[Epidemiologic description of a post-pandemic outbreak of influenza A H1N1 2009 in an isolated community of the region of Aysén, Chilean patagonia]. / Brote comunitario de influenza A H1N1 2009 en el período post-pandémico inmediato: descripción epidemiológica en una localidad aislada de la región de Aysén, Patagonia chilena.

On August 10th 2010 the World Health Organization (WHO)announced the end of the influenza A H1N1 2009 pandemic. On August 13th, three cases of influenza A H1N1 2009 from the local school were confirmed at the Hospital de Chile Chico. An epidemiological investigation was conducted in conjunction with the regional health authority (SEREMI), in order to monitor the outbreak and establish appropriate control strategies. During the study period (august 7 to 21), 304 cases of influenza-like-illness (ILI) were reported, with an incidence of 6171 cases per 100.000 in epidemiological week no 33. Most of the affected people were 19 years old or younger (68% of cases). Hospitalized patients (n: 7) had a favorable outcome, without severe symptoms or need for transfer to an intensive care unit. A female patient with a congenital heart defect who had not been vaccinated was the only fatal case. The outstanding features of this post-pandemic outbreak were its intensity and the demonstration of the importance of control measures to prevent further spread of influenza A H1N1 2009 infections, in the community setting.

Intervention with education and exercise reverses the metabolic syndrome in adults.

About 29% of the adult population of Talca, Chile, suffers from the metabolic syndrome (MS), a value higher than the national prevalence. Evidence indicates that exercise and nutritional changes reduce the predominance of this syndrome. The goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of a structured interventional program of physical activity and nutritional counseling in adults with MS. Fifty-one subjects were studied: 27 were included in the interventional program (I-MS). The control group was formed by 24 individuals who did not participate in the program (NI-MS). We assessed body weight, corporal composition, arterial pressure, glycemia, and lipid profile at baseline and after 18 weeks of treatment. After this period, the I-SM group showed a significant decrease in triglycerides (geometric mean 202.2 to 110.5 mg/dL, P < .001), diastolic blood pressure (mean 85.4 to 79.6 mm Hg, P = .001), waist circumference (mean men 101.5 to 94.1 cm, P < .001; mean women 107.2 to 96.2 cm, P < .001), weight (mean 81.1 to 77.2 kg, P < .001), and body mass index (mean 31.8 to 30.2 kg/m(2), P < .001). In the NI-MS group, the individual parameters did not change significantly. Our results show that a non-pharmacological treatment based on exercise exerts an important beneficial effect in patients with MS, mainly on the waist circumference, blood pressure, and triglycerides.

Low prevalence of Factor V Leiden and the prothrombin G20210A mutation in a healthy population from the central-south region of Chile / Baixa prevalência do Fator V Leiden e da mutação da protrombina G20210A em uma população sã da região centro-sul do Chile

Thrombosis is a result of the interaction between predisposing genetic polymorphisms and acquired risk factors. The two prothrombotic polymorphisms which are most frequently associated with thrombosis are factor V (FV) Leiden and the prothrombin (PT) G20210A mutation. The objective of this work was to investigate the prevalence of both factors in the central-south region of Chile. Determination of the frequency was carried out by means of a genetic analysis of 1200 healthy, non-native individuals. The mutation of FV Leiden was found in 1.25 percent of the population and the PT G20210A mutation in 1.33 percent. None of the individuals were homozygosis or had both polymorphisms. The prevalences of FV Leiden and the PT G20210A mutation are less common in the healthy population.

A trombose pode ser o resultado da interação de polimorfismo genético e fatores de riscos adquiridos. Os polimosfirmos protrombóticos mais frequentes são fator V (FV) Leiden e a mutação da protrombina (PT) G20210A. O objetivo deste trabalho foi investigar a prevalência de ambos os polimorfismos na região centro-sul do Chile. Foram realizadas análises genéticas (PCR RFLP) de 1.200 pessoas saudáveis, não nativas da região. Foram encontrados 1,25 por cento de mutação do Fator V Leiden e 1,33 por cento da mutação da protrombina G20210A. Não foi detectada homozigose em ambos os polimorfismos. A prevalência de FV Leiden e da mutação G20210A é baixa na população estudada.