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Today's News / 2010 / 06 / 23 /
No deaths from H1N1 since May:
The virus has a seasonal pattern, nor is it with intense activity. Per week across the country only accumulate 5 to 7 cases, said infectious disease specialist and member of the secretariat, Alejandro Mac?as.
Notimex
Posted: 06/23/2010 15:28
Mexico, DF. The special commissioner for the Care of the Health Sector Human Influenza, Alejandro Mac?as, reported that Mexico is quiet compared to the epidemic of human influenza A/H1N1 since last May and go unreported deaths from this cause.
Speaking to the official Notimex Health Secretariat (SSA) said that, according to the latest report for the June 21 72 000 545 were confirmed cases and deaths, incurred before that date were 2072
However, he noted that this report is derived from samples that are collected and do not represent all the cases were in the country, estimated it was around 20 million who had some contact with the new virus.
The infectious disease specialist at the National Institute of Nutrition and Medical Sciences Salvador Zubir?n "(INNCMSZ) said the virus is already in the country a seasonal pattern that is not as intense activity since May are no deaths and new cases week are between five and seven.
"The virus has a seasonal pattern, the virus is already very active, we have no deaths since May, and very few new cases, and accumulate five to seven per week across the country," he said.
Dr. Alejandro Macias said the application is over 30 million doses of vaccines against influenza A (H1N1), especially groups like children and the elderly, and pregnant.
Reported that the Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, will determine, based on serologic studies are performed and the seasonal behavior of the virus, when a health alert is lifted.
But he said that Mexico is quiet compared to the influenza A (H1N1) and as mentioned there are things here to stay, and between these actions stresses the annual vaccination against influenza than in 2010 provides for the A (H1N1) and seasonal.
Other actions that are permanent in the country are washing hands repeatedly and use of antibacterial gel, and that people avoid going to work if it is with fever and respiratory illness. "Those things should be and forever."
Finally he stated that the health sector worked in epidemiological surveillance and other actions, so that people "should be quiet because it is becoming necessary