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Confirmed in Rosario the first case of influenza A this winter

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A month later than usual, in the province of Santa Fe confirmed the first case of influenza A this season in Rosario, in a 32 year old woman. "She is hospitalized but with a clinical picture that is evolving well," said Julio Befani, director of health promotion and prevention of Santa Fe, in an interview in El Litoral.

The patient is pregnant – that is, the risk groups – and has not been vaccinated. The strain detected in the badyzes is that of the H1N1 flu. Until now, the Santa Fe Department of Health had not detected the viral circulation of influenza strains in the province.

Until July 13, in the public health system Santafesinos had been immunized against different strains of influenza. influenza 256 236 people, a figure that represents half of the target population (belonging to at-risk groups, such as patients with chronic diseases, pregnant women, adults over 65, children over 6 months and children under 2 years "Since the ministry we emphasize the importance of those who belong to groups at risk of being vaccinated because the dose is guaranteed in all effectors and we are in time to avoid Complications due to the flu, "said the head of the Department of Epidemiology, María Carolina Cudós.

" The flu in healthy people – explained the specialist- it produces images that can be mild or moderate and, in general, resolved in one week without the need for laboratory studies.In some cases, pneumonia may become the most common. "

Regarding detection or the diagnosis of different types of influenza, the professional recalled that the symptoms are similar: all types of flu can cause fever, chills, cough, fatigue, sore throat, head and body, and some people may also have vomiting and diarrhea