A Spanish citizen,dies in Colombia for the influenza A virus

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A Spanish citizen, is hospitalized in Colombia for the influenza A virus
By Agencia EFE - 6 hours ago

Bogot?, 7 feb (EFE) .- A Spanish citizen aged 60, who came to Colombia to spend the holiday of the year, was admitted to a hospital to be carrying the flu virus, it was reported yesterday.

The health secretary of the department of Atlantico, Humberto Mendoza, told Caracol Noticias Teleinforme the patient was hospitalized in Barranquilla (North), the departmental capital.

The tourists have arrived from Valencia, Spain.

Mendoza said tests confirmed that the patient, which was not supplied his name, had the disease and noted that the case is considered "imported", ie was not purchased in Colombia.

The house where he was the Spanish citizen, as people who had contact with him, were evaluated by health personnel.

In 2010, this Colombian city were reported three cases of influenza A.

A report issued on 29 December by the Ministry of Social Protection of Colombia indicated that the number of deaths due to influenza A was at that time to 196.

Until that day had been reported 3,405 cases including 196 deaths, 196 of the 1,102 Colombian municipalities.

 

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Re: A Spanish citizen, is hospitalized in Colombia for the influenza A virus

Re: A Spanish citizen, is hospitalized in Colombia for the influenza A virus

Spanish tourist dies in Colombia with symptoms of flu A


A Spanish tourist who remained hospitalized in Barranquilla with symptoms of flu A died today after confirming to him that it had contracted the illness, said the authorities of health of this Caribbean city of Colombia. The 61-year-old foreigner, died today in the first hour in the clinic in the one that was deposited from the last January 3, there reported the temporary secretary of Health of Barranquilla, the doctor Humberto Mendoza. The official told in a conference with the press that the patient had picked up the virus of the flu AH1N1. The case was confirmed last 7th by the National Institute of Health (INS), added Mendoza, who remembered that the Spanish citizen had joined Colombia last December 28, for Bogota, and in the dawn of the following day it arrived at Barranquilla.


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