Increase to 18 deaths from influenza A in Honduras

The health authorities of Honduras today carried to 18 the number of victims of influenza A until now this year, having confirmed that the virus was the cause of death Deputy Minister of Health Roberto Cosenza told reporters that the girl was from Choluteca Department, on the border of Nicaragua, in southern Honduras, and her death was confirmed after have carried out the corresponding laboratory tests

Honduran health authorities are investigating the death of an 11-year-old child, allegedly because of influenza A added senior official.

The Central American country counts so far this year 357 cases of patients who contracted influenza, most in the departments of Francisco Morazán and Cortés, in central and northern Honduras, declared Cosenza.

He stated that 897,102 Hondurans were vaccinated against He called the groups at risk, consisting of children under 5, pregnant women, people with underlying diseases, over 60 years and health staff, to be vaccinated against this disease.

Vaccination can prevent the occurrence of complications caused by the virus that causes this respiratory disease against which antibiotics are not effective.

Health authorities have indicated that the most important preventative measure against influenza A is frequent hand washing. EFE