NewsWhore
06-04-2009, 04:31 PM
Twenty-three cases of A(H1N1) influenza have now been confirmed in the DR, after another 142 samples were tested, and 10 cases reported positive yesterday.
Of these, nine are from the National District, and one is from the province of Monte Plata, according to an official report from the Department of Epidemiology.
The samples are now being processed at the new lab at the Dominican-Japanese Friendship Center (Cemadoja), located in the Luis Eduardo Aybar Public Hospital. Results are known within 24-48 hours.
The report says that the patients began to have symptoms between the 22nd and the 26th of May, and none required hospitalization. Those tested had high fevers and pneumonia-like symptoms.
The National District (Santo Domingo city) heads the list of patients who have tested positive for the influenza A(H1N1) virus, with 19 of 23 confirmed cases.
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Of these, nine are from the National District, and one is from the province of Monte Plata, according to an official report from the Department of Epidemiology.
The samples are now being processed at the new lab at the Dominican-Japanese Friendship Center (Cemadoja), located in the Luis Eduardo Aybar Public Hospital. Results are known within 24-48 hours.
The report says that the patients began to have symptoms between the 22nd and the 26th of May, and none required hospitalization. Those tested had high fevers and pneumonia-like symptoms.
The National District (Santo Domingo city) heads the list of patients who have tested positive for the influenza A(H1N1) virus, with 19 of 23 confirmed cases.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#8)