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OnGuard influenza East AH1N1: close 19 schools
17/10/2009
The dozens of students affected in the town of Lislique prompted authorities to suspend classes in 22 schools.
Maybel Hernandez Flores
Diario El Mundo
The second outbreak of influenza is imminent AH1N1, health authorities ordered the closure of 19 schools and more in Lislique Guajiniquil, department of La Union, to prevent the virus continues to spread among students in this area. This decision had 22 schools, in addition to the three closed this week.
The emergency measure was taken by the Health Ministry confirmed three students after testing positive in the area AH1N1 Guajiniquil. The suspension is 12 days (time it takes the incubation of the virus) and have the same dynamics of the closure of educational institutions made between July and August in San Salvador and La Libertad.
In the town of four thousand Lislique are 377 students and 107 teachers, those affected by the closure. During that time students should stay home to avoid infection if they have any symptoms of influenza should go immediately to nearest health center. Education Authorities later determine how to replenish the classes.
"Two U.S. travelers brought the virus "
According to Health Minister Maria Isabel Rodriguez, reported that in the coming days, warning emergency decree in this area of the country, without specifying what type of warning would be, it is clear that both the situation and alert the public as to Health authorities.
However, health authorities say cases are not part of the second wave announced by the behavior of H1N1 in other countries.
According to Rodriguez, this resurgence is caused by two factors, one the virus circulating in Honduras (country bordering about 800 meters Lislique) and a presumed source of infection, are two passengers who entered the country from U.S. flu-like symptoms and fever, who headed the department of La Union.
"In the airport had dropped their guard in the surveillance of passengers by the decline of virus in the country," said the minister. But with the emergency measures will be intensified.
"Dr. Lopez Suarez, manager of the clinic at the airport, and gave orders to intensify efforts and hope that these cases do not happen again," he reiterated.
Three deaths under investigation by H1N1
The head of epidemiological surveillance of the Ministry of Health, Julio Armero, confirmed the three deaths in medical audit and a new study by H1N1 and dengue.
The first three, corresponding to two seniors and a minor. Among adults who died is one of 78 and another aged 92, both residents of San Miguel. The third victim is a child in auditing a month 20 days old, originally from Ilobasco.
A fourth death, which corresponds to less than nine months, the brother of a student's school Guajiniquil is treated both as dengue pandemic influenza.
"The child has symptoms of both diseases," he said, Armero. As the small died before reaching hospital not performed the test swab of H1N1, it is more difficult to determine the cause of death.
Is expected in the coming days will know the outcome of the test cases.
According to the latest report of Health, the country recorded 767 confirmed cases, 13 suspects, 20 deaths confirmed. The virus has now affected 95 municipalities nationwide. The departments most affected were San Salvador and La Libertad. From the western Santa Ana leads with 39 cases and in the eastern San Miguel with 41 confirmed cases.
Most of those affected have been people from 10 to 29 years of age, followed by the group less than two years. 55% of the cases were female.
OnGuard influenza East AH1N1: close 19 schools
17/10/2009
The dozens of students affected in the town of Lislique prompted authorities to suspend classes in 22 schools.
Maybel Hernandez Flores
Diario El Mundo
The second outbreak of influenza is imminent AH1N1, health authorities ordered the closure of 19 schools and more in Lislique Guajiniquil, department of La Union, to prevent the virus continues to spread among students in this area. This decision had 22 schools, in addition to the three closed this week.
The emergency measure was taken by the Health Ministry confirmed three students after testing positive in the area AH1N1 Guajiniquil. The suspension is 12 days (time it takes the incubation of the virus) and have the same dynamics of the closure of educational institutions made between July and August in San Salvador and La Libertad.
In the town of four thousand Lislique are 377 students and 107 teachers, those affected by the closure. During that time students should stay home to avoid infection if they have any symptoms of influenza should go immediately to nearest health center. Education Authorities later determine how to replenish the classes.
"Two U.S. travelers brought the virus "
According to Health Minister Maria Isabel Rodriguez, reported that in the coming days, warning emergency decree in this area of the country, without specifying what type of warning would be, it is clear that both the situation and alert the public as to Health authorities.
However, health authorities say cases are not part of the second wave announced by the behavior of H1N1 in other countries.
According to Rodriguez, this resurgence is caused by two factors, one the virus circulating in Honduras (country bordering about 800 meters Lislique) and a presumed source of infection, are two passengers who entered the country from U.S. flu-like symptoms and fever, who headed the department of La Union.
"In the airport had dropped their guard in the surveillance of passengers by the decline of virus in the country," said the minister. But with the emergency measures will be intensified.
"Dr. Lopez Suarez, manager of the clinic at the airport, and gave orders to intensify efforts and hope that these cases do not happen again," he reiterated.
Three deaths under investigation by H1N1
The head of epidemiological surveillance of the Ministry of Health, Julio Armero, confirmed the three deaths in medical audit and a new study by H1N1 and dengue.
The first three, corresponding to two seniors and a minor. Among adults who died is one of 78 and another aged 92, both residents of San Miguel. The third victim is a child in auditing a month 20 days old, originally from Ilobasco.
A fourth death, which corresponds to less than nine months, the brother of a student's school Guajiniquil is treated both as dengue pandemic influenza.
"The child has symptoms of both diseases," he said, Armero. As the small died before reaching hospital not performed the test swab of H1N1, it is more difficult to determine the cause of death.
Is expected in the coming days will know the outcome of the test cases.
According to the latest report of Health, the country recorded 767 confirmed cases, 13 suspects, 20 deaths confirmed. The virus has now affected 95 municipalities nationwide. The departments most affected were San Salvador and La Libertad. From the western Santa Ana leads with 39 cases and in the eastern San Miguel with 41 confirmed cases.
Most of those affected have been people from 10 to 29 years of age, followed by the group less than two years. 55% of the cases were female.