Italy Aims To Limit Infection To Maximal 2 Mln People

[Gert van der Hoek]

Italy could face increase next month, Fazio

Published on Tue, 06/09/2009 -

Cases of the A/H1N1 flu virus in Italy could increase next month, Italian Health Junior Minister Ferruccio Fazio warned Monday.

''Over the last few days there has been an increase of the virus at a world level: this may happen also in Italy, and the pandemic could continue to spread next month,'' he said.

Fazio said Italy would however benefit from the upcoming closure of schools for the holidays.

''That will eliminate a principle channel of contagion,'' he said.

A total of 50 cases have been reported in Italy so far, according ot the latest report from the World Health Organization (WHO).

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Swine Fever: Fazio, aim to limit infection to Maximal 2 Mln People

Swine Fever: Fazio, aim to limit infection to Maximal 2 Mln People

Swine Fever: Fazio, aim to limit infection to Maximal 2 Mln People

Brussels, 9 June. (Adnkronos Health) - Italy

The aim is to limit the number of
people affected by the virus known as' swine influenza 'A/H1N1 in a "maximum
1 or 2 million players. "said the deputy minister responsible for the
Health, Ferruccio Fazio, on the sidelines of a meeting with colleagues of the
in Luxembourg. "Our target should be between 1-2 million. Not
we want to reach ten million Italians with influenza, "said Fazio.

As for the vaccination campaign, the Deputy Minister has stressed the need
to define "priority groups". Even so, he added, "to vaccinate the entire
population would be an arduous and difficult.

"Vaccination is particularly
order to better manage a potential pandemic problem, "observed yet
Fazio reiterating that the vaccine "monovalent and two doses should be ready
between the end of October and end 'in November.

The deputy, who is
addressing the problem of a "common strategy" against the EU in A/H1N1 virus
during a working lunch with EU ministers, then explained that the
virus risk of mortality is more 'low normal influenza
Seasonal. "The problem, he said, is above all" concept. As you
is a highly transmissible virus that could become aggressive. "

"The most 'concern is that a possible pandemic is unpredictable," he
yet the minister warned. In Luxembourg, Fazio has also raised the risk of
a "replenishment" of the virus. In practice, the possible transition from one species
to another, which threatens to multiply the number of viruses. "A pig virus that
for example, combines with an avian virus - explained Fazio - involves a
coupling leaving out 256 different forms of viruses. From this you can '
understand the variability that can 'emerge from a replenishment and hence the
possibility that among these there might be a highly aggressive. "A
who asked if there was a risk of infection increases this autumn,
Fazio has shown very prudent.

As an example he pointed out, however, that
Spanish influenza appeared from 1918 to 1929, had a second peak piu '
"aggressive" in its October, after a previous peak in February.

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