Venezuela: Confirmed 125 cases of influenza A/H1N1 in M?rida

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After the activation of a fence epidemiological and follow-up of 31 cases of patients with acute respiratory, M?rida State health authorities confirmed nine people with influenza a/H1N1 infection, reported Wednesday the Secretary of Government in the State, Luis Martinez.el may 3 triggered an epidemiological fence and the implementation of tests confirmed the Tuesday night that 9 patients contracted influenza a/H1N1.MARTINEZ said that after the detection of 31 patients with respiratory ailments, most of whom were workers in a private clinic of the entity, began handling the case as an institutional outbreak of influenza, according to the protocols of the Organization World of the health.' we can inform that we have control of 31 suspected cases reported so faronly nine cases were confirmed as positive. They are eight adults and a minor ', said Martinez.destaco that all patients are being treated in their homes, whenever that since Friday, while they had no confirmed diagnosis, applied the treatment for influenza type A, B and H1N1.




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Increase to 12 cases of H1N1 in M?rida


Until yesterday offered figures
by Merida health (Corposalud) Corporation, indicate an increase of
three positive cases. Health authorities are still waiting for other




yesterday epidemiological sampling results State health authorities confirmed that
rose the number of positive cases of H1N1 in the city of M?rida.



Following the announcement that did last Wednesday on
institutional outbreak of the H1N1 virus, which had reported 9 cases, be
knew that three of the suspected cases were positive, increasing thus
the figure to 12 cases.



Unique health authority, Dennis G?mez, said that up to
yesterday were handled in the State three more and two compatible with
influenza positive cases. Also indicated that they are waiting for the result of other
samples and inform the community
to register any novelty.



Dennis Gomez reiterated that the cases are associated with the
institutional outbreak and have sufficient doses of the medication
antiviral indicated for disease (Tamiflu), as well as vaccines against the Influenza A, B and H1N1
for the
State




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Confirmed case of H1N1 in Tovar

Health authorities have launched
all the preventive measures so that the community is
alert and health managers can provide a prompt and secure
care the physicians who meet its services in the area of emergency Hospital II San Jos? de Tovar, received guidance on sampling and the
preventive measures to deal with the influenza A-H1N1viruses that is
circulating throughout the State and in the municipality of Tovar.
health district


So was announced Janeth Contreras, head of the health district, who said
as well as at Tovar hospital are taking preventive measures,
in other hospitals and clinics in the area has also become the
training to avoid as far as possible the proliferation of the dreaded
disease.




, He said that so far registered one positive case with the H1N1 virus, it's a
person male 48-year-old, who is controlled.



Said Contreras that presented case the samples were taken and those responsible for of the Department of epidemiology managed the issue.




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M?rida has reported 30 positive cases of H1N1 to date

Epidemiology of Merida authorities reported yesterday that the very entity 30 positive cases of the virus H1N1 and a suspicious death whose discard testing currently in Caracas,

and said it director of the Corporaci?n Regional health from Merida, Dennis Gomez, who pointed out that the death of a woman of 23 years, allegedly as a result of the virus AH1N1wait for laboratory tests results.

At the same time, the Merida authority denied information that circulated yesterday about the suspension baseball game child suspected case of H1N1 in M?rida and the death of a child who belongs to the Group of ballplayers.

Although his death certificate States cause of death the presence of the H1N1 virus in a patient's Colon municipality, regional coordination of epidemiology of Zulia said irresponsible reporting and signing of such documents since to confirm a case should be sent to Caracas and wait for the results of laboratory of the National Institute of health Rafael Rangel.

'You want to create an alarm. Not even any suspected case of Columbus has been sent to Maracaibo. In addition, networks are circulating completely false chains over alleged megajornadas of vaccination', explained Izaguirre.



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Government Secretary confirmed that there have been 125 cases of H1N1 in Mérida

Luis Martínez, Secretary general of Government and Denis Gómez, authority in the health sector in Mérida, offered the official figures of the cases of H1N1 flu have been recorded in the entity.

Martinez reported that from January until May 20 of this year, there have been 344 cases considered as suspects, in the framework of the protocols established for this type of flu.

'According to the studies conducted in laboratory, so far have been confirmed 125 cases of H1N1, and in the same way as positive, must inform that 151 samples turned out negative, influenza type B 19, and 20 samples are still waiting for the final results', explained.

Confirmed cases, he said, they have had five deaths in the State, and all suffered from another disease that previously would have already weakened the health box, so the H1N1 virus ended up complicating the situation for each of them.

While Gomez reported that a regional Committee formed by the health Corporation, national and regional Governments, the University of the Andes and by all those health-related entities, was installed on Merida from this Monday to ensure epidemiological influenza H1N1. surrounding




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Detects new case of H1N1 and El Vigia without ambulances

Families await greater control of the virus in the jurisdiction, as he is not spoken any epidemiological seines

theme AH1N1 flu cause alarm in the Alberto Adriani municipality after the transfer of a patient to the University Hospital of M?rida, yesterday morning, who was interned at the second Hospital of El Vigia. Several families requested answers by the Corporation of health (Corposalud) M?rida State to heal the situation.

Marleny G?mez, inhabitant of the municipality adrianista, joined with her daughter to the emergency care centre vigiense the Monday night with the purpose of providing medical care, by suspected symptoms or pathologies related to the H1N1 virus, situation that worsened yesterday morning, the clinical case forced his move to Merida hospital.

Expressed Gomez that during the transfer to the HULA, the hospital vigiense request did not have any available ambulance; however, the citizen received oxygen and supplies needed. 'It is regrettable to note that the hospital has no ambulance despite alleged donations made by the regional government.'

Informed Marleny, girl living in the neighbourhood Al? first parish R?mulo Gallegos, that emergency physicians diagnosed with H1N1 in the young, clinical picture that was getting worse and required the immediate capital transfer emeritense.

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Another man died for supposed flu H1N1

A 36-year-old citizen died yesterday in the morning then that
it was presenting a picture of respiratory insufficiency and symptoms of the flu AH1N1.



The victim of this virus was hospitalized from Friday in
the Autonomous Institute University Hospital of The Andes (Iahula).



The body of the man
it was taken to the forensic medicatura of the Iahula for the respective autopsy of
law.




Although it is presumed that this citizen died for
Influenza AH1N1, the authorities has not confirmed any more deaths for this virus
from the last Monday when they affirmed that the number of deceases belonged to 6 persons.



The sanitary authorities
they have started preventive measurements so that the community is alert and
the persons in charge of the health could offer a prompt and sure attention to
persons who contract this respiratory virus. MC


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