Honduras: three new cases of flu A

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Tegucigalpa - The authorities of the Secretary of Health confirmed three new positive cases of the influenza A H1N1, with which a whole of 74 is accumulated in what it goes of the year, increasing to 694 the cases from 2009 when the illness appeared in the country.
The general manager of Epidemiologic Alertness of Health, Tom?s Guevara, said
that the new reports appeared in the north zone of Honduras; in one
42-year-old original master of Olanchito, department of Yoro, and in two children
of 7 and 8 years respectively proceeding from San Pedro Sula.



official supported that three positive cases of the porcine flu
they confirmed last Monday and 10 more cases were discarded since they were 13
the analyses that did this day.
The deaths because of the illness add 18, two deaths that
they have registered this year and 16 of the previous year.
The Secretary of Health initiated this Monday the campaign of vaccination against
virus, where one hopes to vaccinate more than one million more vulnerable Honduran
to the illness, pregnant women, personnel of the hospitable, third network
age, between other sectors.

http://proceso.hn/2010/03/25/Salud+y+Sociedad/Salud.report.C/21787.html

 

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Re: Honduras: three new cases of flu A

Tegucigalpa, Honduras


The virus of influenza A H1N1 does not rest. The authorities of Health confirmed two new cases of the pandemic virus, in the last hours. In what goes of the year 71 patients affected by the illness have been confirmed, at national level. The whole of victims in 2009 promoted 631, the entire balance to the date is 702 cases, of which 28 were diagnosed in private laboratories. The departments most affected by the virus are Polite, Francisco Moraz?n, Santa Barbara, Vale, Yoro, Comayagua and Atlantis. The confirmed deaths are 18, being mostly pregnant women and persons of the third age. In the report of Health, he announced to himself that in case of the young man who was assisted in the hospital Mario Catarino Rivas for presenting symptoms of the illness it was given in discharge, after confirming his improvement. The sanitary authorities request the vacationers to support the measurements of prevention, especially in the beaches and spas where there is persons' concentration. The permanent wash of hands, to avoid to remain next to suspicious patients and to be supported in open places they are m?didas effective.

http://www.elheraldo.hn/País/Edicio...Reportan-dos-nuevos-casos-de-influenza-A-H1N1