Below another case of virus H1N1.
Venezuelan government reported on Friday the death of a patient with H1N1.
State health director Gustavo Miranda Villasmil confirm the death of a patient who came from the town of Cua, adding that four others of the same family were infected.
Eight other people were infected in the country.
Venezuelan Health Minister Maria Eugenia Sader said that the official media on Friday that the government is preparing to fight against a new outbreak of this disease.
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Monday, March 21, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
Stop The H1N1 Spread
Here's about stop the H1N1 spread.
Influenza virus infection, which is sometimes called the "flu", is a highly contagious viral infection that causes general symptoms such as fever, headache and muscle pain, nasal congestion, sore throat, runny nose and cough.
In the past, people living in tropical and subtropical countries, influenza is a problem only in Western countries with colder climates.
However, influenza surveillance systems in Malaysia and neighboring countries consistently show that the flu is an important cause of disease in children. Since 1997, when the deadly strain of bird flu is usually (H5N1) occurred in the East Asian governments have been improved and enhanced influenza surveillance.
In addition to identifying new viral strains, a serious global pandemic, such outbreaks can cause unknown, they provide valuable information on influenza surveillance systems have been given, and during what time of year, most of the infections.
Malaysia, influenza infections all year round with peak times between May and June and August and September.
This knowledge will help meet public health leaders, and doctors make better decisions, both to avoid the flu vaccine, and influenza virus infection, some children who are at high risk for serious complications from the treatment.
Understanding the basics
The widespread belief that influenza is neither common nor severe is something that has to change. Influenza viruses constantly circulate around the world, causing millions of illnesses, and significant economic losses, mainly in terms of missed work and school days and millions of clinic visits.
At unpredictable intervals, a new strain of influenza virus may emerge, to which most people have no immunity. This leads to a global epidemic known as a pandemic.
This is what happened in 2009 when the H1N1 influenza virus emerged. As of August 2010, more than 214 countries have been affected by the H1N1 pandemic influenza strain, with over 18,449 reported deaths. In Malaysia alone, up to May 2010, there have been 14,772 confirmed H1N1 cases, with 87 deaths.
Good hygiene practices such as frequent hand washing, covering one's mouth when sneezing and coughing, and staying home when feeling ill, can help to reduce the spread of influenza. In reality however, these behaviours are difficult to consistently practise, especially with children and in crowded conditions.
By far, the most effective method to prevent influenza infection is annual vaccination.
Influenza virus infection, which is sometimes called the "flu", is a highly contagious viral infection that causes general symptoms such as fever, headache and muscle pain, nasal congestion, sore throat, runny nose and cough.
In the past, people living in tropical and subtropical countries, influenza is a problem only in Western countries with colder climates.
However, influenza surveillance systems in Malaysia and neighboring countries consistently show that the flu is an important cause of disease in children. Since 1997, when the deadly strain of bird flu is usually (H5N1) occurred in the East Asian governments have been improved and enhanced influenza surveillance.
In addition to identifying new viral strains, a serious global pandemic, such outbreaks can cause unknown, they provide valuable information on influenza surveillance systems have been given, and during what time of year, most of the infections.
Malaysia, influenza infections all year round with peak times between May and June and August and September.
This knowledge will help meet public health leaders, and doctors make better decisions, both to avoid the flu vaccine, and influenza virus infection, some children who are at high risk for serious complications from the treatment.
Understanding the basics
The widespread belief that influenza is neither common nor severe is something that has to change. Influenza viruses constantly circulate around the world, causing millions of illnesses, and significant economic losses, mainly in terms of missed work and school days and millions of clinic visits.
At unpredictable intervals, a new strain of influenza virus may emerge, to which most people have no immunity. This leads to a global epidemic known as a pandemic.
This is what happened in 2009 when the H1N1 influenza virus emerged. As of August 2010, more than 214 countries have been affected by the H1N1 pandemic influenza strain, with over 18,449 reported deaths. In Malaysia alone, up to May 2010, there have been 14,772 confirmed H1N1 cases, with 87 deaths.
Good hygiene practices such as frequent hand washing, covering one's mouth when sneezing and coughing, and staying home when feeling ill, can help to reduce the spread of influenza. In reality however, these behaviours are difficult to consistently practise, especially with children and in crowded conditions.
By far, the most effective method to prevent influenza infection is annual vaccination.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
30 provinces report A/H1N1 flu patients
Today about H1N1 cases.
The medical watchdog warns that schools, residential areas and crowded places are the most vulnerable to the epidemic’s outbreak.
Tao Van San, Director of the Health Centre of Muong Nhe district, Dien Bien province, said that 91 cases of the disease were detected in the district’s boarding school from February 14-22. The provincial health sector took preventive measures to successfully contain the disease and pupils have resumed studies at school.
At a junior high school in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province, five pupils tested positive for the epidemic. Previously, 28 pupils from the school showed A/H1N1 symptoms such as fever, sneezing and having runny nose.
In the face of an A/H1N1 outbreak, the Health Ministry warns that cold, humid weather is favourable for the development and contagion of A/H1N1 virus. Offices, schools and factories are recommended to closely monitor the health of workers and students to proactively curb the spread of the disease.
The medical watchdog warns that schools, residential areas and crowded places are the most vulnerable to the epidemic’s outbreak.
Tao Van San, Director of the Health Centre of Muong Nhe district, Dien Bien province, said that 91 cases of the disease were detected in the district’s boarding school from February 14-22. The provincial health sector took preventive measures to successfully contain the disease and pupils have resumed studies at school.
At a junior high school in Quy Nhon city, Binh Dinh province, five pupils tested positive for the epidemic. Previously, 28 pupils from the school showed A/H1N1 symptoms such as fever, sneezing and having runny nose.
In the face of an A/H1N1 outbreak, the Health Ministry warns that cold, humid weather is favourable for the development and contagion of A/H1N1 virus. Offices, schools and factories are recommended to closely monitor the health of workers and students to proactively curb the spread of the disease.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Definition of Infected (H1N1)
Below about definition of H1N1.
Suspect Case
Defined as an individual with an acute febrile respiratory illness (fever >38°C) with onset of symptoms:
* Within 7 days of travel to affected areas; or
* Within 7 days of close contact with a confirmed or probable case of Influenza A (H1N1)
Probable Case
Defined as an individual with an acute febrile respiratory illness (fever >38°C) with an influenza test that is positive for Influenza A but is un-subtypeable by reagents used to detect seasonal influenza virus infection, OR;
An individual with a clinically compatible illness or who died of an unexplained acute respiratory illness who is considered to be epidemiologically linked to a probable or a confirmed case.
Confirmed Case
Defined as an individual with laboratory confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) virus infection by one or more of the following tests:
* Real-time RT-PCR;
* Viral culture;
* Four-fold rise in Influenza A (H1N1) virus specific neutralising antibodies.
Suspect Case
Defined as an individual with an acute febrile respiratory illness (fever >38°C) with onset of symptoms:
* Within 7 days of travel to affected areas; or
* Within 7 days of close contact with a confirmed or probable case of Influenza A (H1N1)
Probable Case
Defined as an individual with an acute febrile respiratory illness (fever >38°C) with an influenza test that is positive for Influenza A but is un-subtypeable by reagents used to detect seasonal influenza virus infection, OR;
An individual with a clinically compatible illness or who died of an unexplained acute respiratory illness who is considered to be epidemiologically linked to a probable or a confirmed case.
Confirmed Case
Defined as an individual with laboratory confirmed Influenza A (H1N1) virus infection by one or more of the following tests:
* Real-time RT-PCR;
* Viral culture;
* Four-fold rise in Influenza A (H1N1) virus specific neutralising antibodies.
Monday, March 14, 2011
One More H1N1 Victim Reported in Vietnam
Today's article about H1N1 cases.
The Center for Preventive Medicine in the central province of Quang Nam has confirmed the death of 47 Do Van Tuong Tam Ky Town deadly H1N1 virus. This is the first death in the Central Province.
Tuong was admitted to the General Hospital on Feb. 22 with symptoms of fever and respiratory failure. When his condition worsened, he was transferred for further processing in a large hospital in Da Nang. However, all efforts by doctors have not been successful because his condition worsened. He died four days later.
The doctors at the Center for Preventive Medicine has helped her parents in the conduct of funeral procedures in accordance with the rules. They also took blood samples from relatives and all doctors who have had contact with him in the general hospital. Test results showed that the wife and daughter were H1N1 positive cases. They were immediately quarantined.
The Center for Preventive Medicine in the central province of Quang Nam has confirmed the death of 47 Do Van Tuong Tam Ky Town deadly H1N1 virus. This is the first death in the Central Province.
Tuong was admitted to the General Hospital on Feb. 22 with symptoms of fever and respiratory failure. When his condition worsened, he was transferred for further processing in a large hospital in Da Nang. However, all efforts by doctors have not been successful because his condition worsened. He died four days later.
The doctors at the Center for Preventive Medicine has helped her parents in the conduct of funeral procedures in accordance with the rules. They also took blood samples from relatives and all doctors who have had contact with him in the general hospital. Test results showed that the wife and daughter were H1N1 positive cases. They were immediately quarantined.
Sunday, March 13, 2011
H1N1 Influenza Virus has Spread to 30 Provinces and Cities
These about H1N1 influenza virus has spread.
Dr Nguyen Van Binh, head of the Preventive Medicine Department announced on Friday that most of the deaths were of people already being treated for diabetes, high blood pressure and lung congestion.
Health workers have just conducted tests for the A/H1N1 virus in some localities. As a result, there is no substantial number of people infected with the disease.
According to Dr Binh, people must wear mufflers when they have symptoms like cold, cough or a running nose and immediately go to health clinics for a check up, to deter the timely effects of the A/H1N1 virus.
Organizations, companies and schools should monitor their staff and students’ health to prevent the influenza from spreading.
According to the World Health Organization, the swine flu has come into the post-epidemic phase. Over the last several months, the A/H1N1 virus has been uncovered in 64 countries around the world.
Dr Nguyen Van Binh, head of the Preventive Medicine Department announced on Friday that most of the deaths were of people already being treated for diabetes, high blood pressure and lung congestion.
Health workers have just conducted tests for the A/H1N1 virus in some localities. As a result, there is no substantial number of people infected with the disease.
According to Dr Binh, people must wear mufflers when they have symptoms like cold, cough or a running nose and immediately go to health clinics for a check up, to deter the timely effects of the A/H1N1 virus.
Organizations, companies and schools should monitor their staff and students’ health to prevent the influenza from spreading.
According to the World Health Organization, the swine flu has come into the post-epidemic phase. Over the last several months, the A/H1N1 virus has been uncovered in 64 countries around the world.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Officials wary of H1N1will come
Below abot H1N1.
H1N1 is a major problem in 2009, and health officials warn that people should not assume that it is the story.
"Historically, there are at least two or three waves of flu," Brown County Health Department Director Judy Friederichs said Tuesday. "We've had two: one in the spring and one in the fall. There's still that potential that we could have the third wave, so we're trying to stay ahead of it."
Friederichs and public health officials made vaccination clinic Tuesday at the Lambeau Field Atrium, where several hundred local residents turned out. Who should not have been vaccinated, he said.
"I certainly think there are still quite a few people who need to be immunized," Friederichs said. Her department will sponsor two more clinics next week, with the times and sites announced later this week.
"We certainly don't want to repeat the fall," she said.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is asking public health departments to increase efforts to reach minority communities. State data showed that a higher ratio of minorities were hospitalized with H1N1 during the fall outbreak than nonminorities.
State officials said there were several possible reasons for the disparity, including reduced access to health care for minorities.
Friederichs said reaching minority and diverse populations has been a priority.
"We've tried to focus outreach on those weeks when we've had clinics," Friederichs said, saying 400 to 500 fliers were distributed in targeted areas. The fliers had both English and Spanish translations, urging people to be immunized.
H1N1 is a major problem in 2009, and health officials warn that people should not assume that it is the story.
"Historically, there are at least two or three waves of flu," Brown County Health Department Director Judy Friederichs said Tuesday. "We've had two: one in the spring and one in the fall. There's still that potential that we could have the third wave, so we're trying to stay ahead of it."
Friederichs and public health officials made vaccination clinic Tuesday at the Lambeau Field Atrium, where several hundred local residents turned out. Who should not have been vaccinated, he said.
"I certainly think there are still quite a few people who need to be immunized," Friederichs said. Her department will sponsor two more clinics next week, with the times and sites announced later this week.
"We certainly don't want to repeat the fall," she said.
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services is asking public health departments to increase efforts to reach minority communities. State data showed that a higher ratio of minorities were hospitalized with H1N1 during the fall outbreak than nonminorities.
State officials said there were several possible reasons for the disparity, including reduced access to health care for minorities.
Friederichs said reaching minority and diverse populations has been a priority.
"We've tried to focus outreach on those weeks when we've had clinics," Friederichs said, saying 400 to 500 fliers were distributed in targeted areas. The fliers had both English and Spanish translations, urging people to be immunized.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Cautious With H1N1 Virus
Today's about being cautious with virus H1N1.
In the fall of 1917, a new strain of influenza in circles around the world. At first, the typical flu-like wabak: Sebahagian great force of death among the elderly, while young people recover quickly. However, in the summer of 1918, the version of the deadly virus that has broken out, with disastrous consequences. In total, the pandemic has killed at least 50 million people - about 3 peratus than the world population at that time.
Such unlicensed two waves is typical of the pandemic influenza virus, which is why many scientists are reluctant influenza virus H1N1 in 2009 without a license (the "pig") can be transformed into a deadly form.
H1N1 has been reported on a Mac 2009 in Mexico, contain the right mix of human and pig genes of avian influenza, which encourages doubt that free can be deadlier than a typical flu season. However, the death toll is much lower than dikhuatiri, virus turned into a great Keran sebahagian cekap relatively spread from person to person.
In a new MIT study, the researchers mengenalpasti single genetic mutation of the H1N1 virus that allow you to be much more easily contagious among humans. The discovery, reported in the second edition of the journal Mac Public Library of Science (PLoS) One, it must provide Pertubuhan Kesihatan World, which traces the evolution of influenza, something to watch, "says Ram Sasisekharan, senior author of the paper.
“There is a constant need to monitor the evolution of these viruses,” says Sasisekharan, the Edward Hood Taplin Professor and director of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. Some new H1N1 strains have already emerged, and the key question, Sasisekharan adds, is whether those strains will have greater ability to infect humans.
WHO labs around the world are collecting samples of human and avian flu strains, whose DNA is sequenced and analyzed for potential significant mutations. However, it’s difficult, with current technology, to predict how a particular DNA sequence change will alter the structure of influenza proteins, including hemagglutinin (HA), which binds to receptors displayed by cells in the human respiratory tract. Now that this specific HA mutation has been identified as a potentially dangerous one, the WHO should be able to immediately flag any viruses with that mutation, if they appear.
Identifying this mutation is an important step because it is usually very difficult to identify which of the many possible mutations of the HA protein will have any impact on human health, says Qinghua Wang, assistant professor of biochemistry at Baylor College of Medicine. “These are exactly the types of mutations that we need to watch out for in order to safeguard humans from future disastrous flu pandemics,” he says.
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In the fall of 1917, a new strain of influenza in circles around the world. At first, the typical flu-like wabak: Sebahagian great force of death among the elderly, while young people recover quickly. However, in the summer of 1918, the version of the deadly virus that has broken out, with disastrous consequences. In total, the pandemic has killed at least 50 million people - about 3 peratus than the world population at that time.
Such unlicensed two waves is typical of the pandemic influenza virus, which is why many scientists are reluctant influenza virus H1N1 in 2009 without a license (the "pig") can be transformed into a deadly form.
H1N1 has been reported on a Mac 2009 in Mexico, contain the right mix of human and pig genes of avian influenza, which encourages doubt that free can be deadlier than a typical flu season. However, the death toll is much lower than dikhuatiri, virus turned into a great Keran sebahagian cekap relatively spread from person to person.
In a new MIT study, the researchers mengenalpasti single genetic mutation of the H1N1 virus that allow you to be much more easily contagious among humans. The discovery, reported in the second edition of the journal Mac Public Library of Science (PLoS) One, it must provide Pertubuhan Kesihatan World, which traces the evolution of influenza, something to watch, "says Ram Sasisekharan, senior author of the paper.
“There is a constant need to monitor the evolution of these viruses,” says Sasisekharan, the Edward Hood Taplin Professor and director of the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. Some new H1N1 strains have already emerged, and the key question, Sasisekharan adds, is whether those strains will have greater ability to infect humans.
WHO labs around the world are collecting samples of human and avian flu strains, whose DNA is sequenced and analyzed for potential significant mutations. However, it’s difficult, with current technology, to predict how a particular DNA sequence change will alter the structure of influenza proteins, including hemagglutinin (HA), which binds to receptors displayed by cells in the human respiratory tract. Now that this specific HA mutation has been identified as a potentially dangerous one, the WHO should be able to immediately flag any viruses with that mutation, if they appear.
Identifying this mutation is an important step because it is usually very difficult to identify which of the many possible mutations of the HA protein will have any impact on human health, says Qinghua Wang, assistant professor of biochemistry at Baylor College of Medicine. “These are exactly the types of mutations that we need to watch out for in order to safeguard humans from future disastrous flu pandemics,” he says.
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Wednesday, March 9, 2011
H1N1 : HCMC Resident Dies
These about H1N1 cases.
The 52 year old man was under treatment for fever and cough for the last few days but his condition was not showing any signs of improving. He was moved to the Tropical Diseases Hospital on February 28, as his condition deteriorated with pneumonia and respiratory problems.
Tests proved that he was positive for H1N1 virus. Medical workers tried to save him by giving antibiotics and Tamiflu, but their efforts proved futile and his condition worsened. He died after a day of treatment.
Medics have warned residents not to neglect any case of simple fever or cough as the epidemic conditions for H1N1 virus were prevalent in the city. People must immediately visit nearby medical clinics when they experienced fever and cough.
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The 52 year old man was under treatment for fever and cough for the last few days but his condition was not showing any signs of improving. He was moved to the Tropical Diseases Hospital on February 28, as his condition deteriorated with pneumonia and respiratory problems.
Tests proved that he was positive for H1N1 virus. Medical workers tried to save him by giving antibiotics and Tamiflu, but their efforts proved futile and his condition worsened. He died after a day of treatment.
Medics have warned residents not to neglect any case of simple fever or cough as the epidemic conditions for H1N1 virus were prevalent in the city. People must immediately visit nearby medical clinics when they experienced fever and cough.
Source
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Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Companies Plan for Mass Flu Absences
Below about H1N1.
The spread of the H1N1 virus has larger employers adapting business plans to keep things running when employees are ill, while doing what they can to prevent the spread of the illness.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is clear about what people should do if they have swine flu symptoms.
"If you get sick with flu-like symptoms this flu season, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people except to get medical care," according to the agency's Web site.
Integrys Energy Group is among the companies that have considered how to deal with a pandemic for a number of years, namely in the wake of an avian flu outbreak earlier this decade.
Part of that plan calls for cross-training employees to fill in for critical functions — such as payroll or safety, health and wellness — should employees fall ill, said Michele Anderson, manager of workers compensation and wellness with Integrys in Green Bay.
"While the first plan was specific to avian flu, now our plan is more generic in the event we have any pandemic," she said. "These are living, breathing documents, and they're going to change depending on what's out in the medical community."
Integrys is following guidelines set forth by the CDC and local health departments.If employees exceed their sick days or time allotted for personal matters, they can request short-term disability or time off through the Family Medical Leave Act, she said.
"Each case is being addressed individually," Anderson said. "There's no steadfast protocol in place that says if you only have five days you have to come back even if you're sick. We encourage people that have flu-like symptoms … to stay home to protect not only themselves but also other employees that may be around them."
Absenteeism hasn't yet been a problem, she said.
She echoes other area businesses in pointing out that the energy business doesn't have the luxury of shutting down if employees call in sick for a prolonged amount of time.
Source.
The spread of the H1N1 virus has larger employers adapting business plans to keep things running when employees are ill, while doing what they can to prevent the spread of the illness.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is clear about what people should do if they have swine flu symptoms.
"If you get sick with flu-like symptoms this flu season, you should stay home and avoid contact with other people except to get medical care," according to the agency's Web site.
Integrys Energy Group is among the companies that have considered how to deal with a pandemic for a number of years, namely in the wake of an avian flu outbreak earlier this decade.
Part of that plan calls for cross-training employees to fill in for critical functions — such as payroll or safety, health and wellness — should employees fall ill, said Michele Anderson, manager of workers compensation and wellness with Integrys in Green Bay.
"While the first plan was specific to avian flu, now our plan is more generic in the event we have any pandemic," she said. "These are living, breathing documents, and they're going to change depending on what's out in the medical community."
Integrys is following guidelines set forth by the CDC and local health departments.If employees exceed their sick days or time allotted for personal matters, they can request short-term disability or time off through the Family Medical Leave Act, she said.
"Each case is being addressed individually," Anderson said. "There's no steadfast protocol in place that says if you only have five days you have to come back even if you're sick. We encourage people that have flu-like symptoms … to stay home to protect not only themselves but also other employees that may be around them."
Absenteeism hasn't yet been a problem, she said.
She echoes other area businesses in pointing out that the energy business doesn't have the luxury of shutting down if employees call in sick for a prolonged amount of time.
Source.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
Residents line up for H1N1 vaccine
These article about H1N1 vaccine.
PULASKI — John and Amy Matczak of Sobieski decided Wednesday that the close proximity of the H1N1 flu vaccine clinic was worth loading up their four small children and taking the short road trip.
They were among several hundred who turned out at the Pulaski Middle School for the first of two public clinics this week sponsored by the Brown County Health Department. The second clinic is scheduled for 3 to 6 p.m. today at Shopko Hall in Ashwaubenon.
"It's their first one," Amy Matczak said, referring to her 3-year-old daughter and 2-year-old twins. "It wasn't a problem. They got the (nasal) mist."
These are the first vaccines available locally to the general public after the health officials determined that target groups — primarily pregnant women, children younger than 10 years, and those with health problems — were adequately covered and more vaccines became available.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials say 85 million doses of the vaccine are now available and 10 million more are coming out every week.
Marcee Gohr, a nurse at the Pulaski Middle School, said a line began to form 45 minutes before the clinic opened at 3 p.m. Wednesday, and the traffic remained steady as people of all ages came for vaccinations in the school auditorium.
Gordon Maki of Suamico was one of them. He received a regular flu shot in September but wanted to get the H1N1 vaccination as soon as it became available.
The CDC announced Wednesday that 800,000 doses of the vaccine intended for young children are being recalled because the antigen content is below specified limits. However, the CDC said the vaccine is safe.
Judy Friederichs, director of the Brown County Health Department, said none of the doses have been sent to Green Bay.
"Parents don't need to do anything about it," Friederichs said.
Meanwhile, the state Department of Health Services reported Wednesday that four more people have died from the H1N1 flu, bringing the state death toll to 47 since April.
The new deaths were reported in the last week in Bayfield, Dane, Milwaukee and Polk counties.
The department says the number of H1N1-related hospitalizations has also increased to 854 even though the number of overall cases is declining all over the state at the moment.
Public health officials say another wave of cases could be coming, and now is a good time to get vaccinated.
Source
PULASKI — John and Amy Matczak of Sobieski decided Wednesday that the close proximity of the H1N1 flu vaccine clinic was worth loading up their four small children and taking the short road trip.
They were among several hundred who turned out at the Pulaski Middle School for the first of two public clinics this week sponsored by the Brown County Health Department. The second clinic is scheduled for 3 to 6 p.m. today at Shopko Hall in Ashwaubenon.
"It's their first one," Amy Matczak said, referring to her 3-year-old daughter and 2-year-old twins. "It wasn't a problem. They got the (nasal) mist."
These are the first vaccines available locally to the general public after the health officials determined that target groups — primarily pregnant women, children younger than 10 years, and those with health problems — were adequately covered and more vaccines became available.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials say 85 million doses of the vaccine are now available and 10 million more are coming out every week.
Marcee Gohr, a nurse at the Pulaski Middle School, said a line began to form 45 minutes before the clinic opened at 3 p.m. Wednesday, and the traffic remained steady as people of all ages came for vaccinations in the school auditorium.
Gordon Maki of Suamico was one of them. He received a regular flu shot in September but wanted to get the H1N1 vaccination as soon as it became available.
The CDC announced Wednesday that 800,000 doses of the vaccine intended for young children are being recalled because the antigen content is below specified limits. However, the CDC said the vaccine is safe.
Judy Friederichs, director of the Brown County Health Department, said none of the doses have been sent to Green Bay.
"Parents don't need to do anything about it," Friederichs said.
Meanwhile, the state Department of Health Services reported Wednesday that four more people have died from the H1N1 flu, bringing the state death toll to 47 since April.
The new deaths were reported in the last week in Bayfield, Dane, Milwaukee and Polk counties.
The department says the number of H1N1-related hospitalizations has also increased to 854 even though the number of overall cases is declining all over the state at the moment.
Public health officials say another wave of cases could be coming, and now is a good time to get vaccinated.
Source
Friday, March 4, 2011
H1N1 Claims 3 Lives in Malaysia
Article about H1N1 claim 3 lives in Malaysia.
The A/H1N1 flu has claimed three lives this year in Malaysia, while 679 others have been tested positive for the fatal disease.
Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai announced the figures in a statement on Thursday.
Liow warned that although it was not the peak of the flu season now, members of the public should be caution as A/H1N1 could be spread easily, particularly at schools.
A school in Malaysia was temporary closed on Wednesday after 166 students showed signs of cough and sore throat.
Liow reminded all schools to abide by the guidelines set by the ministry to prevent the disease from spreading.
The minister also urged school staff and students to seek medical treatment once they did not feel well, and stay at home until they have fully recovered.
The A/H1N1 flu has claimed three lives this year in Malaysia, while 679 others have been tested positive for the fatal disease.
Malaysian Health Minister Liow Tiong Lai announced the figures in a statement on Thursday.
Liow warned that although it was not the peak of the flu season now, members of the public should be caution as A/H1N1 could be spread easily, particularly at schools.
A school in Malaysia was temporary closed on Wednesday after 166 students showed signs of cough and sore throat.
Liow reminded all schools to abide by the guidelines set by the ministry to prevent the disease from spreading.
The minister also urged school staff and students to seek medical treatment once they did not feel well, and stay at home until they have fully recovered.
Monday, November 1, 2010
H1N1 Killed 70 Children in 9 Months
About UK study show H1N1 killed 70 children in 9 months.
Scientists studying swine flu have found that 70 children died from it in England in a 9 month period during the H1N1 pandemic and death rates were worst among ethnic minority children and those with other health problems.
In a study in the Lancet medical journal, Liam Donaldson, the former Chief Medical Officer for England, said children from the country's Bangladeshi and Pakistani communities had much higher mortality than white British children, as did children with serious pre-existing illnesses -- especially chronic neurological diseases such as cerebral palsy.
These high-risk groups should be a priority for H1N1 vaccination, Donaldson and his research team said.
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), which declared the pandemic over in August, some 18,450 people worldwide are confirmed to have died from H1N1, including many pregnant women and young people. But the WHO says it will take at least a year after the pandemic ends to determine the true death toll, which is likely to be much higher.
Experts say H1N1 swine flu virus has now taken over as the main seasonal flu strain and health authorities that run annual flu campaigns have included it in regular seasonal flu vaccines.
Donaldson's team said their findings of high death rates among ethnic minorities were consistent with reports from the United States of minorities suffering more severe illness during the H1N1 pandemic.
"This finding might be attributable to clustering of pandemic influenza A H1N1 cases in areas of England with high ethnic minority populations -- such as London and the West Midlands," they wrote in their study.
The findings in England also showed that from 26 June 2009 to 22 March 2010:
* The overall childhood death rate for H1N1 was 6 per million population.
* The rate was highest for children aged under 1 year, at 14 deaths per million population.
* Death rates were higher for Bangladeshi children (47 deaths per million population) and Pakistani children (36) than for white British children (4).
* Of the 70 children who died of H1N1, 21 percent were previously healthy and 64 percent had severe pre-existing disorders.
* Overall, 45 of the children had received the antiviral flu drug oseltamivir, sold under the brand name Tamiflu, but only seven had had it within 48 hours of the onset of their symptoms and only three had it before they were admitted to hospital.
* Only two of the children who died had received an H1N1 vaccine -- too late for it to be effective.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Seasonal Flu Shots
Talks about seasonal flu shots offered countywide.
This fall, avoiding influenza (flu) should be a top priority. “The best way to protect yourself and your loved ones is by getting this year’s flu shot,” said Dr. Eric Frykman, County Health Officer.
This year the H1N1 flu vaccine has been combined with the seasonal flu vaccine, so only one shot is needed.
Annual flu shots are recommended for everyone over the age of six months.
The flu vaccine is especially important for: pregnant women, children younger than 5 years of age, people 50 years of age and older, people of any age with chronic medical conditions, people who live in nursing homes and other long-term facilities, Health care workers, household contacts and home caregivers for high risk individuals.
Flu shots are available at all ten County Family Care Centers. Walk-in flu clinic hours are 8 – 11:30 a.m. and 1 – 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. No appointment needed. There is no cost for the flu shots at the Family Care Centers, though donations are accepted.
For more information on influenza or where to get a flu shot in Riverside County,
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Protecting Vulnerable Against Influenza
Above thought about influenza.
Many minorities go unvaccinated against influenza, and a huge gap exists between the vaccination of minority and majority populations. In at least 12 states last influenza season, fatalities from H1N1 were four times greater among American Indians and Alaska Natives than for the general population. One study showed that among patients hospitalized by H1N1 in 13 metropolitan areas of 10 states, about 35% were black, whereas 16% were non-Hispanic white.
Influenza resulted in 23,607 deaths per year in the United States during the previous 3 decades. A total of 344 laboratory-confirmed deaths from H1N1 occurred in the pediatric population during the 2009–10 season, compared with 88 in 2007–08 and 69 in 2008–09, with data from specific communities showing that black and Hispanic children were more likely to die from H1N1.
The message is clear: influenza is deadly, costly to society because of lost productivity, and personal—protecting yourself through vaccination is the best way to protect others, particularly those who are susceptible to serious harm from the virus. These and other vital topics were discussed during a webinar titled Reaching Minority and Vulnerable Populations: Getting Ahead of the Curve to Prevent Seasonal Flu, held on October and presented by the Society for Public Health Education.
Urged to Get Flu Shots
Above about health-care workers again urged to get flu shots.
In years past, about six in 10 health-care workers nationwide would skip the annual flu shot, even as public-health experts preached its importance.
Last year, because of the H1N1 flu scare, those numbers were reversed - 60 percent of health-care workers nationwide were vaccinated, according to preliminary data.
National health leaders want to build on that interest by telling health-care workers that they have an ethical obligation to lower the risk that they'll get sick.
"Every health-care worker has a responsibility to protect their patients and that includes vaccination," said Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
That message appears to be getting through in Columbus, where a majority of hospital employees were vaccinated last season and hospital leaders continue to push for higher rates.
The National Foundation for Infectious Diseases shared survey results yesterday showing that 95 percent of 400 primary-care physicians said they have been or plan to be vaccinated against flu this year.
Dr. William Schaffner, president of the group, said that news was encouraging, especially considering the historically low rates of vaccination among all health-care workers.
Although H1N1 was the motivation last year, 60 percent of health-care workers got the seasonal vaccine that was available earlier. Since the H1N1 vaccine became available later in the year, less than 40 percent of have gotten that vaccine.
Health officials now say that everyone 6 months and older should be vaccinated.
Columbus hospitals last season drove their vaccination numbers much higher than the national average of about 40 percent among all health-care workers.
Nationwide Children's Hospital is continuing last year's policy of withholding raises for those employees who refuse the vaccine. Last year, that policy (which exempts those who have a medical or religious reason) helped them get about 97 percent of employees vaccinated with the H1N1 and seasonal vaccines, said Dr. Dennis Cunningham, physician director for epidemiology and infection control.
"You have to have some teeth in the policy," he said.
Friday, October 8, 2010
Strategies Halt Pandemic Diseases like H1N1
Here’s thought about H1N1.
A recent study led by Dr. Parviez Hosseini, a senior research fellow from EcoHealth Alliance (formerly Wildlife Trust), explains the importance of identifying global pandemic risk factors as early as possible, in order to predict the spread of diseases like H1N1 "swine" flu and SARS. "Predictive Power of Air Travel and Socio-Economic data for Early Pandemic Spread," recently published in the scientific publication PLoS ONE, examines the interplay among travel, trade, and national healthcare resources in predicting the emergence and spread of H1N1 and other viruses.
The report points to the need for improved surveillance of diseases in traded livestock and rapid deployment of control measures in those countries first affected – especially countries in the predicted path of the disease and those with fewer healthcare resources. "The most benefit accrues when higher-income countries provide additional resources to lower-income countries, particularly those that have high-volume air traffic," said Dr. Hosseini. "International authorities should earmark more aid for the poorest countries where the risk of emerging infectious diseases is highest, in order to detect infections as early as possible, and to reduce the human and economic disaster of global pandemics."
2009 H1N1 Outbreak Lessons Learned
By May 2009, two weeks after cases of the A/H1N1 strain was first reported, the disease had already spread to 24 countries, 40 U.S. states, and nine Canadian provinces. The rapid spread of this disease was due in large part to consumer air travel exacerbated by slow reporting in countries with the fewest healthcare resources. "We might one day be able to predict the emergence of viruses and develop vaccines more quickly; however, in order to do so, we first need to have greater surveillance in countries with the fewest healthcare resources," Hosseini said.
Last year's strain of H1N1 was relatively mild; however, if a more dangerous strain like the H5N1 "avian flu" subtype were to spread similarly, the outcome would be catastrophic in terms of human suffering and economic damage. Were this to occur, the economic cost has been estimated between $71 billion and $167 billion. "The measures we propose are likely to have economic benefits that far outweigh their costs," according to Hosseini.
Among the key conclusions and strategies recommended in the report were the following:
- Expanded surveillance for diseases in livestock populations – Only through surveillance can scientists predict the emergence of diseases, and develop vaccines in advance of their spread; however, even dramatic reductions in the international live animal trade may not prevent the exposure of local livestock to new types of viruses from distant locations.
- Leverage major airport hubs to halt the spread of disease – Rather than rely solely on travel restrictions, airports serving as major transportation hubs could also become venues both for disease surveillance, as well as serve double duty as facilities to train people and stockpile medicines in preparation for pandemics.
Read more: http://www.centredaily.com/2010/10/06/2254487/ecohealth-alliance-study-highlights.html#ixzz11kko0hHV
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
400 new Patient in North
Above about 400 new patient.
Over 400 new patients in the northern region of Thailand have been diagnosed as infected with Influenza Type A(H1N1) in only the month of September, the Office of Disease Prevention and Control 10
in Chiang Mai reported on Wednesday.
Following the ongoing spread of the A(H1N1) virus in the eight northern provinces, Dr Saowanee Wiboonsanti, deputy director of the Chiang Mai prevention and control office, confirmed that 437 new patients had contracted the A(H1N1) flu based on laboratory test results last month.
Most new infections were found in Chiang Mai, Lampang and Phayao.
In Chiang Mai, the number of new patients stands at 97 while this year’s cumulative toll has reached 664.
Meanwhile, 157 new cases were reported in Lampang with the 2010 total of 226 patients.
Phayao residents currently suffering from the A(H1N) strain reached 145 while the number of overall patients totalled 271 persons.
Dr Saowanee explained that most new infections, 53 per cent of the new patients, were students, followed by young children.
According to the report, this year’s cumulative number of deaths in the eight northern provinces was 11 which included nine fatalities registered in Chiang Mai.
In response to the current spread of the A(H1N1) flu, local health workers will closely monitor the situation, and common flu patients, as well as educating the public about hygienic measures to prevent the spread of the disease,
Dr Saowanee said.
She also urged high-risk groups to receive anti-A(H1N1) flu shots, aiming to boost immunity against the virus.
Over 400 new patients in the northern region of Thailand have been diagnosed as infected with Influenza Type A(H1N1) in only the month of September, the Office of Disease Prevention and Control 10
in Chiang Mai reported on Wednesday.
Following the ongoing spread of the A(H1N1) virus in the eight northern provinces, Dr Saowanee Wiboonsanti, deputy director of the Chiang Mai prevention and control office, confirmed that 437 new patients had contracted the A(H1N1) flu based on laboratory test results last month.
Most new infections were found in Chiang Mai, Lampang and Phayao.
In Chiang Mai, the number of new patients stands at 97 while this year’s cumulative toll has reached 664.
Meanwhile, 157 new cases were reported in Lampang with the 2010 total of 226 patients.
Phayao residents currently suffering from the A(H1N) strain reached 145 while the number of overall patients totalled 271 persons.
Dr Saowanee explained that most new infections, 53 per cent of the new patients, were students, followed by young children.
According to the report, this year’s cumulative number of deaths in the eight northern provinces was 11 which included nine fatalities registered in Chiang Mai.
In response to the current spread of the A(H1N1) flu, local health workers will closely monitor the situation, and common flu patients, as well as educating the public about hygienic measures to prevent the spread of the disease,
Dr Saowanee said.
She also urged high-risk groups to receive anti-A(H1N1) flu shots, aiming to boost immunity against the virus.
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Mexico Ends H1N1 Alert After 14 Months
Here’s about H1N1.
The Mexican administration has declared the end of the health alert for the deadly virus A/H1N1 after 14 months in which 1,289 people lost the lives in this country and 72,000 cases were recorded.
Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos announced this at a press meet on Tuesday.
The decision was taken unanimously by the General Health Council after monitoring the progression of the outbreak that caused its last casualty during the last month (May 2010) and in agreement with WHO and the Pan American Health Organization.
Whilst there were 216 people hospitalized in October last year, by June 25 there were just 22.
"The ciruculation of the virus is minimal," Villalobos said.
Nonetheless, the country is not lowering its guard and still has some 875,000 doses of anti-influenza A (H1N1) vaccine on hand. (With Inputs from Agencies)
Saturday, June 26, 2010
H1N1 Positive Cases
Four more positive H1N1.
Four relatives of the 27-year-old woman from Mahbubnagar who succumbed to swine flu on Thursday, tested positive on Friday.
The four have not been admitted to the hospital but have been home quarantined. All four had been in contact with the woman before she passed away. These four cases are among the 14 who are currently under observation for showing symptoms of the virus.
State health officials said that people with swine flu symptoms should report to notified health facilities at the earliest.
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