The first pandemic of the XXIst century keeps on being a worry for the government of the United States of America, which some weeks ago began with the vaccination campaign. From the North American Presidency, they has just informed that the chief of the USA, Barack Obama, declared in the last hours National Emergency for Flu To, illness that has already caused hundreds of deaths in the above mentioned country.
More than two weeks ago this health blog reported about the beginning of the vaccination against the Influenza A in territory of the USA like principal measurement to avoid the spread of the virus H1N1, principal responsible for this illness.
As regards this sanitary topic, it is important to add that the United States decided to declare National Emergency for Flu To, he reported the web site of the White House. Signed by the proper president Barack Obama, this important declaration gives the go-ahead to the American health services to start all the plans that are necessary of rapid form, if it is that the illness increases and it aggravates in running of the weeks, he published the web.
In the United States, Katrina has declared the National Emergency in alarming and important situations how, for example, after the hurricane in 2005, for the hurricanes Ike and Gustav in 2008 or for not such distant floods in North Dakota.
It is important to add that, according to the last numbers handled by the World Organization of the Health (WHO), the Flu TO H1N1 keeps on propagating for the world. The illness has already affected about 414.945 persons in the world, especially in the region of the Americas, of which approximately 4.999 have died, he published the web of the WHO.
If you are interested in the topic, this health blog invites it to read more about the Influenza A entering to the special paragraph on the illness.
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