Aguascalientes: Flu Cases

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Suspending classes in elementary school as a preventive measure for two alleged cases of human influenza

04/11/2009 17:25 (-6 GTM)

As a preventive measure suspended classes in two groups of sixth morning shift of the primary "Jose Santos Valdez, located in River Hills, to the presumption of two cases of human influenza.
From Wednesday until next Monday, the 72 students in grades six A and six B the morning shift of the primary above will not work, said the director of that institution, Juan Guillermo Calvillo Contreras.
He explained that this measure was determined in order to avoid risking the health of other children, because although no such cases have been confirmed and remain as suspects, according to the regulations since the Federation was established, can take the suspend measure to avoid any risk groups.
The manager of the squad showed WATERS documents issued by various health authorities, who proves that children who at the time were returned to their homes by presenting any symptoms of respiratory disease, not present or present human influenza, so they states can continue their normal activities.
The suspension of work in two groups reflects the existence of two suspected cases to date have not been confirmed by the relevant authorities, so that in the period there will be no work will be carried out cleanup measures.
And is that since last week had stated that at that institution had children with human influenza, which is eventually denied.
On this occasion and to avoid any risk among the students and pursuant to the provisions of these cases, the board decided to suspend campus classes to groups of sixth and sixth B A morning shift.
Calvillo Contreras said just yesterday met with the members of groups who have reported that preventive measures would be redoubled, it shall not jeopardize said the 480 students in morning shift.


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It is confirmed another human death from H1N1 influenza in Aguascalientes
written by Reyna Mora
thursday, 05 of 2009 of noviembre
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This confirms the death of a person because of human influenza A/H1N1 virus, according to the most recent report released by the State Health Institute of Aguascalientes (ISEA), reaching to 24 deaths from the disease.

The patient's 33-year-old resident of the town of Jesus Maria was treated at the hospital Third Millennium and died on November 2.

We report also an increase of 16 new cases confirmed the report from Wednesday 4 to Thursday 5, reaching 647 cases deA/H1N1.

Regarding the number of people hospitalized, currently Isea indicates that 34 people received medical care in state hospitals, seven in the IMSS, ISSSTE five, twelve in the Third Millennium hospital, four in hospital Miguel Hidalgo, two in the Women's hospital, three in hospital Romos corner and one in the hospital in Calvillo.

Nationally, the Health Ministry reports up to November 4, 52 thousand 298 cases from H1N1, ranking 25th place in Aguascalientes by involvement of the disease. The states hardest hit by the epidemic are Mexico City with 11 percent of total infections in the country, Chiapas with 7 percent and Yucatan and Nuevo Leon with 6 percent each.

 

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Cases of Influenza in Ags. is tripled in one month
? Of 296 cases in early October, to 934 in November
? We are the 9th. state with the most cases per 100 thousand inhabitants
? Address the recommendations of health authorities


Aguascalientes, MEXICO, on November 11, 2009

Where national and state health suggest strengthen preventive measures against influenza know what they're talking about. And is that in Aguascalientes in just one month confirmed cases tripled.

In its latest report on the situation of H1N1 in the country, the Ministry of Health of the Federal Government realizes that on November 6 had 934 confirmed cases in the state of Aguascalientes. A month earlier, exactly on October 6, totaling 295. So in just one month, their number tripled.


That same report, the last thing the Ministry of Health has made available to the public, reveals that the largest number of cases exist in the Federal District, with 6.755.


If confirmed cases in the Federal District joined the states that follow those with the largest number (3.627 Chiapas, State of Mexico Nuevo Leon with 3.496 and 3.383) it owns 29% of cases nationwide.


However, when the figures are discussed in more detail, because the states with the largest numbers of cases are those with the highest incidence per 100 thousand inhabitants.


Colima tops the list in terms of incidence, for 183 of every 100 thousand people have had the disease. I still Yucatan and Nayarit.


The states with the lowest incidence per 100 thousand inhabitants are Coahuila and Campeche. The first, with 10 and the second with 21.


In Aguascalientes, the incidence is 81.79 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants. With this, we are in ninth place nationally and above the national average of 55.55 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.


A1H1 Influenza is not an issue far from resolved. It is a latent danger in Mexico and in our state. State residents must address the recommendations we make the health authorities: extreme hygiene measures, no shaking hands or a kiss, meet any alteration in health.


INFLUENZA.
Report of the Secretary of Health
with data to November 6, 2009
States with the highest incidence per 100 thousand inhabitants
Colima 183.88
Yucatan 162.44
Nayarit 158.94
Baja California Sur 137.07
San Luis Potosi 136.14

States with the lowest incidence per 100 inhabitants
Coahuila 10.84
Campeche 21.23
Sinaloa 22.43
Guanajuato 22.46
Mexico State 23.56

Our Neighborhood
Incidence per 100 thousand inhabitants
San Luis Potosi 136.14
Aguascalientes 81.79
Zacatecas 56.46
Jalisco 44.11
Guanajuato 22.46

55.55 National

 

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Aguascalientes reports two deaths from influenza A H1N1

The deaths were registered on November and spent five were confirmed Monday by state health authorities
Written by SUN / text + -.. ElGolfo.InfoTama?o Health Institute of the State of Aguascalientes (ISEA), in its latest report said that two women died in recent days in Aguascalientes due to influenza A H1N1.

The deaths were registered on November and spent five were confirmed Monday by state health authorities.

With these, the number of deaths recorded in the entity by the human influenza virus rose to 26.

One of the patients was 42 years old and was served in the Third Millennium Hospital where he remained hospitalized, but died on Thursday by the severity of lung disease.

The ISEA he said the other woman had 36 years and was originally from Aguascalientes, died in General Hospital No. 2 of the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS).

The Health Institute regretted that continue to raise the number of deaths in Aguascalientes due to human influenza virus, and announced that since it began an epidemiological alert has confirmed 674 cases of people infected in the state.

So far 34 people remain hospitalized in different clinics and hospitals in the city of Aguascalientes, Calvillo and the municipality of Rinc?n de Ramos, where he has concentrated the highest number of cases of influenza.

The hygiene and preventive measures are being republished for weeks by health authorities, however the number of confirmed cases is still rising

 

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The ISEA reported 204 additional cases of influenza A/H1N1 in 24 hours
written by Reyna Mora
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009
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At a press conference the State Health Institute of Aguascalientes (ISEA), announced the number of people infected with human influenza A/H1N1, reached 971 cases, increasing the record in 204 patients above relative to the report Tuesday 10 November.

Leticia Lopez Gomez, director of ISEA Health Services, explained that the sudden increase of infection by H1N1, was because the National Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (INDRE), was delayed in updating their reports.

He explained that although now the State Laboratory is in charge of doing the test to give positive or negative diagnosis to the new disease, is the INDRE who handles data and re ratify these addresses to local health institutes, also said that reports that every day this ISEA, are delayed an average of ten days, but said the case reports is reliable.

With increasing Lopez Gomez said the situation is no alarm, "obviously puts us alert, be on alert is different than alarm, pointed out that according to reports from the Health Secretariat (SS), all states have had an increase in cases of similar but with a greater rate than in past months.

However in the latest report of the SS, Aguascalientes ranking climbed three positions now for 23rd in the number of patients with H1N1, just two days ago was in position 25.

Among those who thus far have been infected, Lopez Gomez reported that 18 have been health workers, but said that most of them acquired the virus in their homes by contact with carriers of H1N1 family, "there is a history of living with a family who traveled and became infected outside of the areas, "said that within hospitals are taking steps to avoid contagion.

Currently 51 people are receiving medical care, of which four are minors as confirmed by the Director of Health Services ISEA. He said additional steps are being taken to prevent infection among school children through collaboration of the Institute of Education of Aguascalientes (IEA) and parents.

In this sense said it has trained parents to support filters in schools, noting that this is the second filter against influenza because the former is in the house, the parents also participate in weekend cleaning the tanks.

He urged parents to bring their children for vaccination against seasonal influenza, said that throughout November, even the first week of December if need be will be applying the biological children as a preventive measure, said that was reached just half of the goal.

In respect of human influenza A/H1N1 vaccine, Lopez Gomez said at the end of this week, the person responsible for the vaccination in the state will be attending the nation's capital where the lines are finally delivered to the application of vaccines , which he said have been changing before reaching the biological Mexico.

 

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Increase to 35 the number of deaths by the presence of H1N1 in Aguascalientes
written by Reyna Mora
Saturday, November 21st, 2009
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In the past 48 hours confirmed the deaths of three people for human influenza A/H1N1, reaching to 35 deaths from the disease according to information released by the Institute of Health in Aguascalientes. Although the state is located in the twelfth position nationally in terms of institutions less affected by H1N1, stressed that advanced six places in connection with October, the month in which located at position six of agreement report of the Health Secretariat (SSA)

The three new deaths from the H1N1 virus were women, a 44-year-old resident of the capital town, passing dated October 27 and served in the Zone General Hospital IMSS number one. The second death corresponded to a patient at the Third Millennium age 22 also of the capital city. The third confirmed only yesterday morning was a 60-year resident of Calvillo and treated at the Hospital of that municipal ISEA.

According to the ISEA report published on its Web site Monday 16 to Friday 20 November, there was an increase of 76 confirmed cases of human influenza A/H1N1, also 6 deaths were confirmed in the week by the new virus flu.

Compared with the week immediately preceding fall of 9 to 13, 405 cases were filed new-excluding the weekend, since no published reports, signifying a decrease 329 cases. As for the deaths in that period only 3 deaths were confirmed as a result of the epidemic.

Even after 20 days of November has seen a total of 553 patients per A/H1N1, of whom 14 died, until November being the month with the highest rate of infections and deaths recorded in the presence of new strain of influenza virus.

The SSA reports that despite the increase in cases in November, has not referred to modify the school calendar to avoid contagion. But the agency recommends continuing with the activities of self care, constant washing of hands, change in social greeting, sneeze into the inner corner of the elbow, covering mouths use if you are suffering from the flu, and a timely assist to medical care if you have any of the symptoms, sudden fever of over 39 degrees, muscle aches, headache, runny nasa, sore throat, cough

 

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Vaccination campaign starts in Aguascalientes
The owner of the IMSS announces a drop in the number of infections and deaths

Fri, 27/11/2009 - 05:18

Cordova was also secretary in the act. Photo: Notimex .- The IMSS Mexico began yesterday at the national level the National Vaccination Campaign against influenza A/H1N1, during which he hopes to implement more than 12 million doses by 2010.

He also announced that in accordance with the court information to 17 November, there was a decrease of 45 percent of cases of influenza-like illness, 11 per cent in cases of severe acute respiratory infections that require hospitalization and 46 percent deaths in the last two weeks. IMSS Director General, Daniel Karam, started in the general hospital in Zone 2, Aguascalientes, immunization of doctors, nurses and staff working in areas of contact and deal directly with patients who have symptoms of the disease.

The Social Security alert for the epidemic is permanent and therefore are establishing mechanisms for all, regardless of the time of year when we meet, the medical staff is ready to meet any probable case of influenza A / H1N1 in insured population is or not, "he said Karam.

The owner of the IMSS said people can be reassured that during the holidays, the Institution will have sufficient personnel adequately trained to care for patients with flu symptoms, also noted that it has a strategic reserve of antivirals to meet the demand for healthcare probable cases of this epidemic.

Karam said at the opening of the 12th Ordinary Session of the National Health Council, that no Mexican will be excluded from receiving timely medical care because of influenza A/H1N1.

"Given the epidemic of influenza A/H1N1 in the IMSS we took on the task of caring for all people to come to our facility to have symptoms of the disease and continue to do so," the holder of Social Security.

For the manager is crucial, "remain vigilant and, therefore, we will continue working to contain the infection through preventive measures in our facilities and through the dissemination of information with our title, and under strict monitoring of people living with those patients who have contracted the disease. "

Symbolically, the first person to receive the vaccine in the IMSS was the nurse Adriana Alonso Narvaez she also followed the nurse Maria de los Angeles Duran Guerrero.

Subsequently, the student nurse, who also is pregnant, Maria Teresa Santoyo Gaytan, received the immunization. The first dependent in the dose that was applied was Maria de Jesus Romero de Luna, also in term infants.

Blanca Valadez

 

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From April to December were recorded 1.369 cases of H1N1 and 44 deaths
Saturday, Reyna Mora 05/Dic/09 02:00

ISEA clarifies that 4 of those killed were residents of grass (?) and Jalisco
The statistical record of cases a decrease in the rate of onset of disease
Three people die as a result of human influenza A/H1N1 virus, said the State Health Institute of Aguascalientes (ISEA) through the daily report of epidemic situation in the state, but the document ensures that the fatal victims were from Zacatecas and Jalisco, reaching to 44 deaths from the disease.
As of December 3 ISEA, stratified into his daily local or foreign origin of those killed by H1N1, but are counted in Aguascalientes as were treated in state hospitals.
In this sense it is reported that three people died early and were counted as local residents of the state of Zacatecas and Jalisco over, without specifying what were the dates of deaths were recorded.
Ie the three latest deaths accounted for two persons living in Aguascalientes and a more alien, without specifying which of the two states previously mentioned.
The two people who died residents of Aguascalientes, were 27 and 36, both females. The first was treated at General Hospital IMSS # 2 and died on 9 November. The second woman died at the hospital but the day March 27.
In this regard the total number of infections reported yesterday ISEA thousand confirmed 396 cases of the disease, ie, a weekly increase of 94 cases, equivalent to a reduction of eleven cases in connection with last week comprised of 23 to 30 November in which 105 cases were filed.
On the incidence of cases, the responsible ISEA Health Services, said at the weekly press conference on the caseloads of influenza taken place in the administrative facilities of the institution, who had noticed a "flattening" in the presentation of cases. A kind of adjustment in the rate that occurred in comparison with the month of November in its first two weeks came to just over 500 reported cases of the disease, attributing the decline to the participation of the population on preventive measures for prevent infection with the virus.
Also the number of people in hospital has been declining. According to ISEA report until yesterday there were 28 people receiving medical care in state hospitals. Compared with November reached up to 46 people reported second-level attention as a result of H1N1.

 

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A/H1N1 epidemic has stabilized, ISEA
Thursday 02:17 Reyna Mora 10/Dic/09
84 cases were submitted new in 9 days
The continuing death toll at 44
The head of health services at the Health Institute of the State of Aguascalientes (ISEA), Leticia Lopez Gomez said that the epidemic of human influenza A/H1N1, reached a stability in the first nine days of December with a reduction in the presentation of Where, in relation to the incidence of November when he showed the highest peak of the disease since the start of the pandemic.
"The largest rally we had two weeks in November, right now we have just over three weeks in which it has presented some degree of stability ... more or less are presented from eight to ten cases a day, but remember that early November, we had 300 in a week, 200, 150, we are right now with some stability, "said the health official.
According to statistics from the ISEA for the first 15 days of November were presented 461 cases and 10 deaths from the disease, 405 of them were between the week of 9 to 13 November, week of highest incidence since the beginning of the epidemic .
Compared to the first nine days of December there have been only 84 cases, 77 of them from first to four of the twelfth month, and the remaining seven in the last four days, in the same period, no patient deaths have increased by A / H1N1.

 

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Two more people die per A/H1N1
Saturday, Reyna Mora 12/Dic/09 00:13
■ With these two victims number and 46 deaths since the epidemic began
■ There were two men, one 21 and the other an old man of 60 who died, says report

He informed the State Health Institute of Aguascalientes (ISEA) through its website, the deaths of two people as a result of human influenza A/H1N1 virus in the state, after six days with no new deaths reported by disease, accounting for 46 deaths during the epidemic.
Both dead were male with 21 and 60 years of age. The sixties had its home in the municipality of Rinc?n de Ramos, where he was treated at the local hospital attached to the ISEA and where he eventually lost his life on 6 December.
The patient was a resident of 21 years and entered the capital municipality Third Millennium Hospital where he was treated and died on 8 December.
As for the total recorded cases in the state, ISEA said the figure was up yesterday in a thousand 420 cases confirmed to A/H1N1, ie a weekly increase of 18 cases, a total of 101 new cases during the days of December.
So far 37 people are hospitalized for the disease, 18 of them in the hospitals of the IMSS, 11 Hospital Hill, two in the hospital Calvillo, two Romos corner and 3 in Calvillo.

 

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New human flu victim in the state; arrives virus death toll to 47
Tuesday, Reyna Mora 15/Dic/09 02:30
■ The cases have reached thousand 420 since the epidemic began
■ ISEA, made available to guide restaurateurs to avoid contracting procedures

Yesterday morning, the State Health Institute of Aguascalientes (ISEA), reported through its Internet portal in one more death as a result of human influenza A/H1N1 virus and a total of thousand 420 patients total from the beginning of the epidemic.
The deceased was a man of 74-year-old resident of the capital city, who was attended in the Third Millennium Hospital, and lost his life due to A/H1N1, December 8, becoming the victim 47 under disease.
At the moment the ISEA recorded that 31 people are receiving medical care at various hospitals in the state.
Health Measures in Restaurants
As part of the dissemination of health measures for preventing the spread of H1N1 virus, ISEA climbed in recent days on its website guidelines for disease control in restaurants, where he speaks from the symptoms disease until proper food handling and distribution of spaces in these facilities to avoid places and both are closed too saturated with people.
In this sense, the study warns that in an area of 10 square meters should be used for up to four people also specifies the distance between tables and chairs, to reduce social friction. It also states that in restaurants should be a role cleaning the various areas to ensure hygiene.
In regard to this procedural guide prepared by the Health Secretariat (SSA), Octavio Macias Jimenez, deputy director of ISEA Health Regulation, said that these measures came shortly after the start of the contingency in April and said at the time were made available by the union leaders restaurateurs and shop, to be broadcast to their peers.
He noted that the reason for having the document in digital portal of the Institute should be monitored in order to continue implementing these measures and are available to all, and those who do not know and have a food business the may apply.
He said that although this guide does not have binding character not being a health standard or regulation, business owners of these businesses should be responsible on their own initiative to implement the measures identified therein to reduce the number of infected .
"These are measures to prevent proliferation, no legal basis for application of a sanction if the measures are not undertaken," but said that regular visits to health regulations do, is to see the owners or managers establishments, if it is failing in any of the guidelines to modify their actions. Although he noted that many provisions that deal with the clothing of people who prepare food are the same as those identified by the SSA to prevent the flu, so if you disobey these rules are misdemeanors punishable by the health authority.

 

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ISEA confirms another death from influenza A/H1N1; now total 48 cases
Friday, 01:15 Reyna Mora 18/Dic/09
He came to thousand 548 cases, an increase of 236 new patients in December The State Health Institute of Aguascalientes (ISEA) 48th death reported by the epidemic of human influenza A/H1N1, and a total of one thousand 548 cases from April to Thursday 17 December.


The person reported by the ISEA and died from the H1N1 human influenza virus, was 66 years of age, were female and had his residence in the capital city. The death occurred on 25 November at the General Hospital No. 2, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), but until yesterday it was confirmed that the death of this woman was due to H1N1.


In the 17 days of December were 236 cases presenting new disease, 84 of them in the first week for the second was a decrease in the rate of appearance of cases with only 24 new cases confirmed, in contrast in the week is ending accumulated a total of 128 new cases, meaning a spike in relation to the first half of December.


Comparing the first 17 days of December to the month of November, it appears that in December decreased the occurrence of cases, because until that date, in November and 477 cases were submitted new, just over half of those recorded in the same period but in December.


Regarding the number of deaths from flu in December have confirmed seven deaths, three were reported in the first week of December, two in the second week and two in the week of 14 to 17.


Noting that in November the same period and 10 deaths had occurred as a result of H1N1, more than three deaths in December.


The ISEA through its daily report on the case mix of patients between the new influenza virus, said that until yesterday 24 people were hospitalized. Nine in IMSS hospitals, six in the Hospital Miguel Hidalgo, 3 in the Third Millennium, 2 in the hospital Calvillo, an amount equal to that of corner angles in the Guadalupe Clinic and Hospital del ISSSTE, a patient respectively .

 

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3 year old child dies by AH1N1
Wednesday, Reyna Mora 23/Dic/09 13:30

This morning the State Health Institute of Aguascalientes (ISEA) announced that two additional deaths were confirmed by human influenza AH1N1, reaching a total of 50 deaths. One of those killed was a child under 3 years of age in the capital city, he lost his life on 15 December at the General Hospital No. 1.

The second patient was reported was a man of 53, also the capital city, who lost his life as a result of illness on December 18 and who was attended in the Third Millennium Hospital.

The number of infections reached the thousand 583, placing nationally in the fourteenth position entities with fewer cases of AH1N1. For the moment 33 people are receiving more attention in different hospitals in the state.

Asked about the complications suffered by the child and brought him to death, the director of ISEA, Gerardo Macias Lopez, said he was unaware of the case specifics, but noted that a factor may have been a belated attention to the presence of the disease in the child, and she urged the public to be addressed in a timely manner in the presence of symptoms that fit the AH1N1 box.

 

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Six children have died of influenza A/H1N1 in the state
Wednesday, Reyna Mora 23/Dic/09 23:27

* Ministry of Health announces the arrival of new antiviral against disease
* The "Paramivir" is applied and administered intravenously in severe cases

The State Health Institute of Aguascalientes (ISEA), announced that two additional deaths were confirmed by human influenza A/H1N1, reaching a total of 50 deaths. One of the deceased, was a child three years old from the capital town, who lost his life on 15 December at the General Hospital No. 1, reaching six minors who have died from the epidemic influenza A/H1N1.


Asked about the complications suffered by the child and brought him to death, the director of ISEA, Gerardo Macias Lopez, said he was unaware of the case specifics, but noted that a factor may have been a belated attention to the presence of the disease in the boy.


The second patient was reported, was a man of 53, also the capital city, who lost his life as a result of illness on December 18 in the Third Millennium Hospital, where he was treated.


Therefore urged the public to be addressed in a timely manner in the presence of symptoms that fit with the picture of influenza A/H1N1 and continue the hygiene measures that have been spreading, especially hand washing, cleaning commonly used objects and sneezing or coughing, covering himself with the inner arm.


The number of infections reached the thousand 583, placing nationally in the position fourteen of the states with fewer cases of influenza A/H1N1. For the moment 33 people are receiving more attention in different hospitals in the state.


Until yesterday's report of the ISEA, there was an increase of 270 cases in the twenty days of December. In this sense the owner of the ISEA, said less than expected, without specifying the estimated projection for the last month of the year.


On the efficiency of treatment with oseltamivir, Tamiflu, "the official said has been successful, if applied in a timely manner. He said in a video conference yesterday morning, attended by the state health secretaries to the federal secretary Miguel Angel Cordova Villalobos, they were told that is already in the country, implementing a new intravenous drug, called Paramivir "which will be provided to the sickest patients.


Without specifying the date of arrival of Paramivir to Aguascalientes, Macias Lopez felt that this coming in the next two weeks. As for the supply of Tamiflu, said it had until yesterday to hold 15 thousand treatments, which were joined by more than 5 thousand came to the state in the last 24 hours, reaching 20 thousand treatments, this as a preventive measure before a resurgence of the disease in the coldest days, which he said will be in January and early February.

 

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Slows down the occurrence of influenza A/H1N1 in December
Wednesday, Reyna Mora 30/Dic/09 01:49
The latest report from the State Health Institute of Aguascalientes (ISEA), the presence of H1N1 influenza epidemic in the state, dated December 28, reveals that the velocity in the presentation of cases has fallen seasonal comparison with the cases registered in November, because in that month for 28 and 658 events had been filed against the 277 this December, ie, in the eleventh month were more than double the December .

The total new cases filed in December is 286, 386 fewer than in all the cases filed in the past month. The week of December with the highest number of cases was that of 14 to 18 - do not take into account weekends, because the ISEA only issues reports on business days, during this period there were 128 patients with influenza A/H1N1. In contrast, the week of November with the highest peak of 461 recorded infections sick day 9 to 15.
The week with fewer cases in December was the day 7 to 11, with just 24 new cases, the same effect the week with fewer cases but November was the first day to 8, with 16 new patients.
In terms of deaths from influenza A/H1N1, there is a similar situation in that period November but were 18 deaths, have been submitted by December nine, dropping to half the cases. On average during December there were two deaths per week, while in November the average number of deaths from the new flu was four deaths per week.
According to the latest report by the ISEA, at present 31 people are receiving medical care in the various public and private hospitals in the state, mostly in the hospitals of the IMSS and the Hospital Hill, with 15 and 7 patients each.
Calls to strengthen health care sector in the presence of low temperatures
Through the ISEA newsletter makes a call to the population in the coming days for extreme caution and do well sheltered people from their homes, the above coupled with the Health Ministry has warned that in the coming weeks the thermometer fall in the center of the country, affecting Aguascalientes.
So you call the people to avoid sudden temperature changes, covering the mouth and neck with scarves to avoid breathing in cold air, moisturizing the skin from dryness caused by cold in addition to eating foods rich in vitamins A and C to strengthen the body's defenses, in the presence of respiratory diseases, including influenza A/H1N1, which has already claimed 50 lives in the state.
It also recommends the population to continue implementing preventive measures to prevent the spread of influenza A/H1N1, avoid greeting kiss, wash your hands often, disinfect commonly used items, cover your mouth when you sneeze, also go to physician in a timely manner in the presence of any symptoms for the disease.

 

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Slow implementation of the second batch of vaccines against H1N1
Thursday, Reyna Mora 31/Dec/09 00:07

Seven days after his arrival was applied 2.3 percent of the dose
Confirm the reduction in the rate of submission of cases

Seven days of the arrival of a second batch of vaccines against human influenza A/H1N1 for the State Health Institute of Aguascalientes (ISEA), only 222 have been applied biological dose equivalent to 2.3 percent from 9 thousand 600 who arrived in the state, said Gerardo Mac?as L?pez, director of the institution.
"As you know the day was almost 24 and have two days reporting the percentage has been low, because we have 222 doses," thus justifying the slow progress that the dose reached the evening of day 23, originally expected the December 7, in addition to being passed through the holidays and weekends.
Macias Lopez has confirmed that the velocity at the onset of cases declined during December, but warned that it expects an increase in new infections of H1N1 in January, at the low temperatures, therefore reiterated that the population as well as approach to health institutions to receive the vaccine against H1N1, must eat well, drink plenty of fluids, get warm, plus the constant washing hands to avoid getting sick.
On the possibility of modifying the schedule of the entry of children to schools, said that at present are not considered, but said there is close communication with the Institute of Education of Aguascalientes (IEA), and would be analyzed jointly change depending on weather conditions that occur.
In 2010 but said it will resume the federal Social Development Secretariat (SEDESOL) temporary employment in which parents of school cleaned the school facilities as a precautionary measure, said that 50 thousand people will be incorporated a sanitation program.
He added that the sanitary filters to the entrance of the schools will continue, but said the best filter starts from home, by following the preventive measures against influenza and timely detection of the cases themselves do parents ", thus avoiding the spread of the virus.
Figures from the A/H1H1, were as follows, a thousand 598 cases confirmed 50 deaths, 46 people state residents and 4 most of Jalisco and Zacatecas, but were treated in hospitals in Aguascalientes. Until yesterday, 23 people were hospitalized as a result of the disease. In the last week of December, the increase was only 9 cases of H1N1.

In 2009 increased by 28 percent respiratory diseases
The owner of the ISEA, said that along with the epidemic of H1N1, which began in April 2009, increased this year by 28 percent of respiratory diseases other than influenza, said that by December 14, 2008 the figure climbed to 185 attentions 356 thousand, while in the same period, but the year is about to end there were 497 thousand 959 cases. He said that so far there have been no deaths from hypothermia or poisoning during the winter period.

 

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Re: Aguascalientes: Flu Cases

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Aguascalientes reports two deaths from the H1N1
From the spring of the pandemic to date, 52 deaths have joined in the entity

Ruben Gomez
El Universal
Aguascalientes, Ags Monday, 04 enero of 2010
16:08
Aguascalientes begins the year with two deaths AH1N1 human influenza.

The Institute of Health confirmed the death of two people by the epidemic.

From the spring of the pandemic to date, 52 deaths have been added.

One of the dead was a 47-year-old, who died in General Hospital ISSSTE.

The second death is a 29-year-old, occurred at the Hospital of the ISEA Romos corner.

In the latest report of the ISEA, there were 25 new cases of the virus in the state.

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Re: Aguascalientes: Flu Cases

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The updated figure affected by the virus for a total of 1,707 cases in the state, of which 52 deaths have occurred. The last death was that of a 16 year old girl who was admitted to the Third Millennium Hospital and died on 9 January. Although the ultimate cause of death was the influenza virus, the patient entailed other ailments that hindered previous treatment.
To date, 21 people are in hospital diagnosed with H1N1 virus in the state. Of these, eight are recorded in the IMSS, ISSSTE two, seven in the Hospital Hill, one of Calvillo's Hospital and three in the Third Millennium.
Despite the continuing numbers of patients and the alarm about the human influenza virus, the incidence in the total of cases of respiratory illness is disturbing. In 2009, occurred in Aguascalientes approximately 530 thousand visits to the doctor for respiratory infections.