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Editor, Senior Moderator
Quito, on Dec 22 (PL) The Ecuadoran Minister of Public Health, David Chiriboga, recommended today to the citizenship to adopt precautions before the increase of cases of respiratory illnesses caused by the virus A (H1N1).
This increase stems from the cold temperatures and to the moisture that is demonstrated during the last weeks, and the experts think that the virus of influenza A (H1N1), that appeared in 2009, has already turned into a seasonal virus. That is to say, clarifies the official statement, which appears at the cold stations, together with other similar viruses as A (H3N2). From December 2 until December 18 spent type has presented to themselves 37 suspicious cases of illness influenza in the province of Imbabura, and the sprout of last week happened in the Center of Provisional Detention of the city of Ibarra. There there appeared a whole of 32 cases, of which 11 needed hospitalization and five of these persons had to enter to the intensive care unit. They all are evolving favorably and they received treatment with oseltamivir. To avoid the spread of the illness, in the Center of Provisional Detention of Ibarra prophylactic treatment has happened with oseltamivir to the totality of interns and penitentiary guides.
Additionally search of contacts has been realized with the relatives of all the cases who presented symptoms. The Department of Public Health is provided with qualified professionals and equipment for the attention of the serious cases, as well as also with the necessary medicines. As part of the preventive habitual activities, vaccination is realized, against the influenza to the persons older than 65 years. Another adopted measurement is the epidemiologic permanent alertness in all the hospitals of the country, to continue the track to all the types of virus that they are circulating in the country.
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This increase stems from the cold temperatures and to the moisture that is demonstrated during the last weeks, and the experts think that the virus of influenza A (H1N1), that appeared in 2009, has already turned into a seasonal virus. That is to say, clarifies the official statement, which appears at the cold stations, together with other similar viruses as A (H3N2). From December 2 until December 18 spent type has presented to themselves 37 suspicious cases of illness influenza in the province of Imbabura, and the sprout of last week happened in the Center of Provisional Detention of the city of Ibarra. There there appeared a whole of 32 cases, of which 11 needed hospitalization and five of these persons had to enter to the intensive care unit. They all are evolving favorably and they received treatment with oseltamivir. To avoid the spread of the illness, in the Center of Provisional Detention of Ibarra prophylactic treatment has happened with oseltamivir to the totality of interns and penitentiary guides.
Additionally search of contacts has been realized with the relatives of all the cases who presented symptoms. The Department of Public Health is provided with qualified professionals and equipment for the attention of the serious cases, as well as also with the necessary medicines. As part of the preventive habitual activities, vaccination is realized, against the influenza to the persons older than 65 years. Another adopted measurement is the epidemiologic permanent alertness in all the hospitals of the country, to continue the track to all the types of virus that they are circulating in the country.
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=249248&Itemid=1
