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Accra, April 4, GNA - Thirteen pandemic influenza H1N1 2009 confirmed cases, have been reported at the Achimota Hospital which is a designated Influenza Sentinel Site.

Saint John's School at Achimota has recorded nine of the confirmed cases with the rest coming from Achimota, Alogboshie, Mile Seven and Tesano= .. Speaking to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) in an interview in Accra on Monday, Dr Cynthia Kwaakye-Maclean, Ga West District Health Director confirmed the cases and said they were all being managed. She said public education had been extended to the school and other communities affected.

"We have enough Tamaflu (the drug for H1N1) and we are administering the medicines to them in addition to intensive public education," she add= ed. Dr George Mensah, Acting Accra Metropolitan Director of Health, also confirmed the recorded cases in the district. He said the situation was under control with the administering of Tamaflu drugs. Mr Michael Garr, Disease Control Officer at the Influenza Sentinel Sit= e at Achimota Hospital, confirmed the cases with GNA, saying the confirmed cases were recorded from March 1 to 23, this year. He said patients reported of coughing, sneezing and fever and that their specimen were taken to the laboratory for test 93and all the laboratory tests confirmed positive."

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