85 Cases of H1N1 virus in Bogota

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The Secretary of health, Aldo Cadena, said that while in Bogot? is being presented one of the peaks higher in respiratory diseases, acute, with about 544 thousand cases, and 85, with the virus H1N1, so far there have been no deaths by the latter, which gives a part of tranquility on the affectation of it.According to chain, for the same date last year already had registered five children killed by respiratory disease, which shows a positive balance in 2013.'There is no type of alarm with this disease, is completely controlled and permanent vigilance, citizens must have calm against the H1N1 virus, there are no lower our guard but should be reassured,'said chain.




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Re: 85 Cases of H1N1 virus in Bogota

More than 100 people are diagnosed with H1N1 in Bogota

The Ministry of Health confirmed that, in the nation's capital 101 people currently diagnosed with the H1N1 virus, but ruled out that such cases would represent an epidemic.



On the other hand, the director of public health in Bogota confirmed that so far run the year four persons have died in Bogot? and its surroundings, and two more in the departments of Huila and Norte de Santander, respectively.



'There is confirmation that in cases of the death of three people in Bogota sent by the hospital test was positive, however, must in each case to analyse the situation of that person, if he had any chronic disease or concurrent disease,' said Urrego, explaining that the death of persons could be complications from other diseases respiratory.



Also said that the death of a patient in Soacha registered in several media in recent days, was the result of pneumonia and not of the respiratory virus. ' The diagnosis of death is pneumonia, and it is a respiratory failure, but you have to be careful, because what is in the test analyzed in the laboratory is that also had H1N1, but that particular person had some chronic problems that could also lead to the death ', said Urrego.



Also warned that cases of people affected by the virus in Bogot? increased considerably compared to last year, since so far East, infections 101, tabled while only registered 40 in 2012.



However, Urrego said that increase was possibly the winter wave affecting the country and pollution environmental.




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