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Influenza aviar y riesgo de pandemia / Pandemic risk of avian influenza
Perret P., Cecilia; Dabanch P., Jeannette.
  • Perret P., Cecilia; Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Departamento de Pediatría. CL
  • Dabanch P., Jeannette; Hospital Militar. Departamento de Medicina Interna. CL
Rev. chil. pediatr ; 79(4): 358-363, ago. 2008. mapas
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-517482
ABSTRACT
Influenza is a common season pathology that occasionally presents pandemia, caused by a new Influenza A virus subtype that results from the genomic recombination of human virus with virus from other species. During the last years, there is a worldwide alert situation in terms of a new pandemia, due to the existence of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 in birds from Southeast Asia, Europe and Africa. There are some sporadic cases in humans produced by close exposure with infected birds. The present article reviews the virologic characteristics of Influenza A H5N1 virus in humans and the chilean guidelines for a potential pandemia. Influenza is a respiratory disease produced by Influenza virus A,B,C, being the A type the most important due to its capacity to change structure and cause epidemia or pandemia. The last pandemias were classified as Spamsh flu in 1918-1919 (H1N1), Asian flu in 1957 (H2N2) and the Hong-Kong flu in 1967 (H3N2), with the biggest death population in 1918. In template countries, Influenza presents in epidemia affecting the winter months; in tropical countries, the virus circulation occurs during the whole year.
RESUMEN
Influenza es una enfermedad común que se presenta en Chile en forma estacional. Ocasionalmente ocurren pandemias las que se generan cuando aparece un nuevo subtipo de virus influenza A en la humanidad producto de la recombinación de genomas de virus de influenza humano con virus de influenza de otras especies. En los últimos años la humanidad se encuentra en una situación de alerta de una nueva pandemia dada la existencia de la más grande epizootia por influenza A, subtipo H5N1 en aves que se extiende desde el Sudeste Asiático a Europa Oriental, Occidental y África. Se han documentado casos esporádicos en humanos por contacto cercano con aves infectadas. El presente artículo revisa las características virológicas del virus de influenza A, la situación actual de la epizootia por H5N1, las características de esta infección en humanos y el estado de preparación que se encuentra Chile frente a una eventual pandemia.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Disease Outbreaks / Influenza, Human / Influenza in Birds Type of study: Etiology study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. pediatr Journal subject: Pediatrics Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Militar/CL / Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Disease Outbreaks / Influenza, Human / Influenza in Birds Type of study: Etiology study / Risk factors / Screening study Limits: Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. chil. pediatr Journal subject: Pediatrics Year: 2008 Type: Article Affiliation country: Chile Institution/Affiliation country: Hospital Militar/CL / Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile/CL