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One woman dies from influenza A in Ecuador, where they arrive to 9 patients died from this disease
By Agencia EFE - 9 hours ago
Quito, Jan 18 (EFE) .- The death of a woman flu rose to nine the number of deaths from the H1N1 virus in Ecuador, local media reported Wednesday.
The late, which did not specify the date of his death, was a woman of 39 years of mountain province of Imbabura, north of Quito, which had a respiratory complication was not treated in time, she died two hours before entering the emergency room of a medical center, said the public broadcaster Television Ecuador.
In the Andean country for flu victims amount to nine and contaminated by the virus to 126 so far this winter season, which began in November.
The director of epidemiology at the Ministry of Health, Juan Moreira, said that despite the "surge" the number of patients with the virus, Ecuador remains within "normal range" of influenza.
For now, the authorities asked the public to take measures to avoid contamination by this virus and I was advised not to self-medicate if they have symptoms of flu, but come the sooner to hospital.