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Maintain an epidemiological alert for influenza in NL

Tonka

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Spanish to English translation

Maintain an epidemiological alert for influenza in NL
Influenza Alert - Monday, May 10 (12:00 hrs.)

They announce that it remains in place until the SSA report of lifting the contingency
Reported a decrease in the number of cases


Monterrey, May 10 .- Although the incidence of influenza A (H1N1) has decreased this year, authorities in Nuevo Leon said that the epidemiological alert will remain until such time as the Federal Ministry of Health announced the lifting of the contingency .

The health secretary in the state, Jesus Zacarias Villarreal Perez said at a news conference that 114 deaths were recorded last April 14 and corresponded to a male patient, 45 years old.

"From that date until today we have no other report of suspicious death, we have no analysis or case study and has not increased statistics, there has been a significant decline," he said.

"The outbreak is contained, however, the alert persists because there is a national agreement to be the federal Health Ministry, which has all the vision of the country, officially determined that the outbreak is contained," he said.

"I think we're very close" to lift the contingency, but we will wait to be at the federal level where they are formally declared the outbreak ended, "he said.

Nuevo Leon is currently with 17 people hospitalized because of human influenza viruses, of which 10 are in delicate condition, said state health secretary. In this context, indicated that they applied more than 745 000 shots and made available some 50 000 doses, so insist on population, particularly in vulnerable groups, to apply the biological.

"Pregnant women, second and third trimester of pregnancy, patients with diabetes, obesity, hypertension, take advantage of this we still supply of vaccine has been the most important strategy to contain the outbreak," he said.

This reiterated Villarreal P?rez, combined with hygiene measures, which contribute not only in the case of human influenza, but in other diseases, to prevent them.

On the other hand, said that in the case of dengue accounted for 94 of conventional type and no bleeding, but forecasts of rain vigilant and make efforts to prevent disease spread by the Aedes aegypti.

He mentioned that since the weekend operation was performed in 41 metropolitan and rural cemeteries to spray and put in vases Abbe, to prevent mosquito breeding, along with the urge citizens to clean junk yards and roofs or tanks water where it can incubate the insect. (With information from Notimex / CFE)
 
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