Cuba announces increased infected with influenza A H1N1
Saturday, April 24, 2010
April 24, 2010, 8:14 Havana, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) The head of the Department of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Public Health, Otto Pel?ez, said 93 people were infected with Influenza A virus H1N1, announced today means Press.
"For the fifth consecutive week continue registering increases of respiratory diseases associated with the pandemic virus, widely circulated throughout the country," Mr. Pelaez according to the version of the newspaper Granma.
The increase in those infected, and confirmed by the National Virus Laboratory of the Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kouri, occurs when the island was used more than 1.1 million doses of vaccines donated by the World Health Organization (WHO).
The report noticed that until now were immunized 981 000 130 people, for 87.4 percent of the million 124 000 selected for their greater vulnerability or risk of complications from the virus.
Vulnerable groups include pregnant women vaccinated, children under nine years, asthma and health workers, airports and customs.
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