April will be the crucial month for influenza A-H1N1

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April will be the crucial month for influenza A-H1N1
A year after the epidemic, the State Security Committee on Health that will determine whether you are fit to raise Jalisco health alert.

Mon, 12/04/2010 - 18:00

Have been applied 75.5 percent of the available vaccines. Photo: Archivo.Guadalajara .- This is the crucial month for influenza A-H1N1. The behavior of the epidemic will be discussed next week at a meeting of the State Security Committee on Health, which will determine whether Jalisco is suitable to lift the health alert was declared almost a year ago.

"As we, now, a month that epidemiologically going to make a difference. We will intensify our surveillance system, "said the director general of Public Health at the Jalisco Health Secretariat (SJS), Jos? Mario Marquez Amescua.

The outbreak of new influenza virus prompted authorities to order an epidemiological alert the April 23, 2009. A year away, the manager admitted that "April is critical for us" for a possible resurgence of the disease.

The official said the opinion of this Committee be reported to the federal Health Secretariat (SSA) and will be "in tune" with this unit to take the decision whether or not the alert rises.

The SSJ 4.275 realizes ill-H1H1 influenza A and 95 confirmed deaths due to this virus, since April 2009 to date. Only one was reported last week. It also keeps the number of 1,219 patients with seasonal influenza.

However, Amezcua M?rquez noted that most human influenza infections for the year past. This 2010, there have been 115 patients and eleven deaths.

However, he stressed the importance of vaccination. He noted that already implemented 75.5 percent of available doses and hopes soon to the target set of 1 million 375 thousand shots.

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Maintain surveillance of H1N1 virus behavior

Note Health | Department of Health Jalisco | human influenza epidemic in Jalisco.
The total number of infections in Jalisco is four thousand 275. A. CAMACHO
◦ consider critical month in April
Next week we will meet the State Security Committee on Health to discuss whether to lift the epidemiological alert

GUADALAJARA, JALISCO .- La Secretar?a de Salud Jalisco (SSJ) said in April a critical period for human influenza, and it was precisely in that month, a year ago, when the virus made its appearance.

For this reason, the agency will keep a close watch on the behavior of the disease in the coming weeks to prevent a resurgence of the pandemic.

Today in Jalisco are recorded on average two new infections of H1N1 virus by week, and the number of patients requiring hospitalization for influenza-related respiratory infections remained stable.

However, "the month of April is critical for us, so we continue to urge people to get vaccinated," said Amezcua M?rquez.

On the other hand, Marquez said Amezcua is not yet time to lift the epidemiological alert for influenza, and will be until Tuesday next week when the State Security Committee on Health (CESS) in session and discussed the issue.

"We will be there to decide, according to epidemiological patterns, what we do with the epidemic, we are meeting the year, I believe that by May the state committee will be deciding what we will do."

However, the states must act in accordance with decisions taken at the federal level, he said.

Continued vaccination

From November 2009 to date, in the State of Jalisco have been in operation about one million human influenza vaccines, a total of one million 300 thousand are biological target.

By the Ministry of Health have implemented 400 thousand to 500 thousand that is intended to apply, leading an advance of 80 percent.

The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) in Jalisco presents an advance of 76%, with an application of 600 thousand shots, while the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) has applied to 50 thousand shots time of a total of 70 thousand.

Reported 15 more cases of dengue

During Holy Week, which represents the epidemiologic week number 13 and lasted from 28 March to 3 April, dengue virus infected 15 other people in the State of Jalisco.

All cases were the classic type of disease and thereby accumulate until 423 infections so far this year, 58 of them hemorrhagic type, said the director of Public Health of the State Health Department, Mario Amezcua M?rquez.

According to the official, the agency expects a "rebound" of imported cases from the coast to the metropolitan area because over the holiday period, but the results will reflect up to three weeks.

Numeralia

Influenza in Jalisco

3 new cases of H1N1.
4 thousand 275 infections in total.
1.219 cases of seasonal influenza.
95 deaths from H1N1.
16 deaths of type A.

. APPROPRIATIONS: Informant Editorial / RMP