Suspected A/H1N1 deaths in Mendoza Province

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August 11, 2009 | 15:37
It was confirmed a new death from influenza in Mendoza
She is a woman of 52 years, morbid obesity, which increased the number of deaths due to pandemic 8. Meanwhile, the total 142 positive cases and 326 were discarded. According to the report of the Provincial Department of Pharmacology, dispensed to date in 5583 Mendoza 1145 and antiviral chemoprophylaxis to close contacts of suspected cases.
by Mario Urzua

This noon, the Health Minister Sergio Saracco unveiled a new informative part of the status of pandemic influenza A H1N1 in the province and confirmed that the death toll due to disease was increased to 8 after infection confirmed positive woman, aged 52, who suffered from morbid obesity and diabetes.

As part of a causal chain of events that determined the death, the minister said that the flu was the cause of death of this woman, originally from Tunuyan.

Furthermore, following the results of analysis provided by the hospital's Central Virological Laboratory, the number of positive cases of infection in the province reached 142.

Meanwhile, the samples that yielded negative results are already 326.

Moreover, according to a report from the Provincial Department of Pharmacology, dispensed to date in 5583 Mendoza 1145 and antiviral chemoprophylaxis for close contacts of suspected cases.
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2 more deaths confirmed in Mendoza by influenza A and are already 10

Were suspected cases and the samples taken by the Central Bank confirmed that they had the virus. These two men, one of 54 years suffering from obesity and another 23. There are 150 confirmed cases and 489 discarded.

Tuesday, 18 August 2009

The Ministry of Health today confirmed two new deaths from influenza A in Mendoza. These two men were detained in July in different public health centers.

Meanwhile, the positive cases rose to 150 and reached 489 discarded. Here are the Results from the analysis made in the central hospital laboratory.

The head of the Health, Sergio Saracco, reported that the deceased is a young man of 23, who was in the hospital Perrupato of Saint Martin, and a man of 54 years, with problems of morbid obesity and smoking.

Saracco said that there was a significant reduction in the presence of virus in the province, but insisted on not lowering our guard.

"We are attentive to the situation and so far there are no indicators to speak regrowth, so we can feel reassured, however we must not lower our guard and continue the hygiene measures."

Finally, the official said that both the case of the teacher in the Luj?n of two siblings who attend school Eva Per?n household are negative and show no type of influenza.
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