Mexico: SSA reported 557 deaths from influenza

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46 % increases cases of influenza in one week

CITY OF M?XICO. - In the last week, the record of cases of influenza went on from 2 thousand 818 contagions confirmed to 4 thousand 121, which is equivalent to an increase of 46.2 per cent, and from 81 to 149 deceases, the majority of them for the type A H1N1, it points out the last epidemiologic report of the Secretary of Health. From the epidemiologic week 20 4 thousand 121 positive cases have been confirmed to influenza: thousand 818 of AH3N2, thousand 519 of AH1N1, 605 of B and 179 of influenza A.Esto means an increase of 59.9 per cent in the number of cases with regard to the same period of the previous year, which registers an increase in the number of cases during the period of cold. The entities with major proportion of confirmed cases are the Mexico City, Jalisco Been of Mexico, New Le?n and Tlaxcala, which as a whole add 45.45 per cent of the whole. During the period of influenza, the states with major number of deaths are Sinaloa, Jalisco, Mexico, Sonorous and Nobleman, that as a whole they add 51 per cent of the deaths for influenza. Of the whole, 111 were for AH1N1, 21 of AH3N2, 10 of influenza type B and 7 of the type A.

http://elmanana.com.mx/noticia/95307...na-semana.html

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Mexico sees spike in H1N1 swine flu cases, 68 people dead

MEXICO CITY, March 2 (Reuters) - Mexico has seen a sharp jump in cases of the virus H1N1, popularly known as swine flu, killing 68 people so far this flu season, according to health ministry data.
The overall number of flu cases and deaths has also risen, but the H1N1 statistics are striking. The Mexican government has detected 945 cases of H1N1 this season, compared with just four cases and no deaths last season.
But the Mexican government emphasized schools should not shutter their doors due to the flu.
"We are not facing an epidemic that would justify closing schools," Education Minister Aurelio Nuno said at a news conference this week.

http://news.trust.org/item/20160303010602-0t0vb

[Ronan Kelly]

Week 8 Report: http://www.epidemiologia.salud.gob.m..._2016_SE08.pdf

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Influenza kills 98 in 5 months

From October until the date 98 deceases have registered in Mexico for influenza, of which 68 correspond to the vine-stock A H1N1, it brought the Secretary of Health (Ssa).

It indicated that the number of confirmed cases of the illness promotes 2 thousand 818, that is to say, 821 more than last week. The Mexico City displaced Jalisco as the entity with major number of cases on having added 392 contagions. Both entities, together with the Edomex, New Le?n and Tlaxcala, concentrate the half of the cases confirmed in the whole country.



Meanwhile, Sinaloa is supported as the State with more deceases, with 21 followed by Jalisco, with 15, and the Edomex, with 13. At the beginning of week, the Ssa had brought 15 per cent cases less of the illness with regard to the same period of the past period; nevertheless, the epidemiologic report spread yesterday recorded an increase of 11.8 %.



' This increase finds inside the awaited levels considering the delay of the period of cold ', pointed out Jos? Luis Sandoval, boss of Urgencies of the National Institute of Respiratory Illnesses. Till now, the vine-stock A H3N2 keeps on prevailing, although the proportion of cases of A H1N1 is much bigger than that of the past period.


https://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/...n-5-meses.html

[Ronan Kelly]

Mexico Influenza Report Archive: http://www.epidemiologia.salud.gob.m...a-semanas.html
Week 7 Report: http://www.epidemiologia.salud.gob.m..._2016_SE07.pdf

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Influenza, origin of 79 deaths

CITY OF M?XICO. - In this winter period has confirmed to itself that almost two thousand Mexicans have become infected of influenza and 79 have died.


The IMSS denied that shortage of medicine exists against the illness. Photo: Cuartoscuro

Of the dead persons he stands out the fact that eight of every ten did not vaccinate against the influenza and that seven of every ten were presenting some illness associated as diabetes or hypertension. The majority they were between 40 and 50 years old and men were more than the half.

Between thousand 997 cases confirmed by laboratory as influenza from October until the date, it stands out that the most affected group is between 25 and 59 years.

The predominant vine-stock during this period is the AH3N2, which has already circulated other years; nevertheless, 68 % of the deaths corresponds to the AH1N1, same that it caused the pandemic of 2009, but that now it is already seasonal.

http://periodicocorreo.com.mx/influe...de-79-muertes/

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MEXICO CITY The Health Ministry urged medical services throughout the country to strengthen monitoring and implementing the appropriate protocol to the number of cases of Influenza returning to whip the country.

According to recent reports, cases of AH1N1, AH3N2 and B, which were delayed in this winter season, in recent weeks have intensified.

The newspaper El Universal reported that instance gave data on infections and deaths recorded in the country, noting that this season there have been 290 thousand cases of influenza and 53 deaths, while for the variation of H1N1 infections are added and 320 35 deaths

http://www.diariodemexico.com.mx/rep...nes-influenza/