Monday, January 26, 2009
The Paraguayan government on Saturday admitted the existence of a dengue epidemic, but low-intensity andalusia confirmed 35 individuals out of 360 patients treated in public hospitals, and in Bolivia reported an increase of evil in Santa Cruz.
According to the Bolivian authorities, just over 3,000 people came to the hospital so far this year with symptoms of dengue fever in this eastern city.
Meanwhile, Ivan Allende, director of Health Surveillance, Ministry of Public Health in Paraguay, told reporters that the majority of infected people live in the interior and the same amount in just three quarters of Asuncion.
"Of the 360 suspects, after laboratory tests out to 146 people but continue to study the blood of 179 other subjects," he said.
The doctor explained that "the epidemic of dengue fever is low, it means that we are on alert and worried but still can not declare a state of national emergency."
Symptoms of the disease are high fever, headache, diarrhea, nausea and severe pain mainly bones.
Between February and May 2008, the previous government of President Nicanor Duarte declared a national emergency andalusia checked more than 1,300 cases of patients of which eight were fatal shunt.
In Bolivia, the Health Minister Ramiro Tapia, who reported in 3233 across the country were positive cases, of which 2800 were filed in Santa Cruz until January 20.
Last week, his office confirmed the two deaths by dengue hemorrhagic fever in Santa Cruz.
Dengue fever appears in the rainy season in tropical areas. The bearer of evil encuba mosquito larvae in stagnant water. If the treaty is not a bad time can lead to dengue haemorrhagic fever, causing death.
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