El Salvador: first cases of flu A H1N1

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The Department of Health detected the first two positive cases of flu A H1N1, this year, in the country. It is a question of a-year-old child who was attended on February 11 in the hospital Bloom and a 43-year-old resident lady in San Salvador, the last one identified 18 of this month, said the vice-minister of Political Sectorial, Eduardo Espinoza. The official showed that both are well of health. In what goes of the year 59 samples have taken to patients suspicious of having the virus, 57 were discarded. Espinoza expressed that the situation seems to be similar that of last year, to the same date two persons were brought with the illness. In this year 18 cases and two deceased were diagnosed. " The virus is circulating, but we have not had a significant sprout ", added the vice-minister of Political Sectorial. At the end of April or beginning of May it will initiate the immunization against the seasonal influenza, the vaccine brings incorporated the dose against the pandemic flu.

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Re: El Salvador: first cases of flu A H1N1

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Spanish to English translation

Confirms second case of H1N1 virus infection in El Salvador
Latin America | El Salvador | Human Influenza

El Salvador now has two cases during 2011. ARCHIVE
The first victim of influenza was a child, in early 2011
The victim, a woman of 43 years, he refused the vaccine when health authorities conducted a campaign of immunization against the virus last year

SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR (24/MAR/2011) .- A woman aged 43 was diagnosed with the H1N1 influenza virus, which is raised to two the number of Salvadorans infected so far this year, reported Today the Ministry of Health.

According to information, the victim refused to get vaccinated when health authorities conducted a campaign of immunization against the virus last year.

The woman showed the symptoms on 15 March, so the Ministry proceeded to have it tested positive for the disease.

The authorities proceeded to observe the family circle of the victim to take appropriate action and prevent the virus from spreading.

The first victim of influenza was a minor event that occurred earlier this year.

 

[tetano]

Re: El Salvador: first cases of flu A H1N1

THIRD CASE OF FLU IN EL SALVADOR

The Salvadoran government confirmed yesterday evening across his Department of Public Health the existence of a third case of flu A (H1N1). The manager of confirming the fact was the vice-minister of Health, Eduardo Espinoza, who declared that " really, the third case has been brought. (The patient) is of Ancient Cuscatl?n and it consulted in the Unit of Health Quarters; she is a person of the feminine sex, of 36 years ", according to office of the Italian agency Ansa. The first brought case this year belonged to a three-year-old child of age attended in the Hospital Bloom; whereas the second one, brought last week, it was a question of a 43-year-old woman. In the last days the minister Maria Isabel Rodr?guez made sure that in this year an epidemic would not be brought because there is mixed effect the vaccination that was carried out last year. In such a sense, Espinoza made sure that for 2011 the vaccination will begin in April or at the beginning of May. The flu A (H1N1) can be mortal if it is not attended on time.

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