contracting the virus Aborigines. Reported by: Jaime R. Torres <
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