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DF were recorded in 10 cases of influenza A H1N1 per day

February 2, 2010
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By Yadira Rodriguez

Mexico .- The health secretary of Mexico City, Francisco Osuna, said that while this winter there have been no deaths due to influenza A H1N1, on average in Mexico City there were 10 infections per day.

Francisco Osuna explained that the 10 infections that the virus is per day, 50 percent require hospitalization, because they arrive in serious condition the doctor.

And that called for protecting the vaccine, said it is not already on sale in the Federal District, but can be achieved in subway stations, markets and health centers.

He explained that at this time have a reserve of 100 thousand shots, but this week the Health Ministry will deliver a new shipment of 110 thousand extra doses.

 

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34 killed by H1N1 in Edomex
Wed, 03/02/2010 - 18:54
In the State of Mexico and equals 5 thousand 200 the State of Mexico infected with influenza A H1N1 virus, while the death toll rose from 31 to 34 only in the last week.

The state health secretary, Franklin Libenson Violence, said the virus remains stable, although the number of deaths is increasing.

He explained that at present day State of Mexico are one or two positive test for influenza, although this has nothing to do with more than 30 patients daily recorded when the disease is picked up.

Of the 5 thousand 200 State of Mexico who have contracted the virus, only 850 thousand have been treated at state clinics, as well as the institution continues to occupy third place nationally.

So far no one has thought that in the state, as is the case in the Federal District, vaccines are distributed to the general public, as state officials have agreed to focus on high risk groups.

The secretary said the disease is cyclical and that has already been shown that has nothing to do with the weather cold but dry with hot, as with the drastic changes.

It ruled that in the months of March and April to pick up the disease again, although he acknowledged that all health units will now be more prepared.

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Confirm antiinfluenza syndrome vaccine

Margarita Vega / Jorge Escalante
Agency Reform | 04.02.2010 | 23:05 | National |

Federal District Health Secretariat (SSA) confirmed two cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) related to the implementation of seasonal influenza vaccine.
Undersecretary for Prevention and Health Promotion, Mauricio Hernandez, reported that so far the agency has identified seven probable cases of the syndrome, of which four occurred in people who received both vaccines against seasonal influenza and influenza A H1N1 and only three people who were immunized against the second.
SSA explained, had estimated would occur between one and two cases of GBS for every million people vaccinated against influenza A H1N1.
Besides this condition, detailed Hernandez, SSA has found 60 cases of mild reactions to the biological, mainly fever, allergies or pain.
In the coming weeks, he confided Hernandez, the committee to confirm or exclude the presence of the syndrome will provide information on suspect cases associated with influenza vaccines, including a couple of Nuevo Leon.
He said the health institution responsible for the vaccination of such persons-IMSS, ISSSTE or self-Ssa shall bear the costs for development of the syndrome.
The official stressed, however, that the vaccine is safe and that its benefits far outweigh the possible side effects.
"The number of deaths (by influenza A H1N1) far exceeds the number of cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome and so we say that the vaccine is safe. The vaccine protects and saves lives, "he said.
The Secretary reported that to date have come to Mexico some 22 million doses of vaccine against influenza A H1N1, of whom have applied loos just over 2 million.
"We are a nation of 100 million people, with diverse topography. As vaccines arrive and conditioned, as they have to send cold chain carefully, it takes at least two weeks, and two on average in the state coming to the clinics, "she argued.
"There are states like Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, where the days are longer for the issue of transport," he added.
Another version
Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova, said that so far not confirmed any cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with the vaccine against influenza A H1N1.
"Until now we have no proven case of Guillain-Barre syndrome, which is actually a condition that is rare and not only by vaccination can occur," he said in Irapuato, Guanajuato, under the boot of the campaign application of the vaccine in nursery schools and childcare facilities.
He explained why the biological applies only with the consent of parents.
"We want all children who attend day care centers are protected, that we share only with the consent of their parents. No child will be vaccinated if there is parental consent, "he said.
Children between 6 and 24 months of age, as well as caregivers to children under 6 months of age are two of the priority groups for vaccination against influenza A H1N1, along with health personnel, pregnant women and chronically ill.
Influenza exceeded the thousand deaths
Over a thousand people have died in Mexico because of the influenza A H1N1, according to the Ministry of Health (SSA).
According to the latest report by the SSA on the current status of the epidemic in the country, since the virus was detected in April last year, 6 people have died a thousand because of the A H1N1.
Of these, 27 died in the first three epidemiological weeks this year.
Meanwhile, the number of confirmed cases is 70 thousand and 171.
Entities with the highest number of infections since the beginning of the epidemic are the City, San Luis Potosi, State of Mexico, Jalisco, Nuevo Leon and Chiapas.

 

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Increased mortality from cold and AH1N1

In the course of ten months, from April to January, 1026 people have died, which means that at least 102 people died every month because of the strain AH1N1.

Wed, 10/02/2010 - 08:31

So far, the federal government has spend 4 thousand 300 million pesos to overcome the pandemic.

APMexico City .- The return to classes in the winter season increased the number of deaths from the virus of human influenza A/H1N1 as only one week, February 2, 1000 where he spent a total of 1026 according to the latest report of 9 February of the Ministry of Health as the State of Mexico, San Luis Potosi, Chihuahua and Aguascalientes most affected entities.

The federal agency acknowledged that children and youth are the most to spread the virus, and this affect people in vulnerable age of 20 to 54 years of age. This time they returned to class about 34 million 300 pupils and one million 785 thousand teachers across the country.

The National Medical Arbitration Commission is responsible for analyzing the records of suspicious deaths, but lag makes the figures, especially from September to January are changed constantly.

According to the report of Milenio Diario, there were 62 deaths in April and 72 May, 7 June, 82 July, 37 August, 171 September (1 more, according to latest report), 320 October (two more); 171 in November (7 additional), 66 in December (3 new cases) and 38 so far in January (in a week there were a cumulative total of 13 new cases).

Based on the epidemiological report, in the Federal District recorded 134 deaths, State of Mexico 125 (4 additional deaths), San Luis Potosi 54 (three more), Oaxaca 51, Puebla, Jalisco and Baja California 48, Guanajuato 42, Nuevo Le?n 42 (two additional); Aguascalientes 42 (4 additional); Chihuahua 41 (8 additional deaths), Chiapas 39 Queretaro 35, Hidalgo 29; Michoacan and Veracruz 28, Zacatecas 27 each.
Just as, Yucatan 20; Morelos 18; Tamaulipas 17, Sonora, Tlaxcala 15; Coahuila 14, Guerrero and Sinaloa 13; Durango 12 each; Baja California Sur and Nayarit 11 each; Tabasco 3, Quintana Roo 2, Campeche 1 and Colima 1.

According to epidemiological data, the first fatality was registered on 10 April in the Federal District, a maiden of 24 years and the last two took place on 22 January this year, a woman from Jalisco, 51 years age, and whose marital status is ignored, and the other is a married man of 35 years a native of Veracruz.

In the course of ten months, from April to January, 1026 people have died, which means that at least 102 people died every month because of the strain AH1N1.

However, the human influenza has been erratic behavior: 7, 6, 5 and 16 October, for example, the Ministry of Health reported killed in that order 19, 16, 14 and 14 people. In that month mortality every 24 hours varied from 13 to 8 cases.

In November there was a slight decrease in mortality, however, on the 18th killed 13 people, and 4 were killed 11 persons per A/H1N1, and on 19 and 7 out of 20, 10 each day. On 3 and 10 were reported in each of those days, 9 deaths. The rest of the days ranged between 8 and 6 deaths.

In December the court and a significant decrease is detected, the 9th with 9 deaths, the 15th of that month there were 5, on 23 December 4 dead. The rest of the days ranged from 2 and 1 death.

On January 4, 2010 killed 5 people and the 18th killed 4, 6, 7 and 15 of this month died 3 every 24 hours. The rest of the days ranged from 1 and 2 deaths. .

Of the total deaths, 526 are men and 500 women. In this group were 532 married, 316 single, 101 were living in consensual union, 33 were widowed, 17 divorced and in 27 cases was not specified.

39.8 of the deceased lacked conditioning risk factors, people were completely healthy and 60.2% had morbid obesity, uncontrolled diabetes, suffered from chronic degenerative disease, or were smokers.

So far, the federal government has spend 4 thousand 300 million pesos to overcome the pandemic, and 2 thousand 700 million to purchase 30 million doses of vaccine against influenza A H1N1

 

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Mobilize Health 13 medical units to assist people affected by rains
To prevent an outbreak caused by rain and flooding in the first week of February in the State of Mexico, Michoacan and Mexico City, the federal agency launched the "Health Caravans Program.

Tue, 09/02/2010 - 21:08

Health calls the affected population to heed the directions to avoid further damage. Photo: Millennium ArchiveMexico City .- The Ministry of Health acknowledged that there is a high concern that because of the rains and floods epidemic breaks out and spreads, so that 13 units were mobilized medical Caravans Program Health care for the population Atypical affected by the rains that occurred in the states of Mexico and Michoacan and in Mexico City.

In Michoacan, seven mobile units working in the towns of Tuxpan, Aporo, Ocampo, Tiquicheo Tuzantla and to provide preventive services and hygiene and prompt medical attention.

While in the town of Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl, Mexico State, two mobile units were sent to the colony the instigator and one more to Lake City Sleeps Aragon. Also been allocated three mobile units in Colonia San Isidro, in Chalco.

Also, staff of the Federal Commission for Protection Against Health Risks joined the team working to strengthen health surveillance in the affected areas of the state of Michoacan.

In that state and federal courts 15 brigades work in the municipalities of Aporo, Tuxpan and Ocampo, plus staff and specialized equipment in rural mapping.

Tuzantla Municipality, held incommunicado by the destruction of two bridges to access, so the support is given via the suspension bridge.

Moreover the third session was held with the Jurisdictional Committee for Health Safety, composed of federal, state and jurisdictional.

Two thousand 935 persons housed in 27 temporary shelters activated in the municipalities of Tuxpan, Angangueo, Ocampo, Tiquicheo, Zitacuaro, Hidalgo and Aporo have 24 hour medical attention.

It also set up a hostel in the town of San Jose del Rincon in the State of Mexico, where there are inhabitants of the town of Angangueo, because the isolation in this area forced people to seek refuge in the limit of this demarcation.

About 600 elements of state health services, IMSS Oportunidades and the National Epidemiological Surveillance Center (CENAVECE) are involved in support operations, including physicians, nurses, vectors, developers, testers and support staff health.

Until yesterday granted three thousand 263 consultations for acute respiratory infections, acute diarrheal diseases, trauma, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, parasites, fever and others.

Also, there were 152 consultations for pregnant women and six psychological interventions to manage post-trauma crisis on a visit to the hostels of Tuxpan and Ocampo.

For vaccination, we applied 468 thousand doses of tetanus toxoid, seasonal influenza thousand 494 thousand 617 of influenza A H1N1 and three anti-scorpion serum.

As regards epidemiological surveillance, the brigades toured 23 locations, where 477 homes visited, there was advocacy in 360 of them, is counted a thousand 656 people, 517 thousand envelopes were distributed Vida Suero Oral and there were 458 individual conversations.

While the health surveillance work was conducted in 20 localities were visited 27 shelters, 10 wells were chlorinated water with the application of 420 kg of calcium hypochlorite, were distributed eight tons of lime were verified temporary shelters, systems water supply, distribution centers and food preparation and disposal of solid waste, and installed two water treatment plants in HC, Tuzantla and Tuxpan.
Were suspended shops and food vendors in Tuxpan, Tuzantla and Angangueo.

For vector control is sprayed 27 shelters to 12 thousand 505 houses and public buildings, churches and clinics. In addition, features 94 talks to 854 groups with six thousand attendees, and distributed over five thousand leaflets.

The Ministry of Health calls for the affected population to heed the directions to avoid suffering further damage.

Blanca Valadez / Milenio Diario

 

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ALDF alert in case of influenza A/H1N1
Raul Llanos

La Jornada
Tuesday, 16 February 2010, p. 34
After noon yesterday it was learned that the local deputy PRI Cristian Vargas was diagnosed with influenza A/H1N1, medical warning shot at the premises of the Federal District Legislative Assembly, so the evening came during medical brigades to vaccinate deputies, advisers and workers in general, and maintaining a close watch on them. According to Alejandra Barrales, president of the Government Committee of the ALDF, Vargas is in the hospital Lindavista Angeles since last Thursday, where they influenza was detected. He even reported that his condition was serious and that was in the intensive care area. Vargas also said he had visited Zacatecas and Guanajuato before being hospitalized. The PRD and PAN legislators met immediately and let them know they should be vaccinated, although the PRI decided not to apply the vaccine.

 

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Soar virus H1N1: SS

Tuesday, February 16th, 2010 20:59
MEXICO CITY (Apro) .- The owner of the Secretary of Health Jose Angel Cordova, confirmed that the influenza A virus H1N1, which has so far killed 44 people thousand registered a slight recovery in recent days.During the commemoration of the dentist, held at the Hospital Juarez de Mexico, explained that in a hospital where there were 15 people infected, the number doubled, rising to 30, a situation he attributed to temperature changes, so who did not guard. About lower vaccination campaign against the disease, said that overall the population response has been positive, then clarified that in a month have been implemented over four million serum, suggesting that the strategy will prevail. Without as acknowledged, however, that in Chihuahua a person had an adverse effect on purchase of Guillain-Barre syndrome associated with the human influenza vaccine, but to date, he said, is totally recuperada.C?rdova Villalobos stated that each year are presented in the country mil 500 cases of the disorder, with no strict relationship with vaccines against influenza. These, he said, "are very safe." The health minister appealed to remain vigilant and called on the responsibility of health personnel for application of the vaccine against the pandemic, because of one million 100 thousand officials of sector, only 650 thousand will have been immunized, although risks are more contagiarse.Y said there was no scientific evidence to affirm the possibility of a resurgence of the disease in the coming months, but continues to monitor the number of cases .

 

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February 18, 2010

Rebounding 5% cases of A-H1N1 in Mexico City


Doina Garcia / El Sol de Mexico

Mexico City .- The capital's health secretary, Francisco Osuna, reported that there has been a five percent increase in cases of influenza A-H1N1 in Mexico City, adding that they continue to appear.

"Today we have 17 cases hospitalized in the network of city government and we do not reach 45 in the entire Federal District. However, it is a slightly higher number of cases that were being presented. We had seven, the day we were nine and today we have 17 cases, "he said.

He stated that this increase in influenza cases is "not to alarm but to tell people to be careful to follow all of February and throughout March, at least.

He argued that since the beginning of the pandemic, in the capital have continued to appear cases. "It seems that there are no cases in the city. Yes there are cases, and what we are doing is vaccinating people. We have more than half a million vaccines given," said

Also, the official called on the population to the vaccine, since there is still a month and a half of likely surge in influenza, ie the remainder of February and March.

Osuna Sanchez mentioned that continue the free vaccination posts in different markets and Metro stations. "Maybe we expand even further the number of seats on the subway, because we are going to get more doses of vaccine," he said.

On the local legislature Christian Vargas, who was attended by a clinical picture of influenza A-H1N1, said he still has no clinical confirmation, but already he has begun to deal with this disease and antiviral recovering slowly .

"The congressman has a respiratory problem, has pneumonia, is delicate, evolving little by little to the improvement. It is not confirmed as influenza A-H1N1.'s In laboratory and await the result. It appears clinically he appears to have influenza" he said.

He said there is no fence in the Legislative Assembly health, but that following it was deemed appropriate to vaccinate the entire staff of this, as it has had a good response.

 

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Possible cases double A H1N1
Were 45 last week and now are 91

Alberto Cuenca
El Universal
Thursday February 25, 2010
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The City health authorities reported yesterday that in public hospitals in Mexico City, which administers both the Federation and the city government, there were 91 people hospitalized with symptoms compatible with influenza virus A H1N1.

Only in the last week 30 cases were confirmed, but these are no longer respond to treatment hospital.

In a week doubled the number of patients in the hospitals of the city government on suspicion of having contracted the virus influenza A H1N1, then on 17 February by the Secretary of Health of the city, Francisco Osuna, said that for that time there were 45 throughout the City.

Yesterday, the figures on the number of people infected by the influenza virus generated confusion among the authorities' capitals.

Shortly after 13:30 hours, the city government issued a statement in which they reproduced the details of a closed meeting of the Epidemiological Surveillance Committee of the Federal District.

According to this information, in that meeting Ahued and Undersecretary of Health, Ignacio Villase?or, took stock of the current situation of the epidemic of influenza A H1N1, and reported that until last Tuesday, 177 people remained hospitalized for having contracted the virus.

An hour and a half after the Department of Local Government Communication corrected and clarified that the 177 inpatients were being treated for pneumonia, not influenza, and that this figure included patients treated in private hospitals.

Thus, the Ministry of Health of the city, through its press releases, said yesterday that the number of hospitalized influenza was 91, served in the units of IMSS, ISSSTE, the National Institute of Respiratory Diseases (INER ) and the network of care centers in local government.

The government of Mexico City reported that in the past three days were 30 confirmed cases of people who had not required hospitalization.

 

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Diego Schoening AH1N1 infected with Influenza

Thursday, 04 of Marzo of 2010 13:33

News -- Outstanding, Entertainment
Sources close to the singer revealed that may have been infected by his small daughter of eight years.


Diego Shoening
Mexico, D.F. -- Diego Schoening, Mexican singer and actor could be infected with Influenza A H1N1, released as the television host Flor Rubio.

Although not yet confirmed the news, revealed that sources close the artist is suffering from pain in joints and high temperature, Which recently combined with its little girl of eight years who suffered from the disease, Suggests that the ex Timbiriche has acquired the virus