Re: Mexico - H1N1 Mutation?
Re: Mexico - H1N1 Mutation?
This article might be what they are talking about. It claims the new virus is a mutation of the seasonal flu, which is certainly possible. It mentions that the new virus was found in Jalisco and Durango.
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/nacion/168099.html
20% rise in seasonal influenza deaths
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Ruth Rodr?guez Ruth Rodriguez
El Universal El Universal
Viernes 15 de mayo de 2009 Friday May 15, 2009
ruth.rodriguez@eluniversal.com.mx ruth.rodriguez @ eluniversal.com.mx
En M?xico no s?lo circula el virus de la influenza tipo A, sino otras variantes que est?n siendo identificadas a detalle, y esto hace m?s compleja la epidemia, asegur? Hugo L?pez Gatell, director de Epidemiolog?a del Centro Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiol?gica y Control de Enfermedades. In Mexico, not only circulating influenza virus type A, but other variants are being identified to detail, and this makes more complex the epidemic, Gatell said Hugo Lopez, director of Epidemiology at the National Center of Epidemiological Surveillance and Disease Control.
Y puso como ejemplo los casos que se han registrado en los estados de Jalisco y Durango, en donde se observa una gran prevalencia de los diferentes virus de la influenza estacional, que no son H1N1. And put such cases as have occurred in the states of Jalisco and Durango, where there is a high prevalence of the different seasonal influenza, not H1N1.
Hugo Lopez Gatell afirm? que se han incrementado hasta en 20% los fallecimientos provocados por los virus de la influenza estacional, as? como han aumentado los casos en diversos estados del pa?s, lo que calific? como at?pico. Hugo Lopez Gatell said to have increased by up to 20% of deaths caused by seasonal influenza, as well as increased cases in various states of the country, which he described as atypical.
El funcionario explic? que la influenza estacional es menos agresiva, pero tambi?n mata y principalmente a los grupos de edad extrema; a los m?s peque?os ya los adultos mayores. The official explained that seasonal influenza is less aggressive, but also and mainly to kill the extreme age groups, the smaller and older adults.
Reconoci? que del 1 de marzo al 3 de abril se han contabilizado 16 mil casos de infecciones respiratorias, en las que se incluyen las neumon?as y la influenza. He acknowledged that from March 1 to April 3 have been recorded 16 thousand cases of respiratory infections, which include pneumonia and influenza.
Mientras que los investigadores Antonio Lazcano y Samuel Ponce de Le?n, coincidieron en el virus de la influenza H1N1 no es el ?nico que est? circulando en estos momentos, al participar durante cinco horas en un foro organizado por la Academia Nacional de Medicina. While researchers and Samuel Antonio Lazcano Ponce de Leon, agreed on the influenza virus H1N1 is not the only one that is circulating at the moment, over five hours to participate in a forum organized by the National Academy of Medicine.
Los expertos advirtieron que hasta el momento el antiviral Oseltamivir ha sido sensible al virus, pero no se sabe hasta qu? punto se volver? resistente al mismo. The experts cautioned that so far the antiviral Oseltamivir has been sensitive to the virus, but it is not known to what extent will become resistant to it.
Antonio Lazcano, experto en temas sobre el origen de la vida y coordinador del Laboratorio de Microbiolog?a de la Facultad de Ciencias de la UNAM, asegur? que este virus pudo haberse originado entre noviembre y diciembre de 2008; que es sumamente mutante y que no es de origen mexicano. Antonio Lazcano, an expert on issues concerning the origin of life and coordinator of the Laboratory of Microbiology, Faculty of Sciences UNAM, said that this virus could have originated between November and December 2008, which is highly mutant and non - Mexican origin.
Mientras que Samuel Ponce, experto en el ?rea de enfermedades infecciosas, reconoci? que hay evidentes dificultades para el diagn?stico de los casos de influenza H1N1, y que la aplicaci?n de las pruebas r?pidas para detectar el nuevo virus no sirven para nada por su bajo grado de confiabilidad. While Samuel Ponce, an expert in the area of infectious diseases, recognized that there are obvious difficulties in diagnosing cases of H1N1 influenza, and implementation of rapid tests to detect new viruses are useless because of its low degree of reliability.
Mauricio Hern?ndez, subsecretario de Promoci?n y Prevenci?n de la Salud, dijo que a diferencia de China, que ocult? el S?ndrome Agudo de Insuficiencia Respiratoria (SARS) y reaccion? despu?s de 110 d?as, M?xico lo hizo en 10 d?as, lo que permiti? a muchos pa?ses tomar medidas preventivas. Mauricio Hernandez, Undersecretary of Prevention and Promotion of Health, said that unlike China, which concealed the failure Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and reacted after 110 days, Mexico did so in 10 days, which led to many countries take preventive measures.
Los participantes indicaron que se estudia no s?lo al H1N1, sino a otros virus, pues eso podr?a ser la justificaci?n de que en unos estados se hayan disparado los casos. Participants indicated that examines not only the H1N1, but other viruses which might be justification in some states have been fired cases.
Mientras que Manuel Ruiz de Ch?vez, presidente de la Academia Nacional de Medicina, consider? que la pobreza y la marginaci?n est?n ligados a los contagios. While Manuel Ruiz de Chavez, president of the National Academy of Medicine, found that poverty and marginalization are associated with infections.
El investigador asegur? que hoy m?s que nunca es indispensable incrementar la inversi?n p?blica para investigaci?n cient?fica y desarrollo tecnol?gico, pues de ello depende la sobrevivencia de un pueblo. The investigator said that today more than ever it is essential to increase public investment in scientific research and technological development, since it depends on the survival of a people.
Tambi?n, dijo que la discriminaci?n y la estigmatizaci?n siguen constituyendo grandes obst?culos para responder efizcamente a los problemas de salud. He also said that stigma and discrimination remain major obstacles efizcamente to respond to health problems.
Mientras que Celia Alpuche, directora general adjunta del Instituto de Diagn?stico y Referencia Epidemiol?gica, explic? que una muestra de una persona contagiada por el virus, ?entre que llega y sale del laboratorio?, ocurren 48 horas. While Celia Alpuche, Deputy Director of the Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference, explained that a sample of a person infected with the virus, "which arrives and departs from the laboratory", occurring 48 hours.
La funcionaria dijo que esto se debe a que hay una gran cantidad que analizar, adem?s que tienen que ser capturadas en un mismo c?digo ya la capacidad de las m?quinas. The official said that this is because there is a lot to consider, besides having to be caught in the same code as the capacity of the machines. Se reciben de mil 200 a mil 500 por d?a. Received from 200 thousand to 500 thousand per day.
Mencion? que hay una gran cantidad de muestras de influenza A que se han comenzado a secuenciar. He mentioned that there are a large number of samples of influenza A that have begun to sequence.
Hugo L?pez Gatell, afirm? que Baja California y Baja California Sur, ser?n los ?nicos dos estados que no cuente con laboratorios para hacer las pruebas. Hugo Lopez Gatell, said Baja California and Baja California Sur, will be the only two states that does not have laboratories for testing.
Coment? que esta epidemia se ha concentrado en zonas urbanas. He commented that this epidemic has been concentrated in urban areas.
Precis? que en la ciudad de M?xico, las delegaciones ?lvaro Obreg?n y Gustavo A. He said that in the city of Mexico, delegations and Gustavo A. ?lvaro Obreg?n Madero, es en donde se concentran el mayor n?mero de casos de influenza tipo A. Madero is where the greatest number of cases of influenza type A.
