First death in Cali for flu AH1N1

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The secretary of Health of Cali, Juan Carlos Botero, there confirmed in the night of this Wednesday the first death of a person victim of the well-known virus AH1N1. According to Boatman, ? the patient had the defenses diminished for a base illness, which allowed that with a major facility the person should die ? .Este case is the first acquaintance because of this illness that registers in Cali in what it goes of the year. The official told ? that it is not strange that these situations appear, when it has happened from a winter period to one with great intensity of heat, as the one that has registered in the first days of January ? .Por the moment, the authorities have not announced the victim's identity. It is necessary to remember that last January 13 the sanitary authorities of the Municipality threw the alert for a new outbreak of the virus. It, based on the numbers that revealed an increase of 34 % and 35 % in November and December, respectively, with regard to the cases presented in 2010.

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Re: First death in Cali for flu AH1N1

In Cali they wait for analysis to confirm death for virus A H1N1

A 52-year-old woman might be the first mortal victim who leaves this year the virus.



In the capital of the Vale, the secretary of Health, Juan Carlos Botero, indicated that for the next week there for are waited the results of the analyses realized by the National Institute of Health in case of deceased patient.
' It is a question as a woman that Saint John of God came to the urgencies of the hospital with the symptoms of one strong gripa. It consulted much late and also he was enduring of polimiositis what was forcing her to take steroids, but only till when the analyses confirm them we will be able to verify that it is a question of the virus ', said Boatman, who asked not to generate alarm.
In Cali last year 53 patients' cases registered for the virus, while the death of six persons was brought.
' For what we ask him to the community is that he adopts behavior preventive and not automedicarse in case they present symptoms as high fevers and discomfort ', he added.
He said that there for is waited in April the arrival of approximately 300.000 doses of the vaccine against the influenza.

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