Nicaragua: 2010

[Ronan Kelly]

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Dengue cases are tripled
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The Ministry of Health (MoH) announced a few minutes and are 38 thousand ("que y van mil 38 casos" should be 1,038 right?)cases of classic dengue nationwide, a figure three times higher than the reported incidence in 2009, during the same period.



Dr. Francisco Acevedo, director of prevention Minsa informed that during the first five months of 2009 were only 336 cases of dengue reported and no deaths from this cause, however, this year including three deaths are recorded as a result of dengue hemorrhagic fever.



With the arrival of the rainy season at its most strong, "we are expecting an increase in cases (dengue) in the whole country because there are conditions that are prone to this increase," said Acevedo, who also emphasized that hand washing , non-self-medication and the cooperation of the population in permanent day abatizaci?n and fumigation is crucial for monitoring the epidemiological situation in the country.



"It is also very important that people go to health units, because only with the medical staff indicated it may determine whether the impairment of a person is breathing or dengue."



According to data from the specialists, the dengue mosquito takes between seven and ten days to breed, so that in winter conditions for many new batches of mosquitoes are given.



MoH authorities also announced the allocation of 440 000 doses of vaccine against H1N1, although so far only recorded six cases.



In a couple of months, in addition, the country will reach another 500 thousand doses flu also helps prevent problems with flu.
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Re: Nicaragua: 2010

The Dengue attacks heavily in Le?n

Also the diarrhea and the leptospirosis


LEON Two dead persons for dengue it registers the Local System of Integral Attention in Health (Silais) in the department of Le?n, in what it goes of the year, in addition to 166 cases of classic dengueand 12 hemorr?gicos.


The epidemic situation sharpened in the last six weeks as a consequence of the rainy period, and more than 140 cases are taken into account diarreicos, 5 cases of leptospirosis (two in Achuapa, two in The Willow and one in Telica) and of influenza humanizes other.


The doctor Gilberto Moreno, person in charge of epidemiolog?a of the Silais-lion, showed that every year in the winter epoch they increase the epidemic illnesses, at present two deceased register for dengue, 166 cases of classic fdengue and 12 of hemorr?gico.


In the last two weeks four cases of dengue were registered in Telica, two in The Tololar, two in the community ? Lino Arg?ello ?, two in Chacaraseca, and two cases in The Willow and in The Jicaral.


C$ 600 thousand to fight epidemics ? to intervene with plans of education and prevention of epidemic illnesses in the winter period, the central government destined 600 thousand c?rdobas that are being already invested in ten municipalities of the department ?, said the doctor Moreno, after adding that as part of the plan also one will proceed with the extermination of rats in 41 rural communities of Achuapa, The Willow The Jicaral, Saint Rosa del Pe??n and Malpaisillo.


The official of Health added that other one of the worries of the Silais as part of the Departmental Council of Attention and Prevention of Disasters (Codepred) is the eminent threat of the human influenza (H1N1).


The Silais-lion received 35 thousand doses of vaccines to resist the H1N1, which they will be applied from the present month to major children of six months, to pregnant women and to chronic patients, (diabetic, hypertense, VIH, etc).


? We worry because in any moment we can have a sprout of human influenza.
The previous year we close with 101 cases confirmandos of H1N1 in the department of Le?n, also, a death registered, and we have to be prepared to resist this problem of health ?, affirmed the doctor Moreno.


The physician was in charge of the development of a simulacrum of alert before epidemic illnesses, where the institutions that shape the Codepred analyzed the principal fortitude and threats that they present.