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Bolivia: 15 cases of influenza A H1N1 and 1.4 million acute respiratory infections

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La Paz - Bolivia. - The national director of Epidemiolog?a, Jos? Zambrana, informed that in what goes of the year five cases of flu A/H1N1 registered in the whole country, affecting minors of age in his totality.
Immediately after the descent of temperatures and the increase of colds, THE NEWSPAPER consulted with a medical specialist, who offered recommendations that must be taken in account to avoid the Respiratory Sharp Infections (Anger)
Three of the registered cases of flu A/H1N1 belong to the department of Santa Cruz and two to La Paz, doing a whole of five cases in the whole country, inside the first five months of the year. This reduction is due to the fact that in contrast to previous years, the population already knows the illness and can prepare her like or in case of having it, they already know like to treat her.
Also, the national Director asked to the citizenship not to be alarmed, but on the contrary, coadyuvar to prepare the contagion of the seasonal flu. ? Every person who is with flu must cover the mouth because sometimes we do not have the custom and neither of washing our hands ?, expressed Zambrana.

In all the centers of health, included the national boxes, there are vaccinated in a free way all the children younger than two years and major of 65. In these nosocomios the vaccine Triviral is applied for the influenza A, B and topcoat the A/H1N1.

http://fmbolivia.com.bo/noticia53671-se-registraron-cinco-casos-de-ah1n1-en-todo-el-pais.html
 
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Re: Bolivia: Five cases of A/H1N1 registered in the whole country

Bolivia reports seven new A/H1N1 flu cases


LA PAZ, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Bolivia Tuesday reported seven new cases of A/H1N1 influenza and an increase of severe respiratory infections.

Bolivia's Health and Sports Minister Nila Heredia ordered all health centers in the country to reactivate preventive measures to avoid increase of A/H1N1 influenza cases.

Heredia said severe respiratory infections had increased in past weeks due to strong cold affecting some provinces, mainly including La Paz, Oruro, Potosi and Cochabamba.

She also suggested children should wear more clothes to avoid flu caused by low temperatures.

According to the National Service of Health Information, severe respiratory diseases increased 17 percent in the country last week.

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/health/2011-06/01/c_13905072.htm
 
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Up to 5 cases of influenza A H1N1 and there are no vaccines



Five positive cases of influenza A H1N1 were confirmed yesterday by the Departmental Health Service (Headquarters). Contrary to the emergency vaccines for adults, exhausted, and the number of patients increases and the temperatures are falling. The head of epidemiology at the Headquarters, Efrain Vallejo said that to date there are five positive cases of influenza A. The first two were confirmed on Thursday, one in Achacollo Sacaba and the other area Racecourse Cercado. The last three cases are a family of fencing that was in contact with an infected person. Among those infected is a 12-year-old tested positive rapid test on Saturday. Other patients are between 21 and 35 a?os.De according to Vallejo, the five infected people receiving outpatient treatment and are out of peligro.SIN VACCINES Director of Venues, Guido Sanchez, confirmed yesterday sold out the last dose of vaccine seasonal flu shot for adults. The dose also combat the H1N1.



Despite the gap, the venues have not yet made the request is scheduled dose of the Ministry of Health because it is "assessment." In the stores there were 115 000 doses Locations seasonal flu and all were distributed to centers health and public hospitals from the 115 thousand doses marzo.De were vaccinated 65 000 adults aged 60 years and the rest were for children 6 to 11 months. It was 95 percent coverage of the flu vaccine still remains estacional.Para infants minimal dose that could be exhausted in the coming days. "More vaccines will be requested but not yet scheduled. But present a plan to cover more than two years of age who are not vaccinated, "said Sanchez.


http://www.opinion.com.bo/opinion/articulos/2011/0628/noticias.php?id=15705
 
Re: Bolivia: Five cases of A/H1N1 registered in the whole country

Re: Bolivia: Five cases of A/H1N1 registered in the whole country

Bolivia has 15 cases of influenza A H1N1 and 1.4 million acute respiratory infections

Low temperatures in Bolivia for the winter season in recent weeks caused 15 cases of influenza A H1N1 and an increase in acute respiratory infections (IRAS), which reached 1.4 million, said the Ministry of Health.

"The alarming rise in the IRAS forced us to recommend high alert in all departments of Bolivia, including in eastern Bolivia, because we want to avoid further increasing the numbers of colds and influenza A H1N1," he told reporters Health Minister Nila Heredia.

The official said the trend is the increase in cases of colds, pneumonia and other respiratory complications due to low temperatures, especially in the highlands, valleys and eastern Bolivia, where there are so-called "surazos" (cold wind).

The low winter temperatures Bolivia brought a dangerous virus that complicates mainly the lungs and occurs in greater proportion than the influenza A H1N1.

Faced with the statistical reports of rising temperatures and cold, Heredia citizenship recommended precautions, use homemade recipes as the use of mattes wira wira, chamomile, eucalyptus and other infusions accompanied by lemon.

"Influenza should be applied, but in any case antibiotics, especially children," he said.

Regarding the cases of influenza A H1N1, Health Minister said he instructed the high alert to prevent its spread as in past years.

It is now registered in the country charts with the usual colds, pneumonia and pneumonia.

Heredia Minister instructed all health centers revive the preventive measures to prevent more cases of influenza A H1N1, among them washing hands, covering with a tissue when sneezing and spitting in the streets.

Influenza A H1N1, which emerged in 2009, entered Bolivia on 28 May of that year.

Bolivia was the country number 19 to report cases of influenza A H1N1en the Americas.

In 2010 the country recorded 13 deaths from this disease, however lowered the incidence of confirmed cases compared to 2009, the year in which over 2,500 were reported infected with influenza A H1N1 and 59 deaths.

http://spanish.china.org.cn/international/txt/2011-07/05/content_22921341.htm
 
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