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The national government granted a license for 15 days. Suspect that a mutation of the H1N1 A makes them more vulnerable
Investigating whether the virus affects more pregnant women
The work permit is in the private and the public. It investigates whether the causative agent of influenza A were resistant to single drug that proves effective. What the doctors say.
Federico Mauro
02.07.2009
At least five pregnant women died from influenza A H1N1. The epidemiological data of concern to officials and scientists. Yesterday, the government decided to grant a license for 15 days for all women during pregnancy. Virology experts are investigating whether a possible mutation of the virus is responsible for the increased lethality of the disease among pregnant women. Besides investigating if the causative agent was resistant to oseltamivir, the only drug so far had proven effective against this type of flu.
One of the first steps taken by the new Minister of Health of the Nation was licensed out to all pregnant women during the next two weeks as being one of the most vulnerable to influenza A. "I talked to the minister of Labor and we resolved to give them license to pre-moms, and immunocompromised patients with cancer in both public and private, from morning and 15 days," said Juan Luis Manzur at the press conference after assuming as new head of the health.
"We are striking the number of pregnant women were infected, and even that evolved with higher levels of complications," confirmed a Critique of Argentina Mario Masana Wilson, director of Epidemiology bonaerense. The district already confirmed 29 deaths, among which there are two pregnant women.
In Santa Fe, the Deputy Minister of Health, Debora Ferrondini, explained that "the five deaths reported so far, only a pregnant woman, but we know that there is another case where lab results are still awaited at the close of this edition. "There is a greater concern about the aggressiveness of these tables respiratory pregnant young women," said Ferrondini. He added: "It is quite possible that a virus of this massive mute, but still no confirmation that it demonstrates virological.
In line with the national order, a provincial decree to be announced today also provides for the licensing of all pregnant women who serve in public service Santa Fe.
The Buenos Aires government and officially confirmed six deaths, among which there are no pregnant women. But there are still ten deaths awaiting serological studies to confirm whether they had regarding this pandemic. And among them there could be a pregnant woman, according to hospital sources confided.
Jorge San Juan, infectologists and head of therapy at the Hospital Mu?iz, "we have seen many pregnant women who had influenza A in combination with pneumonia, developed negatively and ended in deaths." The expert confirmed that "A H1N1 is under permanent surveillance Virological likely to consider any mutation of the virus, including those which may particularly affect certain groups at risk." According Masana Wilson "is a physiological predisposition of pregnant women to contract the virus, even more than the seasonal flu."
In Argentina there are several virological laboratories performing these studies. "Specifically in the case of influenza virus A H1N1 are doing multiple studies to see how they evolve and pharmacological treatments of phylogeny, to see the origins and pathogenicity. With these studies we can determine without error if there is any change, "explained a professional who asked his name.
"The disease develops in the same environments, but the guests now are young and healthy people, which analyzes a change agent," confirmed a high-health source. "But this kind of notification should be made with great care and supervision of the health authority, to avoid the fear that seized the people," he added.
VIRUS AND Muto. Brazilian scientists managed to isolate and describe a genetic sequence of the influenza A virus and identified a mutation which has been found in the country. This was confirmed last week experts from the Institute Adolfo Lutz, attached to the Ministry of Health of the State of S?o Paulo. "This is extremely important to monitor the behavior of the virus, which will contribute to the production of the vaccine and to evaluate the response to antiviral drugs," said Clelia Aranda, coordinator of the Department of Disease Control in Sao Paulo .
Aranda said that the mutation was detected in the hemagglutinin protein, responsible for the ability of infectious virus, although he clarified that so far can not "make the claim that is more or less infectious."
For its part, the National Institute of Serology of Denmark (SSI) reported that it detected the first case in the world of a person affected by the influenza A virus has shown resistance to treatment with oseltamivir.
The person in question had been in contact with a person infected with influenza A, which was under preventive treatment with Tamiflu. The SSI said that spontaneous mutations are common in the flu virus and, therefore, resistance to Tamiflu fell as much as possible.
The national government granted a license for 15 days. Suspect that a mutation of the H1N1 A makes them more vulnerable
Investigating whether the virus affects more pregnant women
The work permit is in the private and the public. It investigates whether the causative agent of influenza A were resistant to single drug that proves effective. What the doctors say.
Federico Mauro
02.07.2009
At least five pregnant women died from influenza A H1N1. The epidemiological data of concern to officials and scientists. Yesterday, the government decided to grant a license for 15 days for all women during pregnancy. Virology experts are investigating whether a possible mutation of the virus is responsible for the increased lethality of the disease among pregnant women. Besides investigating if the causative agent was resistant to oseltamivir, the only drug so far had proven effective against this type of flu.
One of the first steps taken by the new Minister of Health of the Nation was licensed out to all pregnant women during the next two weeks as being one of the most vulnerable to influenza A. "I talked to the minister of Labor and we resolved to give them license to pre-moms, and immunocompromised patients with cancer in both public and private, from morning and 15 days," said Juan Luis Manzur at the press conference after assuming as new head of the health.
"We are striking the number of pregnant women were infected, and even that evolved with higher levels of complications," confirmed a Critique of Argentina Mario Masana Wilson, director of Epidemiology bonaerense. The district already confirmed 29 deaths, among which there are two pregnant women.
In Santa Fe, the Deputy Minister of Health, Debora Ferrondini, explained that "the five deaths reported so far, only a pregnant woman, but we know that there is another case where lab results are still awaited at the close of this edition. "There is a greater concern about the aggressiveness of these tables respiratory pregnant young women," said Ferrondini. He added: "It is quite possible that a virus of this massive mute, but still no confirmation that it demonstrates virological.
In line with the national order, a provincial decree to be announced today also provides for the licensing of all pregnant women who serve in public service Santa Fe.
The Buenos Aires government and officially confirmed six deaths, among which there are no pregnant women. But there are still ten deaths awaiting serological studies to confirm whether they had regarding this pandemic. And among them there could be a pregnant woman, according to hospital sources confided.
Jorge San Juan, infectologists and head of therapy at the Hospital Mu?iz, "we have seen many pregnant women who had influenza A in combination with pneumonia, developed negatively and ended in deaths." The expert confirmed that "A H1N1 is under permanent surveillance Virological likely to consider any mutation of the virus, including those which may particularly affect certain groups at risk." According Masana Wilson "is a physiological predisposition of pregnant women to contract the virus, even more than the seasonal flu."
In Argentina there are several virological laboratories performing these studies. "Specifically in the case of influenza virus A H1N1 are doing multiple studies to see how they evolve and pharmacological treatments of phylogeny, to see the origins and pathogenicity. With these studies we can determine without error if there is any change, "explained a professional who asked his name.
"The disease develops in the same environments, but the guests now are young and healthy people, which analyzes a change agent," confirmed a high-health source. "But this kind of notification should be made with great care and supervision of the health authority, to avoid the fear that seized the people," he added.
VIRUS AND Muto. Brazilian scientists managed to isolate and describe a genetic sequence of the influenza A virus and identified a mutation which has been found in the country. This was confirmed last week experts from the Institute Adolfo Lutz, attached to the Ministry of Health of the State of S?o Paulo. "This is extremely important to monitor the behavior of the virus, which will contribute to the production of the vaccine and to evaluate the response to antiviral drugs," said Clelia Aranda, coordinator of the Department of Disease Control in Sao Paulo .
Aranda said that the mutation was detected in the hemagglutinin protein, responsible for the ability of infectious virus, although he clarified that so far can not "make the claim that is more or less infectious."
For its part, the National Institute of Serology of Denmark (SSI) reported that it detected the first case in the world of a person affected by the influenza A virus has shown resistance to treatment with oseltamivir.
The person in question had been in contact with a person infected with influenza A, which was under preventive treatment with Tamiflu. The SSI said that spontaneous mutations are common in the flu virus and, therefore, resistance to Tamiflu fell as much as possible.
