The pandemic novel influenza A (H1N1) infection was considered widespread in Brazil on July, 2009. Since then, 9.249 cases were confirmed in Brazil, most of them concentrated in São Paulo. The Hospital das Clínicas of the University of São Paulo is a reference center for H1N1 cases in São Paulo. The purpose of this review is to analyze the evidence concerning diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of novel influe...
The pandemic novel influenza A (H1N1) infection was considered widespread in Brazil on July 16, 2009. Since then, 46,810 cases of acute respiratory syndrome have been reported in Brazil, most of them concentrated in São Paulo. Through September 16, we have confirmed 9,249 cases of novel influenza A H1N1in Brazil, including 699 deaths. The mortality rate observed in Brazil is 0.47/100,000 inhabitants and varies ...
Neste artigo serão apresentados aspectos do processo de municipalização das atividades de vigilância epidemiológica no Estado de São Paulo, os entraves que o Sistema de Vigilância Epidemiológica têm na sua estrutura que dificultam a efetiva inclusão destas atividades pelos Municípios e quais as perspectivas existentes para sua superação.