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Viewing cable 09LAPAZ1029, MGSF01: BOLIVIA: 416 CONFIRMED CASES

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
09LAPAZ1029 2009-07-13 13:34 2011-08-30 01:44 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy La Paz
VZCZCXRO5800
PP RUEHAST RUEHDH RUEHHM RUEHLN RUEHMA RUEHPB RUEHPOD RUEHSL RUEHTM
RUEHTRO
DE RUEHLP #1029 1941334
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 131334Z JUL 09
FM AMEMBASSY LA PAZ
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 1249
INFO RUEHZN/ENVIRONMENT SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COLLECTIVE
RUEHAC/AMEMBASSY ASUNCION 9104
RUEHBO/AMEMBASSY BOGOTA 6496
RUEHBR/AMEMBASSY BRASILIA 0458
RUEHBU/AMEMBASSY BUENOS AIRES 7671
RUEHCV/AMEMBASSY CARACAS 4717
RUEHPE/AMEMBASSY LIMA 5048
RUEHMD/AMEMBASSY MADRID 4398
RUEHQT/AMEMBASSY QUITO 7334
RUEHSG/AMEMBASSY SANTIAGO 2097
RUEHRI/AMCONSUL RIO DE JANEIRO 1082
RUEHSO/AMCONSUL SAO PAULO 2398
RUEAYVF/FAA MIAMI ARTCC MIAMI FL
RHMFIUU/FAA NATIONAL HQ WASHINGTON DC
RULSDMK/DEPT OF TRANSPORTATION WASHINGTON DC
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHINGTON DC
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHINGTON DC
RUEAUSA/DEPT OF HHS WASHINGTON DC
RUEHC/DEPT OF AGRICULTURE WASHINGTON DC
UNCLAS LA PAZ 001029 
 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: AADP AEMR AMGT ASEC BL CASC EAID KFLO KPAO
KSAF, KSCA, PINR, PREL, TBIO, KFLU, AID 
SUBJECT: MGSF01: BOLIVIA: 416 CONFIRMED CASES 
 
REF: A. LA PAZ 960 
     B. LA PAZ 884 
     C. LA PAZ 802 
     D. LA PAZ 633 
     E. SECSTATE 42349 
 
 1. As of July 10, Bolivia has 416 World Health Organization 
(WHO) confirmed cases of the H1N1 flu. The Bolivian Center 
for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP) claims 542 confirmed cases. 
Epidemiology officials communicated that CENETROP laboratory 
H1N1 testing capacity is now limited due to a shortage of 
reagents for H1N1 detection. The Bolivian government remains 
on alert in trying to control the spread of the virus, 
issuing restrictions on events with large crowds and 
mandatory use of masks. Many schools and universities remain 
closed for early winter break and international star Daddy 
Yankee's scheduled July concert in Santa Cruz has been 
postponed. Bolivia's bicentennial celebration and La Paz Day 
will take place July 16, and the GOB is concerned over the 
large grouping of people it expects to attend. The Minister 
of Health has requested that the Government cancel the 
festivities and also close down government offices in Santa 
Cruz, where the virus has hit the hardest. The GOB has 
publicly stated it will not cancel the celebration and has 
not yet confirmed the status of any GOB offices in Santa 
Cruz. 
 
2. There is one reported death due to the virus, although 
this has not been confirmed by the WHO. Bolivia's reported 
cases still remain dwarfed by bordering countries, such as 
Argentina and Chile, who have thousands of confirmed cases. 
Despite information disseminated to assure the population 
that the H1N1 flu is milder than the regular flu, the 
pandemic fears remain a front page story nearly every day in 
all local papers. A significant portion of the population can 
be seen wearing masks daily around the major cities. A group 
of EmbOffs were recently forced to wear masks at an event 
under the presumption they were tourists, despite that the 
local population was not under the same requirement. 
 
3. Post continues to monitor the situation and will report as 
necessary. POC for all H1N1 related queries is Kelly Diiro, 
591-2-216-8225, diirokl@state.gov. 
CREAGAN