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UDEM offers diagnosis of influenza virus type A-H1N1
Monterrey University makes available to citizens serving their virus diagnostic laboratories.
Tue, 05/04/2011 - 09:08
San Pedro Garza Garcia, NL .- Before a new risk of spread of the influenza A-H1N1 in Nuevo Leon, as has been installed in Chihuahua, which has caused four deaths, the University of Monterrey made available to community service of diagnostic laboratories.
They noted that although the behavior of the virus is unpredictable, the high mobility of the population and climatic conditions extending the possibilities of the return of this virus to the entity.
"Given the situation we had in past years with the pandemic, the probability that the virus will come back is great, the behavior may have the virus is unpredictable, but it took a first focus, then we must be alert," said Mary Guadalupe Moreno Trevino, director of the Department of Basic Sciences of the University of Monterrey.
In Nuevo Le?n, only the state government laboratory and clinic owners are able to detect known human influenza virus, in addition to the University of Monterrey, where the cost is less than the market and the results are issued within 24 hours or less .
This school offers hospitals and the community at large or molecular confirmatory H1N1 virus is suspected, and other variants of influenza.
Prior to the confirmatory test, patients can apply to a "test", which is obtained from the patient's nasal scraping, to establish whether the virus is type A or B, or exclude this disease.
The taking of samples is done in the health module of Building 2 of the campus, besides that it has the delivery service for businesses or schools.
This site has the capacity to analyze about 120 samples in one day, as the case of a pandemic.
Recommended to the general public to take precautions to prevent infection, especially hand washing, avoid physical contact and not sharing items with people with flu symptoms.
They urged patients with sneezing, sore throat and fever, the use of masks and lab tests performed to detect the problem as soon as possible