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Editor, Senior Moderator
In just two weeks, Monagas has been reported between 15 and 20 suspected cases of H1N1 influenza. Thus reported it the sole authority of health in Monagas, Baldo Espinoza, who explained that these people had acute respiratory infections. Symptoms as fever higher than 39 degrees, cough, sore muscle and lack of appetite for more than 48 hours. Stressed that they have not yet received samples of the first six cases sent to the National Institute of hygiene (INH) for more than one week, to determine if they are really cases of this type of influenza. Hope to have results for the beginning of next week. Within these samples also sent the autopsy of the three-year-old Manuel N??ez Tovar died last Monday at the hospital. Espinoza said that they already adapted rooms triage at hospitals that have emergency for the immediate attention of the patient who enter with H1N1-like symptoms. They monitor patients with atypical pneumonia and acute respiratory infections. 'This is part of the epidemiological surveillance, the situation of alerting the country,' said. Pointed out that they have vaccines sufficient to immunize health workers, children under two years of age, pregnant women, sick and elderly aged 60. Urged the population to take precautions and not panic looking for vaccine desperately.
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