Brazil is the country with the largest number of people killed by the new flu, says Health
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The Health Ministry said on Wednesday (26), in a statement that Brazil already has the biggest number of people killed by the new flu. Until the 22th day of August, 557 deaths were observed by the H1N1 virus. According to the report, however, the mortality rate in Brazil (0.29) is lower than in six other countries. This is because the percentage of deaths is calculated on the amount of inhabitants in each country.
The ministry also stressed that countries adopt different intervals for updating the number of deaths. The latest data from the United States, for example, refer to August 15. Also according to the report, the countries with the highest mortality rates are in the southern hemisphere, because of the winter.
The ministry also said that for the second consecutive week, there was a decrease in the number of severe cases of the new flu. According to the report, the week from 16 to 22 August had a decrease in the absolute number of cases. The same trend was observed in the week from 9 to 15 of this month.
The ministry noted, however, it is not possible to conclude that the trend is permanent, there are still cases under investigation or who did not have the information recorded on the conclusion of the reporting by the State and Municipal Health
The report also highlighted the risks of disease for pregnant women. Of the 480 pregnant women infected with Influenza A, 58 died.
Provisional
The Health Ministry also said the government decided to submit to Congress an interim measure for the release of an additional loan of U.S. $ 2.1 billion to confront the pandemic of influenza A.
The feature will be used to buy 73 million doses of vaccine against new flu, and the acquisition of 11.2 million treatment courses, equipment, ICU beds, expansion of shifts in the health units and professional training.
The report also said that the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended that Tamiflu, a medicine used to treat the H1N1 virus, is not used by people with mild symptoms or no risk.
Source: G1
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