OMS raises alert level five influenza

OMS raises alert level five influenza

A woman prays at the Cathedral of the Immaculate. The epidemiological alert was announced in 5, six levels, the World Health Organization.

Saul Contreras

The World Health Organization (OMS) today raised the alert for the outbreak of swine influenza at level five, which means health emergency declared in member countries of the body have been affected.

The guide Alert and Response to an Influenza Pandemic of OMS indicated that since the stage five are advised to limit travel to affected areas and to establish surveillance and infrared cameras that show the body temperature at points of entry and Out of the countries.

The closure of borders will be evaluated in the case of each State concerned in accordance with the evolution of the outbreak and the conditions of the country.

It is the responsibility of individual Governments to look after the health of its citizens, so that each State shall be free to determine the measures it deems appropriate to prevent the spread of the virus.

The five phase indicates that the pandemic is imminent and is a decision that is taken when you check the spread of the virus from person to person in at least two countries in a OMS region.

Phase six of alert is declared when it is the spread of the virus from person to person in at least two countries in a OMS region, with the community outbreak in at least a third country of a different region.

It is in this last phase (six) when declaring a global pandemic.

Since the April 27 raised the alert level from three to four, OMS advises countries not affected to prepare for the possible outbreak of the disease and points to consider health surveillance at borders.

The agency suggests that governments recommended for people with respiratory ailments to go to a doctor to ascertain the virus isolated and suffering in their homes the first symptoms of influenza.

It also advises closing schools, canceling public events and mass as they have the Mexican authorities. It invites health safety measures in public transport and workplaces.

OMS is responsible for coordinating the development of the vaccine, which at present is developing in four laboratories in different countries, although the process may take four to six months.

They, in turn, should monitor the availability of antiviral drugs, the state and disposition of medical staff, and consider using alternative facilities to be used as clinics and medical laboratories.

Similarly OMS suggests psychological support to health workers, employees and communities, especially to avoid hysteria and panic attacks.

With respect to communication, governments of affected States must commit to consistently inform the WHO, the international community and citizens of the development, statistics, behavior of the virus and geographic areas affected.

Governments and health authorities, OMS suggests, must be constant and transparent communication with the media to report in a timely manner to citizens on the development of the epidemic at national and international levels.