Sinaloa, Mexico: Rule out the presence of West Nile virus in humans

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http://www.noroeste.com.mx/publicaciones.php?id=807730

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Rule out the presence of West Nile virus in humans
Martin Gonzalez
09/01/2012


Although in Sinaloa and in the country's present West Nile virus, no disease, unlike dengue, almost 20 percent is complicated and is almost certain death, said the Secretary of Health. Ernesto Aispuro Echeverria said while it transmits WNV mosquito any, is more common to do the Culex, which abounds in the state. "We know that the virus is present, but there is no presence of the disease. humans not seropositivity found ... This disease, unlike dengue, a disease that nearly 20 percent are complicated by brain infections, encephalitis and death is almost certain, "he said. Epidemiological surveillance, he said, was reinforced in the country because of the presence of the virus in the United States, where there have been about 50 deaths in Texas. 's Agriculture, Environment and the Ministry of Health, said, have started a search virus intentional; cases found in Sinaloa positive animals but not in humans. Aispuro Echeverria said that a theory for which there has been no case of West Nile virus in humans, could be some immunity or antibodies generated by dengue in the population. "We believe is unproven, as the West Nile virus is in the same family of flaviviruses, which is the same virus that transmits dengue, then, as Mexicans have ever had contact with the dengue virus, we are inhumnidad are generating or creating antibodies and defended us against WNV. " He said that the signs of the virus begins like flu symptoms with high fever, headache, of which 20 per cent of these can encephalitis complicated by problems, like meningitis data, and then death ensues. prevention measures are stressed, they recommended against the aedes aegypti mosquito. "We know that the virus is present, but there is no presence of the disease. humans seropositivity have not found ... ". Ernesto Echeverr?a Aispuro Health Secretary

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Re: Sinaloa, Mexico: Rule out the presence of West Nile virus in humans

http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/estados/87597.html

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Runs Nile virus alert
Tamaulipas, Jalisco, Veracruz and Sinaloa take precautionary measures

Wednesday September 5, 2012
Correspondents | The Universal


The alert in the country, with the possible arrival of West Nile virus, which in Texas, USA, and has killed at least 30 people, reached Tamaulipas, Sinaloa, Jalisco and Veracruz.

The Tamaulipas Ministry of Health established a sanitary cordon from Nuevo Laredo to Matamoros to fumigate the entire cargo vehicle entering Mexican territory, in Sinaloa population was asked to exercise extreme care because this disease is transmitted by a mosquito that has presence in the state.

Health Authorities in Jalisco (SSJ) reinforced security measures at the airports of Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta, Veracruz were asked the public to take precautionary measures, similar to those that have to dengue.

This disease, detected for the first time in 1999 in the United States and this year climbed dramatically, is transmitted by the mosquito k?lex and symptoms can vary from mild to severe.

Measurements

The Tamaulipas Ministry of Health raised its alert level in municipalities that share a border with the United States to prevent the entry of West Nile virus

The Health Secretary Norberto Trevi?o Garc?a Manzo confirmed already established a sanitary cordon from Nuevo Laredo to Matamoros to fumigate the entire cargo vehicle entering the territory between these trucks are importing U.S. egg.

Until last Wednesday, the Department of Health Services Texas had confirmed 723 cases in that entity, an increase of over 100% in less than two days, also confirmed 30 deaths from the virus.

In its northern part, has Tamaulipas municipalities of Matamoros, Rio Bravo, Reynosa, Miguel Aleman, Nueva Ciudad Guerrero, Diaz Ordaz, Mier and Nuevo Laredo, which border Texas.

In Sinaloa, the health minister, Ernesto Echeverria asked redouble hygiene measures to try to prevent the spread of the mosquito, said the agency in charge take action in this regard.

While his counterpart in Veracruz, Pablo Anaya, asked the public to step cleaning and said "we are on alert and monitoring all outstanding public health if there is any case."

The Jalisco Health Secretariat strengthened security measures at the airports of Guadalajara and Puerto Vallarta.

Leandro Hernandez, head of Vector and Zoonosis, said the Culex mosquito, which transmits the virus is present in areas near dams and other water bodies in rural areas, but, according to statistics, since 2003 no cases recorded in animals and, to date, no human cases.

"Monitoring is through migratory birds and horses. In humans we have had no cases, only in animals in 2003. I think at some point we will have the presence of cases, but for the moment there are none in Jalisco, "he said.