Confirmed four cases of A (H1N1) in Bolivia

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Confirmed four cases of A (H1N1) in Bolivia
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010

March 17, 2010, 06:03La Paz, Mar 17 (Prensa Latina) Four ascended today the number of people in Bolivia with symptoms of influenza A (H1N1), after reporting two new cases of TB in the department of Santa Cruz (east).

The most recent discoveries are six months old baby, who is being treated at home, and a woman in her 20s, remains hospitalized.

They joined the two recorded last week: a woman cruceña seniors, who 10 days ago admitted to intensive care but his condition is stable, and a girl of 11 years in Trinidad, Beni (northeastern).

Vaccination against influenza A (H1N1) across the country will start on 5 April and will be applied in principle to high-risk groups susceptible to infection, such as pregnant women, health workers and the elderly.

The head of the Epidemiology Unit of the Bolivian Ministry of Health, Sergio Mollinedo said that those who were trained the previous week, now prepare their subordinates to implement the immunization.

Tgj / lp

 

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Re: Confirmed five cases of A (H1N1) in Bolivia

Re: Confirmed five cases of A (H1N1) in Bolivia

Bolivia brings five cases of flu A H1N1 in what goes of the year, he confirmed today the state National Center of Tropical Illnesses, which takes charge certifying this type of evil. The last case corresponds to a 24-year-old woman, who lives in the city of Santa Cruz of the Saw (this one), who picked up the virus due to a contagion intrafamiliar, since she is a sister of another patient who had given positive along with his son of six months, also infected. In accordance with the report offered to sanitary authorities, the woman and others two patients are out of danger, and they did not need hospitalization, although one is doing to them a medical pursuit in permanent form. Of the whole of cases brought in this country, four registered in Santa Cruz and one in the city of Trinidad












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Re: Confirmed four cases of A (H1N1) in Bolivia

The boss of Epidemiolog?a, Roberto T?rrez, informed that in Santa Cruz 20-year-old third patient registered the fourth case of Flu To in the sister of, that last week gave positive along with his newborn baby. Nevertheless it indicated that they are out of danger and that they will keep on realizing pursuit to these cases, up to achieve his full recovery. The patient young woman entered this Sunday night to a private clinic and then Saint John of God was derived to the hospital, it presents a picture of bronchopneumonia, the patient after being brought as a suspicious case of flu A, now it is receiving treatment with antibiotics. Regarding the Confirmed case of Flu TO H1N1 in the patient hospitalized in the clinic Incor, the coordinating one of public relations of clinical Alison Espinosa it pointed out that the patient continues with reserved diagnosis, for the delicate state of health that it presents. " The patient was in the process of going on to room, but nevertheless he needs more taken care from the normal thing, it is for it that it keeps on getting the attentions in therapy " it mentioned Thorny. It indicated that him the recovery is difficult to the patient, since it presents other illnesses that prevent the prompt recovery of the same one. " We are waiting how it reacts, the same fact that harms the recovery of the patient the illnesses are of hypertense, Diabetic and transplant renal " it numbered Thorny. It showed that the patient will continue all these days receiving the attention of intensive therapy, until the doctors authorize the transfer, depending his state of health. Roberto T?rrez, boss of Epidemiolog?a, asked the population to be protected across the hand wash with enough water and liquid soap. " All the measurements that are necessary help us to prepare more cases of Flu To " T?rrez showed. It indicated that the more adapted to avoid the Flu To, is to use disinfectant or alcohol in gel and in case of having Flu or common cold to sneeze with the internal part of the elbow, to cough with disposable handkerchiefs and constant use of barbijos. " The symptoms of this illness are easy to detect, they demonstrate with a very high fever, superior to 38 grades, continued and painful cough, sneezes, general discomfort, muscular pains and " the specialist explained absence of appetite. Regarding the vaccines it indicated that in this one week foresees that 326 thousand vaccines come to Santa Cruz to distribute them in the municipalities on fifth of April. It pointed out that the cycle of vaccination will have a cycle of 45 working days in all the hospitals and centers of health of the department. It mentioned that 1.030 cases of Fastidiousness are had brought with samples processed in Cenetrop, of which 97 are Confirmed cases and that up to today investigates the death of a person.

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