INFLUENZA A (H1N1) UPDATE NO. 3
UPDATE NO. 3DOH STATEMENT ON THE CASES UNDER OBSERVATION (CUOs) FORINFLUENZA A (H1N1)07 May 2009The Department of Health (DOH) today reported two more cases under observation since may 1. The total number of CUOs now stands at 12.
Eight of these CUOs have already been tested negative for the H1N1 virus, while the remaining four are still under investigation.
Five of these 12 cases are Filipinos, the others are foreigners.
The age range of these cases is between 9 years old and 80 years old. Seven of these cases are males, the rest are females.
The countries of origin of these cases are as follows: Switzerland (1), USA (2), Ireland (1), UK (1), Republic of Korea (3), Canada (2), and Italy (2).
All 12 CUOs were taken to the Research Institute for Tropical Medicines (RITM), San Lazaro Hospital and Vicente Sotto Medical Center.
Worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the US CDC have already reported 1,893 cases with 31 deaths from 23 countries with reported cases. The countries include: Austria, Canada, Columbia, Costa Rica, Denmark, El Salvador, France, Germany, Hong Kong (China), Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Portugal, Spain, South Korea, Switzerland, UK, USA, Guatemala, and Sweden.
GOD BLESS YOU PRESIDENT CORY!
Friday, May 8, 2009
Latest DOH Update on the H1N1 Flu Virus As of May 7, 2009
8 April 2009
As of today, thankfully, there are still NO confirmed cases of the H1N1 virus in the Philippines. Of the twelve (12) cases under observation (CUOs) by the DOH, eight (8) have already turned up negative for H1N1 infection.
From the new DOH website, here's the latest update (as of May 7) on the H1N1 flu virus:
Stay safe all of you out there!
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