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Source: http://oglobo.globo.com/cidades/sp/...mortes-por-gripe-suina-no-mundo-915238951.asp
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Brazil has the equivalent of 18% of swine flu deaths in the world
Plant?o | Posted on 16/12/2009 at 17h06m
The Globe
SAO PAULO - The proximity of the summer reduced the spread of swine influenza virus, but Brazil still accounts for 18% of deaths reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). By 28 November, according to the latest bulletin from the Ministry of Health (MoH), 1,632 people died in the country due to complications caused by H1N1 and 50.7% of deaths were recorded in the Southeast. The latest bulletin released by the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 9596 deaths in the world.
Among the comorbidities, heart disease (20%) outweigh the respiratory (17%) as major risk factor linked to deaths. Morbid obesity, very related to complications during the months of peak transmission of the virus now appears behind metabolic diseases, immunosuppressive and kidney.
The records of severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by H1N1 continue to rise. In the 17 days elapsed between the two bulletins published by the Ministry of notifications increased from 22,565 to 27,850 to 5285 cases more. In the same period, over 102 deaths were reported, equivalent to six per day. It should be noted, however, that cases that occurred months ago continue to be reported because of delays in laboratory testing and reporting.
While the mortality rate of swine influenza in the world is 0.13 per 100 thousand inhabitants, Brazil has rates of 1.02 in the Southeast and 2.32 in the South Due to the limited number of cases in the Northeast and North, the national average is 0.8 per 100 thousand inhabitants.
Contrary to what occurred during the peak period of transmission of the virus in Brazil, now the children are most affected by complications with the new flu. The report of the Ministry of Health, the incidence rate in children under 2 years of age is 27.3 per 100 thousand inhabitants. Taken together with the children until 9 years, the rate rises to 49.9 / 100 mil. In the elderly, with more than 60 years, already built into the campaign of vaccination against seasonal influenza, the incidence rate is only 6.1 per 100 thousand inhabitants, the lowest among all age groups.
Fever, cough and shortness of breath are still the main symptoms associated with the syndrome. Chills and body aches, but also present in the common cold, have been seen more confirmed cases of H1N1 infection.
Brazil is part of the group of 11 countries where it was observed mutation in the virus and has been accompanied by the Global Network Vigi??ncia Influenza. The mutation was observed in moderate and serious cases of the disease also in the United States, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Japan, China, Norway, Finland and Ukraine.
Google translation:
Brazil has the equivalent of 18% of swine flu deaths in the world
Plant?o | Posted on 16/12/2009 at 17h06m
The Globe
SAO PAULO - The proximity of the summer reduced the spread of swine influenza virus, but Brazil still accounts for 18% of deaths reported to the World Health Organization (WHO). By 28 November, according to the latest bulletin from the Ministry of Health (MoH), 1,632 people died in the country due to complications caused by H1N1 and 50.7% of deaths were recorded in the Southeast. The latest bulletin released by the World Health Organization (WHO) reported 9596 deaths in the world.
Among the comorbidities, heart disease (20%) outweigh the respiratory (17%) as major risk factor linked to deaths. Morbid obesity, very related to complications during the months of peak transmission of the virus now appears behind metabolic diseases, immunosuppressive and kidney.
The records of severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by H1N1 continue to rise. In the 17 days elapsed between the two bulletins published by the Ministry of notifications increased from 22,565 to 27,850 to 5285 cases more. In the same period, over 102 deaths were reported, equivalent to six per day. It should be noted, however, that cases that occurred months ago continue to be reported because of delays in laboratory testing and reporting.
While the mortality rate of swine influenza in the world is 0.13 per 100 thousand inhabitants, Brazil has rates of 1.02 in the Southeast and 2.32 in the South Due to the limited number of cases in the Northeast and North, the national average is 0.8 per 100 thousand inhabitants.
Contrary to what occurred during the peak period of transmission of the virus in Brazil, now the children are most affected by complications with the new flu. The report of the Ministry of Health, the incidence rate in children under 2 years of age is 27.3 per 100 thousand inhabitants. Taken together with the children until 9 years, the rate rises to 49.9 / 100 mil. In the elderly, with more than 60 years, already built into the campaign of vaccination against seasonal influenza, the incidence rate is only 6.1 per 100 thousand inhabitants, the lowest among all age groups.
Fever, cough and shortness of breath are still the main symptoms associated with the syndrome. Chills and body aches, but also present in the common cold, have been seen more confirmed cases of H1N1 infection.
Brazil is part of the group of 11 countries where it was observed mutation in the virus and has been accompanied by the Global Network Vigi??ncia Influenza. The mutation was observed in moderate and serious cases of the disease also in the United States, France, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Japan, China, Norway, Finland and Ukraine.