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Confirmed six cases of influenza and continues to close schools
NationalMarch 17, 2010
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SAN PEDRO SULA .- The director of the Metropolitan Region of Health of San Pedro Sula, Alba Barahona, confirmed six cases of influenza A (H1N1) in the north of the country, while three schools suspended classes for fear of an outbreak.
The centers were closed from Wednesday are the institute Saint Jonh, and Dines Atlantic Bilingual School in Puerto Cortes, while continuing the monitoring two other private schools.
Since the disease appeared in Honduras in early 2009, 17 people have died over 600 officially registered cases.
"We have reported six positive cases from different municipalities, but they are doing surveillance activities, the staff has moved and met with parents and school principals" as a precautionary measure, said Baker.
He said the condition has had complications and that patients "have managed at home, with appropriate recommendations.
He explained that in the three schools were conducted cleanup and fumigation in order to reopen within 7 days. Until yesterday, six schools were closed temporarily in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, but today joined nine.
So far this year has confirmed the death of a person, while health authorities are investigating whether a 15-year-old died from the virus, which became the second of the year and the 18th since 2009 when there was disease in the country.
In Central America, the highest number of deaths from influenza A H1N1, is Costa Rica with 52 deaths, followed by El Salvador with 33, Guatemala third with 18. While Honduras occupies fourth place with 17 fatalities and most recently Panama with 12 cases.
In addition, health authorities will start on Monday 22 March a mass vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of influenza AH1N1, providing for the application of more than one million 300 thousand preventive solutions.
Confirmed six cases of influenza and continues to close schools
NationalMarch 17, 2010
To Comment
SAN PEDRO SULA .- The director of the Metropolitan Region of Health of San Pedro Sula, Alba Barahona, confirmed six cases of influenza A (H1N1) in the north of the country, while three schools suspended classes for fear of an outbreak.
The centers were closed from Wednesday are the institute Saint Jonh, and Dines Atlantic Bilingual School in Puerto Cortes, while continuing the monitoring two other private schools.
Since the disease appeared in Honduras in early 2009, 17 people have died over 600 officially registered cases.
"We have reported six positive cases from different municipalities, but they are doing surveillance activities, the staff has moved and met with parents and school principals" as a precautionary measure, said Baker.
He said the condition has had complications and that patients "have managed at home, with appropriate recommendations.
He explained that in the three schools were conducted cleanup and fumigation in order to reopen within 7 days. Until yesterday, six schools were closed temporarily in Tegucigalpa and San Pedro Sula, but today joined nine.
So far this year has confirmed the death of a person, while health authorities are investigating whether a 15-year-old died from the virus, which became the second of the year and the 18th since 2009 when there was disease in the country.
In Central America, the highest number of deaths from influenza A H1N1, is Costa Rica with 52 deaths, followed by El Salvador with 33, Guatemala third with 18. While Honduras occupies fourth place with 17 fatalities and most recently Panama with 12 cases.
In addition, health authorities will start on Monday 22 March a mass vaccination campaign to prevent the spread of influenza AH1N1, providing for the application of more than one million 300 thousand preventive solutions.