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The seasonal influence in Mexico recorded 267 cases from week 40 to September 44 – from September 30 to November 1 – which represents an increase of 352% over the same period in 2017, where only 59 cases were reported confirmed. .
According to the report of the Department of Epidemiology (DGE) of the Ministry of Health (SSa), the week with the highest number of confirmed cases was 41, with 83 patients and four deaths; followed by week 42 where he confirmed 75 patients with influenza and two deaths; at week 43, with 57 cases and one death.
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While during week 40 of the 2018-2019 season, 51 cases and two deaths were confirmed and in 44 cases, one confirmed case and zero deaths.
According to the DGE, since the week 40 to 20 of the following year is considered "seasonal influenza season" in which the viral circulation of influenza and other respiratory viruses is more important.
In addition, among the factors that explain the increase in detection, let us mention the first cold front presented this year in September, which gives the climatological conditions for this disease.
AH1N1 upwards
Of the total the detections reported by the National Epidemiological Surveillance System, 205 correspond to A H1N1, identical to the one for which Mexico was declared in 2009 as a pandemic.
Health authorities have identified another 45 patients with influenza B; 13 influenza A type, which includes AH1 and A non-subtypable and four others with A (H3N2).
In groups vulnerable to this disease, one to nine years is identified, followed by 40 to 49 and over 60 years.
Entities where most influenza patients were tested for the 2018-2019 seasonal season were: Veracruz, 53 years old; Guerrero, 35 years old; Chiapas, 33 years old; Tabasco 22 and Oaxaca, 18, accumulating 60% of incidences.
There was also an increase in the number of deaths, since during week 44, there was no registration in 2017 and nine deaths were reported this year as a result of this disease.
Of these seven were A (H1N1) and two were of type B; registering four in Veracruz; two in Chiapas; one in Tlaxcala, Aguascalientes and Tabasco, respectively.
Case by entity
- Veracruz – 19.9%
- Guerrero – 13.1%
- Chiapas – 12.4%
- Tabasco – 8.2%
- Oaxaca – 6.7%
Authorities in South Africa have intensified vaccination among the population since last September, even when 30 million free doses were available to immunize the virus for 10 to 12 months.
In addition, they recommended to the public not to ignore symptoms such as fever over 38 degrees, cough, headache, sore throat and runny nose, as well as to see the doctor before s & # 39; self-medication.
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