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Ministry of Health Risaralda confirms the case of mortality by the H1N1 virus of the valley
- Two cases were confirmed by influenza A in 2018 one had the mortality in Pereira, but had been transferred de Cartago, Valle
July 13, 2018. Risaralda Health Secretary Olga Lucia Hoyos Gómez confirmed two cases of H1N1 influenza that were treated in the department; one on January 5 of this year without mortality and the other from a referred patient from Cartago, Valle, died June 18 and confirmed by the laboratory of the National Institute of Health on July 5.
Two cases have been reported for influenza A (H1N1), a 59-year-old male mortality case in Cartago, Valle; this case was notified on June 18th and the result as positive was delivered on July 5th; the patient had been referred to Ucimed Hospital of Santa Monica de Dosquebradas. Another case was reported on January 5 and it was an 81-year-old patient from Pereira, but she stabilized, "said the secretary.
The official added that 24 laboratory samples had been taken on June 30, of which 75% were minors between three months and nine years old.
"There are 12 positive cases for other viruses such as respiratory syncytial, adenovirus, coronavirus, influenza and enterovirus; therefore, if we breathe faster than normal, the fever is difficult to control for more than two days, if the chest sounds or has trouble breathing, drowsiness, convulsions or attacks, decay or deterioration of the general state of health. consult the health services, "added the Minister of Health.
From the Ministry of Health of Risaralda, the population is invited this Saturday, July 14 to the national day of vaccination which will take place from 8:00. . m. at 16:00 m. in the 14 municipalities of the department; The flu vaccine will be totally free for children under 23 months, pregnant women and people over 60; in addition, other vaccines to prevent immuno-preventable diseases.
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From the Health Laboratory, samples were sent to the INS where they could become the third death case of this disease , to be highly suspicious of H1N1 coming from the Union, Valle; which corresponds to a woman under 50 who had been transported to the Cartago hospital and later to the Rosales clinic in Pereira
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