Via Latin American Herald Tribune :
" A total of 166 people have died of the AH1N1 flu virus in Mexico so far this year, a figure that shows a 23-percent increase in deaths in one week, according to data released by health authorities.
The total number of deaths from the AH1N1 flu virus between Jan. 1 and Feb. 16 this year was 135, with another 31 fatalities from Feb. 17 to Feb. 23, according to the Mexican Health Secretariat.
The secretariat said in a communique on Friday that from Jan. 1 to Feb. 23, 2012, some 5,544 cases and 180 deaths were confirmed to have been caused by the three types of flu virus currently active in the country.
Of those numbers, 5,042 (91 percent) of cases and 106 (92 percent) were caused by a variety of AH1N1.
Out of all the people who have died from influenza this year in the country, 89 percent were not vaccinated, and 73 percent were suffering from another illness, the most frequent being diabetes mellitus, obesity and arterial hypertension.
Three seasonal flu viruses are currently active in Mexico – AH1N1, AH3N2 and influenza B – but the available flu vaccine provides effective protection against all of them."
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Sunday, March 4, 2012
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Mexico’s 2012 Swine-Flu Death Toll Climbs to 81
Via Latin American Herald Tribune :
" The AH1N1 flu strain has left a total of 81 deaths in Mexico so far this year, while 3,522 people have been infected with the virus, federal health officials said.
From Jan. 1 until Feb. 9, 2012, there have been 3,882 cases confirmed and 89 deaths from the different types of flu virus, the Health Secretariat said in a statement.
Three seasonal viruses are currently being transmitted in Mexico – AH1N1, AH3N2 and influenza B – but the AH1N1, or swine flu, is the predominant one this year, with 91 percent of the infections and the same percentage of deaths.
By Feb. 3 the secretariat had registered the deaths of 58 people across the country in 2012 from the different types of seasonal flu, which meant the number of fatalities had jumped by 53 percent.
The AH1N1 virus broke out in Mexico between March and April 2009, and locally the alert for the disease was in force up to June 29, 2010, by which time some 1,300 deaths had occurred and more than 70,000 people had contracted the disease."
" The AH1N1 flu strain has left a total of 81 deaths in Mexico so far this year, while 3,522 people have been infected with the virus, federal health officials said.
From Jan. 1 until Feb. 9, 2012, there have been 3,882 cases confirmed and 89 deaths from the different types of flu virus, the Health Secretariat said in a statement.
Three seasonal viruses are currently being transmitted in Mexico – AH1N1, AH3N2 and influenza B – but the AH1N1, or swine flu, is the predominant one this year, with 91 percent of the infections and the same percentage of deaths.
By Feb. 3 the secretariat had registered the deaths of 58 people across the country in 2012 from the different types of seasonal flu, which meant the number of fatalities had jumped by 53 percent.
The AH1N1 virus broke out in Mexico between March and April 2009, and locally the alert for the disease was in force up to June 29, 2010, by which time some 1,300 deaths had occurred and more than 70,000 people had contracted the disease."
Sunday, February 5, 2012
58 People Die of Flu in Mexico So Far This Year
Via Latin American Herald Tribune :
" A total of 58 people have died of the flu in Mexico so far this year, with 2,815 living patients confirmed to have the infection, the latest report by the Health Secretariat said.
From Jan. 1 to Feb. 2, according to the epidemiological report, the 58 deaths were caused by different strains of flu virus, the predominant one being the AH1N1 swine flu with 93 percent.
The Health Secretariat said in a communique Friday that the deaths make up 2 percent of the total number of confirmed cases of the illness.
Of the 2,815 cases of infection, 90 percent have been due to the AH1N1 virus, “the seasonal virus that has predominated since the beginning of 2012.”
Three seasonal flu viruses are currently active in Mexico: AH1N1, AH3N2 and influenza B.
Up to now, the average incidence of doctor’s visits for seasonal flu has been 15 out of every 1,000. During the 2009-2010 pandemic, doctor’s visits for the same illness surged to an average of 35 per thousand."
" A total of 58 people have died of the flu in Mexico so far this year, with 2,815 living patients confirmed to have the infection, the latest report by the Health Secretariat said.
From Jan. 1 to Feb. 2, according to the epidemiological report, the 58 deaths were caused by different strains of flu virus, the predominant one being the AH1N1 swine flu with 93 percent.
The Health Secretariat said in a communique Friday that the deaths make up 2 percent of the total number of confirmed cases of the illness.
Of the 2,815 cases of infection, 90 percent have been due to the AH1N1 virus, “the seasonal virus that has predominated since the beginning of 2012.”
Three seasonal flu viruses are currently active in Mexico: AH1N1, AH3N2 and influenza B.
Up to now, the average incidence of doctor’s visits for seasonal flu has been 15 out of every 1,000. During the 2009-2010 pandemic, doctor’s visits for the same illness surged to an average of 35 per thousand."
Thursday, May 12, 2011
10 Die in Spain Earthquake
Article from Latin American Herald Tribune :
" LORCA, Spain : At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured Wednesday when a magnitude-5.2 earthquake shook this city in southeastern Spain, causing several buildings to collapse, authorities told Efe.
The temblor took place at 6:45 p.m., a few hours after a magnitude-4.4 quake.
The fatalities include a minor, according to the chief spokesman for the Murcia regional government, Miguel Angel Perez, who said first responders are going “house to house” in search of dead and injured people.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero ordered the Spanish military’s emergency response unit, the UME, mobilized to support rescue and aid efforts, official sources told Efe.
The premier and King Juan Carlos are jointly monitoring the situation from Madrid.
Most of the damage is in Lorca, a city of 92,000 people, and the neighboring town of Totana, the Interior Ministry said.
While Spain experiences an average of 2,500 earthquakes year, only around two-dozen of the temblors are strong enough to be felt, the National Geographic Institute says.
The quake Wednesday in Lorca was Spain’s worst since 1956."
" LORCA, Spain : At least 10 people were killed and dozens more injured Wednesday when a magnitude-5.2 earthquake shook this city in southeastern Spain, causing several buildings to collapse, authorities told Efe.
The temblor took place at 6:45 p.m., a few hours after a magnitude-4.4 quake.
The fatalities include a minor, according to the chief spokesman for the Murcia regional government, Miguel Angel Perez, who said first responders are going “house to house” in search of dead and injured people.
Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero ordered the Spanish military’s emergency response unit, the UME, mobilized to support rescue and aid efforts, official sources told Efe.
The premier and King Juan Carlos are jointly monitoring the situation from Madrid.
Most of the damage is in Lorca, a city of 92,000 people, and the neighboring town of Totana, the Interior Ministry said.
While Spain experiences an average of 2,500 earthquakes year, only around two-dozen of the temblors are strong enough to be felt, the National Geographic Institute says.
The quake Wednesday in Lorca was Spain’s worst since 1956."
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Mexican Finds Molecule That Could Help Combat Malaria
An article from Latin American Herald Tribune :
" A doctoral student has discovered a molecule that could be the key to reducing the development of malaria parasites inside the host mosquito, Mexico’s Research and Advanced Studies Center, or Cinvestav, said Wednesday.
The work of Monica Gonzalez Lazaro revealed that by “shutting off” one of the mosquito’s defense molecules the proliferation of malaria parasites inside the insect decreased and, with it, the efficiency of disease transmission, Cinvestav said in a statement."
" A doctoral student has discovered a molecule that could be the key to reducing the development of malaria parasites inside the host mosquito, Mexico’s Research and Advanced Studies Center, or Cinvestav, said Wednesday.
The work of Monica Gonzalez Lazaro revealed that by “shutting off” one of the mosquito’s defense molecules the proliferation of malaria parasites inside the insect decreased and, with it, the efficiency of disease transmission, Cinvestav said in a statement."
Friday, January 28, 2011
Venezuelan Government Confirms 37 Cholera Cases
Via Latin American Herald Tribune :
" CARACAS : Tests have confirmed that 53 Venezuelans who attended a wedding last week in the Dominican Republic are infected with cholera, the Andean nation’s health minister said on Thursday.“All are already confirmed, all the cultures gave us positive results, so in Venezuela there are 37.
Apart from the 37 that there are in Venezuela, we have a report of 12 in the Dominican Republic, two in Madrid, one in Mexico and one in Boston,” Eugenia Sader told a press conference in Caracas.She said all the sick people attended a wedding celebration on Jan. 22 in the Dominican Republic, although a total of 452 Venezuelans were at the ceremony and could have consumed food infected with the cholera virus.
“Our objective is for these 452 people to receive appropriate attention,” she said, adding that fewer than 10 of the people diagnosed with the disease remain hospitalized."
" CARACAS : Tests have confirmed that 53 Venezuelans who attended a wedding last week in the Dominican Republic are infected with cholera, the Andean nation’s health minister said on Thursday.“All are already confirmed, all the cultures gave us positive results, so in Venezuela there are 37.
Apart from the 37 that there are in Venezuela, we have a report of 12 in the Dominican Republic, two in Madrid, one in Mexico and one in Boston,” Eugenia Sader told a press conference in Caracas.She said all the sick people attended a wedding celebration on Jan. 22 in the Dominican Republic, although a total of 452 Venezuelans were at the ceremony and could have consumed food infected with the cholera virus.
“Our objective is for these 452 people to receive appropriate attention,” she said, adding that fewer than 10 of the people diagnosed with the disease remain hospitalized."
Friday, January 14, 2011
Dengue Cases Double to 1,000-Plus in Bolivian Amazon
An article from Latin American Herald Tribune :
" LA PAZ : The Bolivian province of Beni, bordering Brazil, is on a health alert in the face of a recent doubling in dengue fever cases to more than 1,000, at least four of them fatal.
The provincial health director, Mauricio Rousseau, told Efe that in 2010 authorities registered 1,093 cases of dengue in Beni, of which more than half were detected in December, and during the first couple of weeks of this month there have been another 17 people who have been infected.
By the end of last year, four people had died from the disease and this week another three deaths were reported, although the cause of death has yet to be clinically confirmed. Nevertheless “everything indicates that it was from dengue,” Rousseau added."
" LA PAZ : The Bolivian province of Beni, bordering Brazil, is on a health alert in the face of a recent doubling in dengue fever cases to more than 1,000, at least four of them fatal.
The provincial health director, Mauricio Rousseau, told Efe that in 2010 authorities registered 1,093 cases of dengue in Beni, of which more than half were detected in December, and during the first couple of weeks of this month there have been another 17 people who have been infected.
By the end of last year, four people had died from the disease and this week another three deaths were reported, although the cause of death has yet to be clinically confirmed. Nevertheless “everything indicates that it was from dengue,” Rousseau added."
Friday, January 7, 2011
El Salvador Reports 3 Dengue Deaths in 2010
Via Latin American Herald Tribune :
" SAN SALVADOR : The Salvadoran Health Ministry reported Thursday that three people died from hemorrhagic dengue in 2010, during which a total of 8,979 cases of the disease were detected, 20 percent more than the tally for 2009.The ministry’s director of Sanitary Monitoring, Julio Armero, told Efe that the number of deaths from hemorrhagic dengue fell dramatically percentagewise from last year, when 10 people died from complications linked to the disease.
“In 2010, we had 8,979 confirmed cases, against 7,480 in 2009, and 1,388 in 2008,” said Armero, who added that, of the total, “8,794 were classic dengue and 185 (were) hemorrhagic dengue ... and more than 20,000 suspected cases were reported.”
He added that in 2010 an epidemic was registered during “atypical period,” that is to say outside the rainy season that runs from May to September, and – in his judgment – dengue was one of the “diseases that hit (the Salvadoran public) hardest.”
Meanwhile, Armero said that last year 66 people, among whom were 34 minors, died from diarrhea, 12 percent fewer than the tally in 2009 from that cause, when 75 people lost their lives in that way."
" SAN SALVADOR : The Salvadoran Health Ministry reported Thursday that three people died from hemorrhagic dengue in 2010, during which a total of 8,979 cases of the disease were detected, 20 percent more than the tally for 2009.The ministry’s director of Sanitary Monitoring, Julio Armero, told Efe that the number of deaths from hemorrhagic dengue fell dramatically percentagewise from last year, when 10 people died from complications linked to the disease.
“In 2010, we had 8,979 confirmed cases, against 7,480 in 2009, and 1,388 in 2008,” said Armero, who added that, of the total, “8,794 were classic dengue and 185 (were) hemorrhagic dengue ... and more than 20,000 suspected cases were reported.”
He added that in 2010 an epidemic was registered during “atypical period,” that is to say outside the rainy season that runs from May to September, and – in his judgment – dengue was one of the “diseases that hit (the Salvadoran public) hardest.”
Meanwhile, Armero said that last year 66 people, among whom were 34 minors, died from diarrhea, 12 percent fewer than the tally in 2009 from that cause, when 75 people lost their lives in that way."
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Honduras : Death Toll from Hemorrhagic Dengue Rises to 74
An article from Latin American Herald Tribune :
" TEGUCIGALPA : Two children have died from hemorrhagic dengue in Honduras, raising the death toll from the disease to 74, a health official said.
The latest victims are a 5-month-old boy who died in Tocoa, a city in northeastern Honduras, and a 12-year-old girl who died in Tegucigalpa, Health Ministry National Dengue Program chief Roxana Araujo said over the weekend.
The two children died from the disease last week, Araujo said.
At least 62,576 cases of classic dengue and 2,555 of hemorrhagic dengue have been confirmed in the Central American country this year."
" TEGUCIGALPA : Two children have died from hemorrhagic dengue in Honduras, raising the death toll from the disease to 74, a health official said.
The latest victims are a 5-month-old boy who died in Tocoa, a city in northeastern Honduras, and a 12-year-old girl who died in Tegucigalpa, Health Ministry National Dengue Program chief Roxana Araujo said over the weekend.
The two children died from the disease last week, Araujo said.
At least 62,576 cases of classic dengue and 2,555 of hemorrhagic dengue have been confirmed in the Central American country this year."
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