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El Universal
Friday September 11, 2009
Hit second wave of influenza
Closed for seven days 407 thousand schools in Culiacan
Mexico may have already entered in the second wave of infection with influenza A (H1N1), after the National Epidemiology System detected a surge of cases and in some institutions has led to the suspension of activities, recognized the Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, to preside in San Luis Potosi the eleventh regular meeting of the National Health Council.
At a press conference on Wednesday said it received the report of an outbreak in Sinaloa, where 14 schools closed, but "for now the only students affected are young and none of them is reported serious, except for a small child.
Education authorities suspended classes in Sinaloa, Sonora, Baja California Sur, Quintana Roo, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Guerrero and Hidalgo. They called the parents to establish "health filter" to avoid risks.
In Sinaloa, the educational and health authorities agreed to suspend classes, starting this Friday, for a period of seven days around 407 thousand schools of all levels, located in Culiacan, the increasing number of students who have flu-like pictures associated with human influenza.
The move leaves no classes to 266 thousand students and 14 thousand 360 teachers who serve them. The same action took effect from yesterday in the high schools and faculties of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, where 244 cases have been identified suspects.
Secretary of Education and Culture of Sonora, Victor Mario Gami?o Casillas said seven schools classes are suspended due to the detection of positive cases of human influenza. He said the municipality of Puerto Pe?asco is most affected.
In Guerrero, the education secretary, Jos? Luis Gonz?lez de la Vega Otero, confirmed that there are three basic education schools closed in the downtown area, the region of La Monta?a y Tierra Caliente by human influenza cases detected.
The rebound was expected in the winter came forward, said the president of the Health Committee in the Congress of Guerrero, Enrique Herrera Galvez, who urged the education authorities and parents to take precautions.
In Baja California Sur, the director of Basic Education in the state, Jos? Mar?a Avil?s Castro reported that an alert is generated in the education sector for cases of influenza A, which has killed two girls in the municipality of Los Cabos .
Fence health
Azueta Juan Carlos Cardenas, Secretary of Health of Quintana Roo, said the surveillance is maintained in schools. However, the first filter should be parents and if their children identify with any symptoms go to the clinic. Schools should also review the students, he said.
The secretary of education in Nuevo Le?n, Jes?s Arias, reported that it implemented a permanent operational sanitation campuses to prevent the spread of the virus.
In Tamaulipas, the head of the health jurisdiction, Jaime Gutierrez, reported that the number of influenza patients rose to 80 during the week, so they will take strict measures in schools, because there were 68% of cases .
In Hidalgo, schools have been most affected by the outbreak, as has already been closed four campuses as a precautionary measure, said the director of Sectoral Foreign Ministry of Health, Israel Lopez Mendoza. (With information from G. Rodriguez, A. Ochoa, A. Covarrubias, S. Hernandez, J. Tapia, J. Cabrera, M Beyliss, G. Monge and D. Mota)
Correspondents
El Universal
Friday September 11, 2009
Hit second wave of influenza
Closed for seven days 407 thousand schools in Culiacan
Mexico may have already entered in the second wave of infection with influenza A (H1N1), after the National Epidemiology System detected a surge of cases and in some institutions has led to the suspension of activities, recognized the Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, to preside in San Luis Potosi the eleventh regular meeting of the National Health Council.
At a press conference on Wednesday said it received the report of an outbreak in Sinaloa, where 14 schools closed, but "for now the only students affected are young and none of them is reported serious, except for a small child.
Education authorities suspended classes in Sinaloa, Sonora, Baja California Sur, Quintana Roo, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas, Guerrero and Hidalgo. They called the parents to establish "health filter" to avoid risks.
In Sinaloa, the educational and health authorities agreed to suspend classes, starting this Friday, for a period of seven days around 407 thousand schools of all levels, located in Culiacan, the increasing number of students who have flu-like pictures associated with human influenza.
The move leaves no classes to 266 thousand students and 14 thousand 360 teachers who serve them. The same action took effect from yesterday in the high schools and faculties of the Autonomous University of Sinaloa, where 244 cases have been identified suspects.
Secretary of Education and Culture of Sonora, Victor Mario Gami?o Casillas said seven schools classes are suspended due to the detection of positive cases of human influenza. He said the municipality of Puerto Pe?asco is most affected.
In Guerrero, the education secretary, Jos? Luis Gonz?lez de la Vega Otero, confirmed that there are three basic education schools closed in the downtown area, the region of La Monta?a y Tierra Caliente by human influenza cases detected.
The rebound was expected in the winter came forward, said the president of the Health Committee in the Congress of Guerrero, Enrique Herrera Galvez, who urged the education authorities and parents to take precautions.
In Baja California Sur, the director of Basic Education in the state, Jos? Mar?a Avil?s Castro reported that an alert is generated in the education sector for cases of influenza A, which has killed two girls in the municipality of Los Cabos .
Fence health
Azueta Juan Carlos Cardenas, Secretary of Health of Quintana Roo, said the surveillance is maintained in schools. However, the first filter should be parents and if their children identify with any symptoms go to the clinic. Schools should also review the students, he said.
The secretary of education in Nuevo Le?n, Jes?s Arias, reported that it implemented a permanent operational sanitation campuses to prevent the spread of the virus.
In Tamaulipas, the head of the health jurisdiction, Jaime Gutierrez, reported that the number of influenza patients rose to 80 during the week, so they will take strict measures in schools, because there were 68% of cases .
In Hidalgo, schools have been most affected by the outbreak, as has already been closed four campuses as a precautionary measure, said the director of Sectoral Foreign Ministry of Health, Israel Lopez Mendoza. (With information from G. Rodriguez, A. Ochoa, A. Covarrubias, S. Hernandez, J. Tapia, J. Cabrera, M Beyliss, G. Monge and D. Mota)