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Are four cases of the disease in two weeks
Vaccines and dissemination campaign against H1N1
There will be an information campaign for the entire population will be the means of prevention both in homes and in schools.
01/10/2012 ? City and Region
Miguel Cuatepotzo of state government and Ana Maria Tavarez of the Secretariat of Health. Photo: Arturo Gonzalez
The statewide network of health announced the implementation of an operational response to the resurgence of cases of influenza A-H1N1 in Hidalgo. There will be an information campaign for the entire population will be the means of prevention, will continue with the vaccination of vulnerable groups and government and private institutions will be in constant communication to deal with any news.
Yesterday morning, the State Board of Health, composed of officials from the three levels of government, moved to approve and make known the plan of reaction against the influenza A-H1N1.
Undersecretary of Public Health Hidalgo, Ana Maria Tavares Jimenez, said there are already 4 confirmed cases and one death of the virus in the state during the past two weeks. The cases were detected in the municipalities of Apan, St. Augustine Talxiaca, Tenango Doria and Pachuca are two males and two females, all with a history of obesity and associated with smoking.
The head of the Ministry of Health, Hidalgo (SSH), Pedro Luis Noble Monterrubio, presented to the full council a proposal for the operation of reaction, which was approved unanimously. It established four courses of action: epidemiological surveillance and health surveillance by all health agencies with a presence in the state, social bonding among all governmental and private organizations, and health care.
Of the allocated 555 000 Hidalgo vaccines from the federal Ministry of Health to immunize vulnerable populations, have already implemented more than 300 000 doses. As of February will continue the implementation of the more than 200 000 doses remaining.
The vulnerable population is composed of infants from 2 to 59 months, children aged 5 to 9 years diagnosed with acute respiratory diseases like asthma permanent, pregnant women, adults over 60 years and people suffering chronic diseases like diabetes, HIV-AIDS and emphysema lung.
For its part the state's governor, Francisco Olvera Ruiz, said he does not seek to alarm the population, but that there is an alert to prevent spread of the virus and urged the general public not to trust and follow the means of prevention .
"This does not mean we're already in a contingency, these cases simply put us on alert ... is not to alarm the population, we should not alarm you when there is no need," said the president.
Preventive measures include: washing hands frequently with soap and water, to sneeze into the crook of your elbow, keep warm and avoid sudden temperature changes, avoiding public events, or clusters, consume plenty of fluids, fruits and vegetables with vitamin A and C, avoiding exposure to environmental pollutants and seek medical service in the presence of symptoms such as fever, cough, sore throat and headache.
These measures will be remembered through an information campaign on the Broadcasting System of the state government and information leaflets to be distributed in public places, mainly in schools in the state.
It was recommended that if you have any symptoms, do not go to public meetings or school. In schools, any child who is found with symptoms will be returned to your home to prevent infection.
In 2010, 108 cases
? ? ? According to figures from the Ministry of Health, Hidalgo (SSH), the four cases of influenza A-H1N1 Hidalgo registered in the past two weeks are the first to be presented for over a year and a half. Until the penultimate week of 2011 there was a single report of A-H1N1. In 2010 there were 108 cases and 17 deaths, the last case was confirmed on May 22.
In 2009, the year the virus appeared for the first time, there were 2,230 cases and 112 deaths recorded in the whole entity.
Nationally, in recent months have recorded cases in Baja California, Baja California Sur, Chihuahua, Mexico City, Jalisco, Morelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Michoacan, Oaxaca., Puebla, Queretaro, Veracruz, Zacatecas and Tlaxcala. The outbreak of Influenza A in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua. As of May 14 we have confirmed 58 cases and 6 deaths per A-H1N1.