Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 131 deaths

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 200

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 200

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Infected with influenza rises to 200 in Venezuela
July 1, 2009 .-

In Venezuela the confirmed cases of influenza A on Wednesday rose to 200, while 26 samples analyzed from the suspected virus AH1N1.



The National Institute of Health (NIH) has processed 1520 samples suspected of disease, of which 1294 have proved negative, 200 positive and 26 are analyzed.



Nancy Perez, vice minister of Public Health Network, said on Monday that of the total patients with influenza A in Venezuela "over 50 per cent are fully recovered" from the disease.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 204

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 204

Source: http://www.lanacion.com.py/noticias_um-254570.htm

Venezuela accumulated 204 cases of swine flu
Venezuela has so far accumulated 204 cases of swine flu, which occurred without any deaths, health authorities reported.

Caracas. AFP.
The National Institute of Hygiene 23 cases remained under investigation.

The first case of influenza virus A (H1N1) was diagnosed in Venezuela last May 28 in a couple returning from a trip to Panama.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 222

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 222

Source: http://www.abn.info.ve/noticia.php?articulo=189670&lee=10

Min of Health confirmed 222 cases of 156 people and recovered AH1N1

Caracas, Jul. 06 ABN .- This Monday the National Institute of Hygiene Rafael Rangel, a total of 222 confirmed cases of influenza AH1N1, of which 66 are for people who currently have the disease and receive free treatment, on the other hand 156 have already been discharged.

The vice minister of Public Health Network, Nancy P?rez Sierra, noted that symptoms of the virus in the country have remained mild to moderate, which has resulted in a rapid improvement and overcoming the flu in the first cases of infection.

Sierra Perez told the Bolivarian News Agency (ABN) that the figure shows that over 60% of positive cases in the country have already been recovered and returned to their daily activities.

She also noted that reducing the number of people engripadas and control the spread of the virus in other states, has been the cornerstone of the parameters segumiento and recommendations from the Ministry of People's Power for Health and Social Protection.

"People have continued to treat the letter and that has helped the disease is controlled and there is less spread to states that have not been affected," said Perez Sierra.

The vice minister said that so far have been studied epidemiologically 770 thousand, of which 548 thousand have proved negative and positive just 222.

He also indicated that the National Institute of Hygiene maintains its laboratories 75 samples of suspected cases and the results will be reflected in a span of 48 hours.
The first case of influenza A in the country, took place on May 28, the other two cases correspond to young people around 22 years old, from Panama.

In this regard, the deputy minister reaffirmed that the positive cases in the country have been motivated by trips abroad, especially United States, Panama and Spain, and the rest have been in contact with the passengers.

Therefore, Venezuela still does not register indigenous cases of influenza AH1N1.

Sierra Perez argued that the state where there have been more people with the new engripadas influenza remains Miranda had 71 cases, followed by Anzo?tegui Aragua with 31 and 26.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 234

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 234

Source: http://www.timesoftheinternet.com/espanol/48487.html

94% of patients were recovered from influenza A

CARACAS, Venezuela, July 12 --

According to Deputy Health Network, Nancy P?rez Sierra, 94% of the infected virus in Venezuela this AH1N1 fully recovered.

Of the 234 confirmed cases of influenza A in the country until Saturday, 94% have passed the new flu, and are fully fit for their activities, said Dr. Perez Sierra, El Nacional says. This is after 219 people who have the disease have been successfully recovered.

Also, Sierra Perez reported that to date the National Institute of Hygiene Rafael Rangel has studied 2014 suspected cases, of which 1780 have been discarded and only 234 confirmed. The vice minister reiterated that the state of Miranda remains the largest registry of cases, followed by Anzoategui, Aragua and Carabobo

"In these states there is a 34% of all cases have been confirmed, but it is important to note that the virus in Venezuela has remained a condition of mild to moderate," noted Perez Sierra.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 261

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 261

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261 flu cases reported in Venezuela AH1N1


A baby of 11 months in the state of Miranda is one of the most complicated cases and is kept under strict medical supervision because of their
July 15 2009 | 10:04 pm - ABN


the National Institute of Hygiene Rafael Rangel confirmed Wednesday that 14 additional cases of influenza virus AH1N1, bringing the number of confirmed cases in the country to 261, of which 229 have already been recovered and only 32 have the disease at present and remain in treatment.

The vice minister of Public Health Network, Nancy P?rez Sierra, said that most cases have presented symptoms of mild to moderate, which shows a severe low presence of the virus in the country.

Sierra Perez stressed that the only complex that has been presented is that of a girl 11 months old, who remains under strict medical supervision in a hospital in the state of Miranda.

The vice minister said that so far have been studied epidemiologically 2 mil 116 suspected cases, of which 854 thousand have been discarded and 261 confirmed. Of these 229 have already been recovered and only has a delicate symptomatology.

He reiterated that the entity with the highest percentage of cases are Miranda, registering 83 cases, followed by 33 Anzoategui, Aragua, 30, 25 Carabobo, Capital District 24, Zulia 16, nine in M?rida, T?chira in eight, six in Nueva Esparta, Vargas in five, four in Bolivar, four in Lara, Yaracuy in three, three in Portuguese, two in Apure, Guarico on one, one at Amazon and one in Delta Amacuro.

Sierra Perez recalled that the 73 confirmed cases have a history of travel abroad and 188 people infected by contact with the new flu.

In this regard, he mentioned that among the imported cases, 33 were from the United States, Panama 17, six of Colombia, six of Spain, three from Argentina, two of Curacao, one of Brazil, one of Mexico, one of Peru, a of Guatemala, one of Dominican Republic and one of Puerto Rico.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 3 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 3 deaths

Source: http://www.el-nacional.com/www/site...os-casos-confirmados-de-la-gripe-A-en-el-país

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Rise to 407 confirmed cases of influenza A in the country


The last report of the Ministry of Health says that 64% of Venezuelans with AH1N1 has successfully recovered



All are protected with masks of influenza A | EFE
Authorities have confirmed Sunday that 407 cases of influenza AH1N1, of which 260 have been successfully recovered, representing 63.88% of total cases in the country.

According to recent epidemiological report from the Ministry of People's Power for Health and Social Protection, there are now 147 people who have the disease and remain on treatment with oseltamivir, supervised by the epidemiological team deployed throughout the country .

The report refers also to the total 96 cases occurred on trips abroad, mainly to United States, Spain and Panama, and 304 contracted the disease through contact with travelers.

From the constant reports on the status of the virus in the country conducted both by the head of the Health Jesus Mantilla, as the Deputy Health Network, Nancy P?rez Sierra, has been determined that the presence of new influenza in the country has been mild to moderate.

The determination is that in most cases, the most common symptoms, which have been present, have been mild fever in 87.2% of cases, cough in 83.5% headache, 63 , 9%, or mucus rhinorrhea, 60%, myalgia, 46.2%, and nasal congestion, with a presence of 38.1% of total cases.

To date, the state where there has been much of confirmed cases remains Miranda, with a total of 130, followed by the Capital District, with 68 cases, then Aragua, 40, Anzoategui, with a record of 33; Carabobo , 29, Zulia, 25, Vargas 12, Bolivar, 12.

Also in Merida have been nine positive cases, followed by T?chira, with nine cases, as in Nueva Esparta and Trujillo in Lara, the reporting of cases has remained at seven, four in Yaracuy, two in Portuguese, three in Monagas, Apure, and in two in a Gu?rico, one in Delta Amacuro and one in Falcon.

The Ministry of Health strengthened its recommendations for health for all citizens and avoid contact with people whom you are familiar symptoms of flu or a history of travel overseas.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 3 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 3 deaths

How strange that Venezuela has reported only 3 deaths from novel H1N1, while Argentina and Paraguay have reported such high numbers for their populations?

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 5 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 5 deaths

Source: http://www.entornointeligente.com/resumen/resumen.php?items=920413

Amount to five deaths from flu AH1N1
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Published at 10:15 AM on July 31, 2009 | The National


Eurydice Serrano, president in charge of the Public Health Institute of Bolivar state, yesterday confirmed the death of two patients positive for influenza AH1N1 in the region.

With these two deaths amount to five deaths from the disease in the country.

One victim is a man of 28 years of age who suffered from diabetes. He died on Monday after having fallen into a diabetic coma. The other is a man of 33 years of age who died in Puerto Ordaz after being diagnosed with influenza and complications and amebiasis with pericarditis.

Regional authorities made clear that although both were positive to the virus died, his death is under investigation, because both had pre-existing disease state complicated.

These two people did not travel abroad, and his identity is unknown.

The deaths are part of the statistics reported treatment of 112 suspected cases in the state, including 14 positive and 7 of which are held in various clinics in the region.

Last Wednesday a man died in M?rida from 33 years of age who had been transferred to the University Hospital of the Andes due to breathing difficulties, confirmed the Health Corporation.

The patient, from the Zulia, became the third victim of the flu AH1N1 in Venezuela. The epidemiologist Corposalud M?rida, Pilar Maldonado, said the patient had no previous diseases that could have complicated the picture of influenza AH1N1.

Only three. Carlos Martinez, 24 years old, died not because of the flu virus AH1N1, as published by El Nacional last week. The vice minister of Public Health Network, Nancy Perez, reported that the hygiene test was applied from the time they went to University Hospital, and the results were negative. According to ABN note, Perez said that the man had some complications because he suffered from leukemia blood.

The note explained that the body would be subjected to forensic tests to determine whether this was the third case of death from influenza AH1N1 registered in the country.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 5 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 5 deaths

Source: http://www.el-carabobeno.com/p_pag_not.aspx?art=a090809f13&id=t090809-f13

He died in a patient with CHET AH1N1

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Valencia, August 8 (drafted) .- Raymond Briceno, case number 33 with confirmed influenza AH1N1 in Carabobo state, died on Saturday at 5:15 in the afternoon in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), "Dr. Oscar Lander ", City Hospital" Dr. Enrique Tejera ".

The patient, aged 40, joined last July 30 to submit a CHET acute respiratory table, as reported by the regional epidemiologist, Pedro Romero, on Tuesday August 4.

Brice?o no epidemiological link, so the authorities could have presumed that infected while worked as a taxi driver.

The death of the 33 positive cases were attributed to a mixed ischemic and hypertensive heart disease undergoing long. Dr. Romero said that man had suffered a heart attack angiocardio a year, so it should remain under observation.

Brice?o also had a respiratory infection by multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii germ, hypertriglyceridemia and hyperglycemia. Last Thursday, the regional epidemiologist noted that the patient was "delicate health" and continued casing in the Intensive Care Unit, CHET.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 5 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 5 deaths

Source: http://www.eldiariodeguayana.com.ve/content/view/56572/68/

Die young Upata with AH1N1 Print E-Mail
Monday, 10 August 2009

Three hospital workers Gervasio Vera Custodio, nurse, labor and medical records, have severe flu-like tables

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Upata .- After several days of agony died Saturday afternoon in New CDI Chirico, in Ciudad Guayana, the young upatense Rita Franco, twenty-one years old, mother of two children Morochos only one year. Franco, was carrying the virus AH1N1, confirmed by the Rafael Rangel, announced by the head of the health district number three, Dr. Andres Aguilera. It will be recalled that the patient was admitted to hospital Upata, with a picture of severe respiratory failure, history of chronic asthma and was presented in several occasions respective crisis, was referred to hospital where he is presumed Uyapar contracted influenza, then goes to therapy Intensive Care Center, where he received the corresponding treatment, had improved on several occasions to tell what makes their relatives who had passed the virus.


Orlando Solano, father of Rita and the hospital worker, said his daughter arrived at the hospital June 17, with pneumonia and its severity is Uyapar and then sent to the CDI, which had to be intubated.

"After the test came out positive, she was improving by eighty percent, but after that had a pulmonary, died today (yesterday), she woke up fine, but at nine o'clock they called me and told me that was pretty bad and afternoon ceased to exist, "he said.

Crisis in Gervasio Vera Custodian

Solano said that the hospital is critical, countering the assertions of Rosa Arevalo, director of the institution, who said that "everything is going well."

"The day my daughter had not arrived doctor and I had to go to his house to meet me and she came and spoke. There in the hospital lacks doctors of all services, lack air conditioning that is why there are so many bacteria in the air had no emergency, the Mayor Muniz said they were going to put up about split times and nothing, no ambulance, we had melted, "he said.

He urged the Governor Francisco Rangel Gomez and Mayor Gustavo Mu?iz to respond urgently to the hospital before more deaths from lack of attention and inputs.

Acknowledged the support of peers, family and friends who supported them throughout the process of illness and death of his daughter.

Pronouncement of the union

Xiomara Rincones, union general secretary of health in the Piar Municipality, said the public is at risk because the conditions under which the hospital.

"We call on the authorities to take notice, the hospital we are falling apart, and aim to cover the sun with a finger (...) Gentlemen, if this is the bacterium that is killing people, you can not ask the workers, doctors and nurses who do not wear the masks so as not to create alarm, died today a companion, a friend, tomorrow could be any of us, "he said.

He said that Dr. Rosa Ar?valo should speak clearly to the health authorities and that cases continue to arrive, so it is vital not to wait until last minute to order proof.

Solidarity

Commune councils and the Tres de Mayo Pedregal off a collection of money for the funeral which involved hospital workers.

Carmelo Salazar believes that a forceful speech at the serious health situation that presents the town, also said that several people who show symptoms of the disease.

"Can not wait to have another death to act, what is sensitive is being presented at the hospital this afternoon were sending a man sensitive enough to Ciudad Guayana. It is time for the community councils are activated, to exercise the people power to require the action, because today was tomorrow Rita could be any of us or a family member, "he said.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 5 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 407; 5 deaths

Source: http://www.emol.com/noticias/internacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia=371045

12 deaths from suspected human influenza Venezuela
To date, the country has only confirmed two deaths from the disease and has reported 556 infections.
AP
Monday August 10 2009 18:42

CARACAS .- The Health Minister Carlos Rotondaro, said Monday that the Venezuelan health authorities are investigating the deaths of 12 people to determine whether it died from the human influenza.

"We are evaluating (the cases) to verify or disprove whether the deaths were due to virus A (H1N1)," the minister said after acknowledging that the country has identified 556 cases of the disease until August 9.

The authorities had registered for the July 28 a total of 426 cases, of which only 24% were still convalescing.

In mid-July the government reported two deaths related to the virus, including a baby of 11 months.

The first case of influenza A (H1N1) was detected in the country in late May at a couple who returned from a trip to Panama.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 7 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 7 deaths

Source: http://nuevaprensa.com.ve/content/view/26030/2/


Amount to 4 with the dead AH1N1 Bolivar
Written by Maria Elena Ramirez
Tuesday, 11 August 2009

Image **** With this figure, the region became the bolivarense entity with more deaths by this virus in the country

And 4 are positive people with flu AH1N1 who have died in this region. The information was released on Dr. Jose allong?, regional epidemiologist assigned to the Public Health Institute, through a press release sent by the governor of Bolivar state.

The first two deaths occurred 27 to July 29 while the other two occurred during the weekend, one in the town and another in Heres Caron?, and were confirmed yesterday afternoon by the Minister of Health and Social Rotondaro Carlos Cova.

In the paper, the doctor explained that allong? 4 deaths have been confirmed in this region belong to the group of 22 patients who had positive results, until now with the new influenza virus in this entity.

Also specified that the Bolivar State have been assessed a total of 124 suspected cases of which 22 have produced positive results, 85 were negative and 17 are pending for disposal or confirmation. These added 10 clients in treatment without sampling.

4 deaths on that run this organization, the epidemiologist said that despite these people who were HIV-positive not for this cause but died due to complications from other diseases also a basis "that they presented.

Therefore, the doctor added, "We have focused on finding patients who have diseases that could be the basis risk of the H1N1 virus with the aim to have identified and to avoid becoming ill with the new flu.


7 lives blinded by AH1N1


With two new deaths confirmed this week in two municipalities in Bolivar state to 7 the total amount of life that has claimed the new influenza virus, or influenza AH1N1 in this country.

The first fatalities were recorded in the state of Miranda, on July 17 and was a little girl 11 months old. The second death was also confirmed in the state mirandina and corresponds to a male patient.

The two deaths following the third and the fourth occurred in Bolivar State 27 and July 29. The fifth happened in M?rida, but corresponds to a patient who came from the state of Zulia.

And the last two, for a total of 7 lives blinded by the first pandemic of the XXI century, occurred in Bolivar State last weekend. With this figure, the region bolivarense becomes an entity with more deaths, because of this virus in all Venezuela.


Over 500 in Venezuela


The new head of the Ministry of People's Power for Health and Welfare, Carlos Rotondaro Cova, reported that until Sunday there had been a total of 556 cases of influenza AH1N1 throughout the country.

Also revealed that research in 12 deaths, of which 2 were confirmed in Bolivar, which would be 10 cases awaiting results to determine if the cause of death was not a virus or AH1N1.

Rotondaro ensured in the country with over 12 thousand virocult kit, which consists of a swab and a tube containing a culture medium, and specially designed packaging to preserve the sample.

Similarly, the Minister said that in Venezuela there are more than 50 thousand doses of drugs which is sufficient for the treatment of patients. The available drugs are oseltamivir and zanamivir, specifically.


Preventive Measures


In a press release sent by the government of Dr. Jos? Bolivar allong? reiterated the importance of preventive measures to avoid further spread of the virus in the region AH1N1.

Among its recommendations highlighted as the first and most important personal hygiene. To do so, advises, wash hands with soap and water constantly, especially before having contact with sick, preparing food, treating a wound or use computers.

Those symptoms are urged to seek medical advice immediately. If possible, he emphasized, the government health facilities because they are being equipped with medicines to combat the virus.

Which are integrated in the fight against AH1N1 are in Bolivar State Hospital Ruiz y Paez of Ciudad Bolivar, Guaiparo Hospital in San Felix, Uyapar Hospital in Puerto Ordaz, CDI New Chirico in San F?lix and CDI El Rosario.

The symptoms, the doctor recalled, were cough, fever, expectoration, nasal discharge, malaise, loss of appetite and pain in the chest when breathing, among others.
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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 7 deaths

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Sunday, 16 August 2009

Alfredo Javier Vivas, 33 years old, became the fifth person to die in the Bolivar State with influenza type AH1N1. The secretary general of the regional executive, Teodardo Porras, confirmed the information this Saturday in the closing period of the parliamentary Cl?ber. As before, the authorities argue that this death was not due to influenza AH1N1 as such, but to other complications, but did not specify which ones.

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Porras said that all clinics and hospitals in the state have received the information and material to detect the virus
The secretary general of government, Teodardo Porras, reported this death to attend this Saturday at the close of the first parliamentary term of the Legislative Council of Bolivar state, where he noted that this fifth death occurred on Friday at 6:00 pm in a Integral Diagnostic Center (CDI) of El Rosario, county Caron?.

"Last night (Friday) the fifth person died in the influenza AH1N1, not the disease," said Porras, who emphasized that this virus is not fatal, "and reiterated that these deaths are not attributable to influenza type A, but complications of disease base.

The official said that so far in the state there are 158 suspected cases of influenza, of which 96 were discarded, and the rest are being treated, taking only one in intensive care.

He stressed that 22 cases are under medical treatment for suspicion, of them 18 are in their homes, "there is no need to mask, of course we must be careful because it is so contagious, and there must be handwashing.

All preparations
Porras emphasized that both hospitals and private clinics and other providers of health units in the state had received medicines and information about the disease.

In addition, he said they had to apply in medical cases suspects have some shortcomings when kits for sampling.

He added that from the moment the existence of known disease were taken preventive measures to avoid infection and its spread to come outside. However, "today we have the virus in the Bolivar state, and there is no need to check planes, buses, because it is already among us," he said.

Porras also criticized statements emerged around the deaths of people considered "malicious", thus killing the virus by avoiding complications from other diseases, such as the respiratory distress, pneumonia, diabetes and others, as the case bolivarense in the capital.

Was vigilant

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The deceased who had influenza type A was identified by relatives as Alfredo Javier Vivas, 33 years of age. As reported by regional authorities, the death occurred in the CDI of El Rosario, Municipality Caron?.

Relatives of the deceased indicated that the man lived on the streets of Upata Pugas Padilla and breathing problems began days ago and his health condition deteriorated rapidly, a situation that forced his transfer to the Hospital Vera Gervasio Custodio, which was sent to Guaiparo Commission and then to El Rosario, where he was diagnosed with the disease and died eight days after his admission. Alfredo Vivas was working as watchman in the city of Puerto Ordaz, where he was presumably infected by the virus.

With the latter two were already dead by the municipality Piar influenza. Recall that on August 8 died the nursing student Rita Franco, aged 21, after a long agony product of influenza type A.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 7 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 7 deaths

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There are 224 cases of AH1N1 in Caracas
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Published at 10:15 AM on August 16, 2009 | The National


The number of confirmed cases of influenza AH1N1 rose to 224 in the metropolitan area until last Thursday, according to the Epidemiology Committee of the Network of Scientific Medical Societies of Venezuela, based on data from the Ministry for Health. The figure represents an increase of 8.4% since August 5, and raises to 603 the number of cases in the country.

This new figure of 224 infected in the metropolitan area represents 40.28% of the national total, distributed as follows: 119 cases in the Capital District (increase of 20.2% in 5 days), 43 in the town Baruta; 35 Sucre municipality, 14 in the Hatillo municipality and 13 in the municipality of Chacao. The official registration of deaths associated with influenza A H1N1 is 12.

"The Bolivar state has shown an increase of 475% of cases in a month. Many of them are severe and have required intensive care in the municipalities and Heres Caron?. At least 4 people died," says the report.

Until August 10, 82.8% of cases nationwide occurred among people younger than 44 years, which places this group of individuals as the most affected. 14.2% of the disease is located among individuals aged 19 to 24 years, while 6.1% were youths between 15 to 18 years of age.

Moreover, the vaccine virus could be available for AH1N1 Venezuela in January 2010, said the Minister for Health, Carlos Rotondaro. The officer found that the availability of the vaccine would depend on the ability and willingness of the international laboratories, which currently studios to advance the delivery of vaccines worldwide.

Rotondaro said that Mexico would be the first country to implement and provide the vaccine, primarily directed towards the most vulnerable such as pregnant women and people with respiratory problems.

Regard to the 12 deaths, Rotondaro explained that joint work between the Ministry and National Institute of Health is investigating whether the deaths were caused by viruses or diseases associated with respiratory infections.

Regarding the current status of influenza in the country, the minister mentioned that the samples studied were 3261, of which 2 585 have been discarded, 603 were confirmed cases, 473 have already been discharged and 27 are found in epidemiological studies and the rest treated.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 12 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 12 deaths

Source: http://nuevaprensa.com.ve/content/view/26375/2/

Minister of Health verified 12 deaths AH1N1
Written by Editor
Tuesday, 18 August 2009

In Venezuela is not yet verified whether the 12 deaths related to influenza AH1N1 were caused by this virus, said Monday the Minister of Health and Welfare, Carlos Rotondaro.

The office and the National Institutes of Health is conducting research pertinent to verify whether the deaths were caused by viruses or diseases associated with respiratory infections.

Rotondaro reported that of the 603 cases that have arisen in the country and 473 people are "fully recovered" and 130 are on treatment to combat the virus AH1N1, leaving only 27 suspected cases.

Therefore, he said, one can say that the presence of the disease in the country is maintained and controlled growth of cases is stable.

The owner of Health assured that maintaining control and epidemiological surveillance in the country, according to lessen the chances of further spread of influenza.

Indicators of disease

Regarding the current status of influenza in the country, the minister mentioned that the 3 mil 261 samples studied so far have been 2 thousand 585 discarded, 603 were confirmed cases, 473 were discharged, 27 are in epidemiological studies and 130 in treatment.

Vaccine for another month

A AHa1N1 influenza vaccine could be ready for testing next month and available for mass distribution in October this year, health authorities reported a high level meeting held in Bethesda (Maryland, northeast).

"We hope to assist in evaluating the first candidate vaccine in early August," said Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, with government officials and representatives of health at a summit on influenza A (H1N1).

U.S. Secretary of Health Kathleen Sebelius said at the summit, which was convened by the White House, that the vaccine could be ready for distribution in mid-October.

Would be acquired by the federal government and sent to state and local leaders for distribution to those most in need of protection against viruses, Sebelius said, noting that young people have been strongly affected by the swine flu.

A handful of pharmaceutical companies in the world working to develop a vaccine against influenza A (H1N1), which the World Health Organization has infected 100,000 people in 137 countries and territories, causing 440 deaths.

The most affected countries are United States, with 170 deaths, and Mexico, with 121. (AFP / Other agencies)

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 12? deaths

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Negative AH1N1 died in the recent Commission of El Rosario
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Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Image The health department, chaired by the Governor of Bolivar, in the presence of members of the Institute of Public Health (ISP) and the group of specialists of epidemiologists, who were accompanied by members of the Instituto Venezolano de Seguro Social ( IVSS), Emergency 171 and Barrio Adentro.

After being assessed the development of a regional fight against the influenza virus, as well as statistics, disadvantages and limitations in this health plan, Dr. Gineth Ana Morales, president of the ISP, the fifth event of denied death from the virus AH1N1 in the state, "so far are the 4 deceased patients who have complications from influenza in the state, if the 5th case was treated as suspicious, and treatment was applied it bag samples, which were negative to the suspected presence of the virus, they were thrown by the Institute of Hygiene "Rafael Rangel" Caracas. "

In the state have been processed a total of 168 samples, of which 90 have proved negative, 9 hospitalized in ICU, 36 discharged, hospitalized in room 2, 27 received outpatient treatment and 4 who died had complications from other diseases and the AH1N1, the virus is not the cause of death.

Image Despite these figures, Morales argues that the disease control and treatment to patients who have AH1N1 in the region has been successful, "sad death cases have been arriving at a common complication. He also recalled that the sampling must be done within the first 72 hours, then, once past them, and the patient is suffering from the virus, the samples were negative.

Responding to health in the state, within the framework of this meeting, Governor Francisco Rangel Gomez, announced the alignment of the center of the Virgin Valley sites as another point, which only serve patients in hospitals, where an estimated enabled when 7 intensive care beds with their equipment, "is doing the hiring of nurses, who are trained by the team of epidemiologists from the ISP as well, patients are provided with intensive care, ensuring that it is optimal "said Rangel.

For good health and avoiding the spread of influenza virus AH1N1, in Bolivar is strengthening health care centers in the recruitment of patients at the community level in the sampling, installation of treatment, control and epidemiological surveillance. Government Press

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 17 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 17 deaths

Source: http://www.eluniversal.com/2009/08/18/amun_ava_ministro-de-salud-re_18A2629443.shtml

Minister of Health reported 17 deaths related to virus in the country AH1N1

09:58 AM Caracas .- The Minister of People's Power for Health and Welfare, Carlos Rotondaro, reported today that the latest report from the National Institute of Hygiene Rafael Rangel held yesterday afternoon were 633 confirmed cases of influenza in AH1N1 the country, of which 473 are already in full recovery.

During his participation in the program raised Venezuela, which conveys Venezolana de Television (VTV), Rotondaro stressed that to date have made more than 3 thousand tests, of which only 633 were positive, 17 deaths related to influenza and remainder have been culled, reviewed the Bolivarian News Agency (ABN).

"It is important that the number of tests we performed for the presence of suspected cases because the vast majority have been discarded," he said.

Rotondaro reiterated that the government has the medical equipment and reagents needed to perform the necessary tests, and also emphasized the provision of free medicines for the care of persons infected by the new flu.

It ensures that there is a permanent epidemiological surveillance and control in terms of reducing the chances of spreading the virus to other parts of the country.

On this point, he mentioned that the monitoring is reinforced in those cases considered as risk factors such as pregnant women, children and people with other diseases such as asthma, bronchitis or pneumonia.

The minister stressed that since the first case was detected influenza in the country, the Ministry of People's Power for Health and Social Protection has followed the guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) and work jointly with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), which has resulted in a total control of the presence of influenza in the new territory.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 17 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 17 deaths

Source: http://www.el-carabobeno.com/p_pag_not.aspx?art=a190809b06&id=t190809-b06

He died in pregnant women by CHET complication associated with influenza AH1N1

Luis Santiago / Alvarez Johanna Alvarez

Valencia, August 18 (drafted) .- Last Monday killed a young pregnant woman in the City Hospital "Dr. Enrique Tejera (CHET), then assign to a table of critical respiratory failure. Consistent with an official of that entity, the case is suspected to be related to the virus AH1N1.

Zoraida Nunez CHET director, stressed that the 25-year-old was moved on Monday from Tinaquillo State Cojedes presenting with severe respiratory distress six months of pregnancy, so the medical team carried out work of revival and practiced caesarean section.

The patient died almost half past six p.m., and about five minutes after the infant died as a result of their premature.

Nunez added that despite conducting the necessary studies to exclude the presence of influenza AH1N1, it was not possible in view of its Fulminans involution.

Until the final report of the National Institute of Hygiene Rafael Rangel AH1N1 on the situation in the country, made the afternoon of Monday, 633 cases were confirmed, of which 473 persons are fully recovered, said the minister for Health and Protection Social, Carlos Rotondaro.

Rotondaro stressed that to date have made more than 3 thousand tests, of which only 633 were positive, 17 deaths related to flu and the rest were discarded. He reiterated that the government has the number of kits and reagents needed to perform the necessary tests and emphasized the provision of free medicines for the care of persons infected by the new flu.

CHET without surgical supplies

The City Hospital "Dr. Enrique Tejera "lacks some inputs and surgical clothing, including gowns, gloves, hats or face mask, which should always be used by medical staff and cleaners.

Miguel Veliz, manager of the Single Trade Union of Health Workers, said that until a few days ago, surgeons and nurses should wash their hands with gauze because there was no surgical brush. "When we do not need a thing, another failure," he exclaimed.

Given the scarcity of hats, the staff is placed at the head cubrebotas said Veliz. He stressed that it is "totally untrue" that the hospital is equipped with all the inputs.

Veliz said that chaos gripped the surgical room last Monday, when a patient died of maternal complications such as severe pneumonia in at 7:00 in the evening. Workers suspected that the woman was carrying the influenza virus AH1N1.

"As we were unfortunately mask, surgical caps and gowns, no one wanted to enter the room to clean it, for fear (to infection)," the defender of workers' rights, CHET. He indicated that Tuesday morning the gang went from washing, but still looking for clothing.

Health workers will leave this Wednesday in the state of Carabobo in five buses for the Ministry for Health in Caracas, with the aim of reporting grievances, demanding the dismissal of the administration, CHET and request cancellation of the bond Presidential bolivares six thousand strong, which was announced last year.

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 17 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 17 deaths

Translation: Spanish ? English

http://www.eluniversal.com/2009/08/24/ten_art_el-virus--explotara_1534770.shtml

"The virus exploited in Libertador"
"The rise of AH1N1 will occur at the worst moment: with the start of classes and during the rainy season"

More than numbers, Jose Felix Oletta cares trend recording AH1N1 influenza in the country. And what you see is alarmed: accelerated growth of confirmed and suspected cases, in unprecedented numbers of patients with severe breathing problems, collapse in diagnosing the virus and so little useful information from the Government, which is about misinformation.

"For AH1N1, the Venezuelan government has worked with a similar logic to the government of Cuba, misinformation, censorship and epidemiological silence. But we're on a major ascent phase of the disease. When the first case to Venezuela took 17 days to reach the case 46. However, only between 18 and 19 August, we registered 46 cases. That's rarely the case, because it begins slowly and then raises its epidemic curve, but at home, where we have sufficient capacity for diagnosis and treatment, thus exponential rise will occur at the worst moment: with the start of classes and during the rainy season. These factors raise the risk for epidemic a giant leap, "says Oletta, former health minister and chairman of the Medical Scientific Network of Venezuela.

- Health Minister Carlos Rotondaro, has said the situation is under control.

"He's wrong. Increased numbers of patients with influenza and respiratory diseases attending hospital. There are people using beds of therapy with something that looks like influenza but will not call it that because we do not do the test or do not report the result. A report obtained from the National Institute of Health indicates that, of 1005 cases with respiratory virus, 53% and 36.6% was AH1N1 seasonal influenza. It means that most patients with these symptoms have viruses and it is probably AH1N1. This is not a benign disease.

"This virus has caused deaths in both healthy people and in patients with previous pathologies. How is the trend in Venezuela?

"The Government has not given information, but we found that half have been young, healthy, and other high-risk individuals. Among the dead was a pregnant woman has a fat and an infant.

- Do you think there are 17 dead, as the government?

-No. There are many more, but the information does not flow. This happened in Argentina, where he spent 5 deaths to 99 and now going over 400. That means they withheld information. We think that the country had already AH1N1 patients even before the first official event of the youth who came from Panama. There will always be sick and dying but what should matter to the Government is mitigated. That is not being done. It may be that the result of delayed diagnosis weeks because the NIH has collapsed.

- Why the emphasis on caring for those at risk if half of those who died were healthy?

"Because it is likely that in 100 healthy from getting sick, one only gets worse, while in the vulnerable groups of 100 carriers can be complicated 50. Be careful with pregnant women. In Brazil 12% of deaths are pregnant.

- Where is the AH1N1 in Venezuela?

- The curve is strongest points to the center of the country. Within a month, cases increased by 160%, but in the capital area has been increased 300%, then increased from 40 to 155 cases. In Miranda there are more carriers in Baruta, but they are better prepared than the Capital District where growth is greatest. On August 19 and already had 119 cases are on 156. In recent days, in Miranda, the virus has grown from 40 to 60% and the Capital District over 100%. Trends indicate that the AH1N1 going to explode in Libertador.

- Are you ready there?

"They are concentrated where the University and not cope. You are enabling an area hospital Jos? Gregorio Hern?ndez but must acquire. Libertador Municipality is in AH1N1 a battlefield and they are military. Then applying military strategies to the municipality.

Former health minister said there should be more deaths from influenza in the country AH1N1



Giuliana Chiappe
EL UNIVERSAL

 

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Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 19 deaths

Re: Venezuela - Confirmed swine flu cases - 19 deaths

Source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/epa/article/ALeqM5ixr2BD_BYWuVg2-nNcZFmZEZUmjA

The deaths of those infected with influenza A rise to 19 in Venezuela

By Agencia EFE -

Caracas, Aug 25 (EFE) .- Venezuelan health authorities reported the deaths of people affected by influenza A rose to 19 in Venezuela, where some 736 people have contracted the H1N1 virus, local media reported today.

Health Minister Carlos Rotondaro, revealed this figure and said that those killed were delayed an average of twelve days to see a doctor, which would have complicated their health cadres, Caracas newspaper reported today Latest News.

Meanwhile, the National Director of Epidemiological Surveillance, Ministry of Health, F?tima Garrido, explained that the 19 cases of deaths, "the virus is the leading cause of death, but an associated cause.

Garrido said that the victims were common pathologies such as respiratory disease, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, Down syndrome, kidney disease and terminal cancer, according to the Caracas newspaper.

According to Health Ministry data disclosed by the local press, the latest death of an affected by influenza A in the country was registered on August 21.

The ages of the victims are between eleven months and 45 years, a 52.6 per cent were women and 47.4 percent men.

Last Friday, the minister confirmed the death Rotondaro 17 people infected with influenza A, which was the first time the Government officially pronounced on the number of deaths from the virus.

Two days earlier, local media reported that the Ombudsman had requested the Health Ministry to reopen the dissemination of epidemiological bulletins, suspended from an unspecified date officially.

Until earlier this month, spokesmen for the unit had simply been noted that investigating whether the deaths of about a dozen people, for various pathologies, was related to complications arising from the H1N1 virus that had also been diagnosed.