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Six cases of H1N1 detected in regi?n19

Tonka

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http://www.diariollanquihue.cl/prontus4_nots/site/artic/20100408/pags/20100408193324.html

Thursday April 8, 2010
Six cases of H1N1 detected in regi?n19: 35 hours:

The first case was reconfirmed by the ISP while awaiting confirmation from other cases in the city

While the Immunization Plan for Influenza A H1N1 is heading in the Lakes Region with only 10 thousand 187 people vaccinated for the first risk groups, the Regional Ministerial Secretariat of Health reported that currently there are 6 cases of H1N1 in region, 5 of them in the city of Puerto Montt and 1 case in the city of Osorno, which were detected in the laboratory of the Base Hospital of Puerto Montt and are still awaiting official confirmation from the ISP.



These 6 patients with PCR + (c-reactive protein positive), the first one, a woman of 51 years Frutillar, who is the only confirmed by the ISP in Santiago while the other 4 cases are still waiting Puerto Montt Confirmation of the ISP. It is mild outpatient cases and have not required hospitalization, and correspond to less than 5 years, a man of 41 years of field burning and two women of 43 and 29 years who received treatment and are outside risk.



The sixth patient was a woman 17 years of Osorno who was hospitalized but is out of risk pending confirmation by the ISP.



According to the findings by the Health SEREMI, Monica Winkler "recent cases have shown that H1N1 is affecting in a mild form, it is outpatient cases and would undoubtedly have been researched through improvements we have made in our systems surveillance. The last cases reported in the city of Puerto Montt and Osorno were investigated effectively when making their first visits, receiving the proper treatment and referral, "said Winkler.



With regard to the SEREMI vaccination, Monica Winkler, said today it is developing the Immunization Plan A H1N1 and it is important that citizens can make the connection between the vaccine and the number of cases we had in 2009 , "last year in our region had 22 thousand cases of A H1N1 and 12 deaths, now we are developing an immunization program that we avoid the complications of influenza"



The call for these risk groups, namely pregnant women at 13 weeks of gestation and children 6 to 23 months is to go to health centers, rural clinics and private VACUNATORIOS, "it is important that mothers take their children to receive this immunization will keep them protected, "said the head of health.
 
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