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    Peru strengthens border surveillance by influenza cases in Mexico
    24 Apr 2009 17:32
    24 Apr 2009 17:32

    LIMA, abr 24 (Reuters) - El ministerio peruano de Salud dispuso el viernes mayores medidas de vigilancia en las fronteras del país, ante los casos de una nueva variedad de influenza porcina que ha causado la muerte a unas 20 personas en México.
    LIMA, April 24 (Reuters) - The Peruvian Ministry of Health on Friday ordered major surveillance measures at the borders of the country, to cases of a new strain of swine flu that has killed 20 people in Mexico.
    La vigilancia epidemiológica de la influenza se refuerza principalmente en la salida y llegada de personas al país.
    Epidemiological surveillance of influenza is reinforced mainly on departure and arrival of people into the country.
    "Los servicios de salud intensificarán sus acciones de vigilancia con el tránsito de personas que lleguen de México y Estados Unidos, principalmente, para detectar casos con síntomas gripales graves", dijo un comunicado del ministerio.
    "Health services will intensify their surveillance activities with the passage of persons arriving from Mexico and United States, mainly for cases with severe flu symptoms," said a ministry statement.
    "De detectarse alguno, éste será evaluado por el equipo de especialistas como acción preventiva", agregó.
    "In any detected, it will be evaluated by a team of specialists as a preventive action," he added.
    El nuevo tipo de influenza surgida de un virus porcino se propagó en la capital de México, poniendo el viernes en alerta a la zona, mientras crecen temores a una posible pandemia.
    The new type of influenza that emerged from a pig virus spread in the capital of Mexico, putting the warning on Friday to the area, while growing fears of a possible pandemic.
    La Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) dijo por su parte que estaba preocupada por el tema, que habría cobrado la muerte de unas 60 personas en México y confirmó el brote de la nueva cepa porcina de gripe en Estados Unidos.
    The World Health Organization (WHO) said his party was concerned about the issue, which would have taken the death of some 60 people in Mexico and confirmed the outbreak of new strain of swine flu in United States.
    (Reporte de Marco Aquino, Editado por Silene Ramírez)
    (Reporting by Marco Aquino, Edited by Silene Ramirez)


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