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    May 19 report


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    Re: Seasonal Flu

    During the first 19 weeks of 2009 in the laboratory network for surveillance of respiratory viruses of the Institute
    Public Health, have identified 16 cases of Influenza A: 8 in Santiago, Vi?a del Mar in 4 and one in
    Iquique. To date, 5 of these cases were classified by PCR as Influenza A (H1N1)-type seasonal.
    At week 19 confirmed cases of Influenza A 3 (Iquique, Santiago and Puerto Montt) and 1 Influenza B (Arica).

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      Re: Seasonal Flu

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      The influenza surveillance system has detected an increase in the reporting of ETI and a low number of cases
      confirmed influenza A and B.
      It is important to maintain active surveillance for seasonal influences and sampling especially
      autumn, to confirm that the increase in influenza cases matches. It must be attentive to the detection of cases
      Influenza A in all establishments to be delivered to the ISP, which allows to identify the subtype of circulating
      to meet the objectives of the surveillance.
      The detection of new cases of human influenza A (H1N1), is based on the case definition established in
      Circular B51 / 18 of 30/4/2009, which is focused on passengers coming from countries currently affected or
      People who have had contact with these patients and travelers to submit pictures breathing. This requires
      notify SEREMIs Epidemiology of Health and send the sample to the ISP.

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