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To: FairOpinion

$5 on hantavirus.

(Disclaimer: Completely wild guess for betting purposes only.)

6 posted on 05/02/2003 5:24:30 AM PDT by TaxRelief
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To: TaxRelief
Hanta virus is indeed a possibility, and mentioned in this article

http://www.ojornal-al.com.br/cidade01.asp

Patologista discards Asian pneumonia, but finding of the autopsy alone leaves today Medical team used special protection to make autopsy in the IML The flag ship Greek Mike M is anchored in the cove of Jaraguá, due to sudden death of a man who was on board. The body of the Bulgarian Todor Andrev Petrov, of 48 years, was transferred for the IML, to be submitted to the autopsy that goes to determine the cause of the death. The examination was made yesterday to the night. But, according to local representation of the National Agency of Sanitary Monitoring, is discarded the possibility of Serious Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Asian pneumonia). Because of the fast evolution of the illness and the told symptoms, it had suspicion of illnesses as leptospirose and hantavirose. The executive Secretary of Health, Alvaro Axe, informed yesterday to the night, by means of the assessorship of the press of the Sesau, precocious being to make assumptions, because the presented symptoms are common to some illnesses. we?Estamos investigating the possibility of death for leptospirose, botulismo, sudden meningite, among others illnesses. It had a sudden death, in less 24 hours, after the presentation of symptoms as high peak of temperature, muscular pains in the inferior members and history of convulsion, it said, after to receive report from the National Agency of Sanitary Monitoring (Anvisa), in Alagoas. The autopsy examination was made yesterday to the same night, but until the closing of the edition, it had not left the result. Alvaro Axe determined the accomplishment of anátomo-pathological examination. The Central Laboratory (Lacen) was in charge them bacteriological examinations of kidneys, brain, lung, heart and pâncreas. we?Vamos to try, still, the collection of blood to make the toxicológico examination, in a form to identify the cause of the death, it affirmed Alvaro Axe. The analyses to define that bacteria would have infectado the passenger will be made by the proper Lacen. However, the examinations for virus identification will be the position of the Foundation Osvaldo Institute Cross (Fiocruz), in the River, for where part of the samples will only be sent in the monday. Until the ship it will remain there in Maceió. The death occurred for return of 21h of the tuesday, what it compelled the boat to land, making a stop not foreseen. Alvaro Axe said that today per the morning, from the 8 hours, he will have a rigorous inquiry epidemiologist in the ship, that is of forty days. Nobody can leave the boat without authorization of the Anvisa and the Executive Secretariat of the Health. The friend of Todor Andrev, that travelled all these days to its side, will be the first one to be examined. Ship already was inspected, but it is of forty days according to sanitarista Joaquina Alves, of the port rank of the Anvisa, inspectors of the agency already had made an internal inspection with the ship to the plaza (without being come alongside). But, because of the episode, it Maceió cannot leave nor its 20 members of the crew can disembark. The cargo ship lode of Argentina with a shipment of maize, that was disembarked in the port of Suape, in Recife. There, as they determine international the sanitary norms, the ship passed for an inspection, also to the plaza, for the fact of being the first port where it came alongside in the Country. In the inspection, no indication of illnesses was not identified. After the operation in the pernambucano port, the freighter initiated the trip of return to Argentina. Before passing for Maceió, the occupant died. The body of Todor Petrov was rank in the refrigerator of the IML. Despite the contamination risk, the employees who had been to collect used it only face masks. After the examinations, the cadavérico finding and the death certificate one will be emitted, requirements for transfer of the body its native country. The port authority of Alagoas, commander Rasp Son, said that he does not have reason for apprehension. will be evidenced that it was natural death, the ship will be set free. Of the the opposite, the case could be directed to the Federal Policy. It said, still, that any measure of the Navy in relation
12 posted on 05/02/2003 11:46:28 AM PDT by Shermy
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