Venezuela: Chikungunya virus spreads across the country

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Possible case of imported Chikungunya virus in Venezuela detected

Caracas, 5/29/14. (Press MPPS) -. A possible Imported Chikungunya virus imported case was detected by epidemiological authorities of the Ministry of Popular Power for Health (MPPS), said on Thursday at night Dr Jesus Toro Landry, Director General of Environmental Health.

This case came imported from Dominican Republic, through a lady, who was recently in the Caribbean nation.

In this regard, Landry Toro said: "the patient on his return to Venezuela he visited a clinic of the National Public Health System where he developed the procedure and the medical record that tried to suspect the presence of the virus took the blood sample corresponding which was sent to the National Institute of Hygiene Rafael Rangel, an institution that has the technique for diagnostic confirmation of this virus. "

The sample taken from the patient, whose identity for ethical and humanitarian reasons revealed Dr. Toro Landry, was taken on 22 May and will be on Friday 30, in compliance with the technical time for the diagnosis of this virus, when confirmed the actual condition of the citizen.

"If you test positive would be the first case detected in Venezuela imported from Dominican Republic. However, if it is negative will help us assess how the surveillance system works for this disease, "said the Director General of Environmental Health.

He explained that the patient was now receiving outpatient treatment, "you are supplying steroids as established international standards in these cases."

He noted that the Ministry of Health to know this event was initiated control activities against mosquito transmitter of Chikungunya virus, as the Surveillance Plan for this virus was organized from January this year, when the presence of more demonstrated 100 confirmed cases in some Caribbean islands (St. Martin, Martinique, Guadeloupe and St. Barthelemy, among others).

"Actions for surveillance were activated for suspecting is better to act, even before confirming the case," he said, while he said that prevention for both dengue and Chikungunya in the case is paramount.

"The key is to eliminate all of these mosquito breeding: both around our homes, in yards where there are many objects, such as rubber, packaging, and others, that in periods of rainfall are breeding ground for the development of mosquito and indoors when we casks which store water in times of rationing. The solution is to keep these containers protected or covered to prevent mosquito breeding, "he explained.


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Re: Venezuela: imported case of chikungunya suspected

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HEALTH | The virus was likely brought from the Dominican Republic
Health Ministry finds suspected case of Chikungunya virus in Venezuela
The National Hygiene Institute to run tests on Friday on a sample from a patient
EL UNIVERSAL
Friday May 30, 2014 01:12 PM

A woman is suspected to have come from the Dominican Republic to Venezuela infected with the Chikungunya virus, according to information issued by authorities from the Health Ministry. Samples have been sent to the National Hygiene Institute for confirmation. If positive, it would be recorded as the first case of the viral disease in Venezuela...

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Re: Venezuela: imported case of chikungunya suspected - Negative

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Chikungunya Virus sample was negative

(May 30, 2014 ) -. A possible case of Chikungunya virus was detected by epidemiological authorities of the Ministry of Health, said the CEO of Environmental Health Office, Jesus Toro Landry, however it was confirmed that sample was negative.

In the interview Dr. Torres explained that it is an African virus that causes suffering pains in joints and high fever. "People become incapacitated for manual activities."

Although not a deadly virus, it can generate disability for months because it causes pain in legs and arms. In pregnant affects the neurological system of the fetus. "A simple way to minimize these risks by eliminating the transmission capacity of the population by reducing the mosquito Aedes aegypti."

Above, just said it would be an imported case of Dominican Republic, by a lady, who was recently in the Caribbean nation.

In this regard, Landry Toro said: "the patient on his return to Venezuela he visited a clinic of the National Public Health System where he developed the tab and suspect the virus took the sample corresponding blood which was sent the National Institute of Hygiene Rafael Rangel, an institution that has the technique for diagnostic confirmation of this virus. "

The sample taken from the patient, whose identity for ethical and humanitarian grounds Toro revealed Dr. Landry, was taken on 22 May and Friday will be 30 when the actual condition of the citizen is confirmed.

"If you test positive would be the first case detected in Venezuela imported from Dominican Republic. However, if it is negative will help us assess how the surveillance system works for this disease, "said the Director General of Environmental Health.

El Venezolano

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Venezuela confirms imported cases of Chikungunya

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Confirmed case of Chikungunya in Venezuela

The patient tested positive in tests conducted by the National Institute of Hygiene. The information was confirmed by the Director of Environmental Health.

EL UNIVERSAL

Thursday June 5, 2014 3:38 PM

Venezuela's health authorities confirmed an imported case of Chikungunya in the country. The victim is came from Venezuela and Dominican Republic.

Performed to this examination of relevant blood gave HIV positive, which confirmed the existence of the disease, as revealed by the press office of the Ministry of Health.

General director of Environmental Health, Jesus Toro added that "the Bolivarian government was able to quickly detect this disease after an epidemiological work done to meet the patient had frequent symptoms of high fever and severe pain due to inflammation of the joints. Patient is already receiving the appropriate treatment. "

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Re: Venezuela confirms first imported case of Chikungunya

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Another case of Chikungunya in Venezuela Confirmed

Venezuela is the 15th country to detect imported cases of evil that is sudden and severe fever and pains in the joints and eyes, among other symptoms

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JUNE 5, 2014 - 6:18 PM

A Venezuelan who traveled to the Dominican Republic was positive Chikungunya virus, the director of Environmental Health, Ministry of Health, Jesus Toro. It is the second case that is detected in the country in a week.

Venezuela is the 15th country to detect imported cases of evil that is sudden and severe fever and pains in the joints and eyes, among other symptoms.

Toro said Min Health is prepared to handle new cases. "The National Institute of Health is fully equipped with the necessary reagents for diagnosis and take appropriate action in a timely manner," he said.

However, the Venezuelan Society of Public Health warned that public and private laboratories have insufficient Elisa test to diagnose it.

"The INH will have the identification technique for diagnosis of viral RNA in the first week of the disease and would soon be exceeded by the number of samples that would be sent," he warned.

Given the scarcity recommended tests for dengue and discard Chikingunya, as both diseases are transmitted by the mosquito Aedes Aegypti.

El Nacional

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Re: Venezuela confirms imported cases of Chikungunya

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Chikungunya moves disabling pain

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<!-- FIN Imagenes--><!--FIN control imagenes--><!--INICIO control imagenes--><!--FIN control imagenes-->IRE -. "He who bends". That is the meaning of chikungunya, named for the African tribe Makonde to the disease that causes pain so intense that force the person with him walking leaning or bent. This is a virus that was detected and described for the first time 1952, between Tanzania and Mozambique.

Juan Carlos Navarro, Lab Researcher vectors Institute of Tropical Zoology, UCV, explains that the most obvious symptoms are fever and pains in joints (the joint between the bones or cartilage bones ), especially on elbows, knees, wrists, fingers, feet and hands. "Dengue fever also causes pain, but generalized. The chikungunya are more intense and they become disabling. Nearly 70% of those infected have these pains up to 3 months . Between 40% and 50% can feel them for 6 or 8 months, and a lower percentage for 2 or 3 years. It's like having a strong and prolonged rheumatism. With dengue you can spend up to 15 days out of your work; with chikungunya are months with pain that you are disabling. " Navarro, who specializes in vector ecology, they clarified that the chikungunya virus (CHIKV) has a very low, unlike dengue mortality, but morbidity (people who get sick) is high and disability affects labor productivity in the country or region. "Primo brother." "Diseases traveling with humans. You can not avoid that, you can not close airport prohibit flights. What we have to do is take care of inside doors. "Says Luis Echezur?a, pediatrician and epidemiologist says that the CHIKV What is "cousin of dengue" ; have similar symptoms, both viruses are transmitted by the Aedes aegypti, and "we are a tropical country with all conditions to circulate chikungunya." The Ministry of Health has detected two suspected cases imported (that became infected in another country) of CHIKV . One gave negative studies, although unofficially known that patient tested positive weeks before a blood test in the Dominican. The other case was announced by the ministry last Thursday. Teenager who traveled to the Dominican Republic and is at home, stable so far no indigenous transmission of the virus in the country (in Venezuelans who have not traveled), "but it will happen at some point because anyone traveling, sick, arrives with the virus, a mosquito bites him, then another healthy person and transmits the virus. All diseases are like that, you can not control that, "he adds Echezur?a.

Until 24 May, according to the latest epidemiological bulletin published by the Ministry of Health , there are 23 000 154 dengue cases (5000 cases more than last year, on the same date). "We have a high population of Aedes aegypti in the country, which can also transmit CHIKV, and this virus is finding highly susceptible populations, as seen in the Caribbean islands. So it is likely that a large outbreak of chikungunya and dengue at the same time. This should take into account, "says Navarro. specialist also reported that a mosquito can be infected with both viruses , and both transmit by biting the person. "This has been found in Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, another mosquito that transmits dengue and chikungunya and is also in the country," he added, although in his opinion it is more likely that the same person to bite two mosquitoes each other with dengue and chikungunya, and sick with the two viruses at once. Endeavour State. director of the Institute of Tropical Medicine, UCV, Jaime Torres, agrees that the virus will at any time. "We have to look in the mirror of what is happening in other countries. The cases have grown exponentially. expect in Dominican becoming infected from 25% to 30% of the population , according to estimates by the WHO .

Something similar can happen in Venezuela. " Measures to control CHIKV are the same that apply for dengue, but given the current situation with dengue, the three expressed concern. "Cases have steadily increased, this means that no We are doing an effective control for prevention. If you have not worked for dengue, chikungunya will not work with " , believes Torres "The government says that 98% of the population has access to potable water, but the number of dengue cases show that the supply is not constant, so people continue storing water, and that affects cases throughout the year, "Navarro alert. This rainy season (in which cases increase) the current water rationing plan in Caracas and Miranda adds, since 6 May, two fundamental conditions: "cemeteries are major urban breeding sites of mosquitoes, so you have to tell people not to carry water, but moist soil. And landfills become breeding grounds during the rainy season. There also must act, "said Echezur?a. Therefore, Torres emphasizes that efficient control "should be an effort of state, experience shows that there is little they can do individually."

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Re: Venezuela: two imported cases of chikungunya confirmed

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Ministry of Health is in surveillance of chikungunya virus

The Ministry of Popular Power for Health stated epidemiological surveillance in 24 states last Tuesday after the first imported case of Chikungunya or 'CHIKV' virus, a young man of 17, who arrived two weeks ago was confirmed Santo Sunday.

The information was given Tuesday night during the broadcast of the program "In Touch with Maduro" the holder of the office for Health, Francisco Armada, who said that already recorded two cases in the country.

On Tuesday the second imported case of Chikungunya fever, from Dominican Republic was confirmed. This is a woman of 55, who traveled to the Caribbean country, and after his arrival in Venezuela showed symptoms of high fever and joint pain, therefore she underwent blood tests, the way in which we investigated the presence of disease.

Armada reminded the Venezuelan population the importance of "Al mosquito and water" campaign and eliminate breeding sites.

The Chikungunya virus belongs, like dengue, the group of arboviruses or arthropod-borne viruses. It is primarily transmitted by two vectors (mosquito) Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus.

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Re: Venezuela: imported cases of Chikungunya confirmed

June 17th, 2014

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Six cases of Chikungunya virus confirmed in Venezuela

(June 17, 2014.'s Venezuelan) Health Minister, Francisco Armada, confirmed Tuesday new cases of Chikungunya virus in the country. "Chikungunya new cases were confirmed in travelers to Dominican Republic and Haiti, totaling six reported cases. At Mosquito Ni Water, "he wrote on his Twitter account, @ armadafrancisco.

For his part, Jesus Toro, director of Environmental Health, Ministry of Health, explained the differences between the dengue virus and the native African Chikungunya and recalled that both spread by the mosquito Aedes aegypti.

"Chikungunya virus is a cousin of dengue," he said. "It differs because it generates dengue joint pains," said the specialist interviewed in Contrasts program broadcast by Venezolana de Television.

The expert stressed that "since December last year indigenous cases were detected in the Caribbean, there are over 60 thousand cases in six months in the Caribbean."

"In Venezuela we have encountered a case imported from Dominican Republic.'s Call is that people traveling and showing symptoms of fever seek medical attention," he urged.

Chikungunya virus attacks the joints and attacks the platelets as dengue, it is still more dangerous, he said.

"As by the same mosquito Aedes aegypti is transmitted most importantly combat mosquito (...) should be kept tightly closed containers of water, protect the water we use for drinking".

El Venezolano

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Re: Venezuela: imported cases of Chikungunya confirmed

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June 22, 2014

Increase to twelve cases of chikungunya fever in Venezuela

The Ministry of Health of Venezuela said Sunday that the country already have confirmed 12 cases of chikungunya fever imported from Haiti (1) Dominican Republic (11), affected people are between 4 and 55 years old .

"These two confirmations (in Caracas) are part of the 12 imported cases that exist in this country until June 21, of which 11 are from the Dominican Republic and one in Haiti," the ministry said in a statement.

The authorities have indicated the existence of two new cases in the Capital District, which now total four people infected, and two more in the Zulia (west) and Amazonas (south) states, respectively.

The Director General of Environmental Health of the Ministry of Health Venezuelan Jesus Toro reminded people visiting Caribbean countries, particularly Dominica Republic, take necessary when traveling to avoid being bitten by mosquitoes carrying the disease measures, expressing statement.

El Carabobe&#241;o

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Re: Venezuela: imported cases of Chikungunya confirmed

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Two confirmed local cases of Chikungunya virus in Venezuela

The Ministry of Health reported that patients have not left the country recently

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JUNE 26, 2014 - 10:59 A.M.

Jesus Toro Landry, director of Environmental Health for the Health Ministry confirmed on Thursday introduced two cases of Chikungunya virus in Venezuela.

"These are patients who have no history of recent output of the country," he said through a press release.

Patients infected are a 55 year old and her 25 year-old resident of the city of Maracay.

They were initially reported as suspicious for Dengue, so from the outset the relevant control measures, which included the spraying of the residence, spraying the surrounding houses, the removal of mosquito breeding sites and search for others took neighbors with similar symptoms.

But the laboratory results reported as negative for Dengue, blood samples were processed to detect Chikungunya virus, resulting both positive to the disease.

However, Landry emphasized that it is possible that a patient suffering from Dengue and Chikungunya simultaneously.

Currently investigations are conducted to determine the epidemiological link, ie which country came the virus that sickened and these two people who brought it.

So far we investigate a family of those affected who recently traveled to the Caribbean.

"This hypothesis is confirmed it would speak of introduced cases resulting from an imported case. Speak of indigenous cases when cases introduced generate new local cases," he said.

Health Minister, Francisco Armada, reported twelve cases of imported Chikungunya virus in Venezuela, four of which are in the Capital District.

El Nacional

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Caracas hospitals have no ability to rule out chikungunya virus

Report July Materano

SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2014

El Universal, June 29, 2014

In the metropolitan area with the exception of the National Institute of Hygiene Rafael Rangel at VCU, no other center can process laboratory samples for the presence of chikungunya virus in patients with febrile symptoms.

Hospitals and the University Clinic, the P&#233;rez Carre&#241;o, JM Rivers and the Domingo Luciani reagents do not even have to practice routine blood chemical tests such as urea and creatitinina.

Epidemiologist, Andres Barreto, who was head of the Department of Epidemiology at the National Institute of Health warns that health authorities should be expedited to the 12 imported cases and two other local registered in Maracay, whose origin the Ministry of Health has not yet confirmed.

Barreto dismissed the centralized case study by the Institute of Hygiene in Caracas, considering that this situation reduces the responsiveness of the authorities.

He also questioned the status of the National Laboratory Network was installed in the main cities of Venezuela, in order to decentralize the diagnosis and study of diseases. "The laboratories were operating in the cities of the states," he recalled.

Experts warn the country about the lack of an active surveillance system to combat mosquitoes (vectors), so alert on the possible spread of the virus in the country.

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Re: Venezuela: first local cases of Chikungunya confirmed

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"Eleven new cases of Chikungunya virus"
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Caracas, July 7, 2014 -. Dr. Jes?s Toro, Director of Environmental Health, reported eleven new imported cases of Chikungunya virus in Venezuela. These cases are in addition to the 17 already announced, leaving a total of 28 patients with the "virus of pain."

Toro stated that new patients are from Dominican Republic. His last report was late last month, where the states where the most targeted Chikungunya has visualized: Anzoategui (2) Miranda (3) Lara (2) Portuguese (1) Bolivar (1) , Distrito Capital (1), Carabobo (1).

In turn, said the awareness campaign developed by the Venezuelan government, will be intensified, and made an appeal to travelers entering the country, mainly from the Caribbean nation, quickly go to the health center to close do have high fever with redness of skin and joint pains. On the two cases originated in Maracay, sanitation solutions in order to achieve lower growth of the virus in the country will be sought.

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3 new confirmed cases of Chikungunya in Portuguesa State

Caracas, July 10, 2014 -. Epidemiological Portuguesa State, Dr. Maritza Vielma confirmed the appearance of 3 new cases of Chikungunya virus in the state, one of which was performed after positive serology study sample, taken at the National Institute of Hygiene.

He explained that the other 2 were infected by epidemiologically linked because they acquired the virus in Dominican Republic.

The representative added that health 4 other patients suspected of having the virus are awaiting the results that will determine your condition. He said the distribution of cases by municipalities is 6 in Pretoria and one in Araure.

Vielma reported to prevent the spread of mosquito that transmits dengue and Chikungunya is developing a plan fumigation and awareness in the 5 priority municipalities of Portuguesa.

Notitarde

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Re: Venezuela: first local cases of Chikungunya confirmed

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Fifteen new confirmed cases of Chikungunya fever in Venezuela

SATURDAY, JULY 12, 2014

Caracas, 7/12/14 (Press MPPS) -. Ministry of Popular Power for Health reports that from 04 to 11 July were detected fifteen new cases of fever caused by the Chikungunya virus. Capital District Bolivar and Lara were the states reporting the most cases.

With these increases to 43 the number of cases registered so far. All patients received timely medical attention as much control against mosquitoes.

Whereas Dominican Republic remains the main country from which they come these patients, stresses the call for travelers entering the country, from the Caribbean, you quickly come to the health center nearest themselves have high fever with skin redness and pain joint.

The Health office in Venezuela in joint effort with the media in the country, the Bolivarian National Armed Forces and non-governmental entities, develop hard campaign "Al mosquito and water" to create awareness among the population on the prevention of both Chikungunya and Dengue.

Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela


July 13, 2014

15 new confirmed cases of imported Chikungunya virus

Until July 7, 30 cases of Chikungunya fever were confirmed in the country, 28 imported from Dominican Republic and Haiti, and two that have yet to verify if they are introduced or from Caribbean islands.

Minister for Health, Francisco Armada, Saturday confirmed the presence of 15 new imported cases of Chikungunya virus in the country, which are from Dominican Republic.

"This week we have identified 15 new cases of Chikungunya. All travelers are imported Dominican Republic cases, "the minister said in remarks broadcast by Venezolana de Television.

During a meeting of the Popular Power for Health, held in Caracas, said the campaign Al mosquito and water!, Which seeks to promote citizenship in eliminating mosquito breeding mode is activated.

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Chikungunya virus spreads across Venezuela
EL UNIVERSAL
Monday July 14, 2014 01:33 PM

A total of 43 cases of chikungunya have been reported in Venezuela. The latest three cases were reported in the state of Portuguesa, central-west Venezuela, epidemiologist Maritza Vielma informed, adding that the individuals were infected in the Dominican Republic...