Dengue in Mexico

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Source: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2009/04/15/index.php?section=sociedad&article=043n1soc


Google translation:

So far this year there have been 2 thousand 956 cases, no reports of deaths
Grow 17.4% cases of dengue

SSA spent $ 250 million to its combat health alert by the expansion of evil in South America
Mariana Norandi

Due to the increase in dengue cases in Mexico and the region, the Health Secretariat (SSA) makes a plea for people to take preventive measures against the spread of this virus, transmitted by the bite of the mosquito Aedes aegypti. According to official data for those dates in 2008 were detected in the country 2 mil 517 cases of dengue, while this year there were 2 thousand 956, which represents an increase of 17.4 percent in the number of cases.

At a press conference, the Secretary of Health Jose Angel Cordova Villalobos, said that rates of mortality and spread of the disease here is still low, but the alarming situation that we live in South America, particularly Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and Brazil, to take urgent preventive measures to prevent this health problem becomes an epidemic in Mexico.

He explained that just as last year at national level were 25 deaths from dengue so far this year there has been no death on this ground, although it is important to have cooperation from the public and various levels government to take under control the spread of the virus.

As yet there is no vaccine against this disease, federal officials recommended that people open the windows when authorities conducting the spraying, avoid containers with standing water in homes can be breeding grounds for larvae, and even monitor the vases the vaults are not water too long.

For his part, Undersecretary of Prevention and Health Promotion, Mauricio Hernandez Avila, said that the states of most concern to SSA are Veracruz, Colima, Guerrero, Tamaulipas, Chiapas, Nayarit, Hidalgo, Jalisco and Quintana Roo, because some have shown signs of lack of control to prevent the spread of the disease.

He reported that this year the government has allocated for combat and control dengue a budget of 250 million pesos, in addition to the 30 million employed by state governments for the temporary appointment of sprayers. This, he said, is an amount greater than last year, which was 180 million pesos.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/593371.html

Google translation:

Sinaloa alert of dengue virus more aggressive
The Health Secretary said that the local authority has prevailed in recent years, the classic and hemorrhagic dengue, but now, there is a risk that the insect transmitter carrying new virus type 3 and 4

Javier Cabrera / Correspondent
El Universal
Culiacan, Sin. Friday April 24 2009
10:20

With the registration of the first 200 cases of dengue so far this year, the health sector, urged the people to clean their yards to eliminate the possible arrival of Mosco transmitter, carrying a new virus more aggressive than the bleeding.

The Secretary of Health in Sinaloa, H?ctor Ponce Ramos, said that the agency has prevailed in recent years, the classic and hemorrhagic dengue, but now, there is a risk that the new virus carrying insect transmitter type which produces three and four in patients a kind of shock leading to death.

In the case of the flu, although he stressed that was not detected in any case such an entity, provided that an immunization in the most vulnerable sectors, such as health sector personnel who have direct contact with the population.

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.hoytamaulipas.net/?v1=no...e_tiene_en_noveno_lugar_nacional_a_Tamaulipas

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Dengue is in ninth place national Tamaulipas
So far there have been 106 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever and, for 23 patients in the first 14 weeks of last year
By: Alejandro Paz / Ciudad Victoria
Tuesday 05 May 2009

Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas. In the first 14 weeks of the 2009 Tamaulipas took the ninth national patient with dengue hemorrhagic fever and registering 106 confirmed cases, according to the national epidemiological situation, the first position corresponds to 715 patients with Colima .

Mexico has had a surge of cases and confirmed that during the first 14 weeks of the 2008 record 17 cases of dengue fever while in this year came to 51 patients, and the number of dengue hemorrhagic fever is six 2008 55 2009.

So far there have been 106 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever and, for 23 patients in the same period last year.

With the foregoing Tamaulipas, ranked ninth nationally with cases of classical dengue and hemorrhagic, below Colima (715), Michoacan (518), Guerrero (402), Veracruz (325), Sinaloa (270), Nayarit ( 158), Morelos (135) and Jalisco (115).

In the entity is the municipality Madero who has 14 cases of classic dengue and 10 of the hemorrhagic type, Tampico 14 classics by 10 hemorrhagic, and the rest of the body there are 23 classics, 37 of bleeding.

The picture at the national level until week 14 of this 2009 is three 303 thousand cases of dengue, for two 711 thousand last year.

It breaks down as follows in 2008, two 87 thousand cases of dengue fever, for two thousand 668 of this 2009. While 624 cases of hemorrhagic type of last year 635 of the 2009.

Population with more cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever at the national level is that which includes ages 15 to 19 years of age, followed by 10 to 14 and finally 20 to 24.

On the contrary those who suffer most are classic dengue people between 10 and 14 years of age, followed by 15 to 19 years, and 20 to 24.

Dengue hemorrhagic Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social is the one who attends 40 percent of the patients, 37 percent of the Health Ministry, 14 percent of other health units, and nine percent receive care from ISSSTE.

Dengue fever by 78 percent is served in the Health Ministry, 14 per cent in the IMSS, the ISSSTE three percent and five percent elsewhere.
[Until Tamaulipas 106 cases have been filed between classic and hemorrhagic dengue, 23 patients in the same period last year.]
So far in Tamaulipas were 106 cases filed between classic and hemorrhagic dengue, 23 patients in the same period last year.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.cambiodemichoacan.com.mx/vernota.php?id=100725

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153 confirmed cases of dengue in L?zaro C?rdenas
Hector Tapia
Thursday May 14, 2009

L?zaro C?rdenas, Michoacan .- One of the health issues that have stuck to the municipality of L?zaro C?rdenas, year after year is dengue, and that is what this region had remained at the top of incidence at the state level and on constant alert for outbreaks that are generated, however, even though in recent weeks has been an increase, this does not mean that it is out of control.

In this regard, so far this year have resulted in nearly 100 thousand samples of suspected cases in the region, of which 153 cases have proven positive.

Last year was achieved in the same period, making 340 samples for the incidence of dengue, of which 81 were positive, showing that there are comparatively fewer cases.

Jesus Cazares Hernandez, head of the Sanitary Jurisdiction No. 8, located in this municipality, said that growth has been in recent weeks, "but that does not mean you are out of control, but I think it will decrease."

Felt that going through the situation that caused the influenza outbreak in the country, then all attention will be given as dengue, that does not mean you're not currently serving, Cazares said Hernandez.

The head of the Sanitary Jurisdiction is being said that the possibility of hiring 100 people to strengthen the fight against dengue, there are now 76 people working exclusively in this direction.

He also said that in recent weeks is strengthening the school mainly in relation to descacharrizaci?n, abatizaci?n, clean and healthy now to prevent possible outbreaks of dengue cases.

In this sense it recognized that strong yet to arrive, "ie the rainy season, which is what is considered to be the season when the largest number of cases.

"We are concerned, we hope that there is a big outbreak, cases have been reported in the region, we now have the lowest rate with respect to previous years, we are in second place at the state level, after Apatzingan," concluded health officer.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-05/19/content_11399862.htm

Southern Mexico state issues dengue warning
www.chinaview.cn 2009-05-19 11:03:02

MEXICO CITY, May 18 (Xinhua) -- Southern Mexico state of Oaxaca issued a dengue warning to its 306 municipalities on Monday, after126 people have fallen ill of dengue, seven of them with the deadliest variant, the hemorrhagic dengue.

The Oaxaca State Health Authority (SSO) recommended strict cleaning of patios, rooftops and homes, especially targeting stagnant water, where mosquitoes that carries dengue breed. The Authority will also monitor crowded areas and the high-risk municipalities.

Dengue causes severe pain in bones, muscles and joints, as well as headaches, fever and rash.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.enlineadirecta.info/nota...ulo=Siguen_present_ndose_casos_de_dengue.html

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EnLineaDirecta.info> Tampico, Madero, Altamira>
Still cases of dengue
19 May 2009 (07:24:14)

1 - The majority of the conventional type.

Omar Lara Martinez / EnL?neaDIRECTA

Madero, Tamaulipas .- Cases of dengue are still present in patients who come to receive medical attention at the civil hospital in Ciudad Madero, which are alert to the number of people who are subjected to tests to rule out a serious condition may be just the flu or dengue fever.

The hospital's director, Jose Luis Reyes Torres, said they were two or three patients who arrive daily on suspicion of the disease who were carrying out examinations and treatment are kept to confirm or exclude whether dengue and therefore the number of evaluations constant.

He added that the problem exists, why can not lower our guard, not to neglect people who show symptoms similar to those of the disease

"There is, whether it is reaching people with suspected disease, but not increased as expected, that there may be a problem at a time."

He noted that it is not a statistical origin, but said it is likely that most are in the south of Tamaulipas, and another much of northern Veracruz, as demand for medical services of people from that part of the region is very common.

Reyes Torres referred to cases of influenza, which have also been presented at the hospital, but to a lesser extent, since only one patient has received in recent days, this Friday I was negative in the rapid test but he applied a second test whose result will be released in 4 or 5 days.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.lajornadamichoacan.com.mx/2009/05/20/index.php?section=politica&article=008n1pol

So far in 2009 there are 671 entries, most are presented in Apatzingan
Michoac?n, third in dengue cases

The SSM urges people to get rid of gadgets that can accumulate water Putra

AGUILERA ANTONIO ESPINOSA

In tandem with the epidemiological risk caused by influenza A/H1N1 virus in several Mexican states have begun to notice signs of the presence of dengue. In Michoacan, the state health jurisdictions have registered 671 cases, placing the institution at the third site with the highest recorded cases so far this season.

Reports of Malaria and Dengue Program of the Ministry of Health in Michoac?n (SSM), reveal that the most affected municipalities were Apatzingan, with 425 cases; L?zaro C?rdenas, 157; Zitacuaro, with 43 cases; Uruapan, with 24 reports; P?tzcuaro, with 21 cases, and Zamora, with a.

"The prevalence and L?zaro C?rdenas Apatzingan year after year is that both municipalities have climatic conditions favorable for breeding of the vector, the high percentage of the population and the number of unoccupied dwellings that are not open to inject insecticide, among others, it called for public vigilance.

"They are empty houses that we can not open, even the local authorities have been able to do so, it was proposed to legislate a state level in order to find a solution, but so far we have not had. That, along with population movements in the trade and agriculture in this hot area of land is what we exacerbates the problem, "says the report of the Program.

Importantly, to prevent the spread of the disease, the Health Department operates the annual campaign "All united against dengue" in the municipalities most at risk through strategies Patio Clean and Care of stored water. The goal of the campaign, among other things, to add people to the actions undertaken by different levels of government for the elimination of Mosco transmitter and to highlight the effectiveness of the strategy of keeping the homes and around containers that can not accumulate water and weeds that favors the reproduction of these insects.

The SSM stresses that "we have had difficulties in the effects of spraying, because when you run it, the public chooses to close their doors and windows when on the contrary should be left open for the chemical, which is not harmful to humans, penetrates the homes and remove larvae, and flies breeding.

Disease symptoms are fever greater than 38 degrees centigrade, pain
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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.milenio.com/node/218570

Google translation:

The dengue epidemic in the state

In the influenza A-H1N1 and seasonal off-time, adds the third epidemic identified by experts, who warn that health authorities should draw urgent attention to the cooperation and citizenship.

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Thu, 21/05/2009 - 05:35
Center for Health at the University of Guadalajara, after the influenza dengue could become a new problem.

Three .- Guadalajara Jalisco epidemics: new influenza viruses A-H1N1, seasonal influenza and dengue, researchers said yesterday the Center of Health of the University Center of Health Sciences (CUCS), Universidad de Guadalajara ( Udege), who launched an epidemiological alert to prevent the company from the threat of dengue.

This, with the upward trend that shows the behavior of the disease, including increased cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever this year, when comparing the first 18 weeks of 2008 epidemic in the same period of 2009 (latest official information available, although we at week 20).

"They are taking cases of seasonal influenza for lots at a time that should not be given, we are experiencing the epidemic of influenza A-H1N1, and today, the Center for Health at the University of Guadalajara to launch an epidemiological alert for an outbreak of dengue are being given at this time, a number of cases far greater than expected for this time, "said the researcher Udege Augusto Ram?rez Riestra.

In the space above, cases of dengue fever rose from 84 in 2008 to 126 in 2009 (50 percent), and dengue hemorrhagic multiplied by ten, one in 2008 and ten in 2009.

The medical epidemiologist said that this is sufficient to alert the population. The alert is launching the Center for people to prevent and descacharrice and collaborate with health authorities, which are again invited to "join with our groups for analysis, our specialists and epidemiologists."

Riestra Ramirez indicated that the increase in cases is due to the very large amount of water that is accumulated by early rains, and said that a major risk for spreading the epidemic of dengue are "unfinished works throughout the city.

The epidemiologist was supported by the researchers Marco Antonio Castillo Mor?n, Jaime Andrade Villanueva and Carsten Navy, members of the Center for Health CUCS, a body formed and a half years ago for permanent surveillance.

Showing statistics, Castillo Moran, coordinator of the Center, explained that since November grew curve seasonal influenza "and before the down-usually in February-happened to be crossed with the influenza A-H1N1." With regard to dengue, the behavior of 2008 was superior to week eleven of the twelve and fell, while the 2009 curve keeps growing. Then there is underreporting, "If there are ten cases-officers, we think there are a hundred more," he said.

"We do not want to scare or harass the health authorities ... we do not want us shooting dengue. We do not want deception, "he added. "The least that the [SSJ] can do is publicize the figures [...] of all the diseases that have been growing and that will be a public health problem in a short time."

The secretary does not give the width

Although the governor of Jalisco give thanks for his "more than adequate" work, researchers at the Health Center of the University Center of Health Sciences (CUCS) of the Udege consider Alfonso Guti?rrez Carranza, head of the Ministry of Health (SSJ), not the width.

"With great respect, I would say that it requires more skills, professional skills to understand the process of public health care in the state, methodological tools that allow you to visualize what is happening and even predictive values of what may happen to attack in time, the 'peak' of any problem, "the coordinator of the Health Center, Marco Antonio Castillo Mor?n. "If you're not a strategic design and prospective health care of people, where are our children, ourselves, you can easily visualize what is happening," he added.

Given the three epidemics of diseases that crosses Jalisco, concluded that "it is not acting effectively or timely, that is the point of view of the Observatory."
Maricarmen Rello

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.elimparcial.com/EdicionEnLinea/Notas/Noticias/27052009/378459.aspx

News

Added 51 cases of dengue fever in the State: SS

* Danilo Luna
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dluna@elimparcial.com

HERMOSILLO, Sonora (PH)
A total of 51 cases of dengue, all of them classics, have been presented in Sonora, informed the head of the Secretariat of Health in the state.

Raymundo Lopez Vucovich said that one case is from Hermosillo, but like the rest of the patients in Sonora, is out of danger.

The official stressed the importance of measures such as cleaning can help prevent diseases such as dengue, gastrointestinal diseases, among others.

More in printed edition.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.dk1250.com/local/9156-estaciona-dengue-Jalisco.html

Google translation:

Dengue is parked in Jalisco
03/06/2009 09:02:00

There have been no cases of dengue in Mexico from May 17, 2009. hats are now registering 131 cases, 120 classic and 11 hemorrhagic. With these figures the body is kept on site 11 at the national level.

Dr. Fermina Espinoza Alcantara, head of the Department of Zoonoses and Vectors of the Health Ministry said in nine probable cases study, whose results will be confirmed or excluded in the report next week epidemiol?gica.

The official noted that it made to remove the spray fly in 23 villages considered at risk. Will be 111 thousand people who will be doomed to this kind of intensive work.

The locations for these actions are planned: Cihuatlan, El Aguacate, Jaluco, Villa Obregon, San Patricio, Emiliano Zapata, Barra de Navidad, La Pe?ita, L?zaro C?rdenas, La Huerta, Autl?n, Pihuamo, Tequila, Puerto Vallarta, El Pitillal, Ixtapa , Las Juntas, Palmas, Tomatl?n, Guadalajara, Zapopan, Tlaquepaque and Tonala.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.elsoldenayarit.com/noticias/info/nota.html?id=6909

Google translation:

Dengue: an alarming public health risk (Nayarit state)
* The numbers of dengue haemorrhagic fever and are alarmingly increasing.
Adolfo Castro / El Sol de Nayarit
18-06-2009 23:37:46

Despite the illness of dengue fever is transmitted by mosquitoes throughout the year, has seen an alarming rise in the state of Nayarit during this season of heat, such that initiates a wave of alarm among the population increases diseases are logged.

Unofficial data show that daily cases of both classic and hemorrhagic dengue, mainly in Bahia de Banderas, Santiago, Tuxpan, and Tecuala Acaponeta, causing even the medical services of those places, have made almost a side measures prevention of pandemic human influenza, to give special attention to no less serious and dangerous dengue, especially when presented as a hemorrhagic fever that are accompanied by higher incidence of bleeding, thrombocytopenia and hemoconcentration. In a small proportion of cases experiencing SSD (dengue shock syndrome) which has a high mortality rate.

The dengue epidemic emerged almost simultaneously as in Asia, Africa and America in 1780, for the years 1950 and 1975 was the first global pandemic of dengue hemorrhagic fever, which has since been the main cause of deaths of children around the world as an epidemic has become common since the 1980s and early 2000s, dengue has become the second most common disease transmitted by mosquitoes.

The most regrettable thing is that there is fear that is just starting to outbreaks of dengue hemorrhagic fever and, as the rainy season that is about to begin, it could seriously increase the outbreaks occurring in different parts of the state.

For its part, the Ministry of Health, is just beginning to recognize the seriousness of the cases that are presented daily and claims that the town most affected by the disease, it's Banderas Bay, which recorded 45 percent of all cases presented in the state.

Recent information also caused alarm among the population of Banderas Bay, which could again be affected by other health risk, which would bring devastating economic and social consequences, even right now that are not replaced the harsh impact of the sector tour that brought the human influenza.

Official data issued by the Ministry of Health, say that this season there have been 403 dengue cases in Nayarit, of which 369 correspond to the 34 classic and hemorrhagic dengue, but it is presumed that the actual amount to much data submitted by the SSA in the state.

Only in Santiago IXC, the number of dengue cases has caused an atmosphere of attention among the population, especially in the medical sector, as did staff learn from Social Security, in which extreme measures to try to avoid all costs anything that expose them to mosquito transmitters of the virus that causes AIDS, in which they are aware of the consequences of the painful disease known as "eagle fever."

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.oem.com.mx/elheraldodetabasco/notas/n1216112.htm

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Tabasco
Health reported 183 cases of dengue
Health Secretary in the State, Luis Felipe Zapata Graham reiterated the call for people to participate in the prevention of dengue. (Photo: Jorge Arias / El Heraldo de Tabasco)
El Heraldo de Tabasco
23 June 2009

Career Liliana Moreno

Villahermosa, Tabasco .- The Secretary of Health in the State, Luis Felipe Zapata Graham reported that currently there are 183 reported cases of dengue, of which 20 are confirmed if the hemorrhagic type, and Center, Cardenas and Huimanguillo municipalities most affected.

In addition to this, the state official acknowledged that the arrival of the rainy season to the entity represents an obstacle to continue the actions of spraying, so he asked the support of the public to avoid a spike in the number of cases of this disease.

Regarding the prevention work being undertaken by the Ministry of Health, the doctor said they will continue with the fumigation activities to the extent that weather conditions permit, and commented that this was achieved by a federal agency action by the order of 2.5 billion pesos, which will be used to cover the cost of temporary employment of the brigade to reinforce preventive measures.

"We have now managed to reduce cases of dengue in an eight per cent compared to the number of cases we had last year, but unfortunately at this time of year could increase because every time it rains as it is vaporized back by It is therefore important descacharrizaci?n campaigns and cleanup, and we need the participation of municipalities and that of citizenship, "he said.

Zapata Graham stressed that the municipalities with the highest risk are Cardenas and Huimanguillo Center, however, urged the general population that any symptoms related to dengue (fever, muscle pain and discomfort in general) do not come and automediquen to their nearest health unit.

Health Secretary reiterated the call for citizens to participate in the prevention of this disease as he said is just as dangerous than the influenza A H1N1.

"While we can not spray it rains but we can prevent the disease through descacharrizaci?n the courtyards and other preventive actions. Fortunately as a resource to be implemented through temporary employment to enhance the number of brigades and have done a lot of work and this , we will invest two million pesos and a half we authorized the Secretary of Health at national level, "he said.
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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/americas/v-fullstory/story/1112810.html


Posted on Thursday, 06.25.09
Mexico fights resurgent dengue fever
Dengue fever is on the rise in Mexico and elsewhere in the Americas.
By MARY CUDDEHE
Special to The Miami Herald

TECOMAN, Mexico -- Mayra Regidor knocked on the door of the little green house, asked to enter and walked straight to the kitchen, where she saw a tub filled with dishwater and took out measuring tools to figure how much insecticide powder should go inside.

''She's got to get just the right amount,'' explained her supervisor. ``Too little and it won't work; too much and the mosquitoes will develop resistance.''

Regidor and her boss, Pedro Santamaria, a biologist with Mexico's Public Health Department, were part of the team that recently conducted one of the largest anti-dengue mosquito sweeps in the state of Colima's history. The target was nearly 9,000 homes in the city of Tecoman.

So far this year, the central state on the Pacific Coast is leading the country in confirmed cases of dengue fever, the mosquito-borne illness that's on the rise in Mexico.

OTHER COUNTRIES

Climate change and global commerce have created ripe conditions for the disease to spread not just in Mexico but all over Latin America. Brazil and Argentina have reported record numbers of cases this year, and dozens of people have died.

The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers dengue one of the most important mosquito-borne viral illnesses. Tens of millions of cases occur each year, and outbreaks have happened in at least 24 countries in the Americas.

While there's just a small risk of dengue outbreaks in the continental United States, there have been periodic outbreaks.

Other places, like Puerto Rico, are more threatened, say experts.

''At this point in time, we're keeping track of what's happening in Mexico and all of Latin America,'' said Dr. Fermin Arguello, acting chief of epidemiology in the CDC's Dengue Branch in Puerto Rico. Though the agency devotes its resources to diseases in the United States, ''we do our best to keep track of diseases globally,'' Arguello added.

ADAPTABILITY

An eradication program in Latin America that started in the 1950s all but vanquished the dengue mosquito, but it reappeared in the late 1970s and has slowly spread the virus since. Perhaps no factor is more to blame for the rise of dengue in the Americas than the impressive adaptability of the carrier mosquito, the Aedes aegypti.

In 2000, there were 1,781 reported cases of dengue fever in Mexico. Last year saw a total of 33,000, according to the Public Health Department. This year, the rate is up 15 percent. What's more, the prevalence of the deadly hemorrhagic form has also spiked. In 2000, hemorrhagic dengue represented one in about 26 cases; today, it's one in four.

`INTELLIGENT MOSQUITO'

Dubbed the ''intelligent mosquito,'' lately it has been showing up in colder climates and at higher altitudes than ever. This year for the first time, it has been detected in 21 of Mexico's 31 states. Entomologists say it is also reproducing year-round for the first time.

''In terms of statistics,'' said Miguel Angel Lezana, the director of epidemiology for the Public Health Department. ``It's more useful to talk about where it is not.''

The mosquito is so common in the capital city of Colima that everybody seems to have had dengue or at least know somebody who has.

In the central plaza, Maria Dolores Vazquez, a homemaker out for a sunset stroll with a girlfriend, said her entire family had it last winter. She got it first, then her husband, then two of their children. Only their 19-year-old daughter was spared.

`EVERYTHING CLEAN'

''Now we just make sure to keep everything clean,'' she said. ``I just hope it doesn't come back.''

Despite the increasing occurrence of the illness also known as ''breakbone fever,'' the Mexican government says it isn't particularly worried about an epidemic.

The majority of cases belong to the classic serotype, the mildest of the disease's four forms. Classic dengue can cause excruciating symptoms like severe joint aches, pain behind the eyes, high fever, rashes and nausea, but they generally last only about a week. And classic dengue is less likely than the other serotypes to develop into the hemorrhagic form. Mexico has reported 5,052 cases this year, of which 901 were hemorrhagic.

OTHER TOLLS

So far there have been no deaths. However, the illness's rise has brought other tolls.

Government studies of the economic impact have focused more on productivity than foreign spending. (Sickened Mexicans missed 150,000 days of work last year.) But officials are wary of what an outbreak could do to tourism after the recent swine-flu epidemic ravaged the $13 billion sector.

The same beach towns that draw tourists also happen to be ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes.

''The majority of the important tourist destinations are right in the zones,'' said Lezana. ``It's something that we give special attention.''

The government has acted aggressively to kill mosquitoes in places where important industries like tourism, petroleum and agriculture are centered. The operation in Tecoman recently was a large-scale version of eradication programs taking place all over the country. Tecoman is an important exporter of limes, and it sits about an hour's drive from Manzanillo, the busiest port in Mexico.

`DEPENDS ON ... PEOPLE'

Under a scorching sun on a typically steamy day, 500 health-department workers in yellow vests swept through the town, doling out insecticide and lecturing residents to avoid havens for larvae by covering water containers and clearing waste.

''That doesn't guarantee that there won't be any mosquitoes,'' cautioned Juan Miguel Torre, the head of epidemiology for Colima's Public Health Department.

``It doesn't just depend on us; it depends on the people to do their part.''

Miami Herald staff writer Trenton Daniel contributed

to this report from Miami.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.jornada.unam.mx/2009/07/14/index.php?section=estados&article=029n1est

Google translation:

...Dengue hemorrhagic Nayarit

Given the increasing incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the municipality of Santiago Ixcuintla, Nayarit, and federal health program that entity use the opportunities to force the heirs to take the course of the disease prevention and clean up all their backyard, so those who do not will be excluded from the program, said Paula Vivanco, director of the jurisdiction of the five state Health Department.

"The flu is nothing compared to the hemorrhagic dengue in the north of the state, mainly in the municipality of Santiago Ixcuintla," said the official, noting that of all the municipalities that make up its jurisdiction Ixcuintla Santiago is the biggest problem because the main focus of the disease has been detected in the village of La Presa, with 106 cases and many others in Villa Hidalgo, the town, situated opposite the community of La Presa.

According to unofficial versions of health authorities in Santiago Ixcuintla in hospitals of the IMSS and Seguro Popular, about 200 people are served, not all hospitalized, and the problem is just beginning, because the number of mosquitoes increases with the rainy season "

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.tabascohoy.com.mx/nota.php?id_nota=177153

Google translation:

Picked up dengue, 218 cases are ... 20 are bleeding
Tabasco Urgen shield an operator of health before the onset of the rainy season.

Posted: Tuesday July 14 2009 | 05:02 hrs.

By: Freddy Ruiz Ram?n
Villahermosa, Tabasco



Besides the spike in infections of influenza, now the direction of prevention programs of the Ministry of Health confirmed that there were 218 cases of dengue, of which 198 correspond to the classic and 20 hemorrhagic primarily in the townships of Center, Cardenas and Huimanguillo .

Given these conditions and the onset of the rainy season, Velarde Ramon Ayala, head of preventive programs, it considered it necessary "to shield any Tabasco" with operating a comprehensive health, which started Tuesday morning with a mist in the campaign Cologne Indec at five in the afternoon.

He explained that the mosquito known as Aedes aegypti, is responsible for transmitting many diseases such as dengue, yellow fever, among others, and survive under natural conditions average between 15 and 30 days, since the cycle eggs is to put approximately every three days.

Explained that the insect can feed it at any time according to the availability of which is powered - can sting multiple times to people of a house - because the proteins contained in the blood are essential for the maturation of eggs.

These conditions also affect your sleep, as is often found close to human behavior or the surroundings, sitting in dark, protected places such as closets, under furniture, in areas with abundant vegetation - pots, gardens -.

Ayala Velarde stressed that during the rainy season, the densities are increased as a result of the availability of a greater number of farms, so that reaching clouds of these insects.

Furthermore, another problem that facilitates the replication of this vector is the water storage, either by cultural, by deficiencies in the network of water supply or because of a lack of it, favoring the increase in densities of mosquitoes "Aedes" and development of epidemics of dengue, although the factor of rain is not present.

Called to the families, especially in urban areas so that they are cleaning the water tanks on rooftops and perform cleanings, corcholatas placed in the trash and old tires to maintain close.

BIOLOGICAL CYCLE OF VECTOR

Every three days one mosquito deposits thousands of eggs in the water.

TRANMISOR
Mosquito Aedes aegypti

* The aquatic phase lasts approximately seven days, with ranges between three and twelve, depending on temperature.
* The eggs bear the drying up of one year, so it is very common to find large numbers of larvae in the rainy season, in various containers.
* The period covers four grades of larvae evolutionary called first, second, third and fourth. The approximate time to move from one grade to another, is about 48 hours.
* The state of pupa is the last stage of maturation of the aquatic phase. Hence emerge (water) that the mosquito is the carrier phase.
* Once mosquitoes have emerged, fed for the first time between 20 and 72 hours later.


PREVENTION MEASURES

At home or business

* Have a net or fabric protector on all doors and windows.
* Do not have stagnant water, since they favor the presence of the mosquito, because that is where it's playing.
* Avoid having any type of containers that collect water pots, vases, corcholatas, wheels, tubs, tubs, etc..
* Check interior of the house, checking the roof, garage, patio and garden, so there is no receptacle to the Mosco used to develop or dispose of so they do not retain water.
* Enable health workers to come check your home to assess whether there are potential breeding grounds and to meet the specific recommendations according to their housing.


INDIVIDUAL

* Use thick fabric clothing, preferably long-sleeved shirts and long pants.
* Make sure you use the clothing is light colored.
* On skin that is not covered by clothing, apply a moderate amount of an insect repellent approved by the Ministry of Health.

Source: Health Sector

Classical dengue and hemorrhagic

SYMPTOMS

* Fever of 3 to 5 days, but rarely persists for more than a week
* Headache
* Severe pain in joints and muscles
* Swollen lymph nodes
* Occasional eruption of the skin bright red rashes, called petechiae, which often appears in the lower limbs and chest of patients, from where it spreads to cover most of the body.


Besides ...

* Bleeding nose and gums
* Gastritis with a combination of abdominal pain
* Constipation
* Renal Complications
* Liver Complications
Spleen * edema
* Nausea feeling bitter
* Distorted perception of the taste of food
* Vomiting and diarrhea

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.oem.com.mx/diariodexalapa/notas/n1247225.htm

Google translation:


Xalapa
Increasing dengue cases in Tuxpan
The urban area of the municipality Tuxpe?o is the most affected. Foto: Diario de Xalapa
Diario de Xalapa
16 July 2009

Luis Xochihua / Correspondent / Diario de Xalapa

Tuxpan, Veracruz .- follow health problems for Tuxpe?o. After outbreaks of influenza A H1 N1, now several cases of dengue occur, so health authorities and hospital are on alert, because the influx of people infected with this disease is growing increasingly.

Without specifying the number of dengue cases, and which type, which predominate in this municipality, the commissioners in health authorities reported that the problem is due to the constant rain that have fallen recently in the region, where most urban areas affected.

"The areas that have submitted cases to date are the colonies of the farms, Emiliano Zapata, Mexico Lindo, including" required, and indicated that in those places and several more are under fumigation and other measures of mosquito abatement dengue, because of the large number of farms that have been found in those sectors.

Importantly, the fact that the health of Tuxpe?o have been exposed for so far this year, since previously there was the outbreaks of rotavirus, influenza A H1 N1, and dengue, this has been the most consistent in that this is 2009.

Should be sought to end that those who suffer from this disease are being treated at the Civil Hospital Emilio Alc?zar located in this city, whose executives have launched an appeal to citizenship for those with some symptoms such as burning behind the eyes, pain in joints, go immediately to the health center for medical care and avoid complications that may endanger their lives.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldecuautla/notas/n1248204.htm

Google translation:


Morelos
35% lower incidence of dengue in Morelos
* Results of preventive action taken: Health
El Sol de Cuernavaca
17 July 2009

Karina Ortega

Jojutla, Morelos .- was reduced by 35 percent of dengue cases in Morelos compared to last year, resulting from actions to prevent this evil, we announced the Secretary of Health in the state, Victor Manuel Caballero Solano, at noon yesterday for the flag campaign start interstate "Wash, Fold, Turn and Pull," with works of nebulization, and descacharrizaci?n abate in the area bordering the state of Guerrero.

"We are now strengthening the coordination of actions between the two countries, especially in this town where we have been containing the dengue disease and other problems we are facing the issue of influenza, which is reflected in actions of prevention, detection of suspect cases and especially the social awareness, "said state official.

Similarly, stressed that the fence erected between the health of communities Teacalco, Morelos, and Teacalco, Guerrero has worked in a very positive reflection of this is that during this rainy season has not fired the number of people with this disease: "In the state of Morelos, we have recorded 266 dengue cases last year at this point we had recorded more than two thousand cases, we are in week 27.

On site, the secretary was accompanied by Pablo Fern?ndez Nava, mayor of Amacuzac; Burgos Raul Ocampo, representing the Mayor of Taxco; Ruben Padilla Fierro, assistant secretary of Disease Prevention and Control; Villanueva Miguel Gonzalez, head of the Jurisdiction 02 North Iguala, Guerrero, Maria del Rosario ?vila Abarca, head of the Sanitary Jurisdiction II Morelos; Manzanilla Felipe and Alejandro Trejo Villegas, coordinator of Vectors in Morelos and Guerrero, respectively.

Thus, he noted that with support from the state government has grown in personnel and specialized equipment for the fight against dengue fever following list that last year only had 50 motorcycle fog throughout Morelos, unlike this year this campaign will be used for 50 of those devices that are one hundred Morelos.

Notably, the act of flag start was preceded by a walk of over 300 women from nearby communities, where the slogan "Morelos and Guerrero in the fight against dengue," expressed support for the actions taken by both governments.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.metronoticias.com.mx/id.pl?id=24398&relax=DENGUE&pub=Default

Date: 2009-07-30
Alert on new mutation Tamaulipas Dengue
Metronoticias Tamaulipas

Cerco health Tamaulipas new strain of dengue

By Claudia Zapata / MetroNoticias
Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas .- The Ministry of Health in Tamaulipas has a warning since June with the emergence of a new type of dengue detected in the states of Jalisco and Veracrus and that can be extended to the entity, increasing cases of dengue hemorrhagic.

Juan Arzola Mansur said that the unit in charge maintains a fence before the increase in health cases of the disease more than 400 patients, of whom 30 percent are hemorrhagic type.

The state official noted that the emergence of a new infectious organism (serotype) of dengue speculated that in other states of Mexico, particularly in Veracruz and Jalisco, has forced the government of Tamaulipas to redouble vigilance, even for more than a month, have instructed the courts to health clinics and hospitals to combat this evil, as no new feature has been present in the entity.

Mansur Arzola was clear in stating that in addition to dengue, with 400 cases filed, the state has not neglected other viruses like the influenza AH1N1.

In this regard, he mentioned that the presence of this serotype have been stepped up preventive measures, and the municipalities in the metropolitan area (Tampico, Madero and Altamira) which has the highest percentage of suffering hemorrhagic fever and dengue.

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/616476.html

Google translation:


26 municipalities of Mexico on alert for dengue
The affected region is located within the jurisdictions of health Tejupilco, Tenancingo and Valle de Bravo, ie adjacent to the state of Guerrero

Rebeca Jimenez
El Universal
Toluca, Mex. Sunday 02 August 2009
14:40

26 municipalities of Mexico on alert for dengue, a disease that is caused by a picket of Mosco especially affecting tropical regions of Valle de Bravo, Tejupilco Tenancingo and informed the general director of the Institute of Health of Mexico, Gabriel O'Shea Cuevas.

While diseases such as influenza are among the largest media company, there are others such as dengue fever that also charge high importance and its scope are not minors.

Especially when not carried out timely preventive measures, said the secretary of Health and director of the Institute of Health of Mexico, Gabriel Cuevas O'Shea.

According to figures from the World Health Organization (WHO) in the world every 20 minutes one person dies because of dengue fever each year 21 thousand people were registered according to a report in 2004, and the closure of the 2008 figure rose to 39 thousand deaths from this disease.

Dengue fever does not affect populations more than 2 thousand meters high, as are the municipalities of the Valley of Mexico, but is present in all tropical and subtropical zones, ie the hottest places in the country and the state of Mexico.

In Mexico, most of the country is in a risk area and the state of Mexico are 26 municipalities that live in constant danger of dengue, which is specifically located within the jurisdictions of health Tejupilco, Tenancingo and Valle de Bravo .

Ie, municipalities bordering Guerrero of Mexico, where temperatures are higher.

Therefore, called on the population of tropical and subtropical areas to keep clean green gardens, leaving them free of weeds and grass or trash, and take strict care with the water storage is not conducive to optimal locations for the placement the fly "Aedes aegypti."

The flies, which is characterized by patterns or bands of white scales on its legs and thorax, proliferates in stagnant rainwater in pots.

The state official said that dengue fever is an infectious disease caused by a virus.

He added that it is impossible to direct infection between humans, the only way that a person is infected by this disease is through the bite of this fly.

vrs / MLF

 

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Re: Dengue in Mexico

Source: http://www.cadenaser.com/sociedad/a...ica-mexico/csrcsrpor/20090804csrcsrsoc_15/Tes

Google translation:

Alert epidemol?gica in New Mexico
Dengue affects the center of the country, months after recovery from influenza A

04-08-2009

Mexico back on alert epidemol?gico. First it was the flu and now returns to the dengue attack. Five states in the center of the country, including the Federal District are affected by this disease that is transmitted through a mosquito.


Local authorities have established an epidemiological alert in 26 districts. So far, there has been no death, however, has asked the public to be alert. According to Mexican researchers on climate change has contributed more to the spread, frequency and resistance to diseases such as dengue, according to the newspaper El Universal.

Until the 15th of that month, according to official data, in the states of Queretaro and Mexico had no record of the presence of dengue. The disease is manifested by high fever and severe pain in the joints that can cause death worse.

By state

Guerrero appeared in 120 suspected cases, of which 45 were confirmed cases of classic type. Sometimes the disease resulting in DHF, the highest mortality.

In Quer?taro, the local health secretary, Rafael Ascencio confirmed three cases, one in the capital, which was established by a fence to prevent the expansion of health, adding that a campaign was launched to remove trebejos and scrap objects that can serve as the transmitting mosquito nests.

Nationally Colima is the state with the most cases, there have been 552 thousand patients of dengue hemorrhagic fever and 131, according to the State Secretary of Health, Jose Salazar Avi?a.

In Guerrero, there are 890 cases of classic and 210 hemorrhagic, Sinaloa follow (319-97), San Luis Potosi (203-8), Tabasco (276), Hidalgo (303), Morelos (275) and in Puebla, where was found half hundred cases of classic dengue.

In Sinaloa, the State Health Department found that this year has been "an excessive growth of patients in the first half of 2008 and emphasized the need for a comprehensive awareness campaign to eliminate sites that may become breeding of mosquitoes.