Chile:15 severe flu A cases confirmed

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SANTIAGO DE CHILE, 31 (ANSA) - Minister of Health of Chile,
Jaime Ma?alich today confirmed the existence of 15 new cases
serious people infected with influenza A (H1N1) and other
have eight influenza A (H3N2) subtype of the pandemic virus. However, he ruled that the increase in the figure represents
necessarily a disease outbreak.
Patients are placed in different enclosures
the Metropolitan Hospital, Atacama
Valparaiso. Two patients are in the exclusive Clinic The
Condes de Santiago, life-threatening lung connected to a
artificial, he said.
Health Ministry sources quoted by the portal
El Mercurio newspaper, said that nationally about 70
cases confirmed to date laboratory. In 2009, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared
after the pandemic virus was detected in Mexico, where
came the warning to everyone.

In Chile, the virus entered in May of that year through a
tourists from the Dominican Republic and had a quick
sector spread accommodated in schools in the capital. In July 2009, 11 641 were confirmed cases and 79
dead


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Re: Chile:15 severe flu A cases confirmed

A total of 23 people have severe respiratory illness from influenza in Chile


SANTIAGO, Chile, ago. 1 (UPI) - The Undersecretary of Public Health of Chile, Jorge Diaz, reported that there are 23 people with severe respiratory illness for influenza product.

The health authority said that 15 of them correspond to the virus A (H1N1) and the rest to influenza A (H3N2), adding that in two weeks will result in the peak of this disease in the country. According to Diaz that period of time for the peak that follows from that on Monday there would be a greater attendance and more likely to see a "contagion" or transfer of the virus, and likewise will affect the low temperatures have been derived from days with rain and snow.


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