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The Angolan health authorities have registered in recent days, two new cases of influenza A (HIN1) totaling six cases of the pandemic in the country.

The Angolan health authorities reported in recent days 5 new cases of influenza A (H1N1), bringing to 11 the number of occurrences of the pandemic in the country.

Angola maintains control of swine flu
2/10/10

Luanda – Angola maintains measures of control against the H1N1 flu, the illness that registered a decreased infection rate in the last three months, ANGOP learnt Tuesday in Luanda from deputy Health minister for hospitals, Carlos Alberto Masseca.

The official, who was speaking during the assessment meeting of the Swine Flu Inter-ministerial Commission, stressed that since the beginning of the outbreak in 2009, Angola registered 37 cases.

The deputy minister said that despite having registered a decrease in cases, the country continues information and educating the population on how to prevent possible outbreaks.

In the year 2009, Africa recorded 17,000 cases of the illness in 37 countries, which resulted in 167 deaths.

H1N1 flu epidemiological situation remains unchanged
3/16/10

Luanda - The director of the National Institute of Public Health, Filomena Gomes da Silva, said Tuesday in Luanda that the H1N1 flu epidemiological situation in the country remains as it was last week, with 37 cases out of 469 tested.

“No cases of H1N1 flu has been recorded this year in Angola, alike in the previous period. So we must take this opportunity to keep surveillance on this disease in the country”, she said at the end of a meeting of the interministerial Commission on the pandemic.

Filomena da Silva said of the 322 cases tested under the sanitary control at the airport , no suspect case was recorded.

The passengers checked-up come mainly from South Africa and China.

H1N1 Flu Epidemiological Situation Still Stable

Luanda, Mar 25, 2010 (Angola Press Agency/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) -- Angola's Health minister, Jose Van-Dunem, on Tuesday here said H1N1 flu epidemiological situation in the country is still stable, in comparison to last week, with a total of 37 new cases out of the 469 probed, Angop has learnt.

"This week in Angola was not recorded any case of A flu, such as in the previous period.

"So, we should seize this opportunity to keep watchful with regard to this illness in the country", said to the press Jose Van-Dunem, at the end of a meeting of the Interministerial Commission on this illness.

Commenting on the African continent, the Cabinet minister said 34 countries officially reported 17,547 cases of H1N1 flu, claiming 167 lives.

Luanda - The country’s health authorities continue to maintain the H1N1 flu surveillance system operational, despite the situation remaining unchanged with 37 reported cases, Angop learned Tuesday in Luanda.


According to Angolan Health minister, José Van-Dúnem, who was presenting the usual report on the situation of the disease in the country, although there are no new cases, the surveillance and awareness campaigns continue at the airports of Luanda, Huíla, Benguela and Cabinda, and at Santa Clara border post, southern Cunene province.


José Van-Dúnem said the measure covers the posts in order for ships crews to learn about the H1N1 flu situation.


Meanwhile, 2,478 forms of sanitary control were cleared over the last 15 days, without any suspect case. Of that number, 1,258 were women, mostly Angolans who entered the country from Portugal and Brazil.


Data from the World Health Organisation say that until June 13 this year, a total of 18,172 deaths were reported, associated with H1N1 flu. This is an increment of 16 cases as compared with the previous week.


From May 26 to June 16, Africa recorded 336 new cases and two deaths. Madagascar recorded 129, Ghana (89), Mozambique (44), Nigeria (28), Zambia (17) and Lesoto (11).

Angola
Health sector holds H1N1 flu test along border

Ondjiva – The sanitary authorities of the southern Cunene province is holding since 18 October research tests of H1N1 flu in Santa-Clara district, a region bordering with Namibia, after recording over 1.792 suspicious cases of the virus in that neighbouring country.


The test is being held together with the National Epidemiological Surveillance and Emergencies of the Ministry of Health.


This was said to Angop on Sunday by the head of the public health in Cunene province, Ana Dionísio.


Ana Dionísio said that after the Namibian authorities have recorded over 1000 suspicious cases of the disease, the Angolan Ministry of Health decided to reinforce the sanitary surveillance measures in the province by testing the citizens that enter the country.


Ana Dionísio appealed the population to comply with preventive measures, having into account that it is an infectious disease and contact the nearest sanitary units for the duly treatment in case of recording symptoms such as cough, fever, headache, shudders and muscle pain.


H1N1 flu is a disease caused by the influenza virus that attacks the respiratory system, whose symptoms are similar to fevers, cough, pain in throat, headache, pain in body, shudder, tiresome and sometimes diarrhoea and vomits.

10/26/11 11:28 AM

Angola
Population urged to watch out H1N1 flu signs - Health Ministry

Luanda – The Ministry of Health appealed on Tuesday in Luanda the population to adopt preventive measures against H1N1 flu, in accordance with the re-emergence of new cases recorded in the neighbouring country of Namibia.

According to a press note released to Angop on Tuesday, the people should prevent the flu by washing hands with soap or disinfect them with alcohol, after having any contact or activity.

“By coughing, sneezing, one should cover the nose and mouth with a handkerchief or paper, as well as inform the local sanitary authorities of suspicious cases of H1N1 flu”, reads the document.

The Ministry of Health considers as important that people should be attentive to quick mobility of he population among bordering countries, as the virus that causes H1N1 flu has a high transmission capacity.