El Salvador: Dengue 2011

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THREE VIRUSES CIRCULATING

Health fears an outbreak of dengue

"Usulut?n has more households with mosquito larvae

CDS members sprayed in Ilopango, San Salvador.
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C?CERES YAMILETH
Friday, February 11, 2011
The Ministry of Health officials fear that the number of positive cases of dengue increase in the coming weeks. The institution has identified three virus circulation, which facilitates the spread of the disease.

Deputy Minister of Health, Violeta Menjivar, yesterday warned the public about the situation and called for eliminating mosquito breeding sites of dengue.

"You do not have such high expectations of the fumigation, which do not forget that this only kills the adult mosquito, if not kill the larvae, it is useless," added the official.

To date, Health recorded 136 cases confirmed to the virus, 25 more than in 2009 and 998 less than last year, but with the caveat that 2010 was an epidemic year.

February 26, the entity declared health emergency due to unusual rise given in the dry season.

According to the epidemiological report this year, San Miguel has a higher elevation compared to 2009, 2008 and 2007. Accumulated in San Salvador, Santa Ana, La Libertad, La Paz and San Miguel recorded positive tests.

Menjivar said Usulut?n has the highest larval indices, these are around 20 percent. In this area there is campaigning to reduce the transmission of dengue.

Last year there were three deaths from this cause. The official also reported that diarrhea and pneumonia care have increased over the same period last year by 13 percent and 20 percent respectively.

To date, 13 confirmed positive cases and two deaths from rotavirus gastroenteritis. 236 samples were taken from rotavirus.

As for diarrhea, the deputy minister said the situation "is worrisome" but said he was satisfied that "has decreased mortality." However, the population ignores handwashing practice. In the most recent week recorded 4.238 outpatient cases, a previous week were 3.934.

 

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Re: El Salvador: Dengue 2011

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Alarming figure in El Salvador: 3 000 people infected with dengue

Despite the vast numbers, public health authorities of that country say that there is a considerable reduction of cases of the disease.
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SAN SALVADOR .- The Ministry of Health of El Salvador has confirmed a total of 3336 cases of dengue so far this year, of which 1.1 per cent, ie 37, are of the hemorrhagic variety and have caused death of three children.

The authorities claim that El Salvador is among the countries with the lowest fatality rate of dengue in Latin America.

Despite the figures, the holders of Public Health of the Central American nation say there is a considerable reduction of cases of the disease.

"We continue reporting nearly 60 percent fewer cases than last year," said Violeta Menjivar, Deputy Minister of Health, who noted that with regard to cases of dengue hemorrhagic there is a reduction of up to 76 percent.

The first week of September 2010, 18 082 reported cases of dengue, according to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

 

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Re: El Salvador: Dengue 2011

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Increase of dengue cases in El Salvador

San Salvador, Sep 12 (Prensa Latina) The cases of dengue fever in El Salvador rose to three thousand 336 in so far this year, said the Ministry of Health. In accordance with that state agency, the total 37 patients had infected the hemorrhagic variant of the disease, caused by the bite of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, the transmitter agent. The health authorities also confirmed the deaths of three children under four years because of this evil. Despite the high number of infections represents a reduction of 60 percent compared to last year. In the first week of September 2010, the Pan American Health Organization reported 18 000 dengue patients in 82 Central American nation. The condition, which in this time of year is rampant in the region America, causes headache, fever, muscle pain and bleeding in the version can cause death. Adequate information, surveillance, control the levels of infestation, environmental hygiene and eliminate insect breeding sites, are effective measures to prevent this disease , which infects 50 million people each year, according to World Health Organization. rmh / yea