11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

[evanovitch]

Another person has tested positive for Influenza A (H1N1) virus or swine flu.

<span style="font-weight: bold">In a release on Thursday</span>, the Health Ministry said the surveillance system detected another case was confirmed on Thursday bringing the total number of infected person to 11.
Confirmatory testing was done at the National Influenza Centre at the University of the West Indies.

According to the Ministry, this person is a resident of New York who travelled to Jamaica and is recovering satisfactorily.

The Ministry says when persons are classified as suspected cases, samples are taken and appropriate treatment given.

Persons who are severely ill are admitted to hospital and isolated while health care workers who care for them use the necessary precautions.

Other persons who are well enough to go home are asked to remain there to prevent spread of the virus and are contacted each day by the Public Health team to ensure compliance.

The Ministry's team also interviews all immediate contacts and takes samples from them for testing, while travel histories are determined and other public health investigations carried out.

The Ministry has now recorded a total of eleven cases of Influenza A, with no deaths

[kia027]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

where on the island are these people located?

just wondering if it is tourist or return resident

[remob1]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">where on the island are these people located?

just wondering if it is tourist or return resident </div></div>

does it matter where they are at?

[kia027]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: yaadie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">where on the island are these people located?

just wondering if it is tourist or return resident </div></div>

does it matter where they are at? </div></div>
yes it does

[Gen]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

but si yah

[Nylah]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Gen</div><div class="ubbcode-body">but si yah </div></div>



u see why this place can give you jokes

[evanovitch]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> According to the Ministry, this person is a resident of New York who travelled to Jamaica and is recovering satisfactorily.
</div></div>

Kia, on the one hand, the sentence could read a yaadie whe live a NY but on di odda, inorder to not scare dem industry, dem coin it like dem did

eida way , wid such a porous immigration line as we ha, if dis ting is a pandemic as WHO now sez, it could be deadly fi our peeps

[remob1]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: yaadie</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Kia</div><div class="ubbcode-body">where on the island are these people located?

just wondering if it is tourist or return resident </div></div>

does it matter where they are at? </div></div>
yes it does </div></div>

..Thanks,,that clears it up for me

[kia027]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Quote:</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> According to the Ministry, this person is a resident of New York who travelled to Jamaica and is recovering satisfactorily.
</div></div>

Kia, on the one hand, the sentence could read a yaadie whe live a NY but on di odda, inorder to not scare dem industry, dem coin it like dem did

eida way , wid such a porous immigration line as we ha, if dis ting is a pandemic as WHO now sez, it could be deadly fi our peeps </div></div>

dat is why I am wondering where in Ja they were.

[evanovitch]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

it reads like a press release pure an simple...all the salient points made and covered to give the textbook compliance

if it were in the non-travelled parishes, shall we say, dem would tell u, if juss to point out how far and therefore, how unlikely that 'people' need to fear contamination ..afta all ongle some parishes are 'travelled' parishes ..so mi feel seh is incoming wedda a returning r odda...buttttttt

whe u tink?

[Morpheous]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">it reads like a press release pure an simple...all the salient points made and covered to give the textbook compliance

if it were in the non-travelled parishes, shall we say, dem would tell u, if juss to point out how far and therefore, how unlikely that 'people' need to fear contamination ..afta all ongle some parishes are 'travelled' parishes ..so mi feel seh is incoming wedda a returning r odda...buttttttt

whe u tink? </div></div>
Many frequent flyers live in Kingston as oppose to the 'tourist parishes' so if infected - bring it back a yard it will spread like wild fire if the government not prepared. Kingston is the centre of business and commerce so the effect would be huge.

[evanovitch]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: More4us</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: evanovitch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">it reads like a press release pure an simple...all the salient points made and covered to give the textbook compliance

if it were in the non-travelled parishes, shall we say, dem would tell u, if juss to point out how far and therefore, how unlikely that 'people' need to fear contamination ..afta all ongle some parishes are 'travelled' parishes ..so mi feel seh is incoming wedda a returning r odda...buttttttt

whe u tink? </div></div>
<span style="font-weight: bold">Many frequent flyers live in Kingston </span>as oppose to the 'tourist parishes' so if infected - bring it back a yard it will spread like wild fire if the government not prepared. Kingston is the centre of business and commerce so the effect would be huge. </div></div>

hence ' <span style="font-weight: bold"> wid such a porous immigration line as we ha</span> '

[Morpheous]

Re: 11 confirmed cases of swine flu in Ja

True