There were two isolated cases of Influenza A in Santa Fe

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8:24 | Monday, January 10, 2011 News | City and Region

There were two isolated cases of Influenza A in Santa Fe

Health Minister, Miguel Angel Cappiello, confirmed that it was a woman and her three year old who arrived from London Reconquista. The cases were controlled and there was no infection of family members


There were two isolated cases of Influenza A in Santa Fe This was confirmed by Health Minister Miguel Angel Cappiello, contact the Ten-Point Program for Radio 2.

"This is a woman who came to Reconquista from London with her son three years to spend the holidays and vacations with his family, "said the head of the health portfolio Santa Fe.

Meanwhile, shortly after arriving in the province, the child began to show symptoms of the virus type H1N1 or influenza. "Mrs. consultation by the same symptoms and make them an analysis which confirmed the presence of the virus and given appropriate medication, " said the official.

From the Ministry of Health of the province reported the case to the national portfolio and while the passage was controlled by the same plane went no further cases emerged. Nor was there spread to the family group of patients in the north of Santa Fe

 

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Two cases of influenza A in Reconquista

Key. The two patients who contracted the H1N1 virus in Britain were not vaccinated. Photo: LUIS CETRARO
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The Ministry of Health confirmed two imported cases of influenza A in Reconquista. This is a lady of 38 years and her 3, who traveled from London (England, which is the country of residence) to spend the holiday with their families this year.

The two patients evolve very favorably received regular treatment with Tamiflu, and it was not necessary intern. In addition, there were no more cases of viral disease in the northern city of Santa Fe.

July Befani, coordinator of Epidemiology, Ministry of Health, assured that the Coast people can rest assured Reconquista. "When the case was confirmed influenza A (H1N1), the family was isolated from all social contact and has passed the incubation period the virus," said Befani.

In both patients, symptoms of illness began on 26 December, three days later confirmed that it was influenza A. As I spent more than ten days after diagnosis, and no new cases were detected, "the critical phase of infection has passed. Neither patient had been vaccinated against the H1N1 virus.

"In addition, tracked people who traveled on the two flights (London-Ezeiza and Aeroparque-resistance) and there were no more cases, the strategy of blocking the virus was efficient," he said Befani.

At this point there is no indigenous cases of flu in the province. The Minister of Health of Santa Fe, Miguel Angel Cappiello, said that the two cases were reported to the National Health Portfolio