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Cuba announces increased infected with influenza A H1N1

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Cuba announces increased infected with influenza A H1N1
Saturday, April 24, 2010

April 24, 2010, 8:14 Havana, Apr 24 (Prensa Latina) The head of the Department of Communicable Diseases, Ministry of Public Health, Otto Pel?ez, said 93 people were infected with Influenza A virus H1N1, announced today means Press.

"For the fifth consecutive week continue registering increases of respiratory diseases associated with the pandemic virus, widely circulated throughout the country," Mr. Pelaez according to the version of the newspaper Granma.

The increase in those infected, and confirmed by the National Virus Laboratory of the Institute of Tropical Medicine Pedro Kouri, occurs when the island was used more than 1.1 million doses of vaccines donated by the World Health Organization (WHO).

The report noticed that until now were immunized 981 000 130 people, for 87.4 percent of the million 124 000 selected for their greater vulnerability or risk of complications from the virus.

Vulnerable groups include pregnant women vaccinated, children under nine years, asthma and health workers, airports and customs.

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Re: Cuba announces increased infected with influenza A H1N1

H1N1 Virus Keeps Striking Cuba


During this week, 93 new cases of Influenza A (H1N1) virus were confirmed by the National Influenza Virus Labs of the Tropical Medicine Institute Pedro Kouri, Granma reported on Saturday.


Based on the situation, people were called to strictly follow personal and collective hygiene measures indicated by health authorities and to visit the doctor as soon as any symptoms of flu appear.


In reference to the national vaccination campaign against the H1N1 virus to conclude on Tuesday, April 2, Dr. Pelaez Sanchez said 981,130 people (87.4 percent), selected based on risk factors, have received the shot. Of them78, 915 are either pregnant women or have given birth recently, representing 99.7 percent of the total.


Dr. Pelaez Sanchez said the people who have been vaccinated remain under strict watch so that they can receive immediate medical care in case of severe reactions, although no serious side-effects of the vaccine have been reported so far. Among minor adverse reactions are headaches, pain in the area of the shot, fever, tiredness and allergies.


http://www.ain.cubaweb.cu/idioma/ingles/2010/0424h1n1.htm
 
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