Sebastian A. Rivers and Soledad Vallejos THE NATION "I think the national emergency that would have declared yesterday," said Dr. Eduardo Lopez, head of the Department of Medicine Gutiérrez hospital, in a panel of experts convened by THE NATION, which discussed the impact on Argentina of the epidemic of influenza A (H1N1).
At night, the Ministry of Health THE NATION reported three new deaths and 99 cases associated with this virus, bringing the total numbers of deaths and confirmed cases rises to 26 and 1587, respectively. The Health Minister Graciela Ocana , announced the formation of a national commission for monitoring cases, which involve scientific institutions to assess the evolution of the epidemic.
next week, with date to be confirmed, it provides a new crisis committee meeting.
to experts consulted by THE NATION, it is possible that the peak of the epidemic is reached in the coming weeks, simultaneously with the time greater incidence of seasonal respiratory illness. It is estimated that the number of cases will increase significantly and so will the number of deaths.
Factors such as a shift towards more aggressive treatment strategies, along with the decentralization of virological analysis of the samples (which yesterday was confirmed by Ocaña) and the provision of antiviral drugs could help curb the increasing incidence of complications and deaths associated with the disease.
In this context, the possibility of declaring a state of national health emergency should be considered by the authorities of the area, agreed the experts consulted by THE NATION.
addition to Dr. Eduardo Lopez, attended the roundtable Dr. Jorge San Juan, coordinator of the Emergency Committee of the Ministry of Health Epidemiology Buenos Aires, Dr. Vilma Savy, chief of the Respiratory Virus Service Malbrán Institute, and Dr. Horacio López, head of the Infectious Disease Specialist career at UBA.
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