Bird Flu Alert! - Six cases confirmed

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Oct 03, 2013

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad -- The Health Ministry today issued a statement advising that six cases of influenza A/H1N1, common know as bird flu, have been confirmed locally. The Ministry is advising citizens to take health precautions.
The following is the statement from the Ministry of Health -
The Ministry of Health has received information from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) laboratory of six (6) confirmed local cases of Influenza A/H1N1.
In light of these new confirmations, locally, along with increased influenza activity in the Caribbean region at this time, the Ministry wishes to assure the public that all systems for response to influenza cases are in place at our local institutions and advise that citizens follow the instructions given to them by medical professionals.

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