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MINISTERO DELLA SALUTE: SALGONO A 178 I DECESSI CAUSATI DAL VIRUS A (H1N1) 2009


With No statement 609 the Health Sector of the Ministry of Labour, Health and Welfare are officially released the following new data:

The overall figure of deaths based on a reclassification , still work , by the regions is equal to 178 . This number includes cases for which regional health authorities have confirmed the finding of ' infection by H1N1 virus new .

Situation in Italy

Total 178 victims

Region

Abruzzo 3

Basilicata 1

Calabria 13

Campania 46

Emilia Romagna 12

Friuli Venezia Giulia 2

Lazio 13

Liguria 3

Lombardia 12

Marche 3

Molise 4

Piedmont 12

Puglia 25

Sicily 12

Toscana * 4

Umbria 3

Veneto 8

PA Bolzano 1

PA Trento 1

* data from the Tuscany region are still provisional and in the process review.

Updates

• the estimated new cases of influenza-like illness in the 50th week (December 7 to 13) are 132,000, for a total of 3,777,000 cases from October 19 Influnet when it began monitoring the current season.

• is stable, the number of emergency room visits and hospitalizations for the Acute Respiratory Syndrome, for all age groups.

• cases who needed respiratory assistance to December 18 : 448

• Percentage of cases that require respiratory assistance in Report the total of people 0.012

• In the 50th week (December 7 to 13) were administered 35,305 doses. Since the start of the vaccination campaign, a total of 749,842 first doses were administered, and 12,257 the second dos

• In total 7,423,851 doses of vaccine distributed. It is expected, since December 18, the distribution of additional 2.6 million doses of vaccines to the Regions and Autonomous Provinces .

• Total estimated cases of influenza since the beginning of the pandemic to 18 December: 3,777,000

• Total deaths related to the new influenza A/H1N1 to 18 December: 178

• Percentage of victims in relation to the total of people with influenza A: 0.0047 percent

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OMS: E' PRESTO PER DICHIARARE FINITA LA PANDEMIA

The Dr. Keiji Fukuda , A senior official of ' WHO (World Health Organization), said today during a press conference that:

" It' s too early to declare the end of the Influenza A .

currently witnessing a extension of the infection in areas such as France the Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz , the Czech Republic the Switzerland, and Russia .

Currently we can not predict the progress of the pandemic in 2010 .

"We , "Continues Dr. . Fukuda," that virus A (H1N1) 2009 not disappear in a short time . "For this reason the ' WHO is preparing to send free to countries developing supplies of vaccine donated by wealthy countries.

" E 'important " concludes Dr. . Fukuda " continue to follow closely the situation in the coming months . The winter is long and nobody knows whether could occur between now and the spring another great wave of cases ".

Il Dott. Keiji Fukuda , è stato dal 2006 al 2008, coordinatore del Global Influenza Programme dell' OMS ; nell'ottobre 2009, confermato direttore del programma, è stato nominato Special Adviser dell' OMS per l' Influenza Pandemica.

Prima di approdare all' OMS , il Dott. Fukuda è stato capo dell'Unità Epidemiologica del CDC di Atlanta (USA) dove ha accumulato una grande esperienza nel campo della ricerca scientifica sui virus influenzali.

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INFLUENZA "A" - 149 LE VITTIME CONFERMATE DAL MINISTERO IN ITALIA

at 17.00 on December 15 of the victims related to influenza A are 149. This number includes cases for which the regional health authorities have confirmed the finding of infection by H1N1 virus new .

The regions have reported so far at the Ministry 811 admissions in hospital for severe cases of influenza, of which 439 required respiratory assistance .

Emilia Romagna

	Total victims	149
	Abruzzo	3
	Basilicata	1
		10
	Lazio	14
	Liguria	4
	Lombardia	9
	Marche	1
	Molise	3
	Piedmont	8
	Puglia	19
	Sicily	11
	Tuscany	4
	Umbria	5
	Veneto	8
	PA Bolzano	a

It ended the ' December 8 the seventh deployment to the Regions and Autonomous Provinces of pandemic vaccines. The doses delivered to the Regions and Autonomous Provinces from October 12 are 7,423,851. By the end of December will reach about 10 million doses : it is expected to further delivery, as of December 18, about other 2.6 million doses, partly in unit dose .