Rise to 19 confirmed cases of influenza A

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Rise to 18 confirmed cases of influenza A
central hinterland
Posted on December 5, 2011


In the vicinity of hospitals, the use of a mask is preventing the residents of Central Hinterland to prevent recurrence of the disease that has spread in the Region
PHOTO: ALEX COSTA

Another case of the disease was found in the Wilderness Center. The occurrence took place on Good Travel

Quixad?. The direction of the Municipal Hospital and Home Health Ad?lia Mary, Good Trip, confirmed a more positive reporting of contamination of the H1N1 swine flu in Central Hinterland. According to the hospital the patient is a man. He lives in the town of Campinas, in the rural municipality, which is under observation. It is a farmer. Recently returned from Sao Paulo. White Stone had come for four days. Another 23 cases are being investigated. A team of Epidemiological Surveillance Epidemiological city formed a barrier in that area to prevent the disease from spreading. Official confirmation will be announced today by Health Secretary of State (Sesa). With the release of Good Voyage rises to 18 the number of confirmed cases of disease caused by H1N1 in Cear? until the end of this issue. According to Sesa, the early outbreak in White Stone, on 18 November, until last Friday, two days, had been reported 620 suspected cases in the region. In relation, one of Quixeramobim of a baby nine months, was discarded. By coincidence the child was also on Pedra Branca, with parents and is now at home. The mother is a health professional in the city. As a patient of Good Voyage, is doing well. The patients are being treated with Tamiflu, an antiviral drug for these cases. In Quixad? was confirmed over a contamination of a student. He went to Fortaleza, where the parents reside, willingly, even before the results of the Central Laboratory (Lacen) arrive. Control However, according to the coordinator of the City Epidemiological Surveillance, Juliana House, besides presenting a clinical satisfactory, the travel has taken all precautions recommended to prevent the spread of influenza virus. The patient, a native of Pedra Branca, he studied in Quixad?. In presenting the characteristic symptoms of influenza declined to go to class, went to the hospital. In the opinion of health experts from neighboring cities to Pedra Branca is the situation under control. All measures are being taken to prevent the outbreak expands. In these cities is not yet clear whether there will be mass vaccination. The farther the focus, the population shows less concern. Quixad? In the only abnormal movement can be seen in intercity buses that go to the city where the first cases were detected swine flu in the state this year. Drivers and passengers wear masks. But despite the normal situation remains a concern. No one knows for sure how many residents of the region's cities, especially those closest to Pedra Branca, were in a vaquejada held in that city over the weekend that the outbreak started. The nearest city is Mombasa, just over 20km of the EC 060. Good Journey is a close second, with 43 km, the EC 168 and Senator Pompey, just over 50km, with passages in the EC 168 and BR 226. In corn and Solon?pole until yesterday had not been released any suspected case in these cities

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Re: Rise to 19 confirmed cases of influenza A

Portuguese-English translation
Swine flu spreads in the Cear?

The Hinterland Central Cear? state already has 19 confirmed cases of residents who are infected with influenza A H1N1, the swine flu famous. So far, 17 patients are residents of the municipality of Pedra Branca, responsible for the outbreak. According to the Health Department of the State of Cear? (SESA), two cases were confirmed in the cities of Baytown Travel and Quixad?.

Until this Monday (5), the region has considered 736 cases and suspected to be swine flu. Since the 11 students of the agricultural college of Pedra Branca were confirmed with the disease, only six other cases were diagnosed by the Central Laboratory of the State (Lacen). However, in last Tuesday (30), the Sesareported that was not confirmed cases and treatment was offered to all people who showed symptoms characteristic of a swine flu.

According to Sesa, all cases have been confirmed as H1N1 flu are related to the municipalities of Pedra Branca. In a preventive manner, the department opted for treatment of all suspects even without confirmation of tests. "This strategy recommended by the Ministry of Health has given the expected return, which is to avoid worsening of cases and deaths. So far all the cases were mild and moderate, "says a statement released by Sesa.

The municipality of Pedra Branca has 43 000 inhabitants. Before presenting the city's outbreak, 17,000 residents were immunized with influenza vaccine. Once confirmed as cases, 6,590 received other vaccines.