Brazil Leads In AH1N1 Deaths
The AH1N1 flu in Brazil Brazil's Health
Ministry informed that 557 people have now
died in that country surpassing the US in
the number of fatal victims of the AH1N1
virus and taking the first place from the
United States.
Information updated by the states' health
departments put the number of deaths at at
least 581. While champion in the number of
fatal victims, the 0.29% mortality rate in
Brazil, with a population of 190 million, is
lower than that in Argentina (1.08%), Chile
(0.75) and Costa Rica (0.67%).
Data from the World Health Organization
(WHO) put Brazil in first place for the
number of deaths followed by the United
States ((522 deaths), Argentina (439) and
Mexico (179)
According to Brazil's Health Ministry. there
are now 5,206 cases of patients whose
disease was confirmed and now are being
treated for it. Brazil has earmarked US$ 1.1
billion to buy the AH1N1 flu vaccine, but
the product will only be available next year
in the country.
The situation might become much graver
because thousands of suspect cases are still
being investigated.
The new scenario may lead Brazil to skip the
annual common flu vaccination of senior
citizens, which normally starts in April. It
all will depend on the severity of the flu
during the northern hemisphere winter and on
how their population react to the
vaccination against swine flu. |
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