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Algerian authorities have tightened their control at the Moroccan border, fearing the spread of the epidemic of "swine flu", especially after the increase in the number of victims of the disease to 11 and dozens wounded, said Minister of Health Anas Dkkali in Parliament.
Morocco is on the brink of an undeclared alert, following the spread of mortality due to the spread of "swine flu" last week, which left the latest result of the death of 11 people.
Strengthened control in Algeria
The Algerian government has urged Moroccan border authorities to step up surveillance to prevent transmission of swine flu infection, to recommend a reinforced alert and to monitor the movement of people in joint teams with security and customs.
According to Algerian media reported on Monday (February 4th), the Algerian Minister of Health stressed during an emergency session with his central executives the need "to avoid the virus that infiltrates the country. Algeria on the border with Morocco ".
Some newspapers reported that the Algerian authorities had taken a number of measures, including "the recruitment of medical teams at borders and hospitals and the preparation of epidemiological investigations by the relevant departments to monitor and determine the chain of transmission in case of confirmed lesions ".
According to officials of the Algerian Ministry of Health, Algeria would remain vigilant, without prejudice to the free movement of people, and would not proceed to the arrest of any passenger from Morocco, except in case of suspicion of infection with the virus.
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11 victims
The Ministry of Health, the high number of deaths from the swine flu virus to 11 cases, noting that "the result of complications associated with at least one of the factors of vulnerability: pregnancy, chronic diseases, 65 years and older or less than 5 years old ".
According to the Ministry of Health,Arab"A copy including 4 cases in Casablanca, 3 cases in Tangier and a case in Rabat, Fez, Tanant and Azilal.
"Epidemiological indicators of seasonal influenza in our country remain normal in relation to the global epidemiological situation and in previous seasons and are consistent with the global epidemiological situation according to the World Health Organization," the Ministry of Health said. Health.
"Laboratory tests of 684 samples taken from patients with influenza-like illness or acute respiratory infections revealed: 160 influenza virus specimens, 23.3%, 97.3% of isolated viruses were of type A, as against 2.5% Type A, type A (H1N1) is 78.8%, compared with 21.2% of the subtype (A) H3N2 ".
He added: "For cases in public hospitals and private clinics, the central follow-up unit of the Ministry reported that out of a total of 58 acute respiratory infections positive for subtype A (H1N1), 15 patients were cured, 32 patients continue to receive treatment. "
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Government's responsibility
Evolution of the epidemiological situation of swine flu The Moroccan Minister of Health was held responsible before the House of Representatives (first chamber of the Parliament of Morocco), where it ended Monday night, devoted most of its paragraphs to a presentation of the evolution of this sharp increase in the number of deaths due to influenza.
"The epidemiological situation this year is no different from that of previous years," said Health Minister Anas al-Dikali.
In response to questions from the parliamentary groups, the minister said 11 deaths were caused by the virus and pointed out that 80% of people infected with the flu this year had been infected with the "H1N1" type.
"The swine flu is spreading this year in the northern hemisphere, which includes Morocco, with 80% of the infected population, such as Morocco," he said.
"The epidemiological trend this year is normal, two weeks behind last year, and the injured will recover in the next week," he said.
"The symptoms of swine flu are the same as those known to all – high fever, dry cough, muscle and joint pain, sore throat and runny nose," he said. The minister pointed out that complications or deaths occur only in very sensitive groups, including "pregnant women and children aged 6 months to 5 years, people over 65 years and patients with certain diseases such as asthma, heart and lung diseases, and fewer people with kidney failure or diabetes ". Or heart disease.
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