Op 13 juli gaf de WHO deze aanbevelingen uit over terughoudendheid met vaccineren tegen de Mexicaanse friep (Varkensgriep):
Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 briefing note 2
WHO recommendations on pandemic (H1N1) 2009 vaccines
(13 JULY 2009 GENEVA)
On 7 July 2009, the Strategic Advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) on Immunization held an extraordinary meeting in Geneva to discuss issues and make recommendations related to vaccine for the pandemic (H1N1) 2009.
SAGE reviewed the current pandemic situation, the current status of seasonal vaccine production and potential A(H1N1) vaccine production capacity, and considered potential options for vaccine use.
The experts identified three different objectives that countries could adopt as part of their pandemic vaccination strategy:
protect the integrity of the health-care system and the country's critical infrastructure;
reduce morbidity and mortality;
and reduce transmission of the pandemic virus within communities.
Countries could use a variety of vaccine deployment strategies to reach these objectives but any strategy should reflect the country’s epidemiological situation, resources and ability to access vaccine, to implement vaccination campaigns in the targeted groups, and to use other non-vaccine mitigation measures.
Although the severity of the pandemic is currently considered to be moderate with most patients experiencing uncomplicated, self-limited illness, some groups such as pregnant women and persons with asthma and other chronic conditions such as morbid obesity appear to be at increased risk for severe disease and death from infection.
Since the spread of the pandemic virus is considered unstoppable, vaccine will be needed in all countries. SAGE emphasized the importance of striving to achieve equity among countries to access vaccines developed in response to the pandemic (H1N1) 2009
***The following recommendations were provided to the WHO Director-General:
All countries should immunize their health-care workers as a first priority to protect the essential health infrastructure. As vaccines available initially will not be sufficient, a step-wise approach to vaccinate particular groups may be considered. SAGE suggested the following groups for consideration, noting that countries need to determine their order of priority based on country-specific conditions: pregnant women; those aged above 6 months with one of several chronic medical conditions; healthy young adults of 15 to 49 years of age; healthy children; healthy adults of 50 to 64 years of age; and healthy adults of 65 years of age and above.
Since new technologies are involved in the production of some pandemic vaccines, which have not yet been extensively evaluated for their safety in certain population groups, it is very important to implement post-marketing surveillance of the highest possible quality. In addition, rapid sharing of the results of immunogenicity and post-marketing safety and effectiveness studies among the international community will be essential for allowing countries to make necessary adjustments to their vaccination policies.
In view of the anticipated limited vaccine availability at global level and the potential need to protect against "drifted" strains of virus, SAGE recommended that promoting production and use of vaccines such as those that are formulated with oil-in-water adjuvants and live attenuated influenza vaccines was important.
As most of the production of the seasonal vaccine for the 2009-2010 influenza season in the northern hemisphere is almost complete and is therefore unlikely to affect production of pandemic vaccine, SAGE did not consider that there was a need to recommend a "switch" from seasonal to pandemic vaccine production.
WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan endorsed the above recommendations on 11 July 2009, recognizing that they were well adapted to the current pandemic situation. She also noted that the recommendations will need to be changed if and when new evidence become available.
SAGE was established by the WHO Director-General in 1999 as the principal advisory group to WHO for vaccines and immunization. It comprises 15 members who serve in their personal capacity and represent a broad range of disciplines from around the world in the fields such as epidemiology, public health, vaccinology, paediatrics, internal medicine, infectious diseases, immunology, drug regulation, programme management, immunization delivery, and health-care administration.
Additional participants in the SAGE meeting included members of the ad hoc policy advisory working group on influenza A(H1N1) vaccine, chairs of the regional technical advisory groups and external experts. Observers included industry representatives and regulators who did not take part in the recommendation process in order to avoid conflicts of interest.
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zaterdag 25 juli 2009
woensdag 1 juli 2009
Noodmaatregelen in Argentinië vanwege varkensgriep, wereldwijd 311 doden
In de Argentijnse hoofdstad Buenos Aires zijn noodmaatregelen getroffen om een uitbraak van de Mexicaanse griep te bedwingen. Dat meldt De Volkskrant.
De schoolvakantie is verlengd en de inwoners zijn verzocht grote openbare bijeenkomsten te vermijden.
In Argentinië zijn 1587 griepgevallen gemeld. Al 26 mensen vonden er de dood door het nieuwe griepvirus.
De Volkskrant: Noodmaatregelen in Argentinië om verspreiding varkensgriep tegen te gaan
Herkomst virus?
Zieke varkens op een show in 1918 en een ongeluk waarbij wetenschappers in 1977 een “uitgestorven” virus vrij lieten komen hebben een hoofdrol gespeeld in de nieuwe variant van het varkensgriepvirus, zo schrijft de Pittsburg Tribune.
Dit hebben onderzoekers van de universiteit in Pittsburg gemeld. Mensen ouder dan 52 lijken enige immuniteit te hebben tegen het nieuwe virus, omdat ze voor 1957 resistentie hebben opgebouwd.
In de Pittsburg Tribune: “Vrijkomen van een virus in 1977 speelt rol bij huidige varkensgriep”
Besmettingen nu in 110 landen, 311 doden
De Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie (WHO) van de Verenigde Naties heeft bekendgemaakt dat meer dan 100 landen te maken hebben met de Mexicaanse griep.
Er zijn ruim 70.000 mensen besmet en er zijn 311 mensen overleden. De VN geeft een tabel met al de landen en aantal besmettingen. In hoog tempo komen er nu besmettingen bij.
WHO: Varkensgriep nu in 110 landen, 70.893 besmettingen, 311 doden
De schoolvakantie is verlengd en de inwoners zijn verzocht grote openbare bijeenkomsten te vermijden.
In Argentinië zijn 1587 griepgevallen gemeld. Al 26 mensen vonden er de dood door het nieuwe griepvirus.
De Volkskrant: Noodmaatregelen in Argentinië om verspreiding varkensgriep tegen te gaan
Herkomst virus?
Zieke varkens op een show in 1918 en een ongeluk waarbij wetenschappers in 1977 een “uitgestorven” virus vrij lieten komen hebben een hoofdrol gespeeld in de nieuwe variant van het varkensgriepvirus, zo schrijft de Pittsburg Tribune.
Dit hebben onderzoekers van de universiteit in Pittsburg gemeld. Mensen ouder dan 52 lijken enige immuniteit te hebben tegen het nieuwe virus, omdat ze voor 1957 resistentie hebben opgebouwd.
In de Pittsburg Tribune: “Vrijkomen van een virus in 1977 speelt rol bij huidige varkensgriep”
Besmettingen nu in 110 landen, 311 doden
De Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie (WHO) van de Verenigde Naties heeft bekendgemaakt dat meer dan 100 landen te maken hebben met de Mexicaanse griep.
Er zijn ruim 70.000 mensen besmet en er zijn 311 mensen overleden. De VN geeft een tabel met al de landen en aantal besmettingen. In hoog tempo komen er nu besmettingen bij.
WHO: Varkensgriep nu in 110 landen, 70.893 besmettingen, 311 doden
vrijdag 22 mei 2009
UN puts Southern hemisphere on alert for A(H1N1) virus
UN HEALTH AGENCY CHIEF PUTS SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE ON ALERT FOR A(H1N1) VIRUS
Health authorities around the world need to be vigilant as the influenza A(H1N1) virus meets seasonal flu viruses flowing through the yet unaffected Southern Hemisphere, warned the head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today.
“The current winter season gives influenza viruses an opportunity to inter-mingle and possibly exchange their genetic material in unpredictable ways,” WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said in her closing remarks to the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
One month after the outbreak of the new flu, WHO expects it to continue spreading to new countries and within nations already affected over the coming weeks.
According to WHO, as of this morning, some 42 countries had officially reported 11,168 cases of the infection, including 86 deaths.
However, Dr. Chan noted that the pandemic alert level remains at Phase 5 – on a six-point warning scale – meaning that sustained human-to-human transmission of the virus on a community level is mostly restricted to a single geographic region, in this case North America.
During the high-level consultation on pandemic influenza, several delegations called on WHO to consider criteria other than geographical spread when evaluating the phases of influenza pandemic alert.
Dr. Chan stressed that up to now, the new virus has largely circulated in the Northern Hemisphere, where epidemics of seasonal influenza should be winding down.
“We need to watch the behaviour of A(H1N1) very carefully as it encounters other influenza viruses circulating during the winter season in the Southern Hemisphere,” she said. “The current winter season gives influenza viruses an opportunity to inter-mingle and possibly exchange their genetic material in unpredictable ways.”
Although WHO does not predict a dramatic jump of severe or fatal infections, Dr. Chan warned that countries where the virus is already widespread should expect to see more cases of this type of infection.
“But countries, especially in the developing world, where populations are most vulnerable, should prepare to see more than the present small number of severe cases, which are being picked up under the best detection and testing conditions possible.”
The week-long Assembly gathered officials from WHO’s 193 member countries for an annual review of the agency’s activities and to set new priorities for the future. On its agenda this week were implementation of the International Health Regulations; primary health care, including health system strengthening; social determinants of health; and monitoring the achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
(UN: May 22, 2009)
Mexico
De Volkskrant meldt intussen dat in Mexico-stad al een week geen nieuwe griepbesmettingen meer geconstateerd zijn.
“Het is volgens burgemeester Marcelo Ebrard niet meer nodig in het openbaar mondkapjes te dragen. Hij raadt de bevolking wel aan op drukke plaatsen als scholen en de metro hygiëne in acht te nemen en een 'gezondheidscultuur' uit te dragen,” zo meldt de krant.
Mexico-stad: griep onder controle
Health authorities around the world need to be vigilant as the influenza A(H1N1) virus meets seasonal flu viruses flowing through the yet unaffected Southern Hemisphere, warned the head of the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) today.
“The current winter season gives influenza viruses an opportunity to inter-mingle and possibly exchange their genetic material in unpredictable ways,” WHO Director-General Margaret Chan said in her closing remarks to the World Health Assembly in Geneva.
One month after the outbreak of the new flu, WHO expects it to continue spreading to new countries and within nations already affected over the coming weeks.
According to WHO, as of this morning, some 42 countries had officially reported 11,168 cases of the infection, including 86 deaths.
However, Dr. Chan noted that the pandemic alert level remains at Phase 5 – on a six-point warning scale – meaning that sustained human-to-human transmission of the virus on a community level is mostly restricted to a single geographic region, in this case North America.
During the high-level consultation on pandemic influenza, several delegations called on WHO to consider criteria other than geographical spread when evaluating the phases of influenza pandemic alert.
Dr. Chan stressed that up to now, the new virus has largely circulated in the Northern Hemisphere, where epidemics of seasonal influenza should be winding down.
“We need to watch the behaviour of A(H1N1) very carefully as it encounters other influenza viruses circulating during the winter season in the Southern Hemisphere,” she said. “The current winter season gives influenza viruses an opportunity to inter-mingle and possibly exchange their genetic material in unpredictable ways.”
Although WHO does not predict a dramatic jump of severe or fatal infections, Dr. Chan warned that countries where the virus is already widespread should expect to see more cases of this type of infection.
“But countries, especially in the developing world, where populations are most vulnerable, should prepare to see more than the present small number of severe cases, which are being picked up under the best detection and testing conditions possible.”
The week-long Assembly gathered officials from WHO’s 193 member countries for an annual review of the agency’s activities and to set new priorities for the future. On its agenda this week were implementation of the International Health Regulations; primary health care, including health system strengthening; social determinants of health; and monitoring the achievement of the health-related Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
(UN: May 22, 2009)
Mexico
De Volkskrant meldt intussen dat in Mexico-stad al een week geen nieuwe griepbesmettingen meer geconstateerd zijn.
“Het is volgens burgemeester Marcelo Ebrard niet meer nodig in het openbaar mondkapjes te dragen. Hij raadt de bevolking wel aan op drukke plaatsen als scholen en de metro hygiëne in acht te nemen en een 'gezondheidscultuur' uit te dragen,” zo meldt de krant.
Mexico-stad: griep onder controle
dinsdag 28 april 2009
UN swine flu alert remains at phase 4 amid rising infections
The deadly H1N1 influenza virus that’s fueling fears of a global pandemic is a hybrid of two common pig flu strains, scientists who have studied the disease told Tuesday. Earlier reports called it a combination of pig, human and avian influenza strains, Wired Science reports.
"The findings may resolve some uncertainty about the nature of the virus, but much is still unknown about its origins and effects."
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/swine...
De Verenigde Naties hebben dinsdag bekendgemaakt dat alarmfase 4 voor een pandemie van kracht blijft vanwege de uitbraak van varkensgriep.
UN SWINE FLU PANDEMIC ALERT REMAINS AT PHASE 4 AMID RISING INFECTIONS
The international influenza pandemic alert remains at phase four, on a six-level warning scale, the United Nations health agency said today, as the count of swine flu infections continues to rise.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that at present there are 79 cases – up from yesterday’s tally of 73 – worldwide of the strain of the new H1N1 influenza, otherwise known as swine flu because the strain is thought to have originated from pigs.
The virus has infected 40 people across the United States, 26 in Mexico and 6 in Canada, according to WHO, which also noted that there are verified reports of 2 cases in Spain, 2 in the United Kingdom and 3 in New Zealand.
“There have been seven deaths among this total number of cases, all of which are reported in Mexico,” WHO Assistant Director-General Keiji Fukuda told reporters in Geneva.
Mr. Fukuda pointed out that the number of swine flu infections WHO reports are only of laboratory confirmed cases specific to the virus and not the suspected numbers of H1N1 human contaminations presented in the media.
Although WHO has determined that the disease has spread to a number of different countries, it is only in Mexico that swine flu has reached sustained levels of person-to-person infections, which warrants a phase 4 alert.
Mr. Fukuda highlighted that the phase 4 alert recognises the increased risk of a pandemic, but does not mean the virus will necessarily spread to different countries and be transmitted to large numbers of people.
“It is too early to say that pandemic is inevitable but it is a possibility,” he said, adding that it is also too early to determine the origins of this new strain of the influenza virus.
He noted there is still no good explanation as to why cases of the infection in Mexico have appeared more severe than in other countries.
Although the evolution of the outbreak into a pandemic is not certain, Mr. Fukuda underscored the importance for countries to prepare themselves for the possibility of the global spread of the disease.
“We are beginning to focus on the anticipated needs of developing countries if the pandemic should develop,” he said. “We know from the analysis of past pandemics and we also know from many infectious diseases and health problems that the poor and the developing countries are the ones that really get hit the hardest.”
Developing countries also have the least resources to deal with a health emergency, warned Mr. Fukuda, while calling on the international community to help meet the demands a crisis may place on the poor.
WHO is working to facilitate the process needed to develop a vaccine effective against the swine flu virus, which the agency noted could take around 4 to 6 months. In addition, several more months would be needed to produce a suitably large amount of the vaccine.
(UN: April 28, 2009)
Vogelpest en Hongkong griep
Sinds begin 2004 zijn er meer dan 65 mensen overleden aan het vogelpestvirus. Varianten ervan zijn zeer gevaarlijk. Daarnaast kunnen er mensen aan zijn overleden zonder dat dit ooit is vastgesteld.
Een bestaand virus kan evolueren in een subtype. Dat laatste is gebeurd met het H2N2 virus dat uiteindelijk evolueerde in het subtype H3N2.
Hierdoor brak de Hongkong griep uit in 1968, die een wereldwijde pandemie veroorzaakte, waarbij volgens verschillende bronnen zeker 500.000 dodelijke slachtoffers vielen.
"The findings may resolve some uncertainty about the nature of the virus, but much is still unknown about its origins and effects."
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/04/swine...
De Verenigde Naties hebben dinsdag bekendgemaakt dat alarmfase 4 voor een pandemie van kracht blijft vanwege de uitbraak van varkensgriep.
UN SWINE FLU PANDEMIC ALERT REMAINS AT PHASE 4 AMID RISING INFECTIONS
The international influenza pandemic alert remains at phase four, on a six-level warning scale, the United Nations health agency said today, as the count of swine flu infections continues to rise.
The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that at present there are 79 cases – up from yesterday’s tally of 73 – worldwide of the strain of the new H1N1 influenza, otherwise known as swine flu because the strain is thought to have originated from pigs.
The virus has infected 40 people across the United States, 26 in Mexico and 6 in Canada, according to WHO, which also noted that there are verified reports of 2 cases in Spain, 2 in the United Kingdom and 3 in New Zealand.
“There have been seven deaths among this total number of cases, all of which are reported in Mexico,” WHO Assistant Director-General Keiji Fukuda told reporters in Geneva.
Mr. Fukuda pointed out that the number of swine flu infections WHO reports are only of laboratory confirmed cases specific to the virus and not the suspected numbers of H1N1 human contaminations presented in the media.
Although WHO has determined that the disease has spread to a number of different countries, it is only in Mexico that swine flu has reached sustained levels of person-to-person infections, which warrants a phase 4 alert.
Mr. Fukuda highlighted that the phase 4 alert recognises the increased risk of a pandemic, but does not mean the virus will necessarily spread to different countries and be transmitted to large numbers of people.
“It is too early to say that pandemic is inevitable but it is a possibility,” he said, adding that it is also too early to determine the origins of this new strain of the influenza virus.
He noted there is still no good explanation as to why cases of the infection in Mexico have appeared more severe than in other countries.
Although the evolution of the outbreak into a pandemic is not certain, Mr. Fukuda underscored the importance for countries to prepare themselves for the possibility of the global spread of the disease.
“We are beginning to focus on the anticipated needs of developing countries if the pandemic should develop,” he said. “We know from the analysis of past pandemics and we also know from many infectious diseases and health problems that the poor and the developing countries are the ones that really get hit the hardest.”
Developing countries also have the least resources to deal with a health emergency, warned Mr. Fukuda, while calling on the international community to help meet the demands a crisis may place on the poor.
WHO is working to facilitate the process needed to develop a vaccine effective against the swine flu virus, which the agency noted could take around 4 to 6 months. In addition, several more months would be needed to produce a suitably large amount of the vaccine.
(UN: April 28, 2009)
Vogelpest en Hongkong griep
Sinds begin 2004 zijn er meer dan 65 mensen overleden aan het vogelpestvirus. Varianten ervan zijn zeer gevaarlijk. Daarnaast kunnen er mensen aan zijn overleden zonder dat dit ooit is vastgesteld.
Een bestaand virus kan evolueren in een subtype. Dat laatste is gebeurd met het H2N2 virus dat uiteindelijk evolueerde in het subtype H3N2.
Hierdoor brak de Hongkong griep uit in 1968, die een wereldwijde pandemie veroorzaakte, waarbij volgens verschillende bronnen zeker 500.000 dodelijke slachtoffers vielen.
maandag 27 april 2009
UN considering raising global pandemic alert level due to swine flue spread
Maandag besluiten de VN of de alarmfase opgevoerd gaat worden naar fase 4 of 5 vanwege de uitbraak van varkensgriep.
UN CONSIDERING RAISING GLOBAL PANDEMIC ALERT LEVEL DUE TO SWINE FLU SPREAD
With swine flu infections now confirmed in four different countries, the United Nations health agency may raise the international pandemic alert today to phase 4 or 5 – out of six – for the first time since the current warning system was introduced in 2005 for the avian influenza crisis.
The emergency committee, established by the World Health Organization (WHO) to advise on the recent outbreak of the deadly new strand of the flu virus, is currently meeting to determine the status of the pandemic alert level.
WHO reported that there are confirmed cases in Canada, Mexico, Spain and the United States, and there are rumours of the infection spreading to others.
“We now have 40 reported cases in the United States and approximately 26 in Mexico, others in Canada and we now have a verified case in Spain,” a WHO spokesperson told reporters in Geneva.
Phase 5 of the WHO pandemic alert levels is characterized by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region.
“The declaration of Phase 5 is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short,” says the agency’s website.
The geographic spread and the increasing number of human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) has brought forward the second meeting of the WHO emergency committee to today.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also expressed concern over the virus, noting that under WHO Director-General Margaret Chan, “the UN system is actively working with all concerned Governments, especially those of Mexico and the United States, to rapidly scale up support in controlling the outbreak.”
Zie ook voor meer informatie de site van de WHO
http://www.who.int/en/
Zie ook
Situatie varkensgriep wereldwijd alarmerend, Tamiflu blijkt effectief
Post van zondag
The warning of the UN: Swine flu outbreak has pandemic potential, warns UN health agency
UN CONSIDERING RAISING GLOBAL PANDEMIC ALERT LEVEL DUE TO SWINE FLU SPREAD
With swine flu infections now confirmed in four different countries, the United Nations health agency may raise the international pandemic alert today to phase 4 or 5 – out of six – for the first time since the current warning system was introduced in 2005 for the avian influenza crisis.
The emergency committee, established by the World Health Organization (WHO) to advise on the recent outbreak of the deadly new strand of the flu virus, is currently meeting to determine the status of the pandemic alert level.
WHO reported that there are confirmed cases in Canada, Mexico, Spain and the United States, and there are rumours of the infection spreading to others.
“We now have 40 reported cases in the United States and approximately 26 in Mexico, others in Canada and we now have a verified case in Spain,” a WHO spokesperson told reporters in Geneva.
Phase 5 of the WHO pandemic alert levels is characterized by human-to-human spread of the virus into at least two countries in one WHO region.
“The declaration of Phase 5 is a strong signal that a pandemic is imminent and that the time to finalize the organization, communication, and implementation of the planned mitigation measures is short,” says the agency’s website.
The geographic spread and the increasing number of human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) has brought forward the second meeting of the WHO emergency committee to today.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also expressed concern over the virus, noting that under WHO Director-General Margaret Chan, “the UN system is actively working with all concerned Governments, especially those of Mexico and the United States, to rapidly scale up support in controlling the outbreak.”
Zie ook voor meer informatie de site van de WHO
http://www.who.int/en/
Zie ook
Situatie varkensgriep wereldwijd alarmerend, Tamiflu blijkt effectief
Post van zondag
The warning of the UN: Swine flu outbreak has pandemic potential, warns UN health agency
zondag 26 april 2009
The warning of the UN: Swine flu outbreak has pandemic potential, warns UN health agency
The head of the United Nations health agency today warned that the recent outbreak of a deadly new strain of the flu virus, known as swine flu, reported in parts of Mexico and the United States, has the potential to become a pandemic.
According to media reports, the new infection is suspected to have killed more than 60 people in three Mexican cities and sickened at least eight people in the border states of California and Texas in the US. The virus may have also spread to New York and Kansas.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan noted that the situation is evolving quickly. "We do not yet have a complete picture of the epidemiology or the risk, including possible spread beyond the currently affected areas."
Although WHO can not predict whether the recent outbreak will become pandemic on the basis of current evidence, the agency said the swine flu cases in Mexico and the US are of the same genetic animal strain of the H1N1 virus. The animal virus has begun infecting people, giving it pandemic potential.
WHO epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists operating in offices around the world reported no indication of similar outbreaks in other regions at present, noted Ms. Chan.
She told reporters in Geneva, however, that "this is a serious situation which must be watched very closely."
All of the eight people reported to have contracted the virus in the US have recovered and the cases have been mild, but in Mexico "we are seeing a range of severity from mild to severe and some deaths."
The Director-General urged health officials within countries to be alert to outbreaks of influenza like illness or pneumonia, especially if they occur outside the normal flu season, and to note excess cases of severe or fatal flu like illness in groups other than young children and the elderly, who are usually at highest risk.
Both Mexico and the US are working closely with WHO to address the newly emerging infection, and a meeting was convened today of an emergency committee to evaluate the evidence and advise Ms. Chan on an appropriate course of action.
"The committee will also advise me on whether WHO needs to introduce any temporary measures in the interest of protecting international health," said Ms. Chan.
Based on immediate advice from the committee, the Director-General has determined that the outbreak constitutes a phase 3, of six phases, public health emergency of international concern.
(Bron: UN: Apr 25, 2009 )
Zie ook:
Gezondheid: Varkensgriep en maatregelen
Wereldwijde ongerustheid over varkensgriep, meer gevallen in VS verwacht
According to media reports, the new infection is suspected to have killed more than 60 people in three Mexican cities and sickened at least eight people in the border states of California and Texas in the US. The virus may have also spread to New York and Kansas.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan noted that the situation is evolving quickly. "We do not yet have a complete picture of the epidemiology or the risk, including possible spread beyond the currently affected areas."
Although WHO can not predict whether the recent outbreak will become pandemic on the basis of current evidence, the agency said the swine flu cases in Mexico and the US are of the same genetic animal strain of the H1N1 virus. The animal virus has begun infecting people, giving it pandemic potential.
WHO epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists operating in offices around the world reported no indication of similar outbreaks in other regions at present, noted Ms. Chan.
She told reporters in Geneva, however, that "this is a serious situation which must be watched very closely."
All of the eight people reported to have contracted the virus in the US have recovered and the cases have been mild, but in Mexico "we are seeing a range of severity from mild to severe and some deaths."
The Director-General urged health officials within countries to be alert to outbreaks of influenza like illness or pneumonia, especially if they occur outside the normal flu season, and to note excess cases of severe or fatal flu like illness in groups other than young children and the elderly, who are usually at highest risk.
Both Mexico and the US are working closely with WHO to address the newly emerging infection, and a meeting was convened today of an emergency committee to evaluate the evidence and advise Ms. Chan on an appropriate course of action.
"The committee will also advise me on whether WHO needs to introduce any temporary measures in the interest of protecting international health," said Ms. Chan.
Based on immediate advice from the committee, the Director-General has determined that the outbreak constitutes a phase 3, of six phases, public health emergency of international concern.
(Bron: UN: Apr 25, 2009 )
Zie ook:
Gezondheid: Varkensgriep en maatregelen
Wereldwijde ongerustheid over varkensgriep, meer gevallen in VS verwacht
Wereldwijde ongerustheid over varkensgriep, meer gevallen in VS verwacht
Wereldwijd zijn maatregelen genomen voor de import van varkensvlees. In de VS zijn nu 20 mensen met H1N1 besmet. Alle eerder gemeldde 11 besmette mensen in de VS zijn hersteld of herstellende, zo meldt het dagblad Trouw.
In Trouw: Wereldwijde bezorgheid over varkensgriep
Het Journaal meldt: “Geen griepgevallen in Europa bekend (26-04-2009; 15:09)”
De Europese Commissie zegt dat er nog geen gevallen van Mexicaanse varkensgriep in Europa zijn geconstateerd. De Commissie heeft doorlopend contact met autoriteiten in Mexico en de VS en met de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie.
http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2009/4/26/260409_griep_europa.html
Het Journaal bericht verder: “Veel onbekend over nieuwe virus”
http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2009/4/26/260409_varkensgriep_vijf_vragen.html
Wereldwijd zijn maatregelen getroffen voor de import van varkensvlees vanwege de varkensgriep. In de VS zijn nu 20 mensen met H1N1 besmet.
Alle eerder gemeldde 11 besmette mensen in de VS zijn hersteld of herstellende, zo meldt Trouw.
The New York Times schrijft dat er nu 20 gevallen in VS zijn geconstateerd, er worden meer besmettingen verwacht:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/27flu.html?ref=world)
Het Journaal bericht dat men in Spanje extra alert is:
http://player.nos.nl/index.php/media/play/tcmid/tcm:5-509678/)
De Wereldgezondheidorganisatie “Influenza-like illness in the United States, Mexico”26 April 2009 -- WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic.
http://www.who.int/en/
Laatste nieuws van de WHO: ze hebben onder meer specialisten naar Mexico gestuurd
Swine flu illness in the United States and Mexico - update 2
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_04_26/en/index.html
Informatie van het Europese Centrum voor Ziektepreventie en Controle
http://ecdc.europa.eu/
Informatie van de WHO over de varkensgriep
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
Advies van het RIVM
http://www.rivm.nl/persberichten/2009/varkensgriep.jsp
Zeer uitgebreide informatie wordt verzorgd door de BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8019566.stm
Zie ook
Uitbraak varkensgriep Mexico maakt angst voor wereldwijde pandemie los
VN waarschuwt voor mogelijke pandemie varkensgriep
The warning of the UN: Swine flu outbreak has pandemic potential, warns UN health agency
In Trouw: Wereldwijde bezorgheid over varkensgriep
Het Journaal meldt: “Geen griepgevallen in Europa bekend (26-04-2009; 15:09)”
De Europese Commissie zegt dat er nog geen gevallen van Mexicaanse varkensgriep in Europa zijn geconstateerd. De Commissie heeft doorlopend contact met autoriteiten in Mexico en de VS en met de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie.
http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2009/4/26/260409_griep_europa.html
Het Journaal bericht verder: “Veel onbekend over nieuwe virus”
http://www.nos.nl/nosjournaal/artikelen/2009/4/26/260409_varkensgriep_vijf_vragen.html
Wereldwijd zijn maatregelen getroffen voor de import van varkensvlees vanwege de varkensgriep. In de VS zijn nu 20 mensen met H1N1 besmet.
Alle eerder gemeldde 11 besmette mensen in de VS zijn hersteld of herstellende, zo meldt Trouw.
The New York Times schrijft dat er nu 20 gevallen in VS zijn geconstateerd, er worden meer besmettingen verwacht:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/27/world/27flu.html?ref=world)
Het Journaal bericht dat men in Spanje extra alert is:
http://player.nos.nl/index.php/media/play/tcmid/tcm:5-509678/)
De Wereldgezondheidorganisatie “Influenza-like illness in the United States, Mexico”26 April 2009 -- WHO is coordinating the global response to human cases of swine influenza A (H1N1) and monitoring the corresponding threat of an influenza pandemic.
http://www.who.int/en/
Laatste nieuws van de WHO: ze hebben onder meer specialisten naar Mexico gestuurd
Swine flu illness in the United States and Mexico - update 2
http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_04_26/en/index.html
Informatie van het Europese Centrum voor Ziektepreventie en Controle
http://ecdc.europa.eu/
Informatie van de WHO over de varkensgriep
http://www.who.int/csr/disease/swineflu/en/index.html
Advies van het RIVM
http://www.rivm.nl/persberichten/2009/varkensgriep.jsp
Zeer uitgebreide informatie wordt verzorgd door de BBC
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8019566.stm
Zie ook
Uitbraak varkensgriep Mexico maakt angst voor wereldwijde pandemie los
VN waarschuwt voor mogelijke pandemie varkensgriep
The warning of the UN: Swine flu outbreak has pandemic potential, warns UN health agency
zaterdag 25 april 2009
Uitbraak varkensgriep Mexico maakt angst voor wereldwijde pandemie los
In Mexico is een nieuwe variant van varkensgriep uitgebroken. Er zijn tientallen slachtoffers gevallen en de epidemie heeft zich naar de Verenigde Staten uitgebreid, aldus Britse media.
De Britse krant the Guardian meldt: “Mexico swine flu outbreak triggers global pandemic fears: Up to 70 dead as swine flu outbreak sweeps Mexico, crosses US border and prompts worldwide pandemic panic”.
De Mexicaanse overheid heeft intussen alle scholen in de hoofdstad gesloten vanwege de uitbraak van een besmettelijk virus.
Het virus zou een zeer unieke mutatie zijn van een aantal andere virussen. Er zitten delen in van Noord-Amerikaanse én Euraziatische varkenspest, vogelgriep en gewone mensengriep, aldus FOKNieuws.
The Guardian schrijft: “Scientists have long feared that a new flu virus could launch a worldwide pandemic. Evolving when different flu viruses infect a pig, a person or a bird, mingling their genetic material, the hybrid could spread quickly because people would have no natural defences.”
The New York Times meldt: “The World Health Organization decided not raise the pandemic alert level in the wake of a swine flu outbreak in Mexico.”
De Volkskrant bericht zaterdagavond laat dat de WHO voor een pandemie van varkensgriep vreest.
De krant schrijft: “De uitbraak van een nieuwe variant van de varkensgriep vormt een ‘ernstige situatie’, aldus het hoofd van de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie zaterdag. Nadat varkensgriep tientallen slachtoffers in Mexico heeft geëist, is het virus waarschijnlijk ook in de Verenigde Staten uitgebroken.”
“The World Health Organisation decided not raise the pandemic alert level in the wake of a swine flu outbreak in Mexico, while public health officials in the United States said they would continue to monitor the virus, which appeared to be spreading,” alsdus The New York Times.
The Guardian meldde eerder zaterdag dat er 8 gevallen in Californië en Texas zijn geconstateerd. het zou hier gaan om een milde vorm van het virus.
The Guardian over de uitbraak van deze griep”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/25/swine-flu-mexico
In De Volkskrant
http://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/article1188532.ece/WHO_vreest_pandemie_varkensgriep
In The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/americas/26flu.html?_r=1&em
De Britse krant the Guardian meldt: “Mexico swine flu outbreak triggers global pandemic fears: Up to 70 dead as swine flu outbreak sweeps Mexico, crosses US border and prompts worldwide pandemic panic”.
De Mexicaanse overheid heeft intussen alle scholen in de hoofdstad gesloten vanwege de uitbraak van een besmettelijk virus.
Het virus zou een zeer unieke mutatie zijn van een aantal andere virussen. Er zitten delen in van Noord-Amerikaanse én Euraziatische varkenspest, vogelgriep en gewone mensengriep, aldus FOKNieuws.
The Guardian schrijft: “Scientists have long feared that a new flu virus could launch a worldwide pandemic. Evolving when different flu viruses infect a pig, a person or a bird, mingling their genetic material, the hybrid could spread quickly because people would have no natural defences.”
The New York Times meldt: “The World Health Organization decided not raise the pandemic alert level in the wake of a swine flu outbreak in Mexico.”
De Volkskrant bericht zaterdagavond laat dat de WHO voor een pandemie van varkensgriep vreest.
De krant schrijft: “De uitbraak van een nieuwe variant van de varkensgriep vormt een ‘ernstige situatie’, aldus het hoofd van de Wereldgezondheidsorganisatie zaterdag. Nadat varkensgriep tientallen slachtoffers in Mexico heeft geëist, is het virus waarschijnlijk ook in de Verenigde Staten uitgebroken.”
“The World Health Organisation decided not raise the pandemic alert level in the wake of a swine flu outbreak in Mexico, while public health officials in the United States said they would continue to monitor the virus, which appeared to be spreading,” alsdus The New York Times.
The Guardian meldde eerder zaterdag dat er 8 gevallen in Californië en Texas zijn geconstateerd. het zou hier gaan om een milde vorm van het virus.
The Guardian over de uitbraak van deze griep”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/apr/25/swine-flu-mexico
In De Volkskrant
http://www.volkskrant.nl/buitenland/article1188532.ece/WHO_vreest_pandemie_varkensgriep
In The New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/americas/26flu.html?_r=1&em
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