domingo, 10 de mayo de 2009

Health brings to 95 those affected by influenza A, while down 30 suspects

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Health brings to 95 those affected by influenza A, while down 30 suspects
Trinidad Jiménez, Minister of Health.
The Ministry of Health and Social Policy confirmed yesterday the emergence of two new cases of influenza in Spain, with the number of people affected has reached 95 across the country. Meanwhile, the downward trend in the cases under study, since there are now 30 suspects under observation, 10 less than on Friday.

The new confirmed cases of this disease belong to Valencia, which has affected 28. Thus, patients with more autonomy with new flu are Andalusia (29), Valencia (28) and Catalonia (24). Madrid has four confirmed, Castilla-La Mancha and five with one case still Aragon, Extremadura, Galicia, Murcia and Basque Country.

Autonomies with more cases are under review at this time, Valencia 12, three less than yesterday; Andalusia nine, one less than 24 hours ago, and seven Catalonia. In two cases continued observation Balearic Isles, while the Madrid today declared free cases studied, discarding the 5 he had, as it does Castilla y Leon, which until yesterday was a suspected case.

Free of confirmed and possible cases are Asturias, Canarias, Cantabria, Castilla y Leon, Navarra, Rioja and Ceuta and Melilla. Analysis has already dismissed 148 people who were, according to Health, which also reported that, of individuals who have positive, because there is no hospital.

2254 cases in United States

U.S. health authorities reported yesterday that they are 2254 confirmed cases of influenza A in the country, which affected 104 people are hospitalized, according to the latest figures from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) of USA.

This new information represents a significant increase in the number of new confirmed cases of flu in United States, which until this morning amounted to 1639, according to the latest estimate by the World Health Organization. "Today there are 3000 confirmed cases in United States," said CDC's Dr. Anne Schuchat, during a news conference.

Schuchat noted that, despite increasing numbers, the situation still remains below the estimated limits before raising the alarm. "The good news is that we are seeing an increase above the epidemic threshold in this system," he said.

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