Brazil - Minas Gerais: influenza 2018 - 98 fatalities

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Man dies with suspicion of H1N1 in Leopoldina


A patient admitted to the Leopoldinense Charity House (CCL) died early Thursday afternoon (3) on suspicion of H1N1 Influenza, a disease caused by the H1N1 Influenza A virus. According to the information obtained by the report, the patient was 36 years old, worked as a taxi driver and would have traveled with his family to spend the holiday in Vit?ria - ES, where he would have arrived feeling bad, returning to Leopoldina. With difficulty walking and breathing, the patient entered the CCL at 08:14 on Wednesday (2). The case would have rapidly evolved into an Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

https://www.ovigilanteonline.com/not...-em-leopoldina

 

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[h=1]Minas Gerais records two deaths due to several influenza viruses[/h]
Data released by the Secretary of State for Health SES-MG on Monday (14) recorded the deaths of two people due to the virus Influenza, one due to the subtype H3N2 and the other by Influenza A. According to the study, 53 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) caused by Influenza. A figure 152% higher than last month.The two cases of death were registered in Alfenas, in the South of the State, and in Uberl?ndia, in the Tri?ngulo Mineiro. In all, until the disclosure of the study, 53 SARS cases were recorded. Of this total, 33 patients had H3N2, 12 were diagnosed with non-subtyped Influenza A, five with Influenza A (H1N1) and three with Influenza B.

http://www.soubh.com.br/noticias/gerais/obitos-influenza-minas/

 

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[h=1]The number of deaths due to influenza this year in Uberl?ndia rises to three[/h]
Uberl?ndia registered the third death due to Influenza A virus this year. According to the Municipal Health Department (SMS), the confirmation of the death was disclosed on Tuesday (22). On May 14, the Municipality of Uberl?ndia had already reported two deaths for Influenza A. According to the coordinator of Emergency and Emergency of the Municipal Health Department, Clauber Louren?o, until this Tuesday 46 patients presented a suspicious diagnosis of the disease. Of these, 11 had the virus confirmed and eight were treated and discharged. "The first two confirmed deaths are for a man and a woman. In the case confirmed today we still do not have information about the patient and also when the death occurred," explained Clauber.

https://g1.globo.com/mg/triangulo-m...es-por-influenza-este-ano-em-uberlandia.ghtml

 

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[h=2]Exams confirm that patient died with Influenza in Leopoldina[/h]
Tests carried out by the Ezequiel Dias Foundation (FUNED) in Belo Horizonte confirmed the occurrence of Influenza A virus in the 36-year-old patient who died at the Casa de Caridade Leopoldinense on May 3. According to Rodrigo Buonincontro Ribeiro - Coordinator of the Nucleus of Surveillance Epidemiology, Environmental and Health of the Worker of the Regional Health Management (GRS) in Leopoldina, the tests done from the material sent to FUNED confirmed the occurrence of the virus Influenza A , however, it is necessary that FIOCRUZ define the subtyping, which will identify whether it was H1N1 or H3N2 or some other subtype.

As reported by the newspaper O Vigilante, the patient died on Thursday afternoon (3) with suspected H1N1 flu, a disease caused by Influenza A virus. He worked as a taxi driver and would have traveled with his family to spend the holiday in Vit?ria - ES, where he would have arrived feeling bad, returning to Leopoldina. With difficulty walking and breathing, the patient entered the CCL at 08:14 on Wednesday (2). The case would have rapidly evolved into an Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).

https://www.ovigilanteonline.com/no...e-paciente-morreu-com-influenza-em-leopoldina

 

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The vaccinated patient dies with H1N1 influenza in BH

63-year-old housewife death was recorded twenty days after immunization by the vaccine

The number of deaths confirmed by the flu virus in Minas Gerais and, with it, the level of alert against the disease increases, especially because at least one of the victims took the vaccine, which was not able to protect it. The total deaths of patients who were found to have been infected by influenza A virus reached four in the state. The last victim died in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday of last week. The 63-year-old housewife, G.M.C.P., who lived in the Northeast Region, died 20 days after she was vaccinated at a health clinic in the capital. Tests have indicated that she was the victim of the H1N1 variant, which caused the world epidemic of swine flu in 2009. Experts explain that the dose does not offer 100% protection, but emphasize the importance of prevention, which decreases the effects of symptoms, the number hospitalizations and deaths.

http://www.diariodepernambuco.com.br...fendem-v.shtml

 

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[h=1]Leopoldina Prefecture confirms two deaths due to Influenza A in the city[/h]
The City of Leopoldina confirmed on Wednesday (23) four cases of Influenza A in the city in 2018. Two patients died. According to the Municipal Secretary of Health, L?cia Gama, the subtypes of the disease were not detected. "Of the five suspected cases, we have confirmation that four were from Influenza A, but the Ezequiel Dias Foundation (Funed) does not report the subtype of the virus," he said. The secretary said she could not tell if one of the deaths confirmed by Influenza A was that of a taxi driver in early May.

https://g1.globo.com/mg/zona-da-mat...a-duas-mortes-por-influenza-a-na-cidade.ghtml

 

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[h=1]Flu has killed 11 people in Minas Gerais this year[/h]
Flu cases caused by Influenza continue to grow in Minas Gerais this year. The number of people who had Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) caused by the virus has already reached 81. Of the total, 11 patients did not resist the symptoms. Most of the residents were affected by H3N2, which triggered the worst influenza season in the United States in the last nine years. The best form of protection is through vaccination. The campaign was extended throughout the country until June 15. The doses are available to the target public in all units of the Unified Health System (SUS).

According to the epidemiological bulletin released on Tuesday afternoon by the State Health Secretariat (SES / MG), of the 81 cases of patients who were affected by Influenza, 42 were Seasonal Influenza A / H3, 11 per H1N1, 24 of Influenza A, not subtyped, in addition to four for Influenza B. The H3N2 virus was responsible for the death of four patients. They lived in Vespasiano, Grande BH, Coronel Fabriciano, Vale do A?o, Diogo Vasconcelos in the Central Region, and Paragua?u in the South of Minas. Already the H1N1, made a victim in Belo Horizonte. Cataguases and Ub?, in Zona da Mata, and Uberl?ndia, in the Tri?ngulo Mineiro, had one death each due to non-subtyped Influenza A. Leopoldina, in the Zona da Mata, had two by the same virus. Already a resident of Visconde do Rio Branco, Zona da Mata, died after being affected by Influenza B.

https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/g...ou-11-pessoas-em-minas-gerais-neste-ano.shtml

 

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[h=1]The flu caused 36 deaths in Minas Gerais in 2018[/h]
Influenza, a flu-causing virus, has killed 36 people in Minas Gerais this year. The balance was released today by the State Department of Health (SES). Another 152 patients developed Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

From January to June 25, 2018, 1,441 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome were reported. Of these, 799 had samples collected and processed. In addition to the 152 people infected with influenza, another 114 cases were classified as SARS by other viruses.

https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/g...ausou-36-mortes-em-minas-gerais-em-2018.shtml

 

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[h=2]Health Department confirms death of H1N1 patient in the region[/h]
One person died in the dawn of this Thursday (28) victim of the H1N1 flu in Guaxup? (MG). According to the Health Department, the patient who did not have the name and age disclosed was hospitalized in Santa Casa about a week ago. According to the secretariat, the case is already being investigated and the result of the examination that confirmed the H1N1 condition in the patient was ready on Thursday. The Department of Health does not know if the patient took the flu vaccine, but said that he had a chronic illness and so was part of the risk group. So far, two people have died in southern Mine for H1N1 and one for H3N2.

http://www.lavras24horas.com.br/por...onfirma-morte-de-paciente-por-h1n1-na-regiao/

 

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[h=1]H1N1 makes first victim in Campo das Vertentes[/h]
Death by this virus subtype was confirmed on 11/6 by the Barbacena Prefecture The first death due to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome - caused by the Influenza A (H1N1) virus in Campo de Vertentes was confirmed. The information is from the City of Barbacena, municipality of residence of the victim. According to an official statement from the Municipal Secretariat of Health and Social Programs (Sesaps), signed by Secretary Jose Orleans da Costa, the patient, who did not have the name disclosed, was 55 years old and was a resident in the Employees neighborhood. With hospitalization dated June 3, 2018, the victim was confirmed to have died on June 5, 2018 due to the influenza A (H1N1) virus, a factor verified after the test.

http://www.vanufsj.jor.br/h1n1-faz-primeira-vitima-no-campo-das-vertentes/

 

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[h=1]City registers death due to influenza[/h]
More deaths from severe acute respiratory syndrome caused by influenza virus were confirmed on Monday in cities in the Zona da Mata and Campo das Vertentes. The data is from the new epidemiological bulletin released by the State Department of Health of Minas Gerais (SES-MG). The new deaths recorded by SES-MG were in the cities of Barbacena, Juiz de Fora, Muria? and Andrel?ndia. With this, the number of deaths among the cities in the region reaches 10. The previous bulletin was published on June 7 of this month and indicated seven deaths from the Influenza virus. In the current bulletin, appears the death by Influenza A (H1N1) in Barbacena, released by the G1 on June 11 after confirmation of the city's Municipal Health Department. The death in Visconde do Rio Branco was confirmed last Saturday (23), but did not appear in this new bulletin. SES-MG confirmed only the case of Influenza B in the municipality. The previous bulletin pointed to three deaths from Influenza A in the city of Leopoldina. In the update, however, the number of deaths fell to two. The G1 contacted SES-MG, which reported that the case was removed from the bulletin after review and assigned to another municipality, but the agency did not confirm the name of the city. The number of confirmed cases among the towns in the region rose from 18 to 25.

http://www.correiodeminas.com.br/si...om-brsitecidade-registra-morte-por-influenza/

 

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[h=1]Man dies with suspicion of H1N1 in Montes Claros[/h]
Jose Elton Fernandes, 41, died on Monday (02), with suspected H1N1 flu, in Montes Claros. He was admitted to the University Hospital. The material of the examination was sent to Funda??o Ezequiel Dias, in Belo Horizonte, and the result has not yet been released. According to the Coordinator of Epidemiological Surveillance, Secretary of Health, Maria Clara L?lis, the folder was notified of the suspicion, but there is still no confirmation that H1N1 was the reason for Jos? Elton's death. "We are waiting for the result of the exam that is done by Funed, so we are stopped, because confirmation is necessary. We always receive suspicious reports, but they are discarded. Deaths we did not have any in Montes Claros and region ", affirms Maria Clara. The exam takes 20 to 30 days to complete.

http://webterra.com.br/noticia/17015/-homem-morre-com-suspeita-de-h1n1-em-montes-claros

 

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[h=1]The Department of Health confirms the patient's death from H1N1 in the hospital in Pouso Alegre, MG[/h] The Health Department of Santa Rita do Sapuca? (MG) confirmed the death of a 49-year-old man, a H1N1 victim, in Pouso Alegre, MG, last weekend. The resident of Santa Rita was hospitalized at the Hospital Samuel Lib?nio and had confirmation of the disease on June 29. According to the Surveillance in Health and Epidemiology, the patient began to have symptoms on June 10, but only on day 14 sought medical attention. At the Hospital Ant?nio Moreira, the man had symptoms such as cough, fever and respiratory problems. With the confirmation of the virus in late June, the patient was transferred to the Samuel Lib?nio Hospital and admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). The situation worsened and the man died last Sunday. According to the secretary, the family and friends went through a procedure to avoid contagion by the virus. They also underwent exams, but no one was diagnosed with H1N1. Until the last report released by the State Department of Health in June 2018, Minas Gerais had 32 confirmed cases of H1N1 and 12 deaths.

https://g1.globo.com/mg/sul-de-mina...n1-morre-em-hospital-de-pouso-alegre-mg.ghtml

 

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[h=1]Twelfth death from H1N1 confirmed in Minas Gerais[/h]
The death of a man for H1N1 in Santa Rita do Sapuca?, who was hospitalized more than a month ago, was confirmed.

https://www.alterosa.com.br/program...-morte-por-h1n1-e-confirmada-em-minas-gerais/

 

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[h=1]H1N1 makes one more fatal victim in Guaxup?[/h]
The second victim, as determined, is again an adult man, who would have contracted H1N1 in Guaxup?, sought medical help but not resisted complications The "H1N1 Flu" made another victim in Guaxupe. After killing a 57-year-old man at the end of last June, this week the virus in question killed another local citizen. The news, although not divulged by the Public Health of the Municipality, was discovered by the report of SERIOUS GAME this afternoon of Thursday, July 19. The second victim, as determined by the Journal, is again an adult man, who would have contracted H1N1 in Guaxup?, sought medical help but not resisted complications. In addition to it, whose tests confirmed the virus, there is still a woman hospitalized at the Intensive Care Unit of Santa Casa, with serious suspicions of having contracted the disease (in the Emergency Room, in fact, professionals have been working with protection - masks, gloves, etc.) .

https://muzambinho.com.br/2018/07/19/h1n1-faz-mais-uma-vitima-fatal-em-guaxupe/

 

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[h=1]Man dies with suspected H1N1 flu in Po?os de Caldas[/h]
Po?os de Caldas had the first death on suspicion of H1N1 on Monday (16). The victim was a 74-year-old man who had been hospitalized in the Holy House since 23 April. Benedito Oswaldo was hospitalized about 10 days at Santa Casa, where he had blood samples collected for examination that would identify if he had the H1N1 virus. According to the hospital, death was caused by severe respiratory syndrome. There is still no prediction as to when the exam result should be ready. If the blood test points to H1N1, this will be the first flu death in Po?os de Caldas. Data released by the State Department of Health of Minas Gerais show that 60% of the patients who died this year because of the H1N1 flu virus are from the South of Minas. So far, 12 people have died in the state because of the virus, seven of which are from southern Minas Gerais. Deaths were confirmed by the disease in the south of the state in Lavras, Extrema, Andradas, Monte Santo de Minas, Campo Belo and Frutal.

http://correiodosul.com/destaque/homem-morre-com-suspeita-de-gripe-h1n1-em-pocos-de-caldas-2/

 

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Epidemiological Bulletin registers 1st H1N1 death in Uberaba this year


Uberaba has the first death confirmed by H1N1 this year, according to an epidemiological bulletin released yesterday by the State Department of Health. In Minas, 22 deaths caused by complications of the disease have already been confirmed. According to information from the Municipal Health Department, the death refers to a 68-year-old patient, who was admitted to the UPA (Emergency Room) of Mirante Park on July 6. The man was medicated and remained in treatment at the unit until being transferred on July 7 to the Clinical Hospital of the UFTM already diagnosed with suspected Influenza. The clinical picture worsened and the patient died on 12 August. The Director of Epidemiological Surveillance, Robert Boaventura, points out that the patient was elderly and had comorbidities, being chronic heart disease and renal, which worsened complications in the clinical picture due to the contamination by the virus. To date, 252 cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) have been caused by the influenza virus (influenza), 66 of which are H1N1 diagnoses. The number of deaths caused by the disease in Minas Gerais reaches 22, two cases of Uberl?ndia.

http://www.jmonline.com.br/novo/?not...%8DTICA,163435

 

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[h=1]Total deaths from flu rise 28% in Minas Gerais[/h]
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) caused by the influenza virus has killed 64 people in Minas Gerais this year. The number is 28% higher than that recorded during the entire 2017 season when 50 people died from the flu. Among the victims of this year, 14 or 21% were not included in the risk group - composed of children under 5 years of age, pregnant women, adults 60 years of age and older and those with chronic diseases - and who have access to the vaccine in the Unified Health System (SUS). Among these patients, 28.6% died despite having received antivirals in the first 48 hours of the disease, a period in which the chances of treatment success are greater.

https://www.em.com.br/app/noticia/g...ortes-por-gripe-sobe-28-em-minas-gerais.shtml

 

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Influenza virus killed almost twice as many people in Minas in 2018

The number of deaths caused by the infection of the virus Influenza in Minas Gerais practically doubled in 2018. With 98 deaths, compared to the index of 2017, when 50 deaths were registered, the growth was of 96%. The data were disclosed in the epidemiological bulletin published on Thursday (3) by the Minas Gerais State Secretariat (SES-MG).

Deaths correspond to cases in which Influenza infection progressed to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 and non-subtyped influenza A (H1N1), with 37 occurrences each, were among the most common subtypes.

https://barrosoemdia.com.br/destaqu...ou-quase-o-dobro-de-pessoas-em-minas-em-2018/