SSA: 58 deaths (54 from H1N1) and 2544 H1N1 positive cases in Mexico

[tetano]

Mexico City (FEB/03/2012)-the Ministry of health (Ssa) reported that since the beginning of the year have been confirmed two thousand 815 cases and 58 deaths by different types of viruses of influenza, of which 54 are by A H1N1.
41 Deaths were also reported from other causes associated with the winter season.
In a statement, the unit explained that cases of infection by influenza 90%, i.e. two thousand 544 events were for influenza A H1N1, because since the beginning of 2012 dominates this seasonal virus.
Up the past January 27 had recorded mil 456 cases and 29 deaths by the human influenza virus.
La Ssa spoke today in Mexico there are three seasonal viruses of influenza A H1N1, A H3N2 and influenza B, and recalled that the vaccine includes protection against these three diseases.
Pointed out that the proportion of consultations for influenza and acute respiratory infection-like respiratory disease severe in the units of health monitors of Influenza, a main gauge of epidemiological surveillance of this disease, 15 cases per each thousand consultations in the third week of 2012.

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[Ronan Kelly]

Re: SSA: 58 deaths (54 from H1N1) and 2544 H1N1 positive cases in Mexico

There are now 54, killed by H1N1 virus

The number of infections amounted to two thousand 544 for this subtype, indicates the last official report of Health

Lilian Hernandez Patricia Briseno information, Miguel Garcia Tinoco and Hector Gonzalez / Special Photos

MEXICO CITY, Feb. 4. - The deaths from influenza A H1N1 passed from 29 to 54 in the last seven days, while in the same period were little more than a thousand infections of this subtype, reported the Ministry of Health ( SSA).

In this winter season the number of deaths from influenza rose to 58, of which 54 were from the virus A H1N1, that is, deaths almost doubled in just one week.

On Friday January 27 confirmed cases totaled 456 thousand and for the February 2 the figure rose to two thousand 544 infections, so it remains dominant in the country over the other two subtypes of influenza.

In total, the federal agency said, there are two thousand recorded 815 cases of influenza A H1N1, A H3N2 and influenza B, but only 271 are for the last two subtypes.

Because this week lowered the temperature in the country, the SSA recommended that people go to get vaccinated to protect against three types of influenza viruses.

The office reported so far in 2012 there have been more than two million visits for acute respiratory infections and 12 000 313 cases of pneumonia and bronchopneumonia.

The SSA noted that in the third week of 2012 per thousand queries monitors health units 15 were influenza-like respiratory disease this virus or severe acute respiratory infection.

Endorse campaign in Oaxaca

The state Congress approved in ordinary session as "urgent and obvious resolution", a point agreed to urge the health secretary, Germain Tenorio Vasconcelos, to be implemented throughout the organization of information campaigns and prevention of human influenza virus A H1N1, similar to those performed in the city of Oaxaca.

The initiative was presented by Deputy Aldeco Marlene Reyes Retana, the PAN, who emphasized the need to increase the health campaigns to prevent further generating more cases of H1N1 influenza, given the rise of the disease in much of the country.

Meanwhile, in Tamaulipas, Michoacan, Baja California Sur, Hidalgo and Nuevo Leon have increased health measures among the population.

2012-02-04 04:02:00

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