Argentina health alert declared by the discovery of A/H1N1 virus in pigs

Argentina health alert declared by the discovery of A/H1N1 virus in pigs
Actualizado 17-Jul-2009 Updated 17-Jul-2009
The National Agrifood Health and Quality (SENASA) of Argentina said Friday the "health alert" throughout the country for the detection of influenza A/H1N1 in swine.
"We have identified cases of Influenza A in a pig farm in the Province of Buenos Aires, having been confirmed by laboratory tests," the Government to explain the decision. In early July, health authorities said they suspected infection of 2 workers at a pig farm for the infected, but could not verify that humans carrying the virus. The resolution, published in the Official Gazette, establishes the strengthening of control measures, diagnosis, prevention and surveillance of pig herds.
The Argentine authorities confirmed 3056 cases of laboratory sample with human influenza, and presumably could be as high as 100 thousand infected.