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    Spanish to English translation

    Rule out influenza epidemic
    Wednesday, September 8, 2010 8:18
    State Health Secretary, Alvaro Quijano Vivas, confirmed an increase in the number of cases of H3N2 influenza in Yucatan, but denied that it is an epidemic.

    Interviewed during an official event held in the Convention Center Yucat?n Siglo XXI, the official stressed that by now have 200 confirmed cases of the virus, which joined in more than 354 000 patients treated respiratory diseases from January to date. " The risk is that the H3N2 influenza are combined with seasonal flu, but so far does not happen, just hope some cases of H1N1, so we encourage those people to maintain hygiene indicates when the epidemic, "he said.

    Although apparently we are crammed with cases of influenza, he added, the handling that gives all these cases is the same, since all these diseases are caused by a virus with different varieties. "The main thing is prevention, so we call the people to prevail hygiene methods, if they have flu avoid going to public events and if we see someone with respiratory diseases should ask that they ensure "acot?.Destac? that only in the last week of August were 12 000 cases registered respiratory, and the number will increase after the start of winter. "In cases of H3N2 have about as 200 cases reported, a total of 354,000 respiratory illnesses throughout the year,"
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