Health authorities on alert for possible outbreak of influenza

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http://www.elporvenir.com.mx/notas.asp?nota_id=427393

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Health authorities on alert for possible outbreak of influenza

Sunday, September 5, 2010


Although there are no reports of influenza A H1N1, the health sector strengthened its promotion and dissemination of recommendations to avoid infection of the disease.

MERIDA, Yucatan., (EL UNIVERSAL) .- The constant rain, excessive heat and erratic temporal contributed to increased cases of respiratory diseases and influenza traditional, so the health sector is alerted to a new outbreak human influenza.

According to the Ministry of Health has in recent months about 12 thousand 350 influenza, pulmonary and respiratory tract infections.

Although there are no reports of influenza A H1N1, the health sector strengthened its promotion and dissemination of recommendations to prevent contagion of the evil that in the months of April and May of 2009 wreaked havoc on the population of Yucatan and even 12 deaths from this cause .

The health secretary in the state, Vivas Alvaro Quijano, said that the current rainy season in the state increased the number of colds and respiratory illnesses.

For this reason, reinforced sending medicines to address contagion in the 106 municipalities of Yucatan, especially in the interior.

Last year at this time it had registered more than eight thousand cases, but in 2010 already reached 12 000 350, which reveals the level of infection.

According to Quijano Vivas, the proliferation of these diseases has to do with the temporary erratic rainfall, high temperatures and excess moisture.

Evaluate cases of dengue Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health of Colima government found that the larval indices (the mosquito larvae or acrobats) increased significantly by the recent rains in the state, as is expected in the coming days can be a tipping of mosquito transmits dengue and increased risk of contracting this disease.

Until Saturday there had been two thousand cases of dengue in the state, he urged the people to keep the yards clean and take care of the stored water.

To avoid the mosquito of dengue and prevent evil, said it needed the full cooperation of the population so that health personnel review the homes and then work abatizaci?n and entomological surveillance and discard pots, caps, taparroscas, toys and appliances that accumulate water.

Health recognized that through the participation of the population decreased in 60% of dengue cases compared to 2010.

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Re: Health authorities on alert for possible outbreak of influenza

http://www.yucatanalamano.com/noticia/repunte-de-influenza-a-h3n2

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Recovery of influenza A H3N2
Published on 05/09/2010


The Health Ministry reported that the surge in cases of seasonal influenza A H3N2 virus corresponds to that is a subtype of influenza virus A.

This virus, which is occurring in the Southeast, it was initially detected in Australia, where outbreaks occurred, and spread to Europe and South America, Central America and currently circulated is in the southeast of the country, said Dr. Salvador G?mez Carro, Deputy Director of Public Health of the Ministry of Health of Yucat?n.

The clinical picture of the H3N2 virus does not represent the level of alarm that influenza A H1N1, since the latter emerging virus had the potential to cause explosive outbreaks, since the entire population was susceptible to illness and its virulence was not known , we now know was moderate, with cases of greater severity in people with chronic diseases that were complicated by pneumonia.

According to data from the influenza A H3N2 cases studied, the disease affects all age groups, predominantly in children under 40 years, and is characterized by tables of coughing, fever, headache, impairment of general, runny nose, sore muscles and bones as well as sore throat, among other encumbrances.

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