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    Start in NL flu epidemic alert

    Jesus Zacarias Villarreal Perez said that on the eve of the winter season, the health sector is prepared, although the average respiratory infections per week is 20 thousand cases.

    29/09/2010 - 14:49

    It proceeds to remind people personal hygiene measures. Photo: File Millennium Monterrey .- The Ministry of Health in Nuevo Le?n (SSNL) initiated an epidemiological alert to prevent influenza and identify 19 respiratory viruses in patients at hospital, said his owner, Jesus Zacarias Villarreal P?rez.

    At a press conference, said on the eve of the winter season, the health sector is prepared, although the average respiratory infections per week is 20 000 cases, 50 percent below those of 2009, when the strain of influenza A (H1N1) became critical.

    "At this point is far below the channel endemic, the number of cases, but we started to sample and because in some cases we can identify that the virus is circulating, very likely, subject to confirmation at the next weeks, is the seasonal H2N2 virus, are negative cases A H1N1, "he said.

    Thus, he said, is necessary to remind people of personal hygiene from washing hands, timely consultation, non-self-medication and health sector coordination.

    "It is strengthening in hospitals clinical guidelines and hospital management as mentioned, all patients who are hospitalized with symptoms of viral pneumonia in public hospitals or private, are going to do a test to identify 19 respiratory viruses," he said.

    This, he said, to "be watching the risk that he might see a new virus or had a mutation of H1N1 and that at one point started a problem like we had in 2009."

    "We are better prepared now, but we are now beginning the general warning as to remember the hygiene and care measures for children, not send them to school, taking them to consult with the support of the media we to intensify the message, "he said.

    "We believe it is timely now that we prepare cases, although we have no official number of vaccines, we estimate to be around 700,000 which is likely going to receive during the month of October," said the health minister in Nuevo Le?n .

    On the other hand, reiterated that maintain the health alert for dengue in the current rainy season, recording 32 billion so far, of which 985 correspond to the classic type and 47 to bleeding.
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