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According to the Secretary of Health of Paraná , this year are already 16 deaths in the state due to complications of influenza H1N1. Of these cases, 12 are women and four are men.

The Paraná vacionou 60 % of the population against the H1N1 virus, is the state that more vaccine in Brazil. Even then, 4577 cases were studied with the suspected novel influenza , according to epidemiological bulletin released on Monday (19). Of these , 1655 were confirmed as H1N1. The age group with the highest number of deaths in Paraná is 20-49 years, 31.2% , including the recent case of Foz do Iguacu.

Foz do Iguacu - On Sunday (18), was the first city in the event of death due to complications of influenza H1N1. The victim was Brenda Giovana Senin Duarte, a 10 year old girl who had been hospitalized for 14 days in the Hospital Costa Cavalcanti. Though she had been vaccinated , contracted the virus and has not responded positively to the care of the Intensive Care Unit ( ICU). Giovana Senin Brenda Duarte was part of the second age group with the highest number of fatalities in the State ( 5-19 years) , with three previous cases of death.

The regional alert of Foz do Iguacu Secretary of Health of Paraná is the population increase preventive care . According to the nurse Roberto Doldán of Medical Specialties Center in Foz do Iguacu , the vaccine has efficacy of 90%. Ie 10 % of the population do not create the antibodies ( molecules responsible for fighting infections).

21/07/2010 - Girl dies of influenza A in Foz

A 11 year old girl is the first fatality of influenza A H1N1 in Foz de Iguazu , Brazil , on the border with Ciudad del Este in this 2010 .
The same was in the hospital Costa Cavalcanti earlier this month. Senin Giovanna Duarte Brenda resisted no symptoms of the disease and died on Sunday night , as the media reported the neighboring country.

The child was immunized against the new variant of flu , so the protection afforded by the vaccine was not enough to rid it of the complications. The effectiveness of the vaccine would be 90%.
Foz de Iguazu in the vaccination campaign was massive after the release of the dose for the age groups not provided for in the beginning, as recently occurred in our country.

Ali records first case of H1N1 in year

One case of H1N1 was reported in July by the Health Department of Aparecida. A woman of 45 years , who traveled to the cities of Ubatuba and São Paulo, showed symptoms of the disease and was hospitalized at the Hospital Frei Galvão in Guaratinguetá .

The woman was treated with Tamiflu and well. The review conducted confirmed the presence of the H1N1 virus .

It is the first reported case this year in the city.

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The numbers of flu are low in Sao Joao del Rei. Until the closing of this edition , the Epidemiological Surveillance had counted two suspected cases , and both tests were negative. In the same period of 2009, there were 97 suspect and 12 people were treated with the drug Tamiflu.
According to the coordinator for the Epidemiological Monitoring of the Municipal Health Eliene Jaqueline de Andrade Freitas , the fall in numbers was expected in view of the vaccination of approximately 56 - thousand are joanenses . She reports that the immunization of at-risk groups - pregnant women, chronically ill with more than 60 years , children from six months to five years and adults 20-39 years - continues in all stations of the city.

In Brazil
The number of severe cases and deaths caused by influenza virus H1N1 has fallen this year in all regions of the country, resulting from vaccination of 88 million people. According to preliminary analysis of the Ministry of Health, through the month of July were 727 reported cases of people who required hospitalization and 91 deaths. Even with the reduction of cases, the Health Ministry said it will continue to monitor the virus in the country.
According Eliene Jaqueline , Brazil is in a pandemic with a prevalence of mild cases of the disease. "This is an advantage. Still, we should encourage preventive measures , because the virus has high capacity to mutate , we want to avoid surprises. If someone has symptoms of swine flu, seek medical advice before doing anything else , " oriented. She added that she will be given instructional classes in schools and distributed informational documents . "We are available to the public to clarify any doubt, " he said.

Vaccination
All Ranks of Health of Sao Joao del Rei continue applying the vaccine to those who belong to one of the risk groups defined by the Ministry of Health The goal was to vaccinate 38 649 are joanenses - up May 21 . However, 56 000 people were immunized , representing 70% of the total population of the city. "We accomplished the goal of 80% in all groups except for pregnant women, which was 75 %. In general , the coverage was very good, beyond the expectations of the Health Ministry , "he said Eliene de Andrade.
The coordinator reaffirms the importance to continue taking preventive measures against swine flu , since not all were vaccinated. "Sometimes, some fail to prevent. Clear that immunization is an important gain , but it applies only in the groups with higher chances of developing the most severe form of the disease. People should remain vigilant , " he emphasized.

Cases in 2009
According to data from the Epidemiology Coordination of Sao Joao del Rei, the suspected cases of swine flu in 2009 reached 208, and of these , 44 were made the examination. Six of them tested positive and 13 other negatives. In addition , 135 people received the drug Tamiflu , indicated for treating the disease and another 17 came into direct contact with virus carriers.

The city of Araraquara, in Ribeirão Preto, recorded the first death from flu this year. The victim was a man of 37 years .

According to city Health Department , the patient died on Saturday and confirmation of the disease came out on Tuesday. In the state , 71 people contracted the disease and 12 died . Last year was 3333 cases and 221 deaths.

The secretariat explained that Charles Emerson did not show the classic symptoms of the disease but had not taken the vaccine .

The patient was admitted to the State Hospital Américo Brasiliense, on the 9th, but the condition worsened and he died five days later. The victim's mother , 65 , also was hospitalized but has been discharged .

In 2009 the town had 11 people infected by the virus A ( H1N1) and one death, a man of 47 years .

According to a press release , a 17- year-old resident of Black River , died on Friday at 3am , with suspected Influeza A ( H1N1) and Meningococcemia with pneumonia.

Jessica Cristina Fernandez was admitted to the HB at 21h on Thursday , with shortness of breath and reported history of fever, runny nose , dry cough , dyspnea , abdominal pain and vomiting for several days.

The patient was immediately intubated and undergoing tests , she had cardiac arrest , the team performed the rise , but the patient did not react. The body was sent to the Office of Verification of Deaths Famerp and the award will be announced in coming days.

Brazil recorded 99 deaths and 773 cases of influenza A ( H1N1) - Swine flu in the first eight months of the year, accounted for by the Jan. 4 . Of the total deaths , 44 were recorded in the Northern Region , equivalent to 44.4%, and 307 cases were confirmed in the South, corresponding to 39.7 %.

According to the latest bulletin from the Secretariat of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Health , women , 10 to 49 years of age are the main victims. Among the deaths , 67 were female , half of pregnant women .

The Midwest Region recorded the lowest number of cases and deaths from flu , equivalent to 2.1 % and 4 % respectively. The confirmed cases represent 9.2 % of 8366 cases of severe acute respiratory syndrome recorded in the period . The ministry said 59 deaths and 1,204 cases remain under investigation.

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..........Regarding Influenza A (H1N1), there were 18 notifications, which arrived in 1184. Positive cases (18) and deaths (a) follows without change

Cases of Dengue and Influenza A (H1N1) accompanied by the Health Department of Maringá days until November 19, 2010:

Influenza A (H1N1)
Reported - 1198
Positive Cases - 18
Death - 1

Dengue
Reported - 6463
Positive - 3667
Death - 1

No new case of dengue was confirmed in Maringá between 12 and 19 of this month. According to the report of the Municipal Maringá, released on Friday (19), are positive cases in the year 3667.

The number of notifications of the disease rose to 6,463 against 6,453 last week's death and follows the same - just one.

In relation to influenza A (H1N1), 13 were new suspicions over the past seven days that amounted to 1,198 the number of reported cases. Positive cases (18) and deaths (1) had no change.