Influenza leaves 1 dead and 60 infected in Chile

[Ronan Kelly]

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Influenza leaves a dead and 60 infected in Chile
June 2, 2010 ? 14h24 to 15h29 ? Updated Comments
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Reduce Normal Larger Print One person died and 60 were infected with the H1N1 virus in Chile this year, according to a report by the Ministry of Health released on Wednesday.

The Ministry stated that nine cases of the disease are severe. Of the latter, four correspond to the Lakes region (south), four of the Bio Bio region (south) and one on the Metropolitan Region of Santiago (center).

The cases represent 62% of men (37) and the mean age of 23 years is infected.

By region, the most affected is the Lakes (south), with 35 patients, while in the capital cases totaled 21.

In 2009, at the same time, the country accounted for 360 cases of influenza A and one death, and later in the year that number rose to 12 302 patients and 153 deaths.

According to authorities, although in recent weeks has been an increase in consultations for respiratory diseases in the country, as is usual in winter, in the specific case of influenza A was not observed a significant increase in cases.

As a precautionary measure, the Ministry of Health has had vaccines for more than four million people, but by the end of May only 3.15 million people had been immunized. Are still available one million doses.

The Undersecretary of Public Health, Liliana Jadue, announced the extension of the vaccination campaign to the first two weeks of June, open to all interested parties, "comply or not to risk groups (the elderly or chronically ill and children under two years, among others) set by the ministry at the beginning of the program. "

"As the epidemic of respiratory disease has not yet begun, we call on all people who want to protect for them to come into the office. While vaccines are available, people will be vaccinated," said Jadue.
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[Tonka]

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In extreme gravity affected by A (H1N1) in Region Maule Se suspects that the patient would also have AIDS, which would explain its vulnerability. Wednesday June 2, 2010 8:41

SANTIAGO .- In a state of extreme gravity remains a young 22-year talquinas affected by the virus A (H1N1).

This was confirmed to Radio B?o B?o, the Health SEREMI Region VII, Osvaldo Palma, who said the patient was admitted on Sunday May 30th at the UCI Regional Hospital.

Despite treatment, his condition continued to deteriorate with the passage of days, forcing connected to a ventilator.

Their vulnerability is explained because it is suspected that he would have AIDS.

 

[tetano]

Re: Influenza leaves 1 dead and 60 infected in Chile

With more than 20 thousand doses of vaccine against the AH1N1 at regional level, and as the Department of Health will announce it, the immunization to face the AH1N1 will keep on developing until June 15. The Seremi of Health M?nica Winkler informed that at present a sufficient number of vaccines exists to immunize free to ? all those persons who want to be protected against the AH1N1, since while they should exist available vaccines will be able to be vaccinated ?, said Winkler.

You vaccinate and AH1N1 In accordance with The report expressed by the institution of health, about 5 thousand vaccines would exist in the province of Osorno, approximately 17 thousand in the province of Llanquihue and other 2 thousand in the province of Chilo?. In spite of the positive numbers that a campaign exhibited of less to more, ? we still do called the pregnant women and also to those persons out of the groups of risk to approach the offices ?, he said that the seremi of Health, who added that ? in the region at present we have 42 cases PCR of AH1N1, of those cases 7 Respiratory Sharp Serious Infections (IRA) have been, therefore we are with presence of the virus and what must do now it is to protect us ?, it specified.


The report of the Seremi of Health indicates that of the cases of serious IRA that have appeared they correspond to persons who presenting the AH1N1 had to use support of mechanical ventilation due to respiratory complications.

Of 7 cases, 1 person is of Ancud (18-year-old man), 3 of Quell?n (2 64-year-old men,-1 of them already of discharge, stable other-, more 1 53-year-old woman, who is evolving well).

Others 2 serious cases correspond to 1 62-year-old man of Port Montt, (in medicine of the Hospital I Based of Port Montt) and 1 35-year-old man of Calbuco interned in Clinic D?vila of Santiago, which there would join 1er notified case corresponding to a woman of Frutillar of 51 years, who is of discharge.

Strategies of vaccination With regard to the strategies of vaccination that are existed re implemented for the vaccination, in the city of Port Montt there has settled in the Center of Payment (ex-INP) a module of vaccination to that he attends from Monday until Friday from 9.00 until 14.00 hours.
Meanwhile in Castro's city the coordinations keep on developing with the syndicates of fishermen and artisans of fairs and markets, whereas in the city of Osorno a position of vaccination settled in the University Holy Tom?s with attention between the 14.00 at 17.30 hours. Also, during the weekend a vaccination will be realized to workpeople of the free fairs of the city. 

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