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Wings 17:00 yesterday, the Director of health of Tungurahua, Lorena Velasco, confirmed that in the country there have been seven cases of people infected with the H1N1 flu and all in the province of Tungurahua. One of them died.According to the official, the patient Mar?a (native of Latacunga) N. entered 8 July passed the Hospital Insurance, but died the next day. Until Thursday 11, doctors from the health centre only referred to the case as suspicious, but yesterday the tests ratified the disease. The Director pointed out that the first case became known on June 17. The report indicates that 14 of the 23 patients reported as suspects, are considered with severe pneumonia and nine with influenza. ' All patients are cared with prophylactic medication. Those who have symptoms receive preventive treatment. The Ministry of health we endowed with all the supplies and medicines to the patients, both adults and pediatric ', said Velasco.La press conference, which was held in the governorate of Tungurahua, located in Sucre streets and Castle, Centre of Ambato, also counted with the presence of the Governor Lira Villalba; Luis Pallo, director of the medical area of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS); and Cristhian Redrob?n, provincial director of insurance Social.15 people admitted. Luis Pallo reported that yesterday increased to 15 the number of patients who are as suspicious of H1N1 flu at the Hospital in the affected Seguro.Los, mostly range between 30 and 59 years of age. ' The respective safety measure has been taken. The inmates are isolated and with the respective epidemiological siege ', said Pallo.La Director of Health said that patients are tungurahuenses: Patate, Quero and Ambato. ' We want to ask the public calm and take necessary preventive measures. The address has the epidemiological surveillance system that is controlling the outbreak ', said the Director. Results received them yesterday, of the Instituto Izquieta Perez.velasco reported that in Latacunga and Riobamba also cases of H1N1 have been. The authorities requested citizens not self-medicate is and who come to the nearest health centers to receive care. Text AutorYadira Illescas n correspondent - Tungurahua
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Re: Ecuador: in Tungurahua seven people infected with influenza H1N1, 1 death
In Tungurahua added 15 the infected by influenza H1N1
Lorena Velasco, Director of health of Tungurahua, Central sierra of Ecuador, said this Friday totaling 15 the infected by the H1N1 flu in the province.
Velasco also noted that patients are in the hospitals of the Ecuadorian Institute of Social Security (IESS) and at the Regional Ambato.
Ecuador cases at least three people have died and 50 have been infected since January by the influenza A (H1N1), which was detected in the country for the first time in 2009, said Thursday the national director of epidemiological surveillance, Pablo Acosta.
In addition to two cases have confirmed in the city of Quito, the same people who are being treated and are in a State of health stable.
The first death occurred on April 4, while the other two took place in July, Acosta added. The Andean sierra of the Center and North of Ecuador is the area presenting more cases by influenza.
Six people died in the same period of last year and 46 were infected, said the official of the Ministry of health.
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