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they tested positive for influenza, but negative for the
known seasonal strains ?
they tested positive for influenza, but negative for the
known seasonal strains ?
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Re: Mexico: Respiratory Illnesses - Including Mexico City & Oaxaca
I have influenza? These are the symptoms
The health authorities explained that although you are not experiencing an epidemic, do not rule out increasing the number of dead, because there are already seriously ill patients in some hospitals.
Thu, 23/04/2009 - 14:39
Photograph of the influenza virus. Photo: especialCiudad of Mexico .- The Ministry of Health urged people to go to the doctor immediately if symptoms such as high fever, cough, headache, muscle aches, inflammation of the throat, extreme fatigue and pain in joints.
If you have some symptoms of the medical table, you may have influenza. It is therefore recommended that the SSA to reduce hospitals, restricting the access of families to areas of greatest risk of infection and use of lenses, cover mouths, disposable gloves and gowns, if you have direct contact with someone suspected of having the disease .
Another recommendation is to wash your hands well before and after attending to patients and vaccinate the staff working in areas of high contact with the virus.
Influenza is a highly contagious respiratory illness caused by a virus that changes periodically.
Contracts or passes when we breathe droplets of secretions from a person infected with influenza virus. This virus multiplies in the respiratory tract, causing inflammation in the throat, nose and bronchi.
Anyone can get influenza, especially when there are outbreaks or epidemics. Some people are more susceptible than others to contract the disease as well as complications. These people are considered "high risk" by the damage that can cause to their health.
According to data provided by the Ministry of Health in 2009 so far 20 people have died of influenza victims. The virus came from United States and that is why the federal agency issued an alert to all hospitals in the Republic, where isolation wards were established.
To combat the virus among medical staff, the federal government spent 25 million pesos to buy 400 thousand doses of vaccine antiinfluenza.
Data provided by the SSA explained that the 20 died from the virus, 13 were detected in the Distrito Federal, 4 in San Luis Potosi, two in Baja California and one in Oaxaca.
The health authorities explained that although you are not experiencing an epidemic, do not rule out increasing the number of dead, because there are already seriously ill patients in some hospitals. Besides, when there are cases of influenza, is an internal protocol in hospitals.
During the past winter season were 7 thousand 237 cases with influenza, of which 4 thousand 545 were detected between New Year and April 22.
In the Federal District identified 120 cases in 23 hospitals. The sector of the City Health reported two thousand 264 cases compatible with influenza during 2008.
Of all the probable cases were registered during 2008 (7 mil 425), there were 166 warrant isolation. However, only 30 deaths were recorded throughout the year.
Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova, called upon the people to remain calm in the cases of influenza stationary and indicated that no cases of influenza have been detected in medical staff, but other employees in that sector.
"We must remain calm, especially the families must cooperate so that when they have symptoms with a doctor if they do not sneezing directly to others, if the problem does not say hello or kiss or hand, may not share utensils for food if they are not washed, "said the secretary.
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Re: Mexico: Respiratory Illnesses - Including Mexico City & Oaxaca
And another source indicating a possible case in Ontario. There is substantial travel in these areas; this illness is likely all over North America.
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April 23, 2009 04:12 PM
Southlake Regional Health Centre has stepped up infection control after treating a patient with flu-like symptoms who recently returned from Mexico.
The Mexican health secretariat issued a nation alert Wednesday after a flu outbreak has been blamed for 20 deaths in the past month.
Southlake was notified about the outbreak by the province Wednesday and told they elevated from flu-like symptoms to severe respiratory conditions in about five days, with some patients requiring assisted ventilation, hospital spokesperson Andrea Griepsma said in a media release.
The hospital is now advising residents who have been to Mexico in the past two weeks and are experiencing flu-like symptoms to seek medical treatment.
Symptoms include cough, sore throat, fever, chills, muscle and joint aches and shortness of breath.
Appropriate infection control practices have been put into place at Southlake, Ms Griepsma said, adding staff has been advised to watch for patients presenting with signs and symptoms of an influenza-like illness, particularly if they have been in Mexico in recent weeks.
While some tests have confirmed influenza A and B viruses, there is no evidence to suggest infection with an unusual pathogen, including a unique strain of influenza, the hospital spokesperson said.Comment
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BC is British Columbia, in Canada again. I strongly disagree with the red statement - I think this outbreak was covered up for a month or more.
The B.C. Centre for Disease Control will warn travellers recently returned from Mexico to beware of a severe respiratory illness in some areas of that country that has left 20 people dead.
Dr. Danuta Skowronski, of the BC Centre for Disease Control, has called a news conference for this afternoon after being alerted by the Public Health Agency of Canada to the disease. There are no known cases in B.C.
Ontario's chief medical officer said health authorities remain cautious as many Canadian travellers return from Mexico after 20 people have died there from an apparent severe respiratory illness.
Dr. David Williams told a news conference Thursday that no Canadians have been affected by the illness, which has surfaced in south and central regions of the popular vacation destination.
"(Canada) hasn't had any cases directly tied to it yet, but it doesn't mean we won't be vigilant looking for it," Williams said. "We will continue to look in case it has any remote connection, we want to see if we can connect those dots correctly.
"We're heightening the awareness system and alerting system and asking physicians to take any (potential) cases seriously."
Hundreds of cases of the illness, which has severe influenza-like symptoms and is mostly affecting people between the ages of 25 and 44, have been reported, and Williams said a steady flow of information is key to public protection.
Dr. Arlene King, director general of the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases at the Public Health Agency of Canada, told the news conference that one of the lessons learned from the SARS outbreak in 2003 was the need for effective communications between various agencies and health care providers.
Williams also stressed that a stringent record of any illnesses that might match the profile of the respiratory condition should be relayed to the proper authorities.
"We'd rather know more than less . . . we want to know all the details," he said. "That's why we're engaging our wider medical community at this time to active surveillance rather than passive surveillance.
"For (Mexico), it's early, and we're pleased they moved so quickly to inform their partners of what's going on. . . . That's to be applauded and that probably wouldn't have happened five or seven years ago."Comment
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I don't know if I trust this source (it might be a misunderstanding), but it refers to several cases imported into Canada.
Alert Issued After Serious Mystery Ailment Affects Canadians Returning From Mexico
Thursday April 23, 2009
CityNews.ca Staff
It's one of the most popular travel destinations for Canadians looking to escape the harsh northern winters. But over the past few years, Mexico has received ongoing black eyes over concerns about personal safety (the murder of a Woodbridge couple), business ethics (last week's hotel debacle over the failure of Conquest Vacations) and its justice system (the long saga of Brenda Martin.)
But now there's a new worry for Great White Northerners travelling south of the U.S. border - health. The Public Health Agency of Canada is looking into a growing number of reports about Canadians returning from the south and central parts of the country with a severe respiratory illness.
The mystery malady has puzzled experts both here and in Mexico, who have yet to identify exactly what it is. The ailment seems to primarily affect young adults who went on their trips healthy but failed to return in the same condition.
The symptoms begin as a flu-like illness and rapidly deteriorate to respiratory distress and breathing difficulties.
Doctors in Mexico are well aware of its presence. At least 20 people have died there so far - mostly patients between the ages of 25 and 44. Hundreds more have been sent to hospital, with some winding up on ventilators.
Even health care workers have gotten sick treating those who are infected - a disturbing similarity to what happened in Toronto during the SARS crisis in 2003.
Doctors on this side of the border are being advised to look out for patients coming in with the symptoms, while the Pan American Health Organization - a division of the World Health Organization - is attempting to diagnose what the bug might be and how to stop it.
Some experts believe it could a severe form of late season influenza but they haven't been able to confirm anything yet and are testing to see if it's a new kind of virus they're not familiar with.
Symptoms include:
Fever,
Cough,
Sore throat,
Muscle and joint pain,
Shortness of breath.
It turns into severe breathing problems about five days after the initial infection surfaces.
What should you do if you think you or a loved one has been affected and when should you worry? The outbreak is relatively recent so you if you've been back for a few weeks, you're probably O.K. And if you don't suffer from the major symptoms, you're more likely to have a common cold than anything else.
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, if you get sick when you're out of the country, you're required to tell a customs officer as you re-enter, in case you need special treatment.
If you become ill after returning, see your doctor as soon as possible and tell your physician where you've been and what care you received while you were away.
So far, no warnings on travel to the country have been issued although authorities are recommending any Canadians heading to Mexico get a flu shot. They say there's no real reason to worry and most experts say you shouldn't cancel any planned trips to the country.
For more ways to safeguard your health before leaving Canada, click here.Comment
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Re: Mexico: Respiratory Illnesses - Including Mexico City & Oaxaca
"BC is British Columbia, in Canada again. I strongly disagree with the red statement - I think this outbreak was covered up for a month or more."
You have no idea about this. Do not accuse without knowing the facts. Public health is a challenge in every country.Comment
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Re: Mexico: Respiratory Illnesses - Including Mexico City & Oaxaca
Was on a ventilator.Originally posted by alert View Post
All confirmed cases discussed in the CC recovered.Comment
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Please. ProMED is WELL aware of cases.Originally posted by alert View PostComment
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Re: Mexico: Respiratory Illnesses - Including Mexico City & Oaxaca
Oaxaca, not bird flu
23/04/2009 04:00:00 Luis Ram?rez / Staff DESPERTAR23/04/2009 04:00:00 Luis Ramirez / Staff WAKE
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Mart?n V?squez Villanueva, secretario de los Servicios de Salud de Oaxaca.Martin Vasquez Villanueva, secretary of Health Services of Oaxaca.
Toman los Servicios de Salud de Oaxaca medidas preventivas, indica Mart?n V?squez Villanueva.Take the Health Services Oaxaca preventive measures, said Martin Vasquez Villanueva.Descontaminan el ?rea de urgencias del Hospital Civil; no hay epidemia, afirmanDecontaminate the area of Civil Emergency Hospital, there is no epidemic, say
El Centro Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiol?gica y Control de Enfermedades confirm? que en Oaxaca no se ha registrado ning?n brote o epidemia de Gripe Aviar y aclar? que en M?xico no se han registrado casos de esta enfermedad.The National Center of Epidemiological Surveillance and Disease Control confirmed that in Oaxaca there has been no epidemic or outbreak of Avian and explained that in Mexico there are no recorded cases of this disease.
El organismo reconoci? que en los meses de marzo y abril de 2009 se ha observado en el pa?s un aumento en el n?mero de casos de influenza estacional, lo que resulta inusual, toda vez que, en a?os previos, el pico de padecimientos se ha presentado en el mes de diciembre.The agency acknowledged that in March and April 2009 has been observed in the country increased the number of cases of seasonal influenza, which is unusual since, in previous years, the peak of disease has been presented in December.
Inform? que, de acuerdo a los resultados de laboratorio, el virus circulante en M?xico no es de influenza aviar, se trata de un tipo de virus end?mico que ocasiona brotes cada a?o.Reported that, according to the laboratory, the virus circulating in Mexico is not avian influenza, is an endemic virus that causes outbreaks every year.Adem?s, se han presentado algunos brotes de neumon?a grave de r?pida evoluci?n en adultos de edad reproductiva.In addition, there have been some outbreaks of rapidly evolving severe pneumonia in adults of reproductive age.
Ante esta situaci?n, el Centro Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiol?gica inform? que el Sistema Nacional de Salud puso en marcha en el pa?s un operativo de vigilancia epidemiol?gica intensificada.In this situation, the National Epidemiological Surveillance reported that the National Health System launched an operation in the country intensified epidemiological surveillance.
Puntualiz? que la infecci?n respiratoria, por virus de influenza, afecta a toda la poblaci?n mundial con brotes estacionales.He noted that respiratory infection, influenza virus, affects the entire world population with seasonal outbreaks.Se trata en general de una infecci?n leve que, sin embargo, puede ocasionar complicaciones graves en personas susceptibles (personas con patolog?as respiratorias previas o con enfermedades cr?nicas y adultos mayores).This is generally a mild infection, however, can cause serious complications in susceptible individuals (persons with respiratory diseases or with previous chronic illnesses and seniors).
El casoThe case
El jueves pasado ingres? al Hospital Civil ?Dr.Last Thursday was admitted to Civil Hospital "Dr.Aurelio Valdivieso? de esta capital, Mar?a Adela Guti?rrez Cruz con s?ntomas de tos, fiebre, color, dolor de cabeza y problemas para respirar, que tambi?n son propios de las neumon?as, pero con la diferencia que en los d?as que estuvo en tratamiento con medicamento, entre ellos antibi?ticos, nunca tuvo una respuesta favorable, ?lo que no sucede con las neumon?as?, hasta que finalmente, hace tres d?as, falleci?.Aurelio Valdivieso "in this capital, Mar?a Adela Guti?rrez Cruz with symptoms of cough, fever, color, headaches and breathing problems, which are characteristic of pneumonia, but with the difference that day that was treated with medication including antibiotics, never had a favorable response, "which is not the case with pneumonia," until finally, three days ago, died.
En ese caso de neumon?a at?pica, donde falleci? la se?ora Mar?a Adela Guti?rrez Cruz, de 39 a?os de edad, inform? que los resultados de los diagn?sticos de laboratorio fueron negativos a la influenza aviar.In this case of atypical pneumonia and died Mrs Maria Adela Guti?rrez Cruz, aged 39, reported the results of laboratory diagnosis were negative for avian influenza.
Por su parte, el Instituto Nacional de Diagn?stico y Referencia Epidemiol?gicos (Indre) revel? que, de acuerdo a los resultados obtenidos en el Laboratorio de Virus Respiratorios, las muestras enviadas por el Laboratorio Estatal de Salud P?blica de Oaxaca resultaron negativos a influenza tipos A y B, Parainfluenza tipos 1,2 y 3, virus sincitial respiratorio, adenovirus, influenza tipos A y B, Metapneovirus y coronavirus.For its part, the National Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (Indre) revealed that, according to the results obtained in the Laboratory of Respiratory Viruses, samples sent by the State Laboratory of Public Health in Oaxaca were negative for influenza A and B, Parainfluenza types 1,2 and 3, respiratory syncytial virus, adenovirus, influenza types A and B, and Metapneovirus coronavirus.
Resultados negativosNegative results
?De acuerdo al algoritmo diagn?stico establecido se realiz? un panel viral por inmunofluorescencia, as? como pruebas moleculares para algunos virus respiratorios."According to the diagnostic algorithm was established by a panel viral immunofluorescence, and molecular testing for some respiratory viruses.Los resultados obtenidos hasta el momento se describen como negativos?, se?al? el Indre.The results obtained so far are described as negative, "said Indre.
En tanto, el titular de los Servicios de Salud de Oaxaca, Mart?n V?squez Villanueva, reiter? que lo ocurrido en el Hospital Civil ?Doctor Aurelio Valdivieso? no se trata de un caso de Gripe Aviar; advirti? que, hasta el momento, no hay evidencia epidemiol?gica que pueda sustentar que el padecimiento se trate de este mal proveniente de Asia.Meanwhile, the head of the Health Services in Oaxaca, Mart?n V?squez Villanueva, reiterated that what happened in the Civil Hospital "Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso" is not a case of Avian Influenza, warned that so far no evidence epidemiological support that may be concerned that the suffering of this evil from Asia.
Por lo anterior, asever?, los Servicios de Salud del estado de Oaxaca (SSO) est?n realizando una descontaminaci?n en toda el ?rea del servicio de urgencias; sin embargo, se asegur? que en un principio los epidemi?logos estatales no le quisieron prestar la atenci?n debida al caso.Therefore, he said, the Health Services of the state of Oaxaca (SSO) are conducting a decontamination throughout the area of emergency medical service, but was assured that the initial state epidemiologists did not want to pay due attention to case.
Enfermedades diversasVarious diseases
V?squez Villanueva inform? que hasta la semana epidemiol?gica n?mero 15 se han notificado en la entidad un total de 75 brotes en las seis jurisdicciones sanitarias.Vasquez Villanueva reported that until the 15th epidemiological week have been reported in the state a total of 75 outbreaks in six health jurisdictions.
Explic? que por tipo de diagn?stico, los brotes m?s frecuentes son enfermedades diarreicas agudas con 21 casos; varicela, 18 casos; hepatitis viral tipo A, 14 casos; probable infecci?n por enterovirus (mano-pie-broca), 7 casos y fiebre por dengue 8 casos.Explained that type of diagnosis, outbreaks are more frequent acute diarrheal disease with 21 cases, chickenpox, 18 cases, viral hepatitis type A, 14 cases; probable enterovirus infection (hand-foot-bit), and 7 cases of dengue fever 8 cases.
Precis? el funcionario que los brotes se encuentran distribuidos en 45 municipios, 24 de los Valles Centrales, 7 del Istmo, 3 de Tuxtepec, 2 de la Costa, 5 de la Mixteca y 4 de la Sierra.The official explained that the outbreaks are spread over 45 municipalities, 24 of the Valleys, 7 of the Isthmus, 3 Tuxtepec, 2 Coast, 5 and 4 of the Mixteca de la Sierra.Los casos corresponden a los Servicios de Salud de Oaxaca, IMSS- Oportunidades e ISSSTE.The cases relate to the Health Services of Oaxaca, ISSSTE and IMSS-Oportunidades.
Bajo vigilanciaUnder surveillance
Por ello, el Comit? Nacional de Vigilancia Epidemiol?gica se reuni? en sesi?n extraordinaria el pasado jueves 16 de abril para definir un plan t?ctico e intensificar la vigilancia epidemiol?gica.Therefore, the National Epidemiological Surveillance Committee met in special session on Thursday April 16 to define a tactical plan and intensify epidemiological surveillance.
Se instruy? a todas las unidades de vigilancia epidemiol?gica del pa?s para poner en marcha el siguiente plan operativo:It instructed all units of the epidemiological surveillance of the country to implement the following operational plan:
Vigilar a persona de cualquier edad que presente fiebre, tos y cefalea acompa?adas de rinorrea, coriza, artralgias, mialgias, postraci?n, odinofagia, dolor tor?cico, dolor abdominal, congesti?n nasal, porque podr?an estar infectados de influenza.Supervising person of any age who had fever, cough and headache accompanied by rhinorrhea, coryza, arthralgia, myalgia, prostration, odynophagia, chest pain, abdominal pain, nasal congestion, because they could be infected with influenza.
Tambi?n habr?n de definir el S?ndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria Aguda por neumon?a; toda persona que presente sensaci?n de dificultad para respirar, acompa?ada de fiebre, tos, dolor tor?cico y polipnea (respiraci?n r?pida).They will also have to define the acute respiratory distress syndrome from pneumonia; everyone present feeling of difficulty breathing, accompanied by fever, cough, chest pain and polipnea (rapid breathing).
En los casos en que se registre una muerte por S?ndrome de Dificultad Respiratoria Aguda por Neumon?a, se notificar? toda defunci?n cuya causa b?sica sea s?ndrome de dificultad respiratoria aguda por neumon?a.In cases in which a death from acute respiratory distress syndrome due to pneumonia, which will notify all cause death is acute respiratory distress syndrome from pneumonia.http://translate.google.com/translat...s%26start%3D20
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Re: Mexico: Respiratory Illnesses - Including Mexico City & Oaxaca
Nonexistent health Huixtepec fence
23/04/2009 04:00:00 Juan Carlos Zavala23/04/2009 04:00:00 Juan Carlos Zavala
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La misma historia en el Hospital General: familiares hacen guardia en urgencias.The same story at the General Hospital: family emergencies do guard.
Tranquilidad entre el personal del hospital; no hay signos de alarma o preocupaci?nTranquility among the hospital staff, no sign of alarm or concern
La directora del Hospital General de San Pablo Huixtepec, Zoila Osorio Velasco, dijo desconocer la declaratoria de alarma sanitaria en el Hospital Civil ?Dr.The director of the General Hospital of San Pablo Huixtepec, Zoila Velasco Osorio said ignored the declaration of health warning at the Hospital Civil "Dr.AurelioValdivieso? como consecuencia del deceso de una mujer por neumon?a at?pica.Aurelio Valdivieso "as a result of the death of a woman by atypical pneumonia.
El que los pacientes de la instancia m?dica ubicada en la ciudad de Oaxaca se hayan trasladado a este municipio, debido a un proceso exhaustivo de limpieza para eliminar la presencia de la bacteria o virus que caus? el fallecimiento, lo calific? de algo ?normal? que transcurre durante todo el a?o, a trav?s del Sistema de Referencia y Contrarreferencia.The fact that patients in the health resort located in the city of Oaxaca have been moved to this town, because a thorough cleaning to remove the presence of bacteria or virus that caused the death, described him as a somewhat "normal" runs throughout the year through referral and System.
?Todo el a?o mantenemos comunicaci?n, cuando el Hospital Civil requiere que recibamos un paciente, nos ponemos en contacto para conocer las condiciones en las que lo vamos a recibir y cu?l es la atenci?n que necesita; y al rev?s, cuando necesitamos de su apoyo, enviamos a un paciente de cirug?a neurol?gica?."Every year we keep communication, when the Civil Hospital requires that a patient received, we contact to find out the conditions under which we will receive and what care you need and vice versa, when we need your support, sent a patient to neurological surgery. "
La funcionaria manifest? desconocer con precisi?n cu?ntos enfermemos han sido trasladados a Huixtepec; ?alrededor de 20?, indic?, los cuales han llegado poco a poco desde la semana.The official said with precision how many ignorant sick have been moved to Huixtepec, "around 20," he said, which have come slowly since the week.
Pl?tica de orientaci?nConversation orientation
Sin embargo, reconoci? que hubo cierta alarma entre el personal m?dico por saber con exactitud lo que estaba sucediendo; ante las dudas solicitaron a las autoridades estatales responsables que informaran con exactitud lo que ocurr?a, ?nos dieron una pl?tica el 16 de abril, en la que estuvo presente el epidemi?logo Coronado?.However, he acknowledged that there was some alarm among the medical staff to know exactly what was happening, they asked questions to the state authorities responsible for reporting accurately what happened, "he gave a speech on April 16 in epidemiologist who was Coronado.
A partir de ah?, asegur?, hay tranquilidad entre el personal de hospital y no hay ning?n signo de alarma o preocupaci?n.From there, he said, there is peace between the hospital staff and no sign of alarm or concern.Rechaz? hablar sobre lo que acontece en el hospital ?Dr.He refused to talk about what happens in the hospital "Dr.Aurelio Valdivieso?, porque no es algo que le competa ni de lo que tenga la informaci?n precisa.Aurelio Valdivieso ", because it is not something which it is responsible or what the information is accurate.
Acept? que est?n recibiendo pacientes a partir de que se estableciera el cerco sanitario en el ?rea de urgencias del Hospital Civil, pero que ha sido en la medida de sus posibilidades, por lo que no se ha presentado saturaci?n en el nosocomio; adem?s de que la mayor?a de los enfermos no han requerido hospitalizaci?n.Accepted that patients are receiving from the establishment of the fence in the area of health emergency Civil Hospital, but was in the best of their abilities, so there has been no saturation in the hospital as well as the Most patients have not required hospitalization.
La directora del hospital de San Pablo Huixtepec, que se dijo un poco nerviosa porque est?n sometidos a un proceso de certificaci?n de instituciones federales, puntualiz? que no existe un cerco sanitario en este hospital y tan poco se han intensificado las medidas de seguridad, control, sanidad y protecci?n del personal m?dico y de los pacientes, porque ?son medidas universales que obligatoriamente se aplican de manera permanente?.The director of the hospital of San Pablo Huixtepec, who said a little nervous because they are undergoing a certification process for federal, pointed out that there is no fence at this hospital and health care so little has intensified security measures, control, health and protection of medical personnel and patients because they are universal measures that must be implemented permanently. "
Damnificado del Seguro PopularVictims of Seguro Popular
De acuerdo con el administrador, Jos? Antonio Enr?quez Rodr?guez, el hospital cuenta con 30 camas; se atienden cuatro especialidades, cirug?a general, ginecobstretricia, pediatr?a y medicina interna; dijo que la plantilla de personal est? completa y se cuenta con cinco doctores por cada especialidad para cubrir el mismo n?mero de turnos.According to the manager, Jose Antonio Rodriguez Enriquez, the hospital has 30 beds, served four specialties, general surgery, ginecobstretricia, pediatrics and internal medicine, said that the staffing is complete and has five doctors in each specialty to cover the same number of turns.
Por otra parte, Osorio Velasco se?al? que el hospital generalmente est? al 100 por ciento de su capacidad, dado que la demanda ha crecido en los ?ltimos cuatro a?os, a partir de que se aplic? el Seguro Popular en el pa?s.Furthermore, Velasco Osorio said that the hospital is usually 100 percent of its capacity, as demand has grown over the past four years, after which the Seguro Popular in the country.
Finalmente, precis? que la gripe es una patolog?a que se presenta en las cuatro estaciones del a?o y, por el momento, no tienen ning?n paciente con problemas respiratorios agudos graves.Finally, he pointed out that influenza is a disease that occurs in the four seasons and for the moment have no patient with severe acute respiratory problems.
Por su parte, personal del ?rea de urgencias del Hospital General de San Pablo Huixtepec indic? no tener hospitalizado ning?n enfermo que haya sido trasladado desde el Hospital Civil en la ciudad de Oaxaca.For its part, the area of emergency personnel from the General Hospital of San Pablo Huixtepec have not indicated any hospitalized patient who has been transferred from the Civil Hospital in the city of Oaxaca.http://74.125.91.132/translate_c?hl=...n3FcCaNwXsEqNw
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Another Canadian source:
Ontario officials warn of mysterious Mexican illness
By Lee Greenberg , The Ottawa CitizenApril 23, 2009 6:01 PMComments (1)
TORONTO ? Ontario officials are scrambling to deal with a mysterious, SARS-likle illness that has killed an estimated 20 people in Mexico.
Dr. Arlene King, who leads the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases at the Public Health Agency of Canada, said her organization just learned about the severe respiratory outbreak in the ?last couple of days.?
?There are pneumonia outbreaks, probably of an unknown origin at this point in time, occurring in Mexico,? Dr. King told a news conference Thursday, where she was named the province?s new chief medical officer of health beginning June 15. ?A number of different clusters have occurred over the last month or so? And these have obviously created concern related to their potential to get larger and to spread outside Mexico.?
Ontario public health officials have asked local authorities to be on the lookout for influenza-like illness among people who have recently traveled to Mexico, where an estimated 20 people have died from the illness in recent weeks.Comment
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Another British Columbia, Canada source. A lot of this matches the other source, but there is some new information (in bold):
VANCOUVER ? A severe respiratory illness believed to have killed 20 people in Mexico may affect Canadians who recently returned from the country, B.C. health officials warned Thursday.
So far, there have been no confirmed links in Canada to what was described today as ?clusters of severe respiratory illnesses in some areas in Mexico.?
During a press conference in Vancouver, Dr. Danuta Skowronski of the BC Centre for Disease Control said there have been reports of severe flu-like illness in B.C. but so far none have been linked to Mexico.
?We?re doing our best to keep people informed while our investigation is ongoing,? added Skowronski, an epidemiologist specializing in influenza and respiratory illness.
She said Canadians who have recently returned from Mexico should be on alert for severe flu-like symptoms that could be connected to the illness.
The illness acts quickly and has led to death in Mexico within five days, she said, adding among those who died were healthy young people between the ages of 20 to 44.
?They deteriorate quite quickly,? Skowronski said.
The flu-like symptoms include fever, cough, general aches and pains and shortness of breath, which quickly progresses to trouble breathing and severe respiratory illness, she said.
Skowronski said an advisory was issued by the Public Health Agency of Canada to health services across Canada, but so far no travel advisory has been issued for Canadians headed to Mexico.
?The vast majority are returning from Mexico relaxed,? she said of Canadian tourists.
But she advised travellers to take the usual precautions, such as getting a flu vaccination before heading south and washing hands thoroughly while in Mexico.
The affected areas of Mexico were Mexico City, San Luis Potos?, Oaxaca and Baja, Skowronski said.
Dr. Arlene King, director general of the Centre for Immunization and Respiratory Infectious Diseases at the Public Health Agency of Canada, said one of the lessons learned from the SARS outbreak in 2003 was the need for effective communications between various agencies and health care providers.
Williams also stressed that a stringent record of any illnesses that might match the profile of the respiratory condition should be relayed to the proper authorities.
"We'd rather know more than less . . . we want to know all the details," he said. "That's why we're engaging our wider medical community at this time to active surveillance rather than passive surveillance.
"For (Mexico), it's early, and we're pleased they moved so quickly to inform their partners of what's going on. . . . That's to be applauded and that probably wouldn't have happened five or seven years ago."
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Uncertainty in the Advisory Council of the IMSS
23/04/2009 04:00:00 Citlalli L?pez23/04/2009 04:00:00 Citlalli Lopez
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El Instituto Mexicano del Seguros Social (IMSS) inici? un rastreo epidemiol?gico por neumon?a aguda entre los m?dicos, enfermeras y pacientes del Hospital General de la zona N?1 ?Dr.The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) initiated an epidemiological tracking by acute pneumonia among physicians, nurses and patients from the General Hospital No. 1 "Dr.Demetrio Mayoral Pardo?, luego de la presencia de neumon?a at?pica detectada en el Hospital Civil ?Doctor Aurelio Valdivieso?.Demetrius Mayoral Pardo ", then the presence of atypical pneumonia detected at the Hospital Civil" Dr. Aurelio Valdivieso ".
Representantes del sector obrero y patronal ante el Consejo Consultivo del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), manifestaron incertidumbre por el cerco sanitario aplicado en la instituci?n de salud por la presencia de posibles casos de neumon?a at?pica y solicitaron ampliar las medidas precautorias hacia las diferentes regiones del estado, sobre todo en aquellas localidades alejadas en donde hay d?ficit de m?dicos.Industry representatives and employers to the labor Advisory Council of the Institute Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), expressed uncertainty about health conditions in the siege the health institution for the presence of possible cases of SARS and the precautionary measures requested to extend to the different regions of the state, especially those in remote locations where there is shortage of doctors.
El representante de la Confederaci?n de C?maras Industriales (Concamin) ante el Consejo Consultivo del IMSS-Oaxaca, Livio Arango Guti?rrez, as? como el secretario de Previsi?n Social del Comit? Estatal de la Confederaci?n de Trabajadores de M?xico (CTM), Jos? Luis Elizalde, indicaron que por el momento la informaci?n sobre las medidas sanitarias aplicadas en el ?Demetrio Mayoral Pardo? ha sido escasa, pero confiaron en que fueron aplicadas de forma correcta ya tiempo cumpliendo con los protocolos internacionales establecidos para este tipo de alertas.The representative of the Confederation of Industrial Chambers (Concamin) to the Advisory Board of the IMSS-Oaxaca, Livio Arango Gutierrez and Secretary of Social Welfare of the State Committee of the Confederation of Mexican Workers (CTM), Jose Luis Elizalde, indicated that by the time the information on the health measures applied in the "Demetrio Mayoral Pardo" has been low, but we are confident that were applied in a correct and timely compliance with the protocols established for this kind of alerts.
El representante del sector obrero, inform? que se realizaron estudios a 50 trabajadores del IMSS y en un n?mero no determinado de pacientes.The labor sector representative, reported that studies were conducted to 50 workers of the IMSS and an unknown number of patients.
?No queremos dejar nada al azar o al haber qu? puede pasar, por ello preocupa que se realicen todas las pruebas necesarias para descartar cualquier caso de neumon?a at?pica?, dijo."We do not want to leave anything to chance or to have what can happen, for it is concerned that all the necessary tests to rule out any case of atypical pneumonia," he said.
Arango Guti?rrez, por su parte, se?al? que en las comunidades alejadas se requiere de mayores controles.Arango Gutierrez, for his part, noted that in remote communities need more control.El d?ficit de m?dicos en aquellos puntos se debe a que los galenos se reh?san a atrabajar en lugares alejados.The shortfall of doctors in those points is because the doctors refuse to atrabajar in remote locations.
Tanto el representante obrero como el patronal, indicaron que en breve habr? una reuni?n de Consejo para que el IMSS informe sobre los avances y resultados del cerco epidemiol?gico.Both the worker and the employer's representative, indicated that soon there will be a meeting of the Council for the IMSS report on the progress and results of epidemiological fence.Dicha informaci?n ser? dada a conocer a los medios de comunicaci?n para que sea difundida a la sociedad en general.This information will be disclosed to the media to be disseminated to society at large.
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En tanto, de acuerdo con el regidor de salud, Miguel ?ngel Bustamante Underwood, la alerta sanitaria motiv? al ayuntamiento capitalino aplicar acciones preventivas e informativas en todo el municipio, sobre todo en las colonias marginadas en donde existe un bajo acceso a la salud.Meanwhile, according to the alderman health, Miguel Angel Bustamante Underwood, health alert prompted the council to implement preventive measures capital and information throughout the town, especially in marginalized settlements where there is a low access to health.Estas acciones estar?n vigentes por un mes m?s, indic? el regidor.These actions are valid for one month, said the aldermanhttp://74.125.91.132/translate_c?hl=..._sdMB1hdNCBLlA
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Increases 50% of influenza cases in the City, compared with last year <!--By Saborío on Abril 23rd, 2009
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Ciudad de México, 23 de Abril.- Existen 79 casos clínicamente compatibles con la influenza en los hospitales del Distrito Federal, y tres mil casos en estudio, lo que significa un incremento del 50 por ciento de esa enfermedad, respecto a lo registrado el año pasado, así lo informó la secretaría de Salud Capitalina.Mexico City, April 23 .- There are 79 cases clinically compatible with influenza in hospitals of the Federal District, and three thousand cases studied, which means an increase of 50 percent of the disease, compared with the year past, so informed the secretariat of Capital Health.
Armando Ahued, Secretario de Salud del Distrito Federal, aclaró que a pesar del aumento del 50 por ciento en los caos de influenza, destacó que ese sólo es un comportamiento atípico y un alargamiento de la temporada invernal.Armando Ahued, Secretary of Health of the Federal District, said that despite an increase of 50 percent in the chaos of influenza, noted that only one behavior is unusual and a lengthening of the winter season.
Por todo ello, hizo un llamado a la población en general para tomar las medidas preventivas necesarias y evitar contagios, por lo que llamó a evitar enviar a la escuela a los menores que registren tos o gripe, además, es necesario tener la higiene necesaria durante el periodo de la enfermedad.I therefore appealed to the general public to take precautionary measures to avoid contagion, so called to avoid sending children to school to record cough or flu, it is also necessary to take the necessary hygiene during the period of the disease.
Asimismo destacó que no se puede hablar de una epidemia de influenza, por lo que destacó la importancia de evitar la automedicación, y acudir al médico, para descartar mayores complicaciones.They also pointed out that no one can speak of an epidemic of influenza, which stressed the importance of avoiding self-medication and see a doctor to rule out further complications.
Finalmente, destacó que se tiene una mayor y permanente vigilancia en todos los hospitales de la ciudad, tanto del gobierno capitalino, como del ámbito federal.Finally, he stressed that there is a greater and ongoing monitoring in all hospitals of the city, the capital of the government, as the federal level.http://74.125.91.132/translate_c?hl=...9g#more-150128
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