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http://www.laprensa.hn/Sintesis/Lo-.../Se-inmunizan-para-ir-al-mundial-de-Sudafrica
Spanish to English translation
Immunized to go to South Africa
To travel to that country must be vaccinated against measles and rubella
10/05/1910 - Updated: 05/11/1910 2:58 a.m. - Writing: redaccion@laprensa.hn
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
A Metropolitan Health Region have arrived in recent weeks about 60 sampedranos to apply the required vaccinations for travel to South Africa and support the selection of Honduras in the world.
Deisy Suazo, an epidemiologist, said that if travelers make a stopover in southern countries like Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay or other must be immunized against yellow fever, but stop at these places will only have to be vaccinated against measles and rubella vaccine known as SR.
"All persons who travel to South Africa have to be immunized, but unfortunately we do not have SR vaccine because it comes from India and the problem generated by volcanic ash and delayed flights have not yet," said the expert.
Suazo said the vaccine is not reached in the coming days will look at the private level.
Are trained
Moreover, microbiologists reported that four of the city from today train to diagnose cases of influenza type A in the laboratory of the Metropolitan Health Region.
Currently this procedure is only done in Tegucigalpa, but in two weeks will be launched in San Pedro Sula.
Although the laboratory was enabled since November last year in the health center Miguel Paz Barahona only been sampled since it is not directed staff to detect the type of virus.
Be trained microbiologists Social Security, State & Metropolitan Region of Health.
Suazo said the training staff can diagnose the virus is circulating in the city, only to be influenza A are sent to Tegucigalpa to reflect whether it is the H1N1 pandemic or seasonal.
According to statistics of epidemiology, maintaining the 55 cases of H1N1 flu, to San Pedro Sula figure occupies 40 percent of cases at the country level. Sentinel groups are making a total of about 20 samples from severe acute respiratory infections and influenza-like illness TSI.
Spanish to English translation
Immunized to go to South Africa
To travel to that country must be vaccinated against measles and rubella
10/05/1910 - Updated: 05/11/1910 2:58 a.m. - Writing: redaccion@laprensa.hn
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
A Metropolitan Health Region have arrived in recent weeks about 60 sampedranos to apply the required vaccinations for travel to South Africa and support the selection of Honduras in the world.
Deisy Suazo, an epidemiologist, said that if travelers make a stopover in southern countries like Colombia, Brazil, Argentina, Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Venezuela, Chile, Uruguay or other must be immunized against yellow fever, but stop at these places will only have to be vaccinated against measles and rubella vaccine known as SR.
"All persons who travel to South Africa have to be immunized, but unfortunately we do not have SR vaccine because it comes from India and the problem generated by volcanic ash and delayed flights have not yet," said the expert.
Suazo said the vaccine is not reached in the coming days will look at the private level.
Are trained
Moreover, microbiologists reported that four of the city from today train to diagnose cases of influenza type A in the laboratory of the Metropolitan Health Region.
Currently this procedure is only done in Tegucigalpa, but in two weeks will be launched in San Pedro Sula.
Although the laboratory was enabled since November last year in the health center Miguel Paz Barahona only been sampled since it is not directed staff to detect the type of virus.
Be trained microbiologists Social Security, State & Metropolitan Region of Health.
Suazo said the training staff can diagnose the virus is circulating in the city, only to be influenza A are sent to Tegucigalpa to reflect whether it is the H1N1 pandemic or seasonal.
According to statistics of epidemiology, maintaining the 55 cases of H1N1 flu, to San Pedro Sula figure occupies 40 percent of cases at the country level. Sentinel groups are making a total of about 20 samples from severe acute respiratory infections and influenza-like illness TSI.