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Ecuador controls dengue fatality
Quito, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) The contingency plan implemented by the government of Ecuador was controlled until today dengue fatality in the current winter season, which reports a death from hemorrhagic variant virus. Jose Davila, National Coordinator Epidemiology Andes agency confirmed the existence of 360 cases in the first 25 days of January, a figure which alerted health authorities. Davila stressed that the government ordered about seven million dollars just for the prevention and control of the epidemic, which hits hardest at the Ecuadorian provinces of Guayas, Los R?os, Esmeraldas and Manabi, with a tropical climate favorable for the reproduction of Aedes aegypti, the transmitter agent. The official said the four serotypes of dengue, recent years Ecuador had not circulated in two and four, but in October there were patients in Esmeraldas, which could increase the clinical cases that could result in severe variant of the disease. He said that the situation is completely controlled and This increase was expected since last year, so precautions were taken with the design of the contingency plan that applies in the affected provinces. Davila said that in recent years has minimized the mortality from this cause, in 2008 there was one death from DHF and another death was not reported until January 2012. In 2010, Ecuador accounted for two thousand 905 cases of dengue fever and infected people in 2011 were two thousand 177, 62 with the type bleeding, but no fatalities were reported. The epidemiologist urged people to take preventive measures as the most important step to minimize infection. otf / yp
Spanish-English translation
Ecuador controls dengue fatality
Quito, Jan 29 (Prensa Latina) The contingency plan implemented by the government of Ecuador was controlled until today dengue fatality in the current winter season, which reports a death from hemorrhagic variant virus. Jose Davila, National Coordinator Epidemiology Andes agency confirmed the existence of 360 cases in the first 25 days of January, a figure which alerted health authorities. Davila stressed that the government ordered about seven million dollars just for the prevention and control of the epidemic, which hits hardest at the Ecuadorian provinces of Guayas, Los R?os, Esmeraldas and Manabi, with a tropical climate favorable for the reproduction of Aedes aegypti, the transmitter agent. The official said the four serotypes of dengue, recent years Ecuador had not circulated in two and four, but in October there were patients in Esmeraldas, which could increase the clinical cases that could result in severe variant of the disease. He said that the situation is completely controlled and This increase was expected since last year, so precautions were taken with the design of the contingency plan that applies in the affected provinces. Davila said that in recent years has minimized the mortality from this cause, in 2008 there was one death from DHF and another death was not reported until January 2012. In 2010, Ecuador accounted for two thousand 905 cases of dengue fever and infected people in 2011 were two thousand 177, 62 with the type bleeding, but no fatalities were reported. The epidemiologist urged people to take preventive measures as the most important step to minimize infection. otf / yp