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Inevitable new human influenza outbreak in Paraguay
Asuncion, 27 Jun (Notimex).
- The authorities of the health system in Paraguay now considered inevitable the resurgence of the epidemic of human influenza, but also warned of acute respiratory infections (ARI) and the presence of dengue in the country.
At the beginning of the austral autumn conditions exist that make it likely the appearance of new cases of H1N1 flu that last year left in its wake almost fifty deaths and thousands of patients.
Health Minister, Esperanza Martinez, spoke Tuesday of the flu, but also stresses that you should not let up in the care and prevention of further cases of dengue fever, tropical diseases which continues its course, and already caused eight deaths .
`` The increase in dengue cases was due to the climate and the effect of migration on the Easter holiday, but we think it will go away if there are mitigating low temperatures and we must be alert,''said the official.
With regard to influenza A/H1N1, the government of President Fernando Lugo 16 million dollars available for prevention and containment phase, including procurement of vaccines, antiviral drugs, supplies, logistics and communication.
It is part of the plan, structured by the Ministry of Health, in mitigation phase and if the capacity of services to be the limit, will require about 22.
$ 6 million and includes a number of measures.
`` These have the hiring of one thousand health professionals, intensive care, medicines and equipment.
To ensure the money will have to resort to budgetary expansion,''Martinez said.
Education Minister, Luis Riart, he told journalists at a press conference with his colleague simultaneous Health contention that the plan also must necessarily involve the educational establishment Paraguay.
`` One of the government's strategy includes the application of filters supervision, for the detection of patients with influenza in schools and colleges,''said Riart.
NTX / SSV / OS / SRA /
Inevitable new human influenza outbreak in Paraguay
Asuncion, 27 Jun (Notimex).
- The authorities of the health system in Paraguay now considered inevitable the resurgence of the epidemic of human influenza, but also warned of acute respiratory infections (ARI) and the presence of dengue in the country.
At the beginning of the austral autumn conditions exist that make it likely the appearance of new cases of H1N1 flu that last year left in its wake almost fifty deaths and thousands of patients.
Health Minister, Esperanza Martinez, spoke Tuesday of the flu, but also stresses that you should not let up in the care and prevention of further cases of dengue fever, tropical diseases which continues its course, and already caused eight deaths .
`` The increase in dengue cases was due to the climate and the effect of migration on the Easter holiday, but we think it will go away if there are mitigating low temperatures and we must be alert,''said the official.
With regard to influenza A/H1N1, the government of President Fernando Lugo 16 million dollars available for prevention and containment phase, including procurement of vaccines, antiviral drugs, supplies, logistics and communication.
It is part of the plan, structured by the Ministry of Health, in mitigation phase and if the capacity of services to be the limit, will require about 22.
$ 6 million and includes a number of measures.
`` These have the hiring of one thousand health professionals, intensive care, medicines and equipment.
To ensure the money will have to resort to budgetary expansion,''Martinez said.
Education Minister, Luis Riart, he told journalists at a press conference with his colleague simultaneous Health contention that the plan also must necessarily involve the educational establishment Paraguay.
`` One of the government's strategy includes the application of filters supervision, for the detection of patients with influenza in schools and colleges,''said Riart.
NTX / SSV / OS / SRA /