Virus of the influenza A (H1N1/H5N1)

Fighting this influenza that Kills

In 2004, the news papers talked about this influenza H5N1 by minimizing the inherent dangers. They tried to reassure the public. In fact, at this period this disease was not transferable from man to man. Today the new influenza A/H1N1 is an infection due to a virus resulting from some recombining phenomena from swine virus, human and avian; .Ever since it is now transferable from man to man.

Some American studies that tried to demonstrate if this was a pandemic disease, they were able to show that this pandemic virus has the same symptoms like that of 1918. In June 11 2009, the world health organization basing their conclusions on American studies passed on to phase 6 to get prepared for a pandemic disease.

The European community put some strategies to eradicate which according to specialists was unavoidable. Hospitals and the medical corps could be under stress by massive demand. It is absolutely necessary to get protected.

Presently, most especially those living in the southern hemisphere (Mexico, Chili, Argentina, Australia, Thailand etc), their could be a rapid propagation of this influenza if the northern hemisphere is touched. This aggressive influenza can kill from 10 to 20 people in a day. If eventually the pandemic disease is declared, millions of people could die according to specialists.

Present situation            Evolution by country : click here

The government has reinforced since the end October 2005, some preventive measures against the risk of avian influenza, following reported isolated cases of avian influenza; highly pathogen in the south of Moscow. These governmental decisions are coherent with the graduated community measures taken depending on the risky zones; the zones are being defined by the AFSSA.

Three phases have been identified in the measures taken by the government, with adequate answers for each zone:

• The pre-pandemic phase without inter human transmission with strict control measures reinforced, and the prevention of the virus propagation
• The confirmed limited human transmission with the putting up of an emergency organization
• The real plan of fight against this pandemic disease already put in place will be triggered in case any inherent danger is discovered and the protection of the population equally kept intact by safeguarding the functions in social and economic life.

The full efficiency of these national measures including veterinary and human health will depend on the coordination of the reinforced European community plans. The success of the plans depends equally on only one logic that is the principle of precaution. The French minister, Xavier Bertrand reminds his fellow European community health ministers during a meeting held on the 20 October 2005 in Hertfordshire.

According to the situation and the application of the plan, the government will take different suitable measures National plan of fight against a flu-like pandemic, when there is a reported detection of virus and not when a new virus appears in order to curtail it being spread and to eradicate it As far as human plan is concerned. In human plan, if any case is detected in territory, measures will be taken to find out prematurely any similar case within the territory and to have the transmission of the influenza blocked.

We are in 5A situation: Inter human transmission of influenza virus in at least two countries in the same continent not sharing a common border.