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MEXICO / DIAGNOSTICS A (H1N1)
STORY: MEXICO/ DIAGNOSTIC A (H1N1)
TRT: 1:56
SOURCE: PAN AMERICAN HEALTH ORGANIZATION (PAHO)
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGE: SPANISH / NATS
DATELINE: 10, 11 MAY 2009, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
10, 11 MAY 2009, MEXICO CITY, MEXICO
1. Wide shot, Mexico City traffic
2. Med shot, Mexican flag waiving
3. Wide shot, people walking Mexico street
4. Med shot, doctor preparing nasal swab exam test
5. Close shot, doctor performing the nasal swab exam test
6. Pan right, INDRE Mexican Institute of Diagnostic and Epidemical Reference Building
7. Med shot, delivery of samples to the lab
8. Med shot, woman taking notes on samples
9. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Celia Alpuche Aranda, Director Mexican Institute of Diagnostic and Epidemical Reference:
”We are sent the first samples to Canada and a few hours later to CDC in the United States and we then received the information, first that it was an Etiologic Agent A and also that it was identified as the virus A (H1N1), which is a human virus of porcine origin.¨
10. UPSOUND (English) Canadian Lab Technician showing computer graph:
“This blue one is A H1N1 flu, If you see the patient’s samples coming like this, it identified this patient has swine flu.”
11. Med shot, lab technicians doing tests with influenza samples
12. Close up shot, blood samples for influenza
13. Various shots, lab technicians testing influenza samples
14. SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Celia Alpuche Aranda, Director Mexican Institute of Diagnostic and Epidemical Reference:
“We had to reorganize the lab, to be able to keep up with the demand.”
15. Med shot, Canadian lab technicians walking in the lab
16. Med shot, lab technicians put samples in the machine
17. Close up, hands with gloves
18. Med shot, lab technicians working with a lab computer
19. Close up, hands working with instruments and samples
Since the outbreak of Influenza A (H1N1) first began in Mexico at the end of April, the demand for tests and diagnosis in Mexican laboratories has increased dramatically.
The private health sector and government laboratories are working 24 hours, seven days a week, in order to keep up, while providing proper and accurate diagnostics.
At the end of April, the INDRE laboratory, at the Mexican Institute of Diagnostic and Epidemical Reference first received samples from patients with severe cases of pneumonia and found out that these new cases didn’t match with the form of a regular influenza virus.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Celia Alpuche Aranda, Director Mexican Institute of Diagnostic and Epidemical Reference:
”We sent the first samples to Canada and a few hours later to CDC (Center for Disease Control) in the United States and we then received the information, first that it was an Etiologic Agent A and also that it was identified as the virus AH1N1, which is a human virus of porcine origin.¨
The lab is now using new techniques and equipment in order to be able to properly respond.
SOUNDBITE (Spanish) Celia Alpuche Aranda, Director Mexican Institute of Diagnostic and Epidemical Reference:
“We had to reorganize the lab, to be able to keep up with the demand.”
INDRE is also counting on the help of French and Canadian experts who are training local professionals to provide fast and accurate diagnostics.
The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed today (12 May 2009) that the number of lab-confirmed cases has increased to 5,251– from 4,694 yesterday.
North America remains the region that is reporting the largest number of cases.
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