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A/H1N1 flu spreads to 14th Latin American state
2009-05-28 10:02:34
MEXICO CITY, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of Latin American countries with confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu has risen to 14 since Uruguay confirmed its first cases Wednesday.
The first two cases reported in Uruguay are patients of 24 and 15 years old. The authorities said both patients are in stable conditions.
Mexico continues being the Latin American country with the largest number of infections and deaths of the A/H1N1 flu virus.
The Mexican Health Ministry said the death toll from the A/H1N1flu virus has hit 89, up four from a day earlier, with the number of infected cases rising to 4,910, up 104 from a day earlier.
The Chilean Health Ministry said in a communique that the number of A/H1N1 flu cases in the country reached 165, the highest in South America.
The Panamanian Health Ministry reported eight new cases, raising the infections to 87, including 41 male and 46 female patients.
The ministry added that among all the patients 66 have recovered and returned to their daily life.
The Costa Rican Health Ministry has confirmed 37 cases of the flu in the country, while waiting for the test results of two "highly possible" cases.
The infections in Ecuador rose to 32 after four new cases were confirmed in the southwestern city of Guayaquil, said health officials.
El Salvador's Health Ministry reported 5 more cases, raising the infection number to 11. The ministry also reported 10 suspected cases.
In Brazil, the infections rose to 10. The country has discarded315 possible cases and is currently monitoring 16 possible cases.
According to the World Health Organization, there have been 13,398 confirmed cases across 48 countries.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...t_11447895.htm
2009-05-28 10:02:34
MEXICO CITY, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of Latin American countries with confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu has risen to 14 since Uruguay confirmed its first cases Wednesday.
The first two cases reported in Uruguay are patients of 24 and 15 years old. The authorities said both patients are in stable conditions.
Mexico continues being the Latin American country with the largest number of infections and deaths of the A/H1N1 flu virus.
The Mexican Health Ministry said the death toll from the A/H1N1flu virus has hit 89, up four from a day earlier, with the number of infected cases rising to 4,910, up 104 from a day earlier.
The Chilean Health Ministry said in a communique that the number of A/H1N1 flu cases in the country reached 165, the highest in South America.
The Panamanian Health Ministry reported eight new cases, raising the infections to 87, including 41 male and 46 female patients.
The ministry added that among all the patients 66 have recovered and returned to their daily life.
The Costa Rican Health Ministry has confirmed 37 cases of the flu in the country, while waiting for the test results of two "highly possible" cases.
The infections in Ecuador rose to 32 after four new cases were confirmed in the southwestern city of Guayaquil, said health officials.
El Salvador's Health Ministry reported 5 more cases, raising the infection number to 11. The ministry also reported 10 suspected cases.
In Brazil, the infections rose to 10. The country has discarded315 possible cases and is currently monitoring 16 possible cases.
According to the World Health Organization, there have been 13,398 confirmed cases across 48 countries.
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/20...t_11447895.htm