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Washington State

http://www.komonews.com/news/local/51354942.html

Originally Posted by www.komonews.com

Swine flu has left a Puyallup mother and her infant daughter fighting for their lives.

Three weeks ago, Katie Flyte, then six-months pregnant, developed a fever and cough. Now, she's in a drug-induced coma and doesn't know she's given birth.

"I don't want to leave her (bedside)," said her husband Kenny Flyte. "If I leave, what's gonna happen?"

While taking care of their sick son, Katie Flyte complained to her clinic of back aches, a deep cough, and fever.

"They sent her home with flu like symptoms," Kenny Flyte said.

Three flu tests returned negative results, but Katie's condition deteriorated. The 27-year-old contracted pneumonia, then went into respiratory arrest.

"The doctor ObGyn came in and said '(We) need to give birth to baby girl to save one or both of their lives,' " Kenny Flyte recounted.

In a sedated coma, Katie underwent a Cesarean section and gave birth to a 2 pound, 14 ounce girl.

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Peru

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...67&postcount=1

It sounds like they having a lot of problems, and maybe not enough Tamiflu.

Originally Posted by www.flutrackers.com

So far in the White City have been 3 deaths and 525 suspected cases of influenza. Cases of respiratory infections in patients has increased to 23 thousand.

So informed the General Manager of Health Arequipa, Miguel Alayza, who noted that the 525 suspected cases have already undergone the examination to rule out sample contamination of influenza A.

"This great group of people has been subjected to tests for screening and laboratory results, will be arriving in the coming days. It is likely that the case of influenza, which means they are urgent cases," he said.

Also recognized an alarming increase of cases of respiratory infections in the city, as has been reported 23 patients with a thousand problems.

Arequipa 3 people have already died due to influenza AH1N1. The first was a girl from Moquegua, then a pregnant girl from Puno, and two days ago, after 14 days of treatment, died a couple of 26 years of age.

He called emergency authorities in Lima, demanding to be given a complete laboratory tests to discard in the same city, because so far not reached the results of the samples were sent to Lima.

"It was too late to post the results. We have treatments for 400 people and we acquire 3500 doses of medication, but we need at least 20 thousand", he asked.

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Junin, Argentina

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...2&postcount=19

Originally Posted by www.flutrackers.com

Dr. Lombardi reported that Junín suspected cases who died were three: the first adult male was placed in a private clinic, the second was the pregnant woman (after an emergency caesarean section had a baby), and the third case, the baby who died recently.

Pregnant

As for the pregnant and the recommendations made from medical units, the Director of Health said: "It is a very special because pregnancy is a major risk factor in the case of Influenza A. 40 per cent of deaths in the province of Buenos Aires accounted for pregnant women. Is not a minor, which led us to liberate us from the workplace to all pregnant women. "
"Last Friday we recommend that pregnant women do not return to their jobs. And on the subject of health checks suggest postponing the routine. It is not exposed in a waiting room with people who might be sick, "he added.

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Tonga

Tonga is located in Oceania, 2/3's of the way between New Zealand and Hawai in the Southern Pacific Ocean.

http://www.matangitonga.to/article/t...th-tonga.shtml

Originally Posted by www.matangitonga.to

A 26-year-old pregnant woman who died on Monday, July 20 has been confirmed as Tonga's first death from swine flu, according to the Director of Health Dr Siale 'Akau'ola today. The woman's baby was saved.

The funeral of the woman was held at Tatakamotonga today. She had worked as a telephone operator and receptionist at Vaiola Hospital.

He said the pregnant woman who was nearly full term, was admitted to Vaiola Hospital on July 10 for pneumonia and was in a severe condition, with breathing difficulties.

He said doctors suspected she had the swine flu and isolated her before deciding for immediate surgery to try save her life and the baby.

The surgery took place the following day on July 11, which saved her baby, unfortunately she was far too sick to be saved and died on Monday, July 20. Her test, which was sent to New Zealand for confirmation on July 15, came back positive for swine flu the day she died, confirmed Dr 'Akau'ola.

(hat tip PFI/monotreme)

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Pregnant Scottish Woman Flown to Sweden for ECMO

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...swine-flu.html

Originally Posted by www.dailymail.co.uk

The swine flu pandemic could overwhelm intensive care beds in England, especially in children's units, leading doctors warned today. Demand for intensive care beds could outstrip supply by 130 per cent in some regions, while the need for ventilators to help people breathe could exceed supply by 20 per cent. Paediatric facilities are likely to become 'quickly exhausted', while hospitals could face 'massive excess demand', according to the researchers.

The warning comes as a pregnant woman critically ill with swine flu was being treated in a Swedish hospital today after being transferred from Scotland. Sharon Pentleton, 26, from North Ayrshire, was flown to Stockholm because no beds were available in the UK for the rare procedure she needs. The 26-year-old Scot was admitted to Crosshouse Hospital in Kilmarnock last week where she has been on a ventilator due to an extreme reaction to the H1N1 virus. Today, Scottish Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon told BBC radio: 'She's now getting treatment that gives her the best possible chance of survival.'


The health secretary said the Scottish woman had arrived in Sweden last night and said: 'She's now in hospital in Sweden, doctors were pleased with how she coped with the journey. 'So she's now in very good hands, getting the best possible treatment and I'm sure we all wish her well and hope she makes a full recovery.' But Ms Sturgeon said the woman was critically ill, adding: 'She had a very severe and a very rare reaction to the H1N1 virus.' The pregnant woman had been treated in the hospital's intensive care unit.


NHS Ayrshire and Arran's specialist intensive care team recommended that she receive a highly-specialised procedure known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). This involves circulating the patient's blood outside the body and adding oxygen to it artificially. ECMO is a relatively new technique that is used when a patient's lungs are functioning very poorly even with ventilation and high levels of oxygen.


The UK has a national ECMO unit in Leicester but all five beds there are currently being used. However a bed has been found in a similar unit in Stockholm and the patient was transferred under pan-European arrangements for sharing such scarce facilities. A specialist medical team was sent from Stockholm and the pregnant woman was flown to Sweden, arriving at the hospital last night.


The health board said she has adult respiratory distress syndrome.
Dr Robert Masterton, executive medical director of NHS Ayrshire and Arran said: 'Once an ECMO bed was identified in Sweden, our intensive care specialists worked closely with our Swedish colleagues to make sure the patient was stable before being transferred.
'The family have been fully involved in this decision and support this referral. They have asked for privacy while they concentrate on the patient's treatment and recovery.'


Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon said: 'This woman has suffered severe complications and requires urgent and highly specialised treatment. 'It is therefore absolutely right that she is transferred to Sweden for treatment which could save her life.
'The extreme rarity of the procedure she requires means that there are pan-European arrangements in place for sharing facilities when any one country's unit is full, as in the UK's case at present. 'This is therefore an excellent example of these arrangements working in practice for the benefit of patients.


'By the same token, we in the UK have taken patients from other European countries for this procedure in the past.'

(hat tip flutrackers/shiloh)

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Bolivia

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...45&postcount=3

Buried in this long translation is this information that the mother survived the C-section but her baby did not. They have given this woman Tamiflu. It remains to be seen if she survives the flu itself. Why they felt it necessary to do the C-section is not stated.

Originally Posted by www.flutrackers.com

At 4:30 yesterday the heart of the premature infant infected with human influenza AH1N1 stopped beating at the Sacred Heart hospital in El Alto.

Little was born by caesarean section because his mother was infected with the pandemic and had a great risk of losing their lives, so the doctors decided to perform the operation at six months pregnant with the intention of saving the life of mother and boy.

Campero Rosario, director of Heart of Jesus Hospital, reported that the baby died due to respiratory failure by as premature. It was confirmed that the child did not have the flu. The doctors of this hospital also ensure that the child's lungs did not respond to medications administered to enhance their performance.

The head of the national influenza, René Lenis, said the woman was operated on with complete success and that the treatment is administered with Tamiflu. Doctors at the hospital reported the improvement of the woman who has five children.

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Peru

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It seems that most of these fatal cases in pregnant women seem to be occurring in the last trimester. It's so sad.

Originally Posted by www.flutrackers.com

The number of victims by the H1N1 flu rose to seven in Peru, after the death of a man of 36 years and a pregnant woman of 21 suffering from the disease, while the number of infected already exceeds 2,200 cases.

The Peruvian government reported on Wednesday that killed two people belonging to "groups of populations at risk" for the new influenza virus.

The man was suffering from "hypertension is not controlled" and the woman was 30 weeks' gestation. Both were being treated separately from medical centers in Lima, the Ministry of Health noted in a statement.

Re: Evidence of swine flu risk to pregnant women rises

Indigogirl:

Your efforts to keep us informed are very much appreciated!

I'm amazed that a c/s was done to save the life of a mother, when her 26 week infant had little chance of survival in an underdeveloped county's hospital, that appears to be catholic.

It would be great to hear if the mother survived.

Lois

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Entre Ríos and Gualeguaychú, Argentina

http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/sho...43&postcount=1

I could not tell exactly which town this case occurred in. Mitigation strategies are in use to try to slow the spread of the virus.

Originally Posted by www.flutrackers.com

In Gualeguaychú by Order 1105-09, the mayor Juan Jose ruled today Bahillo suspension in the city until July 10 inclusive, shows and public events and private, enclosed spaces with concurrence of the public. Therefore remain closed bowling, confectionery, pubs, restaurant and grill with live entertainment, beer patios, wiskerías, maternal gardens, private educational institutions (language, dance, music, etc..), Video game room, covered swimming , gymnasiums.

Meanwhile, restaurants, canteens, cafes, pizzerias, ice cream shops may carry out its activities by restricting the ability of individuals for which they were entitled to 50% in order to achieve greater distance between them. There will be fines and even closure as a penalty for those who do not comply with this provision.

In government offices, banks and shops with large number of people, should arbitrate any preventive measures recommended by the health authority avoiding agglomeration of people.


... it is estimated that two deaths from influenza A in the southern city entrerriano. The first, a young, would have occurred last Friday at the local Centennial Hospital. The second, another young woman, pregnant, died on Wednesday at the sanatorium AGOS 1, after which the attending physicians who performed a cesarean section to reach and save her baby 7 months of gestation.

The samples taken up to the victims had symptoms consistent with influenza A, bacterial pneumonia and rapid development of bilateral pneumonia. The peak of affected cases in this city occurred between 20 and 22 June, "and hopefully in the next few days a second wave," said Luis Castillo, medical director of the AGOS.

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Thailand

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2009...l_30108403.php

This is unusual.

Originally Posted by www.nationmultimedia.com

An infant girl delivered prematurely at Ratchaburi hospital was born infected with type-A (H1N1) influenza - possibly the country's first mother to child transmission of the infection, medical authorities revealed yesterday.

"This is the country's first case study," said Dr Adisorn Phattaradul, director of Chulalongkorn hospital which admitted the 24-year-old mother from Ratchaburi province on Saturday.

After the baby was born prematurely last Tuesday her mother developed a severe form of type-A (H1N1) influenza before being transferred to Chulalongkorn - the country's leading medical school - to receive special care.

She is now in a critical condition with severe pneumonia. Doctors say the virus has spread to her lungs and she is on a respirator in the intensive care unit. They have given her the antiviral drug oseltamivir and sleeping pills to help her recovery.

Meanwhile, her newborn daughter is in a baby incubator and has also been given antiviral drugs. Doctors say her lungs are now normal but they are worried the virus might affect her brain.

(hat tip PFI/monotreme)