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http://www.elmundo.com.sv/nacionales-/6797-descartan-casos-de-narcolepsia-en-el-salvador.html
Spanish to English translation
Rule out cases of narcolepsy in El Salvador
Wednesday February 9, 2011 22:36
Despite the warning from the World Health Organization, the country was ruled cases of narcolepsy or sleep in children or adults. It calls on parents to continue vaccinating their children.
Hern?ndez Maybel
Journal World
The National Chief of Infectious Diseases, the Ministry of Health, Eduardo Suarez, said that so far there have been no cases of narcolepsy (irresistible sleep at any time) in the country.
His statements respond to the alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) two days ago confirmed that children and young people from 12 countries worldwide are affected apparently after being vaccinated against influenza A H1N1, specifically dose "Pandemrix" manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline.
"Up to now spent at least seven months of vaccination and no evidence of any symptoms of being affected population (children and adolescents under 19 years)" he said. "So there is no need to do any testing," he said.
The first batch of vaccines received in the country contained 136,000 doses and came in March 2010.
Dr. Smith explained that people who were vaccinated with doses suspects were students, pregnant women, health personnel and decision-making people (civil servants).
In total were immunized 741 million 223 thousand people nationwide, of which 908 000 under 363 students aged 17 to 12 thousand pregnant.
WHO, since last year, has donated more than 36 million doses of vaccine, "Pandemrix" against the H1N1 virus to 18 countries. El Salvador is among the three Latin American countries that received the dose.
On Tuesday through a statement issued by the organization warned that there are at least 12 countries reporting cases of narcolepsy in children and adolescents who had previously been vaccinated against influenza A.
The list of countries benefiting from "Pandemrix" is the following: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, El Salvador, Burkina Faso, Cuba, North Korea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Namibia, Philippines, Tajikistan, Togo, Rwanda, Kenya, Mongolia and Senegal.
Smith said more research is needed to determine the exact relationship between cases of narcolepsy and influenza vaccination, so did the wake up call to parents not to stop vaccinating their children until new provisions on the subject.
According to WHO, the completed final report on this relationship will be disseminated vaccine-narcolepsy on 31 August.
Disorder can be congenital
According to WHO, genetic factors may have contributed to an increase in cases of narcolepsy observed in 60 children in Finland who received the vaccine Pandemrix.
About 30% of Finns have the gene associated with narcolepsy, compared to 15% in the rest of Europe, said Patrick Zuber, responsible for vaccine safety of the organization.
Spanish to English translation
Rule out cases of narcolepsy in El Salvador
Wednesday February 9, 2011 22:36
Despite the warning from the World Health Organization, the country was ruled cases of narcolepsy or sleep in children or adults. It calls on parents to continue vaccinating their children.
Hern?ndez Maybel
Journal World
The National Chief of Infectious Diseases, the Ministry of Health, Eduardo Suarez, said that so far there have been no cases of narcolepsy (irresistible sleep at any time) in the country.
His statements respond to the alert issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) two days ago confirmed that children and young people from 12 countries worldwide are affected apparently after being vaccinated against influenza A H1N1, specifically dose "Pandemrix" manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline.
"Up to now spent at least seven months of vaccination and no evidence of any symptoms of being affected population (children and adolescents under 19 years)" he said. "So there is no need to do any testing," he said.
The first batch of vaccines received in the country contained 136,000 doses and came in March 2010.
Dr. Smith explained that people who were vaccinated with doses suspects were students, pregnant women, health personnel and decision-making people (civil servants).
In total were immunized 741 million 223 thousand people nationwide, of which 908 000 under 363 students aged 17 to 12 thousand pregnant.
WHO, since last year, has donated more than 36 million doses of vaccine, "Pandemrix" against the H1N1 virus to 18 countries. El Salvador is among the three Latin American countries that received the dose.
On Tuesday through a statement issued by the organization warned that there are at least 12 countries reporting cases of narcolepsy in children and adolescents who had previously been vaccinated against influenza A.
The list of countries benefiting from "Pandemrix" is the following: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, El Salvador, Burkina Faso, Cuba, North Korea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Namibia, Philippines, Tajikistan, Togo, Rwanda, Kenya, Mongolia and Senegal.
Smith said more research is needed to determine the exact relationship between cases of narcolepsy and influenza vaccination, so did the wake up call to parents not to stop vaccinating their children until new provisions on the subject.
According to WHO, the completed final report on this relationship will be disseminated vaccine-narcolepsy on 31 August.
Disorder can be congenital
According to WHO, genetic factors may have contributed to an increase in cases of narcolepsy observed in 60 children in Finland who received the vaccine Pandemrix.
About 30% of Finns have the gene associated with narcolepsy, compared to 15% in the rest of Europe, said Patrick Zuber, responsible for vaccine safety of the organization.