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Nicaragua declared a health alert today around the country before the confirmation of the second case so far this year of influenza, a disease that killed 11 people in total from 2,732 infections in 2009.El Director of Epidemiological Surveillance of the Ministry of Health (MoH), Edmundo Sanchez told a news conference that the country's president, Daniel Ortega, ordered that the 'alert throughout the country and that is what we are doing'. 'The alert means increased vigilance from community and from the family ', explic?.Las Health authorities have reported two cases of influenza so far in 2011, was first diagnosed in a 24 year old man who lives in Managua, and the second to a child two years, a native of the province of Le?n (northwest).
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Re: Minsa declares national health alert after second flu case
MoH confirmed eight cases of H1N1
The authorities in epidemiology at the Ministry of Health, MoH, confirmed tonight that are already eight cases of H1N1 occurring in pa?s.Edmundo Sanchez reported that the new four cases involved children, aged one month old and six years, three of them in Managua and one of Tipitapa.S?nchez reported that two of the four juveniles are being treated at a hospital in the capital.
The MoH had reported this morning that four cases, three of which are one of Managua and Leon.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 8 cases of H1N1
MoH reports two new cases of H1N1
At a press conference the Ministry of Health, MoH, reported this morning two new cases of H1N1, which correspond to two children, one 22 days old, who is brother of the child affected with the virus, both of the district of Managua.El Dr. Carlos Saenz, director general of public health surveillance, said that their children are in stable condition and are receiving appropriate medication. Similarly recalled the importance of maintaining sanitary measures at home, especially in hand washing, constant water and jab?n.Adem?s, Saenz said that the cases could continue to increase as the rainy weather is conducive to the spread of viruses in general, in this case the two new H1N1.Con and add ten new cases, where three appeared in Managua and one Tipitapa, and the majority are children as one of the most vulnerable to these kinds of viral diseases together with the elderly and the chronically ill.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 8 cases of H1N1
H1N1 cases rise to 19
The H1N1 flu cases rose from three to 19 in five days. The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced yesterday that nine cases were found, in addition to the ten detected between Friday and Tuesday.
One of them was the mother of two children who became ill with the flu. The MoH recommended protection.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 19 cases of H1N1
Nicaruga swine flu outbreak infects 32
AT least 32 people have been infected in a flare-up of the H1N1 swine flu virus in Nicaragua over the last week, according to the health ministry.
All of those diagnosed with the disease are in stable condition in public hospitals or have been discharged, public health spokesman Carlos Saez told local media yesterday.
The outbreak has been concentrated in the capital Managua and the adjacent Leon department.
"People should not be alarmed, because the health ministry has taken appropriate measures" to control the virus, Saez said.
Swine flu - so named because it was first identified in pigs - has killed some 18,500 people since emerging in an April 2009 pandemic, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Nicaragua reported 11 deaths in 2009, out of some 2,300 people infected.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 32 cases of H1N1
14 new cases of H1N1 flu in Nicaragua
The Nicaragua Ministry of Health reported Friday another 14 cases of H1N1 influenza, bringing to 45 the number of people infected with the virus, all in stable condition, according to oficiales.Doce of new infections are from Managua two of Le?n (northwest), the main foci of the disease was detected last Thursday, told reporters the director of epidemiology, most infections Wendi Idiaquez.La are children between zero and nine, and three women are also pregnant, but her situation is satisfactory, according to figures oficiales.Las authorities have asked people to go to health units at the first symptoms, including fever above 38 degrees Celsius, cough, body aches and diarrhea.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 46 cases of H1N1
Increase to 72 cases infected with influenza A in Nicaragua
Health authorities today reported Nicaragua detection of 40 new cases of swine flu, bringing the number of infected during the month rose to 72 in this country, with no fatalities. "We now have 72 confirmed cases' with the H1N1 virus, told reporters the director of quality of care, Ministry of Health (MoH), Wendy Idi?quez.De cases infected with the virus, seven were hospitalized, precis?.La most cases of influenza A in Nicaragua is concentrated in Managua, capital of the country, and to a lesser extent in the province of Leon, said, meanwhile, the director general of public health surveillance to the MoH, Carlos Saenz.
So far there has been no fatality as a result of the reappearance of the disease in Nicaragua, noted the official, who predicted a major outbreak of the epidemic in the next 15 d?as.Nicaragua health alert remains in since last October 7 to the reappearance of swine flu in the country, a disease that killed eleven people in total from 2,732 infections in 2010 there were 17 2009.En infected with the virus, with no casualties, according to figures a year of official virus flu killed about 19,000 people worldwide after being first detected in Mexico and the United States in April 2009, according to World Health Organization (WHO).
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 72 cases of H1N1
Increase to 77 cases of Influenza A and there are no victims
The Ministry of Health (MoH) of Nicaragua rose today to 77 swine flu cases confirmed in this country, with no fatalities.
The director of quality of care the MoH, Wendy Idi?quez, reported today that nine of the 77 people remain hospitalized with the virus, but in stable condition.
He explained that among the nine cases two are pregnant women and five people with respiratory problems, a chronic lung disease and another suffered a diarrheal box.
The most recent report also points out that 42 Minsa of people diagnosed with swine flu are under age 35 are more than 15 years.
Managua, with 68 confirmed cases, is the province most affected by the virus, according to the MoH.
The other provinces where H1N1 was detected are Leon (northwest) with 6, Jinotega (north) with 2 and Masaya (south) one.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 77 cases of H1N1
H1N1 continues uncontrollable
As time passes, more Nicaraguans are affected by the H1N1 virus, which causes flu A. Yesterday, the figure reached 99, after the Ministry of Health, MoH, analyzing 60 samples, of which 22 were positive. Of these infections, one from the municipality of S?baco, until now, the first patient of Matagalpa. Dr. Sonia Castro, Minister of Health, told Channel 13 television that the longer H1N1 and pandemic disease is a condition now known, therefore, there are definite steps to treat and prevent it. He added that almost 75% of this disease occurs without severe symptoms, such as people that have been reported in the country over the past three weeks, who have not presented significant damage to their health. Moreover, of all people diagnosed, only nine have been hospitalized because of underlying pathologies, and this has been to avoid any medical complications.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 99 cases of H1N1
12 new H1N1 cases
Number of infected people rises to 111 and the largest number Managua
Cases of H1N1 in the country are increasing. The Ministry of Health, MoH, reported yesterday 12 people infected by this virus, which in 2009 caused a worldwide pandemic, and this year is hurting again in the national population.
The new cases reported in the capital were met, as detailed epidemiological surveillance authorities MoH. The ages of those affected are "average", detailing the health authorities. In recent weeks the most affected were children.
Until last Tuesday, the MoH reported 99 cases throughout the country. Both Dr. Edmundo Sanchez, Director of Epidemiological Surveillance of MINSA, as Dr. Wendy Idiáquez, General Director of Outreach and Care Quality MoH stressed the importance of early intervention to high pacientes.Fiebres and severe pain in the chest are some of the symptoms of H1N1, which, doctors recommend that people come as soon as possible to a hospital.
According to health authorities, the virus has not mutated, so that patients have mild manifestations, and in some cases moderate, which do not warrant their stay in the hospital.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 111 cases of H1N1
MoH reports 16 new cases of H1N1
The Ministry of Health, MoH, reported 16 new cases of H1N1 flu, with 127 people, this is regarded affected in the last three weeks, of these, eight hospitalizadas.Los new patients are 11 women and five men, all from Managua . Of the total patients, 12 are children under 10 years and four over 15 years, as well as adults. The MoH also explained that there are two pregnant women hospitalized for this illness.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 127 cases of H1N1
20 new swine flu cases rise to 147 those infected
The Nicaraguan Ministry of Health (MoH) today reported the detection of 20 new cases of swine flu, bringing the number of infected with the disease rose to 147 in the last 16 days, no casualties mortales.Carlos Saenz, director general surveillance public health MoH, told a news conference late on 20 people confirmed with the H1N1 virus, which reappeared in Nicaragua on 5 octubre.Precis? three people diagnosed with the disease remain hospitalized, but because males.S?enz others, however, warned that a minor who overcame the flu is in poor health due to a chronic, but 'has been slightly improving.' insisted authorities recommend washing Nicaraguans hands often, cough with caution and go to health centers to have symptoms of a cold or have secured enough doses fiebre.Tambi?n antiviral treat patients with influenza A. Of the 20 people diagnosed with the virus today, 11 are women and 9 are men, all of them are under edad.Managua 4, with 125 cases detected
afectada.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 147 cases of H1N1
H1N1 flu strikes children in Managua
A child with cancer and a girl with acute respiratory infections are the most sensitive cases of infection with influenza A H1N1 in recent days.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) said that the child is at high risk for suffering evil, and that the child had improved by a more stable condition. Both are under five years old.
These cases do not belong to the 20 new ones were detected on Friday, officials of the MoH.
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 147 cases of H1N1
40 new cases
Of the 80 cases undergoing laboratory tests, 40 were confirmed with H1N1, with a total of 27 women and 13 men affected, to total 187 cases. This according to the latest report issued by the Ministry of Health, Minsa.La most cases were recorded in persons 15 years or more, which accounted for 28, followed by 12 aged between 14 years and most affected department menos.El was Managua, with 32 cases, followed by Masaya, 7, and Rivas one.
Of the total, six were hospitalized, three pregnant women, a child and two adults who, according to the MoH authorities said, are in stable condition and receiving treatment necesario.La Dr. Wendy Idiaquez, director of outreach and quality of care MoH, said they are taking all appropriate measures to control this outbreak through a process of staff training, quality assurance of reagents for testing, house to house visits and preventive treatment at the slightest suspicion. outbreak could wane "In rainy season, provided there is an increase of respiratory viruses, and now the H1N1 outbreak is part of that we expect to see, so we have the medical
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Re: MoH declares national health alert - 187 cases of H1N1
199 cases of swine flu identified in October
Managua, Oct. 24 (AP) - The Nicaraguan authorities revealed today that the number increased to 199 cases of swine flu in the country, but insisted to have the H1N1 virus under control.
In the last hour, the Ministry of Health has diagnosed at least 12 people with the disease, and infected the new group of ten people are adults.
Wendy Idi?quez, responsible for oversight of the ministries, said at a press conference that the 199 people diagnosed with swine flu desde05 October, 11 remain hospitalized, but have a good outcome with the exception of a minor who remains in critical condition due to chronic disease .
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