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Brazilian authorities criticize Mexico for delaying swine flu alert

Brasilia, April 27 (EFE) .- The National Agency for VigilanciaSanitaria (Anvisa) from Brazil today criticized the Mexican Government to disseminate pordemorarse warning on the outbreak detected degripe swine in this country and who is suspected of having podidocausar the death of some 149 people.

The director of the regulatory state, Agenor Alvares da Silva, questioned whether the lethal disease appeared in Mexico since March, but was only notified by the Mexican health authorities inthe last week.

As health authorities, we are not geared to hide casosgraves. This does not affect only one state, there is general reflections.

It is necessary to take responsibility for the health of the people, especially those who are in transit from one country to another, he said.

The only suspect on the possible presence of disease inBrazil lies about a couple who spent the weekend in Cancun Mexico elcaribeno port and arrived with flu symptoms, but not yet confirmed if the type pigs.

ГѓВЃlvares da Silva pointed out that among the measures to prevent the swine flu lallegada to Brazil is instructive 100.000cartillas produced for distribution to passengers from North America quelleguen.

From this material 70,000 brochures will be used in aeropuertoCumbica Guarulhos, which operates in Sao Paulo that is the primeraescala in Brazil for the arrival of international flights.

The official also indicated that they began to perform lalicitacion for the purchase of special masks to equip the Anvisa ALOS officials at major airports delpais.

In Brazil landed 7,000 passengers daily from Mexico, United States and Canada.

The flu is caused by the swine virus A/H1N1 and manifiestacon the sudden increase in body temperature, cough, flujonasal, and intense muscle aches in the joints, eye irritation and headaches. EFE