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Influenza Veracruz reporta primer caso
Los servicios de salud mantienen en observaci?n a 23 personas sospechosas de contener el virus; el gobierno decreta la revisi?n de pasajeros y pide a la poblaci?n notificar la llegada de habitantes de estados afectados
Google translation:
Veracruz reports first flu case
Health services remain under observation for 23 people suspected of containing the virus, the government ordered a review of passenger and asks people to notify the arrival of people in affected states
Edgar Avila / Correspondent
El Universal
Xalapa, Veracruz Sunday April 26 2009
15:55 Veracruz authorities confirmed the first case of swine influenza and the emergence of 23 people suspected of carrying the bad, and the governor Fidel Herrera Beltr?n ordered a siege of health.
During session of the State Civil Defense, Health and Public Security, the president confirmed the first case of swine influenza, which struck the citizen Hernandez Edgar Hernandez, a native of the community of La Gloria in the municipality of Perote.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Director of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health and Assistance (SSA), Alejandro Escobar Mesa, reported that in the port of Veracruz and Xalapa in hospitals are 23 people suspected of carrying the influenza virus .
"These are patients with respiratory symptoms does not mean that cases of influenza, are suspected in these cases is better to exaggerate," a spokesman said the only authorized to issue statements during the emergency.
He explained that the suspected cases are in the High Specialty Hospital in the port of Veracruz and the Center for Medical Specialties in Xalapa, where he took samples to be analyzed by the State Laboratory of Public Health.
Considering that the body faces a few cases of the disease, the governor Fidel Herrera Beltr?n said that school activities and products will not be suspended.
However announced that in addition to preventive measures ordered by the federal government, as the inspection of passengers, baggage and goods arriving from Veracruz to the states with the highest incidence of patients (Distrito Federal, Estado de Mexico and San Luis Potosi ).
In this regard, but said it is a sensitive issue it is necessary that they receive Veracruz relatives to notify them of your arrival Health Sector to be reviewed to avoid a spread of evil.
In parallel, we also asked service providers to inform the authorities of the arrival of visitors to undergo a medical examination.
In Veracruz there are alert, not alarmed, is a very serious matter of national public health, but the measures taken are good and we want to continue, "he said and asked the media to be rigorous and clear in the information dissemination .
He stressed that the state government has sufficient availability of influenza vaccines and antiviral drugs to attack the evil in their variety and pork highlighted that the entity has not been as affected due to the fact that in December carried out the implementation of a million vaccinations.
At the same time, announced the creation of the State Center for Health Information will operate a telephone line (01800073783) to receive any information, and also made available to another number of your own office (0180034333435).
Finally ruled that the mobile units cervicauterino cancer screening and human papillomavirus are shared and used to check if there are people concerned.
Influenza Veracruz reporta primer caso
Los servicios de salud mantienen en observaci?n a 23 personas sospechosas de contener el virus; el gobierno decreta la revisi?n de pasajeros y pide a la poblaci?n notificar la llegada de habitantes de estados afectados
Google translation:
Veracruz reports first flu case
Health services remain under observation for 23 people suspected of containing the virus, the government ordered a review of passenger and asks people to notify the arrival of people in affected states
Edgar Avila / Correspondent
El Universal
Xalapa, Veracruz Sunday April 26 2009
15:55 Veracruz authorities confirmed the first case of swine influenza and the emergence of 23 people suspected of carrying the bad, and the governor Fidel Herrera Beltr?n ordered a siege of health.
During session of the State Civil Defense, Health and Public Security, the president confirmed the first case of swine influenza, which struck the citizen Hernandez Edgar Hernandez, a native of the community of La Gloria in the municipality of Perote.
Meanwhile, the Deputy Director of Disease Prevention and Control of the Ministry of Health and Assistance (SSA), Alejandro Escobar Mesa, reported that in the port of Veracruz and Xalapa in hospitals are 23 people suspected of carrying the influenza virus .
"These are patients with respiratory symptoms does not mean that cases of influenza, are suspected in these cases is better to exaggerate," a spokesman said the only authorized to issue statements during the emergency.
He explained that the suspected cases are in the High Specialty Hospital in the port of Veracruz and the Center for Medical Specialties in Xalapa, where he took samples to be analyzed by the State Laboratory of Public Health.
Considering that the body faces a few cases of the disease, the governor Fidel Herrera Beltr?n said that school activities and products will not be suspended.
However announced that in addition to preventive measures ordered by the federal government, as the inspection of passengers, baggage and goods arriving from Veracruz to the states with the highest incidence of patients (Distrito Federal, Estado de Mexico and San Luis Potosi ).
In this regard, but said it is a sensitive issue it is necessary that they receive Veracruz relatives to notify them of your arrival Health Sector to be reviewed to avoid a spread of evil.
In parallel, we also asked service providers to inform the authorities of the arrival of visitors to undergo a medical examination.
In Veracruz there are alert, not alarmed, is a very serious matter of national public health, but the measures taken are good and we want to continue, "he said and asked the media to be rigorous and clear in the information dissemination .
He stressed that the state government has sufficient availability of influenza vaccines and antiviral drugs to attack the evil in their variety and pork highlighted that the entity has not been as affected due to the fact that in December carried out the implementation of a million vaccinations.
At the same time, announced the creation of the State Center for Health Information will operate a telephone line (01800073783) to receive any information, and also made available to another number of your own office (0180034333435).
Finally ruled that the mobile units cervicauterino cancer screening and human papillomavirus are shared and used to check if there are people concerned.