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Venezuela H1N1 flu alert
Between April 2009 and January 2010 outbreak killed 131
Friday March 25, 2011
El Universal
CARACAS (Notimex and EFE) .- The Minister of Health of Venezuela, Eugenia Sader, reported yesterday that the number of people with symptoms of influenza A H1N1 climbed to 179.
Sadr said at a news conference that more cases were found outside the Andean state of Merida, on the border with Colombia, which until yesterday were being processed 200 new samples.
The official recalled that on Wednesday, 124 cases were detected throughout the country and stated that all persons with reported cases are stable and without complications.
"While a growing number of cases, no complications," said the minister and said that is guaranteed treatment for those who deserve it, besides being performed vaccination campaigns in prisons and military facilities in the country.
He denied that there are new deaths from the virus, in addition to the two people whose death was reported after his office officially as such an outbreak, the last 17. Both were suffering from chronic diseases. One of the deaths occurred in New South Wales, the other in Miranda (center-north).
M?rida, the only state with characteristics of epidemic outbreak and where classes are suspended until next week, until Wednesday recorded 71 positive cases, while there were 22 in Miranda.
"We are within the expected cases for the capital region. Is very low percentage, but we must all work together to care for our health, "Sadr had said on Wednesday at a news conference.
He stressed that the vaccine against influenza A H1N1 is mainly applied to children under seven years and older than 60, as well as people with chronic disease such as diabetes, hypertension, asthma or patients with cancer treatment.
"We recommend that people who have flu symptoms to stay home to avoid contamination of other people," insisted the minister.
The initial outbreak of influenza killed 131 people in Venezuela between April 2009 and January 2010. Were recorded in the country a thousand infections.