| | |  Health & Beauty | May 2009 
Worst of H1N1 May be Behind Jalisco State
 Ed Walsh - SF Gay Travel Examiner
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 |  | Worst of H1N1 (swine flu) may be behind Guadalajara, Puerto Vallarta, health official says. |  | | |
The H1N1 (swine flu) peaked late last month in the Mexican State of Jalisco, Mexico’s Health Secretary Jose Angel Cordova said over the weekend.
Cordova made the announcement during a visit to Guadalajara on Saturday, May 9. He added that the total number of cases in Jalisco has risen from 26 to 31. He explained that a backlog of specimens waiting to be tested in Mexico City resulted in officials not being able to announce that there were any cases in Jalisco until May 6.
Guadalajara is the capital of Jalisco and is Mexico’s second-largest city, after Mexico City, which was hardest hit by the flu.
The coastal resort city, Puerto Vallarta, is also part of Jalisco. Most of Jalisco’s flu cases were from Guadalajara. Just two were from Puerto Vallarta, according to Pam Thompson of Puerto Vallarta Health Care Resources. For my previous post on the Puerto Vallarta cases, click HERE.
According to Cordova, the flu peaked in Jalisco around April 30, four days later than in Mexico City. Cordova said he approved of the measures enacted by Jalisco’s governor. Last week, the governor ordered all bars and nightclubs shut down in the state through May 18. For my previous post on that closure, click HERE.
For an article from the Guadalajara Reporter that includes more information about the Health Secretary’s visit to Jalisco on May 9, click HERE.
In that article, the newspaper sounded a note of caution, reporting: "Because the state wasn't at the front line at the start of the epidemic, health officials are reportedly concerned that Jalisco will be hit by a "second wave" of flu – perhaps a more aggressive, mutated variety in the coming days and weeks." But the Guadalajara Reporter added, "Although there is no medical evidence to back this up, the state government is not taking any chances."
Ed Walsh is an Examiner from San Francisco. You can see related articles on Ed's Home Page.
Should you be afraid to travel to Puerto Vallarta? Health Care Resources Puerto Vallarta's Pamela Thompson has the latest news and health reports from around Banderas Bay. (Click HERE for local swine flu updates) |
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