CDC says too late to contain U.S. flu outbreak 24 Apr 2009 19:31:20 GMT Source: Reuters WASHINGTON, April 24 (Reuters) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it was too late to contain the swine flu outbreak in the United States.
CDC acting director Dr. Richard Besser told reporters in a telephone briefing it was likely too late to try to contain the outbreak, by vaccinating, treating or isolating people.
"There are things that we see that suggest that containment is not very likely," he said.
He said the U.S. cases and Mexican cases are likely the same virus. "So far the genetic elements that we have looked at are the same." But Besser said it was unclear why the virus was causing so many deaths in deaths in Mexico and such mild disease in the United States. http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/24443479.htm
I work as a resident doctor in one of the biggest hospitals in Mexico City and sadly, the situation is far from "under control". As a doctor, I realise that the media does not report the truth. Authorities distributed vaccines among all the medical personnel with no results, because two of my partners who worked in this hospital (interns) were killed by this new virus in less than six days even though they were vaccinated as all of us were. The official number of deaths is 20, nevertheless, the true number of victims are more than 200. I understand that we must avoid to panic, but telling the truth it might be better now to prevent and avoid more deaths.
動物由来のウイルス感染症「サル痘」の感染者が5月以降、欧米を中心に増加し、WHO（世界保健機関）も警戒を強める中、米疾病対策センター（CDC）は「Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report（MMWR）」6月3日号に「米国でのサル痘の感染症例はゲイやバイセクシュアルの男性、または男性と性交渉する男性（MSM）に集中しており、皮膚と皮膚の密接な接触によりウイルスが伝播した可能性が示唆された」との報告を掲載した
欧米で天然痘に似た「サル痘」という感染症の症例が相次いで確認されています。現在、一部のニュースで、米国や欧州で確認された患者の中にゲイやバイセクシュアル男性など同性と性的接触を持つ人（Men who have sex with men＝MSM ※疫学用語です）が含まれる、性的接触で感染すると見られている、などと報道されていますが、性的指向には全く関係がありませんし、そもそも性感染症でもありません。 今後、かつてのエイズ禍の時のような、特定の集団をターゲットにしてバッシングするような言説が出てくる可能性も危惧されますが、「性的指向には全く関係ない」「性感染症ですらない」という正しい知識によって対抗していきましょう。
