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Viewing cable 09BRASILIA681, H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL: SITREP #13

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09BRASILIA681 2009-05-29 19:26 2011-07-11 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Brasilia 
VZCZCXRO6309
RR RUEHAST RUEHDH RUEHHM RUEHLN RUEHMA RUEHPB RUEHPOD RUEHTM RUEHTRO
DE RUEHBR #0681 1491926
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
R 291926Z MAY 09
FM AMEMBASSY BRASILIA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC 4409
INFO RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 4135
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 7800
RUEHRG/AMCONSUL RECIFE 9596
RUEHZN/ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 1588
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHINGTON DC
RUEHRC/USDA FAS WASHDC
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHDC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
 
UNCLAS BRASILIA 000681 
 
DEPT FOR OES/IHB AMBASSADOR LOFTIS 
DEPT FOR WHA/BSC 
USDA PASS TO APHIS 
HHS PASS TO CDC 
HHS FOR OGHA 
 
SENSITIVE 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: TBIO KFLU CASC AEMR AMED ASEC KSAF PREL PINR AMGT
KFLO, KPAO, TF, BR 
SUBJECT: H1N1 INFLUENZA OUTBREAK AND BRAZIL:  SITREP #13 
 
(U) THIS MESSAGE IS SENSITIVE BUT UNCLASSIFIED AND NOT FOR INTERNET 
DISTRIBUTION.  PLEASE HANDLE ACCORDINGLY. 
 
1.  (SBU) This report provides an update on developments in Brazil 
regarding the H1N1 flu outbreak. 
 
NEW REPORTED CASES: 
 
2.  (SBU) Mission Brazil is monitoring the situation of four 
American citizens who are being held in quarantine at a hospital in 
the city of Palmas, state of Tocantins, under suspicion of having 
H1N1.  The individuals were admitted after experiencing H1N1 
flu-like symptoms.  None of these individuals have confirmed cases 
of H1N1, and Mission Brazil's consular officials are in contact with 
the individuals.  In addition, Embassy Brasilia has identified one 
case of suspected H1N1 infection within the Embassy community.  The 
employee was tested yesterday, May 28, and is being kept in social 
isolation.  The Mission's traveler screening program helped to 
prevent a situation in which the employee could have infected 
co-workers within the Embassy. 
 
3.  (SBU) As of May 29, 2009 the Brazilian Ministry of Health has 
confirmed 14 cases of the H1N1 flu spread throughout five of 
Brazil's 26 states and the Federal District.  In addition, health 
officials continue to monitor 20 suspected cases spread throughout 
nine states. 
 
4.  (SBU) To date, 12 of the 14 confirmed came from individuals who 
began to experience flu-like symptoms shortly after returning from 
trips to the United States or Mexico.  The other two cases have 
occurred from person to person transmission within the country.  The 
Ministry of Health confirmed on Thursday, May 28 that the four most 
recent cases of the H1N1 flu in Brazil resulted from individuals 
infected by the virus during trips to the United States. 
 
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS: 
 
5.  (SBU) On May 29, the Brazilian newspaper "O Globo" published an 
article criticizing the H1N1 alert system being used at Antonio 
Carlos Jobim International Airport in Rio de Janeiro.  The report 
criticized airport and health officials for using an H1N1 alert in 
English that was grammatically "incomprehensible." 
 
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