Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BRASILIA685
2009-06-02 21:10:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Brasilia
Cable title:
H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #14
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UNCLAS BRASILIA 000685
DEPT FOR OES/IHB AMBASSADOR LOFTIS
DEPT FOR WHA/BSC
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
KFLO, KPAO, TF, BR
SUBJECT: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #14
(U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY.
UNCLAS BRASILIA 000685
DEPT FOR OES/IHB AMBASSADOR LOFTIS
DEPT FOR WHA/BSC
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
KFLO, KPAO, TF, BR
SUBJECT: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #14
(U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY.
1. (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil
regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak.
NEW REPORTED CASES:
2. As of June 2, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting
21 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus spread throughout six of
the country's 26 states and the federal district: Sao Paulo (9
cases),Rio de Janeiro (5 cases),Santa Catarina (4 cases),Minas
Gerais (1 case),Rio Grande do Sul (1 case),and Tocantins (1 case).
Of these cases, 14 have come from individuals infected while
travelling outside the country, and seven have resulted from
domestic person to person transmission. Health officials are also
monitoring 21 suspected cases in nine states plus the federal
district. Four American Citizens are still in quarantine in a
hospital in Tocatins, one with a confirmed case of H1N1. Hospital
contacts expect all four to be released tomorrow.
BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT'S RECENT ACTIONS:
3. The most recent case of H1N1 in Brazil was contracted by a day
care employee in the city of Campinas, 58 miles northwest of the
city of Sao Paulo. The day care facility has an enrollment of 30
children. Health officials are monitoring the children, as well as
other day care employees and individuals who have been in contact
with the infected person. The Ministry of Health has also
recommended that the day care suspend activities for 10 days.
DEVELOPMENTS WITH MISSION BRAZIL:
4. The U.S. Consulate General in Sao Paulo received a report from
one of Brazil's influenza reference hospitals indicating that the
number of actual H1N1 cases in Brazil might be higher than the
Brazilian Government is reporting. Contacts from the hospital
report that the Ministry of Health is using very strict standards to
confirm cases of H1N1, which may be resulting in a degree of
underreporting.
SOBEL
DEPT FOR OES/IHB AMBASSADOR LOFTIS
DEPT FOR WHA/BSC
USDA PASS TO APHIS
HHS PASS TO CDC
HHS FOR OGHA
SENSITIVE
SIPDIS
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
KFLO, KPAO, TF, BR
SUBJECT: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #14
(U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY.
1. (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil
regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak.
NEW REPORTED CASES:
2. As of June 2, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health is reporting
21 confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu virus spread throughout six of
the country's 26 states and the federal district: Sao Paulo (9
cases),Rio de Janeiro (5 cases),Santa Catarina (4 cases),Minas
Gerais (1 case),Rio Grande do Sul (1 case),and Tocantins (1 case).
Of these cases, 14 have come from individuals infected while
travelling outside the country, and seven have resulted from
domestic person to person transmission. Health officials are also
monitoring 21 suspected cases in nine states plus the federal
district. Four American Citizens are still in quarantine in a
hospital in Tocatins, one with a confirmed case of H1N1. Hospital
contacts expect all four to be released tomorrow.
BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT'S RECENT ACTIONS:
3. The most recent case of H1N1 in Brazil was contracted by a day
care employee in the city of Campinas, 58 miles northwest of the
city of Sao Paulo. The day care facility has an enrollment of 30
children. Health officials are monitoring the children, as well as
other day care employees and individuals who have been in contact
with the infected person. The Ministry of Health has also
recommended that the day care suspend activities for 10 days.
DEVELOPMENTS WITH MISSION BRAZIL:
4. The U.S. Consulate General in Sao Paulo received a report from
one of Brazil's influenza reference hospitals indicating that the
number of actual H1N1 cases in Brazil might be higher than the
Brazilian Government is reporting. Contacts from the hospital
report that the Ministry of Health is using very strict standards to
confirm cases of H1N1, which may be resulting in a degree of
underreporting.
SOBEL