Colombia confirms 3 new cases of A/H1N1 influenza

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Colombia confirms 3 new cases of A/H1N1 influenza


www.chinaview.cn 2009-06-18 09:56:39 Print

BOGOTA, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The Colombian government said on Wednesday that three new cases of A/H1N1 flu have been found, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to 53, including one death.

All the patients were from the capital Bogota, according to a Social Protection Ministry report.

Two of the patients were female adults, who developed symptoms like fever, cough, and headache on June 6 and June 7, respectively.

The third patient was a young girl, daughter of the woman who died of the virus on June 5.

Colombia tightened control at hospitals and health centers after the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the level of influenza pandemic alert to the highest phase 6.

The official figure released on Wednesday showed that there were 347 possible A/H1N1 flu in Colombia, which reported the first confirmed A/H1N1 flu case in South America on May 3.

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By mariacvetanoski on Jun 18, 2009, 00:23 in Friendly Talkzone.

mariacvetanoski says on Jun 18, 2009, 00:25: http://news.uk.msn.com/world/article.aspx?cp-documentid=148044145 Save the street children of Colombia Now!! 0 funny, 0 helpful.

Robert Jorge says on Jun 18, 2009, 01:39: So how many people have died of regular, old fashioned flu in the past week? I bet it is higher than 1. Maria, thanks for the article - not trying to dis you. But this swine flu crap is exactly that - crap. If everybody in Bogota got infected with this swine flu, there would be more people killed in Villao in one year in traffic accidents. (I totally made that up, but I bet it isn't far from truth) "You can not take the barrio out of the girl you really can't." Oneforamillion 0 funny, 0 helpful.

Bill Turley (Moderator) (Trustee board) (☼Travelguide writer) says on Jun 18, 2009, 10:16: Robert I agree with you 100%. The number of flu deaths in the US is levels of magnitud higher than H1N1 deaths. I guess the problem is the intense rate of spreading and the vectors involved. It also may be a warning about the possible mutation of this virus into a more virulent strain Mr. Bill Somondoco 0 funny, 0 helpful.

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