Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09BRASILIA824
2009-06-26 20:30:00
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Embassy Brasilia
Cable title:
H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #16 - AMCIT
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UNCLAS BRASILIA 000824
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 #16 - AMCIT
DEATH SUSPECTED TO BE H1N1 RELATED
(U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET
DISTRIBUTION. PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY.
UNCLAS BRASILIA 000824
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 #16 - AMCIT
DEATH SUSPECTED TO BE H1N1 RELATED
(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.
NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS:
2. (SBU) Consular Section Sao Paulo is receiving early reports that
a visiting American citizen has passed away in Rio Grande do Sul
State. H1N1 is the suspected, but unconfirmed, cause of death. ACS
officers are actively trying to confirm details of the case.
NEW REPORTED CASES:
3. (SBU) As of June 23, 2009, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has
confirmed 452 cases of the H1N1 virus spread throughout 19 of the
country's 26 states and the federal district: Sao Paulo (217 cases),
Rio de Janeiro (48 cases),Santa Catarina (40 cases),Mato Grosso (3
cases),Minas Gerais (59 cases),Tocantins (4 cases),Rio Grande do
Sul (28 cases),Alagoas (1 case),Bahia (4 cases),Ceara (1 case),
Federal District (14 cases),Espirito Santo (8 cases),Goiais (4
cases),Maranhao (1 case),Parana (9 cases),Paraiba (2 cases),
Pernambuco (1 case),Rio Grande do Norte (1 case),Sergipe (4
cases). The rate of spread of the virus throughout the country has
been accelerating, though fortunately it remains relatively mild.
BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT'S RECENT ACTIONS:
4. (SBU) On June 22nd the Brazilian National Sanitary Vigilance
Agency (ANVISA) announced new measures to be adopted in ports and
airports nationwide. Among these measures is the implementation of a
traveler's health declaration for people traveling from MERCOSUL
countries. These passengers will be required to present this form
upon entry into Brazil. Airlines will also be obligated to provide
a list of passengers presenting with symptoms upon arrival. On June
23, Brazilian Minister of Health Jose Gomes Temporao recommended
that people over sixty, children under two, pregnant women, men and
women with diabetes, chronic lung or kidney illnesses, and
immunodeficient patients should delay travel to the United States,
Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Australia due to the high rate
of spread of H1N1 within these countries.
5. (SBU) Minister Temporao also stressed that compliance with local
health officials is critical while emphasizing that Brazil is not
experiencing sustained human-to-human transmission of the H1N1
virus.
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 #16 - AMCIT
DEATH SUSPECTED TO BE H1N1 RELATED
(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.
NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS:
2. (SBU) Consular Section Sao Paulo is receiving early reports that
a visiting American citizen has passed away in Rio Grande do Sul
State. H1N1 is the suspected, but unconfirmed, cause of death. ACS
officers are actively trying to confirm details of the case.
NEW REPORTED CASES:
3. (SBU) As of June 23, 2009, the Brazilian Ministry of Health has
confirmed 452 cases of the H1N1 virus spread throughout 19 of the
country's 26 states and the federal district: Sao Paulo (217 cases),
Rio de Janeiro (48 cases),Santa Catarina (40 cases),Mato Grosso (3
cases),Minas Gerais (59 cases),Tocantins (4 cases),Rio Grande do
Sul (28 cases),Alagoas (1 case),Bahia (4 cases),Ceara (1 case),
Federal District (14 cases),Espirito Santo (8 cases),Goiais (4
cases),Maranhao (1 case),Parana (9 cases),Paraiba (2 cases),
Pernambuco (1 case),Rio Grande do Norte (1 case),Sergipe (4
cases). The rate of spread of the virus throughout the country has
been accelerating, though fortunately it remains relatively mild.
BRAZILIAN GOVERNMENT'S RECENT ACTIONS:
4. (SBU) On June 22nd the Brazilian National Sanitary Vigilance
Agency (ANVISA) announced new measures to be adopted in ports and
airports nationwide. Among these measures is the implementation of a
traveler's health declaration for people traveling from MERCOSUL
countries. These passengers will be required to present this form
upon entry into Brazil. Airlines will also be obligated to provide
a list of passengers presenting with symptoms upon arrival. On June
23, Brazilian Minister of Health Jose Gomes Temporao recommended
that people over sixty, children under two, pregnant women, men and
women with diabetes, chronic lung or kidney illnesses, and
immunodeficient patients should delay travel to the United States,
Canada, Mexico, Chile, Argentina, and Australia due to the high rate
of spread of H1N1 within these countries.
5. (SBU) Minister Temporao also stressed that compliance with local
health officials is critical while emphasizing that Brazil is not
experiencing sustained human-to-human transmission of the H1N1
virus.
SOBEL