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http://www.eluniverso.com/2011/01/2...mias-aun-sin-respuestas-II.html?p=1354&m=1775
Spanish to English translation
Friday January 28, 2011 Country
Inconsistency in number of epidemics, still without answers
The Public Health Ministry on its website disseminates reports on the epidemiological situation, yesterday that information was not visible.
"The figures on H1N1 and other diseases are updated every week." That was the only response that was obtained yesterday by the Ministry of Health on the inconsistency in the number of deaths from the H1N1 influenza and pneumonia, among the reports of January 17 and 24 of the present that this portfolio of state publishes on its website .
On the 24th, the Ministry reported that nine patients died from H1N1 virus in its report covering the first three weeks of January. But this figure was the same as the portfolio was released last week, although during the period evaluated two new victims were confirmed addresses Tungurahua Health and Azuay.
The report this week does not square with the previous in terms of deaths from pneumonia. Last week detailing who were 40 in the first two weeks of January. In the detail of Tuesday, 24 quoted only 23 the deceased. These data were included in the website of the Ministry of Health and were kept visible every day. However, the report this week I could not see yesterday.
On Wednesday, the national coordinator of the MPH Epidemiology, Nelson Vasconez, said the figures of the deceased are updated as the information sent by the provincial directorates of health.
In some cases it may be that the data they handle the provinces did not reach the central level and not formalized. "However, with the passage of time such information is included and updated table of cases and end the data matches," said the official.
When that day to point out that, for example, the numbers of deaths from pneumonia declined, the official said he had no data at hand.
Spanish to English translation
Friday January 28, 2011 Country
Inconsistency in number of epidemics, still without answers
The Public Health Ministry on its website disseminates reports on the epidemiological situation, yesterday that information was not visible.
"The figures on H1N1 and other diseases are updated every week." That was the only response that was obtained yesterday by the Ministry of Health on the inconsistency in the number of deaths from the H1N1 influenza and pneumonia, among the reports of January 17 and 24 of the present that this portfolio of state publishes on its website .
On the 24th, the Ministry reported that nine patients died from H1N1 virus in its report covering the first three weeks of January. But this figure was the same as the portfolio was released last week, although during the period evaluated two new victims were confirmed addresses Tungurahua Health and Azuay.
The report this week does not square with the previous in terms of deaths from pneumonia. Last week detailing who were 40 in the first two weeks of January. In the detail of Tuesday, 24 quoted only 23 the deceased. These data were included in the website of the Ministry of Health and were kept visible every day. However, the report this week I could not see yesterday.
On Wednesday, the national coordinator of the MPH Epidemiology, Nelson Vasconez, said the figures of the deceased are updated as the information sent by the provincial directorates of health.
In some cases it may be that the data they handle the provinces did not reach the central level and not formalized. "However, with the passage of time such information is included and updated table of cases and end the data matches," said the official.
When that day to point out that, for example, the numbers of deaths from pneumonia declined, the official said he had no data at hand.