Re: World Health Organization in Cairo to hold influenza press conference on Tuesday
"WHO," announces the death of
Hajjaj 5 swine flu and confirms that 10% of the pilgrims only committed themselves to the terms of prevention .. The virus mutation and resistance to testify for the "Tamiflu"
Wednesday, November 25th, 2009 - 08:59
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In conjunction with the pilgrims ready to stand on Mount Arafat tomorrow evening, Thursday, the WHO announced the death of 5 pilgrims in Saudi Arabia during the Hajj season injury affected by swine influenza virus, in addition to injuring 53 cases of laboratory confirmed so far.
It is noteworthy that all cases of death from non-committed to the organization in terms of pilgrimage, including 4 cases over the age of 75, and persons with diabetes and lung cancers, pointing out that their nationality, from India, Sudan, Nigeria and Morocco.
And its committees criticized Dr. Hassan Bushra, regional adviser for emerging diseases with the World Health Organization, non-compliance with the requirements of organizations of pilgrims and Saudi Arabia, the Organization for the pilgrimage, explaining that the number of pilgrims who are committed to vaccination requirements ate only 10% of the pilgrims.
The organization's representatives at the press conference held by the future at the WHO regional office in Cairo to see the latest developments in the swine flu virus that the virus mutation seen in the recent period in many countries, but in a limited way and slowly but it does not affect the current drug treatment and vaccination sera available serum , pointing to the emergence of resistance to drug treatment available, but limited in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, where only two of which appeared in Yemen, a sign he said, "human beings" that the mutation of the virus is continuing, but there is no reason for concern at present He called on ministries of health to the anticipation of the virus laboratory to determine the degree of mutations.
Regarding the development of swine flu virus at this time of the FAO Conference, stressed that the disease has spread all over the world, all States have become infected cases amounted to millions, prompting the stops to limit the cases, pointing out that the reported cases are not the exact number of people with MS is on the rise are more prevalent, particularly affecting the delivery of health services by clicking on it during the waves of HIV infection, which differ between the northern and southern half of the northern hemisphere, but that the latter is oriented on the verge of the largest with the onset of winter in it.
The "Bushra" that most of the patients in the younger age groups of the population, and show Alamadafat on chronic diseases and the proportion of inpatient hospital admissions varied from one country to another, reaching 8% of the total cases.
And mortality also varied from state to state, it still did not exceed mortality rates of seasonal influenza, Fmasalt statistics affirm that those who suffer from chronic illnesses such as heart and kidney pressure pregnant women older obese introducing Amadafat and mortality.
Based on this World Health Organization urged not to examine all cases of injuries to make sure the laboratory, bearing signs of medical help doctors treat patients, emphasizing that the goals now is to protect citizens, and to try to continuity of life and low complications to health services at present, while easing the pressure on services cases and reduce the health effects and reduce the number of deaths to support the quality of health services in hospitals, to assist the State in strengthening epidemiological surveillance, development of treatment protocols and the provision of vaccination, even for poor countries, in addition to reducing the burden of the epidemic to strengthen networking among experts and strengthen infection control in hospitals, the deployment of health information and health support ministries of health in the countries to tackle the disease, especially in health systems as well as awareness of personal hygiene and the public.
This was confirmed by Dr Zuhair Hallaj adviser for communicable diseases for WHO to swine influenza virus removed viruses that cause seasonal flu in many countries.
He pointed to the Organization does not recommend closing schools in a precautionary measure but supports the partial closing, according to the standards that are stricter, especially in nurseries, stressing that the vaccine achieved a special organization of its powers to save the lives of people there were no complications more complications of influenza vaccines so far.
As for the return of pilgrims to the country and the impact of this on the high incidence of the Director of Communicable Diseases in the organization, Dr. Jawad quarantined the Eastern Mediterranean Region is currently facing the first wave in its operation in conjunction with the progressive return of the pilgrims, which will not affect the ongoing process Altsaaidp without them also, saying that the pilgrims If committed to the requirements of the World Health Organization will not be any problems, but many of them did not Itelzmza this, but we do not expect that in case the enemy will not happen pilgrims spread or influenced many of the epidemic and escalation, as it was originally growing, especially as the vaccine protected the pilgrims.
He pointed out that the crisis facing vaccination is not high in price but somewhat limited in the production of the struggle for its part, the WHO will distribute free vaccines to 95 countries, including Egypt, is not enough doses by 10% of the population.
He pointed to the report of World Health Organization has issued this morning about the death of two in China,
despite vaccination confirmed that the death was not due to vaccination, which was originally not confirmed the validity of the organization to use. 