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    Report Cordova slight upturn in cases of A/H1N1 virus

    The health secretary said in a hospital where 15 people were hospitalized the figure rose to 30 and attributed the situation to temperature changes.

    ?ngeles Cruz
    Posted: 16/02/2010 19:40

    Mexico City. Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova, said in recent days have seen a slight upturn in influenza A/H1N1.

    He noted that a hospital had admitted 15 people, the figure rose to 30 and attributed the situation to temperature changes.

    The federal official said there are many people who do not pay attention to the disease, and noted that to date there are 1,044 deaths recorded,(As per Govt.website 1093 as of 3/3/10) and that the largest proportion occurred in people between 30 and 39.

    Overall, the population response to this campaign has been positive, because in a month have been implemented over four million sera, suggesting that the strategy goes as planned.

    He acknowledged that a person in Chihuahua had adverse effects on purchase of Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with the human influenza vaccination, although the date is fully recovered.

    Noting that there are four cases possibly related to seasonal influenza vaccine, said that this syndrome is a disease that is not usually associated with vaccination and is not caused by vaccines.

    Stated, in a cable from the agency Notimex, Which each year are presented in the country 1,500 cases of this disease, which are not strictly related to influenza vaccines, which are very safe.

    On the evolution of human influenza said that we must not lower their defenses. "

    It also called on the responsibility of health personnel for application of the vaccine against the pandemic, because of one million 100 thousand officials in the sector, only 650 thousand will have been immunized.

    During the commemoration Dentist Day held at the Hospital Juarez de Mexico, the official recalled that health personnel have more risk of getting the condition.

    Cordova Villalobos considered that although there is a 60 percent advance in the vaccination of some health personnel, by misinformation or situations have not been applied biological and therefore at risk of being infected.

    He commented that no one shall be compelled to be vaccinated, but insisted his call for health personnel, facing the responsibility of their patients.

    The Secretary of Health said there was no scientific evidence to affirm the possibility of a resurgence of the disease in the coming months, but continues to monitor the number of cases.
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