Latin American countries to take preventive measures to curb the spread of E. coli

Some Latin American countries on Tuesday to strengthen measures to prevent spread of the deadly E. coli bacteria to the mainland.

These measures include the strengthening of passengers to and from the German food processing and marketing of sanitary inspection health checks. The Administration also urged the public to be vigilant and report suspicious symptoms.

The epidemic has caused 23 human infections in Europe more than 2,400 since the outbreak began last week. Scientists have so far not able to identify the origin of the outbreak bacteria.

Mexican Health Minister Jose Cordoba Outbreak Alert issued on Tuesday point of view, but no confirmed cases have been reported in Mexico.

Access to central Mexico in Guanajuato state, he called rapid diagnosis and prompt treatment of the disease, if there are any cases, because it is such a "positive mutations."

In Panama, health authorities said they stepped in from Germany and the United States in Panama City, the former Albrook Air Force Base, the health of the airport to monitor passengers arriving.

Jorge Hassan, for the metropolitan area of ​​Panama Ministry of Health official said, special monitoring equipment and personnel have been deployed at the airport entrance, and health authorities on food retail stores outside the inspection program.

马丁马图拉纳 Bolivian Deputy Minister of Health told Xinhua, the country has launched an emergency strategy to ensure that the bacteria will be public information in any suspicious circumstances together, timely helping hand.

He said the health department has been ordered "to ensure basic supplies and medicines to assist in any suspicious circumstances", on to remind the public, Escherichia coli, resulting in diarrhea, fever, nausea, vomiting and stomach pain, symptoms of a gastrointestinal tract infection .

In Nicaragua, the government said that "preventive measures" such as health and health has been affected countries to strengthen control of the aircraft passenger fine.

Health officials said people infected with flights arriving Carlo Senz symptoms must immediately undergo health examinations, while those from European health authorities on imported food "strict control", such as cucumbers, cabbage.

He also urged the public to take measures such as hand washing and washing vegetables with chlorine or iodine additional health measures.

Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) has called for the world to cooperate in efforts to combat non-European E. coli bacteria spread.

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