The Government of Santa Cruz declared a health emergency department yesterday to strengthen its measures aimed to curb the spread of influenza A/H1N1, that so far this year 400 people affected (confirmed cases). The number of suspected cases reached 1,700.
The determination was decided yesterday by the Governor of Santa Cruz after the Departmental Health Service, who previously made an evaluation with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) report on the state of Santa Cruz to the increase in cases.
The alert by the rapid spread of the disease caused a high demand for vaccine and the depletion of these medical centers in Santa Cruz.
Secretary of Health of the Government of Santa Cruz, Oscar Urenda, reported that this declaration of emergency will have immediate funds to purchase vaccines, improve security filters and actions to strengthen control.
"This emergency is to add to the prevention and ensure that cases are not complicate, complicated cases we have not had but one child who died," said Urenda, to rectify the death toll in Santa Cruz because of the disease remains one, because a retest of the man of 35 who were presumed killed by influenza A/H1N1 dismissed this.
With regard to the death on Monday also reported, a woman in Tarija, the Health Ministry officials said they are not yet a confirmed case of the influence virus because it has to be a contrapueba.
Also, in the confusion of data, health authorities reported that only there were no infections Beni influenza A. Adolfo Zarate, A/H1N1 program manager, explained that this condition "will live for many years in the country" as the common flu and recommended that people take into account the habits of hygiene and prevention when you feel respiratory symptoms, to prevent infections.
Santa Cruz reported that 339 cases were reported positive in Cochabamba 40, 20 Chuquisaca, La Paz, 18 in Tarija seven in Cobija two in Potosà and Oruro a one.
Influenza A/H1N1 was presented with features of an epidemic in 2009 when there were 2352 confirmed cases, 21,244 suspected cases, and lamented the deaths of 59 people. In 2010 the disease affected 614 people, of 2908 suspected cases, and there were 13 deaths.
The determination was decided yesterday by the Governor of Santa Cruz after the Departmental Health Service, who previously made an evaluation with the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) report on the state of Santa Cruz to the increase in cases.
The alert by the rapid spread of the disease caused a high demand for vaccine and the depletion of these medical centers in Santa Cruz.
Secretary of Health of the Government of Santa Cruz, Oscar Urenda, reported that this declaration of emergency will have immediate funds to purchase vaccines, improve security filters and actions to strengthen control.
"This emergency is to add to the prevention and ensure that cases are not complicate, complicated cases we have not had but one child who died," said Urenda, to rectify the death toll in Santa Cruz because of the disease remains one, because a retest of the man of 35 who were presumed killed by influenza A/H1N1 dismissed this.
With regard to the death on Monday also reported, a woman in Tarija, the Health Ministry officials said they are not yet a confirmed case of the influence virus because it has to be a contrapueba.
Also, in the confusion of data, health authorities reported that only there were no infections Beni influenza A. Adolfo Zarate, A/H1N1 program manager, explained that this condition "will live for many years in the country" as the common flu and recommended that people take into account the habits of hygiene and prevention when you feel respiratory symptoms, to prevent infections.
Santa Cruz reported that 339 cases were reported positive in Cochabamba 40, 20 Chuquisaca, La Paz, 18 in Tarija seven in Cobija two in Potosà and Oruro a one.
Influenza A/H1N1 was presented with features of an epidemic in 2009 when there were 2352 confirmed cases, 21,244 suspected cases, and lamented the deaths of 59 people. In 2010 the disease affected 614 people, of 2908 suspected cases, and there were 13 deaths.
