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. . . Vasquez acknowledged that in Oaxaca have been a total of 492 confirmed cases of human influenza AH1N1, these correspond to 431 outpatients and 61 have been treated in hospital units.

Also 58 per cent are aged 15 to 59 years, 41 percent to under 15 and 1 percent to over 60.

Have been reported so far 10 deaths, with the greatest percentage in the Central Valleys. . .

Hospitalization rate of infected individuals: 12.4%

CFR: 2%

These estimates depends on the difference between the number of confirmed cases versus the actual number of infected individuals in Oaxaca.

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10 dead in Oaxaca
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Sunday 20 Oct., 2009 | Creation Time: 23:53 | Last updated: 00:37

The owner of the health sector in Oaxaca, Martin Vasquez Villanueva, reported an outbreak of human influenza, to record an increase in the number of infected cases recorded up to 863 yesterday and 10 deaths.

With the contingency, the Ministry of Health of the institution announced the reinforcement of security measures such as health surveillance and the installation of new sanitary filters located in the same air terminals to ground transportation.

Reliance announced that in just three days, infected 173 people, mainly children and elderly people, so have had to close at least five schools, two of them had cases where infected juvenile virus.

The Secretary of Health stated that the Oaxaca state governor Ulises Ruiz Ortiz, issued instructions to remain vigilant, not to skimp on resources to safeguard the health of the most vulnerable segments of the entity.

The authorities have taken steps to control this outbreak, as the placement of sanitary filters in schools and the collaboration of the population to continue the hygiene measures recommended by the SS.

The health unit installed modules of information and medical units, the first and second level, equipped to process reference and counter-referral, in order to ensure timely care.

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SSO reports 12 deaths due to Influenza A H1N1
- Given this situation hygiene advises
Luis Jeronimo Quadrat?n
14:18 28/09/2009

Oaxaca, Oax .- The Oaxaca Health Services reported Monday that there have been 12 deaths due to Influenza A H1N1, from 21 April to 12 September, of which four are in Central Valley, two in the isthmus, two in Mixteca, two in the Coast and two on the Papaloapan.

At a press conference, the deputy director of the SSO, Armando Altamirano Jimenez, mentioned that these three are deaths a maternal death, as this is a stage where women are vulnerable to catching the virus.

He explained that given this situation advises hygiene measures, but also a correct diet to ensure that pregnant women more resistant to the spread of flu symptoms.

In the report, together with delegates of the IMSS and ISSSTE, the official said the SSO thousand have been detected 139 cases confirmed, of whom 88 were hospitalized, 512 outpatients and 12 deaths.

The information indicates that as at 27 September are 55 patients hospitalized, of which 15 were serious, 13 stable and 27 sensitive and thus earnings report 11.

In this message, representatives of the health system in Oaxaca, agreed that pregnant women should exercise extreme caution because of pregnancy status.

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Death of former alderman allegedly Influenza Huatulco
Written by Mario Alberto Garcia Aguilar

Thursday, October 15th, 2009 18:28

Santa Maria Huatulco Oaxaca. October 15, 2009. Apparently the influenza virus A H1N1 has claimed a new victim in the Port of Santa Cruz Huatulco, this time Juvenal Alderete Bias died a young former sports alderman who helped the first three years of former mayor Jos? Humberto Cruz Ramos.


The people of Huatulco still not out of the shock suffered the loss of Israel Cruz Ramirez who was serving as alderman of Fisheries in the current municipal government, where just a couple of days apart receives a second blow, death from severe pneumonia Alderete Juvenal Blas.

The symptoms presented Alderete Blas before being rushed to Oaxaca for about 4 days, were identical to those presented by Israel Cruz Ramirez, now his death has shocked the Huatulque?a society.

Blas Alderete Juvenal currently supported religious activities with the charismatic groups in the chapel of the Virgin of Guadalupe in Huatulco Crucecita.

His body will be buried tomorrow the cemetery of Santa Maria Huatulco.

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1.829 Van influenza cases in 10 months with 34 deaths, reported SSO
By Jaime Guerrero
Tuesday, November 10th, 2009



The health secretary Oaxaca, Martin Vasquez Villanueva, reported that from April to the date the institution keeps a record of 8 thousand 29 AH1N1 positive cases of influenza, of which 34 have been deaths.

The last confirmed fatality from the National Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (INDRE) was introduced in a 45-year-old resident of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, who had high blood pressure, he said.

Before the outbreak of influenza AH1N1, Health Services of Oaxaca (SSO) strengthen health security filters to cope with the cold of the winter season, highlighted Vazquez Villanueva.

He said the measures have been exaggerating in the schools of basic education, through filters and permanent information modules.

However, referring to the SSW have a reserve of 15 thousand antiviral treatments to address the global pandemic that self-medication will complicate the development of the disease.

In the same way, the Aurelio Valdivieso Civil Hospital, has a special unit equipped with high technology to serve the public.

Influenza cases presented in the regions, said a thousand 53 have been registered in the Central Valley, of which 15 were fatalities.

On the coast, which has submitted a total of 199 cases, three deaths have been reported. In the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, 215 cases, of which five were fatalities.

Of the 176 cases in Papaloapan Basin, there were four deaths, 84 in the Mixteca five died, and 95 in the Sierra are both deaths, he said.

And even when he recognized the renewed, clarified that the figures are no alarm for the health sector, under which the virus is here to stay and more than 90 percent of all cases of acute respiratory infections, are AH1N1.

Vasquez Villanueva said to abate the pandemic, the Health Services have formed a common front with municipal authorities.

He said that the policy implemented by the state administration in health, prioritizes meetings with municipal authorities in the six health districts in order to establish a common front in the municipalities to prevent and treat cases immediately.

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Oaxaca receive first shipment of vaccine A/H1N1
The vaccine was located in two storage centers located in the Central Valley area, for safety reasons the local authorities keep the confidentiality of the sites.

Wed, 25/11/2009 - 20:02

The dates of vaccination from starting a week earlier before the end of November. Photo: File APOaxaca received this Wednesday 13 thousand 800 vaccines against influenza A/H1N1, a total of 391 thousand requested from the Federation, confirmed the State Health Secretary Martin Vasquez Villanueva.

Vaccines against H1N1, arrived in the state territory of Cold Chamber board, packed in five tons specialized Trayles admitted to the Oaxacan capital escorted by state security forces.

The vaccine was located in two storage centers located in the Central Valley area, for safety reasons the local authorities keep the confidentiality of the sites.

In an interview Secretary of Health Martin Vasquez assured that the first delivery of biological transparently be distributed from next week as part of the vaccination protocol announced by the government of President Felipe Calder?n.

He clarified that according to the guidelines of the National Vaccination (CONAVA), the first consignment of immune apply to medical personnel working in emergency rooms and intensive care units.

Will be addressed subsequently vulnerable groups: children under 5 years, over 60, people with pathological diseases, pregnant women, as well as morbidly obese, diabetic, cancer patients with some form of immune suppression.

He argued that the biological is completely safe and is only contraindicated in people with egg allergies, but said prevention efforts are the best weapon against the disease.

The dates of vaccination from starting a week earlier before the end of November and a second stage the next on December 7 to receive a second batch.

He reiterated that, at present, no vaccine will be available in the private sector and therefore urged to redouble Oaxacan preventive measures to avoid infection, such as washing hands frequently, cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough inner angle of the elbow, the most important.

Similarly, the Health Secretary said that since the beginning of the contingency Health (April 2009) and so far, are reported two thousand 145 cases AH1N1 influenza, in which including 46 deaths.

Of all the incidents, he said, 224 thousand were recorded in the Central Valley, which included 20 dead, 217 in the Coast that provide four deaths, 262 in the Isthmus, of which seven died, 186 in the Papaloapan that including four deaths, 110 in the Mixteca, with eight fatalities and 138 in the mountains with three deaths and eight cases in transit.

He said the last six reported deaths in the week, three were in central valleys, and correspond to two women, ages 23, 30 and a man of 62, while other two were in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in men 32 and 39 years, plus the perishability of a female of 46 years in the Mixteca.

Villanueva Vasquez reiterated that prevention is key in combating the disease, in addition to the institution and across the sector have adequate treatments to tackle the disease.

Oscar Rodriguez / Correspondent Millennium

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4 die of HIV carriers of A-H1N1
Organizaci?n Editorial Mexicana
November 29, 2009


Doina Garcia / Sent El Sol de Mexico

Tuxtla Gutierrez, Chiapas. (OEM-Informex) .- According to the National Center for Prevention and Control of HIV / AIDS (census), there are already confirmed four deaths due to influenza A-H1N1 among carriers of the AIDS virus.

"We found in the state of Oaxaca, which is the state where you search more systematically, they did not know four people who were living with HIV had the A-H1N1 virus and died," said Jose Antonio Izazola, director of the Census in the XI National Congress on AIDS, held in Chiapas.

He said that so far has not made an accounting of AIDS patients who became ill from this new evil that might reveal a relationship between them.

These studies "at the moment are not in all states or at all. Right now we're trying to do is that people who have practices that put them at risk for acquiring HIV, the diagnosis is made," he said.

He added that "we could not do the accounting, because it is not systematic. Many people did not know they were living with HIV have acquired influenza and died. That we have not been confirmed because we do routine HIV testing to persons die from influenza, but we are trying to complement the information. "

On the four dead in Oaxaca, said that in these individuals was found with HIV coinfection who caused the death, "so we emphasize the need for earlier diagnosis.

Although it is unknown what the relationship between the two conditions, noted that so far confirmed cases of influenza A-H1N1 among patients who have AIDS are few.

"Probably this is because a large proportion of patients on antiretroviral therapy and, therefore, your immune system is strengthened," he said.

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Recognize work done in Oaxaca AH1N1 Influenza
The deputies gave recognition to the state health secretary, Martin Vazquez.

Fri, 18/12/2009 - 13:02
Oaxaca .- The parliamentary factions in the Congress of Oaxaca acknowledged the work done by the state Health Secretary, Martin Vazquez, in combating the epidemic of Influenza Virus AH1N1.

The deputies, most opponents of the PRI, admitted that they acted with efficiency, strength and strategy to avoid a greater evil to the Oaxacan people.

Meanwhile, his appearance in the state official admitted it was in Oaxaca where the index case was filed last May.

According to the figures that have so far, the epidemiological curve is declining. He explained that in May, during the critical phase is at least 180 were hospitalized, at present, only 33 people are hospitalized. Furthermore, the care with treatment under 8 to 1 day.So far, reported that the death toll at 52 and closed said most of these cases could not be saved because patients are self-medicating, came late to hospitals and chronic disease.

Oscar Rodriguez, Oaxaca

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At the forefront in the detection of influenza Oaxaca AH1N1
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Sunday, 03 of Enero of 2010 13:51


Oaxaca is at the forefront of detection of influenza A virus H1N1, as has the technology to carry out the test "Chain Reaction Real-Time Polymerase (RT-PCR) in the Laboratory State Public Health (LESP).

Since the team's operation, on 19 September 2009, have processed 801 samples, said the head of the unit of Oaxaca Health Services (OHS), Laura Xochitl Lopez Mateos.

In an interview, the official explained that daily screenings are done 24, and 48 hours is identified the strain of this new condition.

He explained that health jurisdictions have sent samples for analysis, so that 409 Central Valleys mentioned studies, the isthmus 85, Tuxtepec 119, Costa 51, Sierra Mixteca 51 and the 86.

Also stated that new processor analyzes the Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS), and 38 of the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE).

The official said that on instructions from the governor, Ulises Ruiz Ortiz and the Health Secretary, Martin Vasquez Villanueva, have intensified their surveillance and measures to reduce cases of influenza A H1N1.

He explained that the team is composed of a biosafety cabinet level two, kit automatic pipettes, refrigerated clinical centrifuge, extraction robot, refrigerator and upright freezer, UV light chamber, PCR cabinet, among others.

Lopez Mateos mentioned how in the area of virology and molecular biology have trained personnel, of which five have been instructed by the National Institute of Epidemiological Diagnosis and Reference (INDRE), and four are in the process, to obtaining the corresponding certificate.

Finally urged people to continue the hygiene measures such as frequent hand washing, sneezing with the inner angle of the elbow, the use of surgical mask if you develop symptoms of flu or cold, not self-medicate and go to the medical unit a fever higher than 38 degrees, severe cough, headache and general malaise.