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Spain: man of 33 years, first fatality with influenza A in Cordoba

Gert van der Hoek

In Memoriam - Editor, Senior Moderator
A young man of 33 years, first fatality with influenza A in the province

JP CORDOBA Monday, 26-10-09

A 33 year old man with influenza A died late Saturday at the Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, becoming the first fatality from the H1N1 virus in Cordoba.

The demise came after the man, resident in the province, remained several days of hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) hospital, suffering, in addition to influenza A, according to sources with the Delegation of Health by different diseases, of which at least one was chronic, which would have been difficult.

So far, Cordoba was one of the few provinces in AnaLucia-the incidence rate in the community is 135 people per 100,000 inhabitants in which no death had occurred some patients with influenza A, although there have been several cases where patients had to be admitted to the ICU.

This circumstance was pointed out yesterday by the delegate of the Board of Health, Maria Isabel Baena, who explained that the temperatures that the province has registered so far, with more heat than elsewhere in Spanish and Andalusian geography are delaying that Cordoba has an increased incidence of influenza A.

However, in recent weeks "we have noticed an increase in rate cases," said Baena, who appealed to the tranquility of the population and that 95 percent of them develop from a "mild" and the program Health Responds is functioning "effective" care.

She recalled that on 16 November will start at the health centers for vaccination against this virus identified risk groups: health workers and parasanitarios; forces and state security forces, firemen, civil protection services, or persons working Emergency health services; pregnant adults and infants older than six months who suffer from chronic diseases.

However, the Reina Sof?a Hospital of C?rdoba medica children against influenza since late August. It is recalled that earlier this month was admitted to the Pediatric ICU with influenza A girl who suffered other diseases. It was the first province in Andalusia which has been the case of a pregnant teacher with H1N1.

25,000 [people in] Cordoba

By the time the vaccine is available for groups at risk are expected to influenza A affects about 25,000 Cordoba, according to estimates by the Ministry of Health. The figures with which government department works cited are that the H1N1 virus spread to between 250 and 350 citizens per ten thousand.

The forecasts that health authorities are handling that overlaps with the H1N1 seasonal flu, so many people who fall sick thinking of suffering of the virus are actually common in influenza A. "Of all influenza cases are diagnosed, about 90 percent are infected with the swine flu also called" the sources said, underscoring that "deal in most cases, from mild cases that are heal following a simple treatment.

http://www.abcdesevilla.es/20091026/cordoba-cordoba/joven-anos-primera-victima-20091026.html


Un joven de 33 a?os, primera v?ctima mortal con gripe A en la provincia


J.P. C?RDOBA Lunes, 26-10-09

Un hombre de 33 a?os con gripe A falleci? la noche del s?bado pasado en el Hospital Universitario Reina Sof?a, convirti?ndose as? en la primera v?ctima mortal en C?rdoba del virus H1N1.

El ?bito se produjo despu?s de que el hombre, residente en la provincia, permaneciera varios d?as ingresado en la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos (UCI) del centro hospitalario, aquejado, adem?s de por la gripe A, seg?n informaron fuentes de la Delegaci?n de Salud, por diversas patolog?as, de las que al menos una era cr?nica, que se le habr?an complicado.

Hasta el momento, C?rdoba era una de las pocas provincias de Analuc?a -la tasa de incidencia en la comunidad es de 135 personas por cada 100.000 habitantes- en las que no se hab?a producido fallecimiento alguno de pacientes con gripe A, aunque s? ha habido varios casos en los que los pacientes han debido ser ingresados en la UCI.

Esta circunstancia fue ayer se?alada por la delegada de Salud de la Junta, Mar?a Isabel Baena, quien explic? que las temperaturas que la provincia ha registrado hasta ahora, con m?s calor que en otros puntos de la geograf?a espa?ola y andaluza, est?n retrasando que C?rdoba tenga una mayor incidencia de la gripe A.

No obstante, en las ?ltimas semanas ?hemos notado un incremento de la tasa de casos?, indic? Baena, que hizo un llamamiento a la tranquilidad de la poblaci?n ya que el 95 por ciento de ellos se desarrollan de forma ?leve? y el programa Salud Responde est? funcionando de manera ?efectiva? en la atenci?n.

Adem?s, record? que el 16 de noviembre comenzar? en los centros de salud la vacunaci?n contra este virus para los grupos de riesgo se?alados: trabajadores sanitarios y parasanitarios; fuerzas y cuerpos de seguridad del Estado, bomberos, servicios de protecci?n civil, o personas que trabajan en servicios de emergencias sanitarias; embarazadas o adultos y beb?s mayores de seis meses que padezcan patolog?as cr?nicas.

No obstante, el Hospital Reina Sof?a de C?rdoba medica a ni?os contra la gripe A desde finales del pasado agosto. Cabe recordar que a principios de este mes fue ingresada en la UCI Pedi?trica una ni?a con gripe A que sufr?a otras patolog?as. Asimismo, la provincia fue la primera en Andaluc?a en la que se ha dado el caso de una profesora embarazada con el H1N1.

25.000 cordobeses

Para cuando la vacuna est? disponible para los grupos de riesgo se espera que la gripe A afecte a unos 25.000 cordobeses, seg?n las estimaciones realizadas por el Ministerio de Sanidad. Las cifras con las que trabaja el citado departamento gubernamental son que el virus H1N1 contagie a entre 250 y 350 ciudadanos por cada diez mil.

Las previsiones que manejan las autoridades sanitarias son que el H1N1 se solape con la gripe estacional, de manera que muchas de las personas que caigan enfermas creyendo que est?n aquejadas del virus com?n en realidad lo est?n de la gripe A. ?De todos los casos de gripe que se diagnostiquen, alrededor del 90 por ciento estar?n infectados de la tambi?n denominada gripe porcina?, indicaron las fuentes consultadas, que subrayaron que ?se tratar?, en la mayor?a de los supuestos, de casos leves que se curar?n siguiendo un tratamiento muy sencillo?.
 
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