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Chile: Ministry of Health confirms first case of bird flu in 53-year-old man

The source of contact is being investigated and whether there are other victims in the patient’s environment in the anamnesis, according to the Ministry of Health | Fountain: AFP/Reference

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Chile’s Ministry of Health has reported the country’s first human case of avian influenza, which corresponds to a 53-year-old man. severe picture of the flu.

On the other hand, the Chilean ministry said the patient’s condition was stable “within the limits of its severity” and specified that this was the first case in history. Chile cases of avian influenza in humans reported in northern Chile.

“The patient corresponds to a 53-year-old man with severe influenza. The patient is stable within its severity,” they said.

Also Ministry of Health of Chile noted that the sanitary protocols established for the management of this disease have been activated and the relevant tests have been taken for analysis by the Institute of Public Health (ISP), which confirmed it was bird flu.

“The source of contact is being investigated and whether there are other victims in the patient’s environment in the anamnesis,” they said.

Vaccine reserve

The European Union (EU) has reserved two vaccineone from pharmaceutical company GSK and the other from Seqirus UK, in case the World Health Organization (WHO) declares an avian flu pandemic, community health spokesman Stephan de Keersmaeker said.

Brussels has separate contracts for joint purchases of these two vaccineindicated.

“In case the WHO declares a pandemic, companies will update their vaccine to respond to a virus strain,” the spokesperson added.

De Kersmecker assured that European Union “monitoring” the situation bird flu and indicated that the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control had published a risk assessment in this regard.


Source: RPP

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