Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
National Surveillance Update Severe Acute Respiratory Infection (SARI) SE-31 (google translated)
Quito, August 8, 2013 - 17h59
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Summary for the SE 31:
According to the PAHO Regional Bulletin of August 6, 2013, Epidemiological Week (EW) 31, in South America - Andean Region, A/H1N1pdm09 activity increased in Bolivia (La Paz), Peru and Ecuador over the past. Influenza B continues to circulate in Bolivia (Santa Cruz). While Venezuela and Colombia continue to show a downward trend.
In Ecuador the case trend Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) has increased in recent weeks, but not reported saturation in the hospital and intensive care unit (ICU).
They reported increased influenza activity AH1N1pdm09 in central and northern Sierra region, with progressive increases in the other regions.
AH1N1pdm09 besides sporadic movement is observed Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and influenza virus AH3N2.
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[Severe] virus distribution:
Of all SARI cases in which respiratory virus has been identified, the highest percentage of patients admitted to ICU and die is AH3N2, AH1N1pdm09 and RSV.
Through week 31 of this year, has reported a total of 4469 cases of SARI, of these 1262 were positive for respiratory viruses, which represents a 30% positivity mainly in influenza viral A/H1N1pdm09. Of the total, 125 were killed and 46 of them were positive for respiratory viruses. The highest fatality rate of respiratory viruses is by Adenovirus with a lethality rate of 11 deaths x 100 cases, followed Influenza AH1N1pdm09 with a fatality rate of 7 deaths x 100 cases.
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Report activity AH1N1pdm09 Influenza virus, SE 1-31, 2013.
The behavior of SARI cases by influenza AH1N1pdm09 evidence in recent weeks a slight increase in their values over the same period last year, but in 2012 the peak of influenza (caused by Influenza B) was presented earlier to May mid SE 20 and SE 31 ended in August with 11-week, while in 2013 the first cases of influenza (Influenza caused by AH1N1pdm09) are presented in the mid-late June EW 24, at the time took seven weeks of viral circulation. (See graphic Influenza virus distribution).
From EW 26 increased AH1N1pdm09 Influenza virus activity is mainly located in the provinces of North and Central Sierra region, an increase of cases in Costa and sporadic cases in Sierra Austro and Amazonia.
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http://www.salud.gob.ec/actualizaci...nfeccion-respiratoria-aguda-grave-irag-se-31/
Quito, August 8, 2013 - 17h59
...
Summary for the SE 31:
According to the PAHO Regional Bulletin of August 6, 2013, Epidemiological Week (EW) 31, in South America - Andean Region, A/H1N1pdm09 activity increased in Bolivia (La Paz), Peru and Ecuador over the past. Influenza B continues to circulate in Bolivia (Santa Cruz). While Venezuela and Colombia continue to show a downward trend.
In Ecuador the case trend Severe Acute Respiratory Infections (SARI) has increased in recent weeks, but not reported saturation in the hospital and intensive care unit (ICU).
They reported increased influenza activity AH1N1pdm09 in central and northern Sierra region, with progressive increases in the other regions.
AH1N1pdm09 besides sporadic movement is observed Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) and influenza virus AH3N2.
...
[Severe] virus distribution:
Of all SARI cases in which respiratory virus has been identified, the highest percentage of patients admitted to ICU and die is AH3N2, AH1N1pdm09 and RSV.
Through week 31 of this year, has reported a total of 4469 cases of SARI, of these 1262 were positive for respiratory viruses, which represents a 30% positivity mainly in influenza viral A/H1N1pdm09. Of the total, 125 were killed and 46 of them were positive for respiratory viruses. The highest fatality rate of respiratory viruses is by Adenovirus with a lethality rate of 11 deaths x 100 cases, followed Influenza AH1N1pdm09 with a fatality rate of 7 deaths x 100 cases.
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Report activity AH1N1pdm09 Influenza virus, SE 1-31, 2013.
The behavior of SARI cases by influenza AH1N1pdm09 evidence in recent weeks a slight increase in their values over the same period last year, but in 2012 the peak of influenza (caused by Influenza B) was presented earlier to May mid SE 20 and SE 31 ended in August with 11-week, while in 2013 the first cases of influenza (Influenza caused by AH1N1pdm09) are presented in the mid-late June EW 24, at the time took seven weeks of viral circulation. (See graphic Influenza virus distribution).
From EW 26 increased AH1N1pdm09 Influenza virus activity is mainly located in the provinces of North and Central Sierra region, an increase of cases in Costa and sporadic cases in Sierra Austro and Amazonia.
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http://www.salud.gob.ec/actualizaci...nfeccion-respiratoria-aguda-grave-irag-se-31/