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Analyzed cases of influenza in the state
By: El Porvenir / Trinidad Moreno Gonz?lez, Sunday, February 6, 2011
Jesus Zacarias Villarreal reported that the cases have not been confirmed, but most said under the H3N2 type, ie seasonal influenza.
Monterrey, NL-The Ministry of Health in the state looks at some cases of influenza to determine the type of strain that was recorded during the winter season.
Jesus Zacarias Villarreal P?rez
The Health Secretary Jesus Zacarias Villarreal P?rez been reported that cases that have not been confirmed, but most of them said were type H3N2, influenza is stationary.
Despite being alert to a possible case of influenza H1N1, the state official, said he had ruled out the outbreak because most of the population has been vaccinated against the virus than in the past two years claimed hundreds of lives in the state , while others have immunity to have been infected previously.
"We have no confirmed cases (H1N1 virus), there are some cases in the study, the vast majority are H3N2 (seasonal), but we are alert to the possibility that some cases can be detected, we do not care so much because a lot of population has already been exposed and many other immunity and was vaccinated for H1N1.
"Then we see difficult H1N1 can give us a problem like we did two years ago, but we are alert, we are waiting and we are looking H1N1" he said.
Villarreal P?rez, said that so far, despite the temperature below zero degrees who have registered in the state in recent days, there have been no confirmed cases of seasonal influenza (H3N2), although in other states revealed that of the republic itself were presented.
By ruling out problems of H1N1 influenza in Nuevo Leon, the head of the Ministry of Health, said that already implemented more than a million doses in the state by both the Secretariat itself as Social Security.
The official urged citizens to be immunized especially adults over 60 and children under five years.
"It's an effective vaccine, the seasonal flu vaccine this year included three different virus strains, H3N2, which is what is circulating, H1N1 and influenza B strain, three strains that are covering the vaccine, no side effects people should have confidence in the vaccine, "he said.