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Monitoring 22 cases to rule out H1N1 Influenza
The Secretary of Health in Coahuila said that since March 2010 no cases in the state. The cases were put on watch because the people had a table with typical symptoms of this flu, such as flu, cough, malaise, fever and headache.
Thu, 31/03/2011 - 7:39
So far there have been no confirmed case. Photo: Milenio.com
Saltillo, Coahuila .- The Ministry of Health has 22 cases in epidemiological surveillance in Coahuila to rule out or confirm H1N1 influenza infections, said Raymundo Verduzco Rosan.
The Secretary of Health in Coahuila said that since March 2010 no cases of H1N1 influenza in the state.
He said the cases were put on watch because the people had a table with typical symptoms of this flu, such as flu, cough, malaise, fever and headache.
He added that none of the patients in intensive care, but are being monitored until such time as laboratory tests ruled out the condition.
"This year we have 22 people in the laboratory surveillance and molecular biology is allowing us to run the tests, until now we have no positive case, the virus has not circulated in these 22, we are not exempt.
"Some guys were saying it seems that it had confirmed Nuevo Le?n, but in the morning on the site we review, until now we have no positive results, but this, as I say, we should strengthen hygiene especially coughing, sneezing, live, not the least self-medication and symptoms such as fever, headache, general discomfort attend any medical unit. "
The Secretary of Health reported that in cases of influenza in Chihuahua had an emergency inter-agency meeting in Coahuila where measures were defined.
Mentioned that increase information campaigns in the media, there will be greater surveillance measures as well as information modules were installed in the bus station of Saltillo and the Plan de Guadalupe Airport in Ramos Arizpe.
He said they have vaccines on demand in the medical units of both the ISSSTE, Teaching, Social Security and health centers.
Vaccines, he added, are free.
"In January we acquired 50,000 doses, right now we will end approximately 200,000 to implement, this time in a single dose of seasonal flu, influenza A H1N1 and H3N2 influenza.
"These outbreaks or those cases filed in the state of Chihuahua, especially in Ciudad Juarez we demonstrate that we are exempt anyone, who once managed a pandemic as we adapt and get used to having this problem."
Verduzco Rosan asked parents not to send children to school if the children are sick, to minimize infection risks.
The Ministry of Education and Culture, he added, reinforced filters in schools.
Infonor Agency