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Prepare to face another wave of H1N1 influenza
07.01.10 - Updated: 07.01.10 09:37 pm - Norma Pineda: norma.pineda @ laprensa.hn
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Seven suspected cases of influenza A-H1N1 recorded weekly in San Pedro Sula.
The City health authorities fear it will unleash a new outbreak of disease due to the confirmation of six positive cases, five of them in this city and one in El Progreso, Yoro.
All those affected are employees of the regional office of the Executive Directorate of Revenue, DEI. For several months, the experts expected to announce the arrival of a new wave of the deadly virus nationwide, so have started to prepare health personnel in order to rethink the actions to take. "We hope to control and does not think that we're entering the second period of the pandemic could be considered the second wave," said epidemiologist Deisy Suazo, of the Metropolitan Region.
Cases of influenza A-H1N1 in the country began in April 2009, but the first patient (less than nine years) was confirmed on May 21. Nationally recorded 616 cases of the pandemic positive with 16 deaths. In San Pedro Sula confirmed cases amounted to 139, which represents 23%, according to regional health authorities.
Health authorities in order to prevent an increase in cases from 13 to 15 January will boost training for directors of hospitals that were designated as sentinel sites and also as hospitals.
The training of doctors also aimed at realizing a rethinking of the pandemic plan that are available, with which he worked during the first wave of the disease. As stated the head of the Metropolitan Health Region, Julio Rodriguez, the low temperatures favor the spread of the virus and could aggravate the situation.
Epidemiologist Suazo said the Ministry of Health has not dropped their guard and are always on alert by monitoring since the first case appeared in the city. Health officials recommend people continue with preventive measures to avoid further infections.
Prepare to face another wave of H1N1 influenza
07.01.10 - Updated: 07.01.10 09:37 pm - Norma Pineda: norma.pineda @ laprensa.hn
San Pedro Sula, Honduras
Seven suspected cases of influenza A-H1N1 recorded weekly in San Pedro Sula.
The City health authorities fear it will unleash a new outbreak of disease due to the confirmation of six positive cases, five of them in this city and one in El Progreso, Yoro.
All those affected are employees of the regional office of the Executive Directorate of Revenue, DEI. For several months, the experts expected to announce the arrival of a new wave of the deadly virus nationwide, so have started to prepare health personnel in order to rethink the actions to take. "We hope to control and does not think that we're entering the second period of the pandemic could be considered the second wave," said epidemiologist Deisy Suazo, of the Metropolitan Region.
Cases of influenza A-H1N1 in the country began in April 2009, but the first patient (less than nine years) was confirmed on May 21. Nationally recorded 616 cases of the pandemic positive with 16 deaths. In San Pedro Sula confirmed cases amounted to 139, which represents 23%, according to regional health authorities.
Health authorities in order to prevent an increase in cases from 13 to 15 January will boost training for directors of hospitals that were designated as sentinel sites and also as hospitals.
The training of doctors also aimed at realizing a rethinking of the pandemic plan that are available, with which he worked during the first wave of the disease. As stated the head of the Metropolitan Health Region, Julio Rodriguez, the low temperatures favor the spread of the virus and could aggravate the situation.
Epidemiologist Suazo said the Ministry of Health has not dropped their guard and are always on alert by monitoring since the first case appeared in the city. Health officials recommend people continue with preventive measures to avoid further infections.