Alert in Oaxaca for suspected outbreak of H1N1

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Hat-tip Hellbindi.

http://www.nssoaxaca.com/ciudad/10-oaxaca/94353-alertan-en-oaxaca-por-brote-de-a-h1n1

Alert in Oaxaca outbreak of A H1N1
by The Editors
City / Oaxaca | Saturday, December 31, 2011 11:53 hrs.

The IMSS ordered vaccines apply to all staff and called to take protective measures to prevent the spread of the virus

Oaxaca, Mexico (December 31, 2011) .- Given the possible outbreak of H1N1 cases in the state, staff from the Mexican Social Security Institute issued an alert among the staff, after 10 people underwent the study and were sent to Mexico.

School staff reported that it issued an alert due to including possible outbreak of H1N1 influenza virus among the staff of this institution, which includes physicians, nurses and administrative personnel and supplies.

One of the doctors reported unofficially that the outbreak was detected since last December 22 and although they were awaiting confirmation whether it was seasonal flu or H1N1, there had been more cases.

According to the staff report, the samples were taken at ten elements of high school, although doctors do not rule out the symptoms is a high probability that the case of this virus.

The IMSS ordered vaccines apply to all staff and called to take protective measures to prevent the spread of the virus.

So far no official information has been issued of the matter, however the patients remain under observation and recommended staff be alert and prevent contagion.

For its part, the Ministry of Health in Oaxaca reported that only three cases are reported and no deaths.

Secretary of Health Services Oaxaca (SSO), Germain Tenorio Vasconcelos, said through a statement that this year the number of AH1N1 cases decreased by 94 percent compared to those recorded in 2010, which documented 48 patients with the virus and six deaths.

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Re: Alert in Oaxaca for suspected outbreak of H1N1

15 cases of H1N1 in the State

Oaxaca. - At least approximately 15 cases of Influenza H1N1 has been detected in Oaxaca, this way it was brought by the secretary of health, Germ?n Tenorio Vasconcelos. In press conference the holder of health in the entity indicated that 13 of 15 cases of Influenza H1N1 presented themselves in workpeople of the SSO, and rest of common citizens. It discarded that in Oaxaca the virus that put in check Mexico in 2009 is out of control, but it caught that there is a sanitary encirclement in the limits with Chiapas. Finally he added that the SSO have applied little more than 12 thousand vaccines to the workpeople of this dependency, as well as to the community in general other so much equally or top.

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Re: Alert in Oaxaca for suspected outbreak of H1N1

reported 18 cases of influenza

Oaxaca, Oax. - To the date there are 18 cases of influenza that appear in the capital of the state, there revealed the holder of the Services of Health of Oaxaca (SSO), Germ?n Tenorio Vasconcelos.
In accordance with Rosalino V?squez Cross, internist of the Social security, this number does not represent a risk for the population, and that the cases are being attended.

In the General Hospital of the zone belonging 1 to Central Vales presented to himself on December 22 a sprout in two outpatients and seven doctors of the IMSS, from what responsibly an alert was expressed and the situation was attended.
Of the whole of the cases, 12 were attended in an ambulatory way and six needed hospitalization, of which to the date three patients are still hospitalized, but they do not need taken care special, they indicated.
The detected cases correspond to the municipalities of Oaxaca de Ju?rez, Santa Maria Atzompa, San Pablo Etla, San Sebastian Tutla, Santa Cruz Amilpas, Xoxocotl?n and Town of Etla.

In Salina Cruz meanwhile there appeared 14 suspicious cases that were not confirmed with AH1N1, confirmed only one of influenza seasonally.
Up to the moment the vaccination is to 50 per cent and one is provided with 25 thousand doses in the Social security and 500 thousand doses in whole.

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Re: Alert in Oaxaca for suspected outbreak of H1N1

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Spanish to English translation

Classes suspended
15 cases of H1N1 reported in Oaxaca


? Policy 01/04/2012

The Ministry of Health of Oaxaca at least 15 confirmed cases of influenza A H1/N1, three of which have been declared serious and channeled to the General Hospital of Zone 1.

The head of the agency, Germain Tenorio, reported that 13 of the 15 cases occurred among workers of State Health Services-most of the rest in nurse-patients, including two minors.

In turn, the state government announced the suspension of classes for two days in municipalities and regions where freezing temperatures are recorded, particularly in the northern Sierra region and La Ca?ada.

In the rest of the river, the education authorities anticipate that will extend the hours of admission to schools up to two hours.

The director general of the State Institute of Public Education of Oaxaca, Bernardo Vasquez, reported that in some cases has delayed the resumption of work in the municipalities located on the 2 000 and 3000 meters of altitude above sea level.

According to the State System of Epidemiological Surveillance, Oaxaca reported an increase in the number of patients with acute respiratory diseases.

As of week 50 is located had a total of 837,597 infections, have been reported including 3,795 pneumonia, 867 of whom are hospitalized.

Meanwhile, Civil Protection reported that wind gusts of up to 120 kilometers per hour reported in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec turned at least three trailers