PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - NOV 13

UNCLAS LISBON 000579 SIPDIS HHS FOR CDC E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: CASC AMED KFLU ETRD EAGR ECON EC PGOV PO SUBJECT: PORTUGAL H1N1 UPDATE - NOV 13 REF: LISBON 558 LISBON 528 LISBON 509 ¶1. Between November 2 and November 8 Portugal diagnosed 14,111 new cases with flu symptoms. One hundred twenty-one patients remain hospitalized, including seventeen in intensive care. Portugal has seven confirmed H1N1 fatalities to date. ¶2. The three latest fatalities include a 10 year-old boy and two men in their fifties. All three had previous health problems that were aggravated by H1N1. ¶3. The Health Ministry confirmed the arrival of 32,000 additional doses of vaccine last week. Some health centers began vaccinating other priority groups, including chronically ill patients with asthma, obesity, immunodeficiency, and respiratory disease, as well as additional health care professionals.