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    Bogota's health authority is on alert for the possible spread of the H5N1 virus, a flu even more virulent than the AH1N1 virus, which cost the lives of over 200 Colombians in 2009. Health Secretary Hector Zambrano said the probability is high that cases of the H5N1 virus, also known as "avian flu," will arrive in the Colombian capital city, due to the large number of foreigners who visit Bogota over summer vacation. Zambrano advised the population to wash their hands regularly and see a doctor immediately if they have symptoms such as headaches, sore throat, cough, a fever and watering eyes. Public hospitals are on alert for a potential outbreak of the flu. According to Zambrano, the rainy season has increased the incidence of respitory illness in teh Andean nation. In Colombia 208 people have died of the AH1N1 virus, or swine flu, since it first appeared in May 2009 and 142,560 Colombians have been infected by the illness.

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    Re: Bogota's health ministry issues alert about potential imported H5N1 human infections

    Originally posted by alert View Post
    http://hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/woalert...0625-26698-COL

    Bogota's health authority is on alert for the possible spread of the H5N1 virus, a flu even more virulent than the AH1N1 virus, which cost the lives of over 200 Colombians in 2009. Health Secretary Hector Zambrano said
    the probability is high that cases of the H5N1 virus, also known as "avian flu," will arrive in the Colombian capital city, due to the large number of foreigners who visit Bogota over summer vacation.
    Zambrano advised the population to wash their hands regularly and see a doctor immediately if they have symptoms such as headaches, sore throat, cough, a fever and watering eyes. Public hospitals are on alert for a potential outbreak of the flu. According to Zambrano, the rainy season has increased the incidence of respitory illness in teh Andean nation. In Colombia 208 people have died of the AH1N1 virus, or swine flu, since it first appeared in May 2009 and 142,560 Colombians have been infected by the illness.
    This report is at least confusing. Since H5N1 avian influenza virus infection in humans is quite severe, it is unlikely that people traveling to Colombia (infected by H5N1) would be able to move quickly.

    Further, no report of widespread human-to-human H5N1 transmission has been confirmed so far by the WHO and other national and supernational health agencies, it is advisable that this news report will have to be retracted by editor/publisher or updated with details enough to confirm or reject the connection between human H5N1 virus infection and risk to Colombian citizens exposed to travelers.

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      Re: Bogota's health ministry issues alert about potential imported H5N1 human infections

      I agree that it is a very odd and confusing warning, likely from someone who does not understand the epidemiology of H5N1. The official issuing the warning likely does not understand how uncommon and how severe H5N1 human infections seem to be.

      If you'd like, you could always insert the word "odd" or "strange" into the thread title.

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        Re: Bogota's health ministry issues alert about potential imported H5N1 human infections

        Bogot? alert for possible arrival of virus stronger than the H1N1June 25, 2010 - 8:41 a.m.


        It is known as H5N1 and is related to avian flu.
        Ministry of Health called on alert for the possible arrival of the H5N1 virus, a cold stronger than H1N1.

        Hector Zambrano, secretary of Health, said that there are high chances that the virus reaches the capital by the large number of foreign visitors to the capital in the holiday season.

        He recommended washing hands often and go to the doctor once they feel symptoms such as headache and sore throat, cough, fever and watery eyes.

        The public hospital network is on alert for this situation.

        Zambrano said the winter respiratory diseases have increased and expected to end July to reduce the cases, because according to the rains will Ideam a month. http://www.elespectador.com/noticias...uerte-el-ah1n1
        CSI:WORLD http://swineflumagazine.blogspot.com/

        treyfish2004@yahoo.com

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          Re: Bogota's health ministry issues alert about potential imported H5N1 human infections

          Is ruled out bird flu in Colombia


          00 06/25/2010
          District Health Secretary, H?ctor Rodr?guez Zambrano, reported Friday that according to World Health Organization, WHO, Latin America there is no presence of the H5N1 virus or bird flu.
          In this way, the secretary made the aclaraci Zambrano

          ion to speculation that in Colombia there were cases of the outbreak, which is stronger than H1N1.

          In a statement from the Secretariat

          ed of Health, noted that "according to reports from the World Health Organization, at present the H5N1 virus only affects Asian countries, so has ruled out the presence of the epidemic in countries of America and the European continent. "

          It explains
          or that "today in the world there are 492 confirmed cases of the new virus and 291 people have died in Asia."
          In both
          recent years, the District Department of Health conducted two simulations in Bogot? in order to test the capability of immediate response to a suspected or confirmed cases of influenza of avian origin, in which saw the participation of authorities in Eldorado Airport Hospitals Public Network Bogot?.

          Anyway, was reported
          or that health authorities in Colombia are kept in constant disease monitoring and prevention activities ahead of possible pandemic of the virus or similar.http://www.lapatria.com/story/se-des...ar-en-colombia
          CSI:WORLD http://swineflumagazine.blogspot.com/

          treyfish2004@yahoo.com

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            Re: Bogota's health ministry issues alert about potential imported H5N1 human infections

            "today in the world there are 492 confirmed cases of the new virus and 291 people have died in Asia."
            That was the count of confirmed human H5N1 cases on March 30, 2010. As of the latest WHO update (Jun 8, 2010) the count is 499 cases with 295 deaths. Also, not all of the deaths occurred in Asia. There have been deaths in Nigeria and Egypt in Africa.
            http://novel-infectious-diseases.blogspot.com/

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              Re: Bogota's health ministry issues alert about potential imported H5N1 human infections

              Facts Sheet: Colombia (from Wolfram Alpha, edited)

              [Source: Wolfram Alpha, full text (LINK). Edited.]

              Facts Sheet: Colombia


              • Full name: Republic of Colombia
              • Full native name: Republica de Colombia
              • Nationality name: Colombian
              • ISO name: COLOMBIA
              • Country code: CO
              • Internet code: .co
              • UN code: COL
              • UN number: 170
              • Calling code: 57

              • Geographic properties:
                • Area: 1,139,000 km^2 (square kilometers) (world rank: 26th)
                • Annual-crop land fraction: 2.01% (world rank: 193rd)
                • Natural resources:
                  • coal
                  • copper
                  • gemstones
                  • gold
                  • hydropower
                  • iron
                  • natural gas
                  • nickel
                  • oil
                • Coastline length: 3208 km (kilometers) (world rank: 38th)
                • Highest point: Pico Cristobal Colon, 5775 meters
                • Lowest point: sea level
                • Time zones: UTC-5

              • Bordering countries/regions:
                • Brazil
                • Ecuador
                • Panama
                • Peru
                • Venezuela

              • Demographics:
                • Population: 45 million people (world rank: 28th)
                • Population density: 40.6 people/km^2 (people per square kilometer) (world rank: 167th)
                • Population growth: 1.53% per year (world rank: 92nd)
                • Life expectancy: 72.8 years (world rank: 118th)
                • Median age: 27.1 years (world rank: 120th)

              • Distribution:
                • [child | adult | elderly | all]
                  • male | 14.63% | 31.92% | 2.417% | 48.98%
                  • female | 14.29% | 33.51% | 3.219% | 51.02%
                  • all | 28.93% | 65.44% | 5.636% | 100%

              • Cultural properties:
                • Languages:
                  • Spanish (98%)
                  • Wayuu (0.29%)
                  • Romani Vlax (0.17%)
                  • Paez (0.15%)
                  • Colombian Sign Language (0.11%)
                • Ethnic mix:
                  • Mestizo (58%)
                  • white (20%)
                  • mixed (14%)
                  • black (4%)
                  • black and Amerindian (3%)
                  • Amerindian (1%)
                • Religions
                  • Christianity (97%)
                  • Spiritism (0.96%)
                  • ethnic religions (0.62%)
                  • Bahai Faith (0.15%)
                • Literacy fraction: 90.4%

              • Capital city:
                • Bogota

              • Largest cities:
                • [city | population]
                  • Bogota | 7,033,914
                  • Cali, Valle del Cauca | 2,083,171
                  • Medellin, Antioquia | 2,248,912
                  • Barranquilla, Atlantico | 1,142,312
                  • Cartagena, Bolivar | 842,228
                  • Cucuta, Norte de Santander | 567,664
                  • Bucaramanga, Santander | 509,216
                  • Soledad, Atlantico | 502,736
                  • Ibague, Tolima | 481,790
                  • Pereira, Risaralda | 371,239

              • Currency:
                • currency name: $ 1 (Colombian peso)
                • Currency code: COP
                • Local currency conversion: $ 1 (Colombian peso) = euro 0.0004 (euros)
                • Currency conversion: $ 1 (Colombian peso) = $ 0.0005 (US dollars)

              • Economic properties:
                • GDP: $243.7 billion per year (world rank: 37th)
                • GDP at parity: $396 billion per year (2008) (world rank: 28th)
                • Real GDP: $243.7 billion per year (price-adjusted to year-2008 US dollars) (world rank: 36th)
                • GDP per capita: $ 5420 per personper year (2008) (world rank: 120th)
                • GDP real growth: 2.535% per year (world rank: 141st)
                • Gini index: 0.54 (world rank: 118th)
                • inflation rate: 8.319%per year (world rank: 94th)
                • unemployment rate: 11.3% (2008) (world rank: 75th)

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