Influenza A: Alarm 54 cases in Mendoza, one death

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Influenza A: Alarm 33 cases in Mendoza
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The Ministry of Health confirmed yesterday Mendoza 33 new cases of Influenza A, including three under one year who remain hospitalized, so that the Expert Committee convened to discuss the situation in the province and strengthen prevention measures.

The provincial health portfolio confirmed through a statement that it detected 33 patients with H1N1 flu and warned of an increase in acute respiratory infections such as pneumonia or influenza-like illness.

Besides children, the remaining cases are patients with outpatient treatment and developing well.Reportedly, most cases were detected in the Metropolitan Area and areas east and south of the province.

Specialists in Health agreed to strengthen preventive measures, especially in schools, with increased acute respiratory infections.To do this, the ministerial authorities updated the notification to the Directorate General of Schools, which describes how to deal with the emergence of such conditions.

In this regard, the Ministry explained that "the main action is to maintain personal hygiene measures and cleaning establishments."Also clarified that 'do not stop the classes. "

For its part, the director of Mothers and Children, Mary Sue Bresca, stressed the importance of flu vaccination for risk groups, especially pregnant women, mothers with babies under 6 months and children aged 6 months to two years.Meanwhile, the director of Epidemiology, Adriana Koch, said that "the flu virus usually circulates in the country and other respiratory diseases that cause", while he remarked that "we must not frighten us, but we must take preventive measures and vaccination.

 

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Re: Influenza A: Alarm 33 cases in Mendoza

Re: Influenza A: Alarm 33 cases in Mendoza

The Government admits that there is an outbreak of influenza A in Mendoza

From the Department of Epidemiology, Mendoza admitted that there is an outbreak of influenza in the province. Yesterday reported that a woman died and that other 54 patients with positive test for the H1N1 virus. The first arguments on this point there was an 'relaxation of vaccination. "

This was said Adriana Koch, head of epidemiology in the province, who also said that this is an outbreak. It is very important, stressed-risk groups to be vaccinated, for the rest of the population is a personal decision. "Older adults, pregnant women, postpartum women, and immunocompromised children between six months and 2 years are free dose health centers, hospitals and the vaccination Central ', remarked the doctor.


During the day yesterday, the Ministry of Health reported that a woman of 77 years died in hospital El Carmen and analysis of influenza A were positive. They also explained that the patient had serious underlying diseases such as chronic heart valve disease with valve replacement, moreover, was not applied dose and was hospitalized for a week. She died on June 17 due to pneumonia.

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