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St. Lucia: 2013 Dengue

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1944281&Itemid=1

St. Lucia on Alert for Dengue Fever

Castries, Oct 11 (Prensa Latina) The Health Ministry of St. Lucia decreed a state of emergency in the country due to a dengue fever outbreak, official sources revealed today.

Doctor Merlyn Fredericks told the press that the ministry is awaiting the confirmation of the death of a child due to dengue, after the minor presented symptoms similar to those of the disease...
 
Re: St. Lucia: 2013 Dengue

Suspected dengue death in Micoud
Story by
Alison Kentish
htsslucia.org


The scene at the home of 15-year-old Tia Jn Baptiste was a sobering one ? and her family members say a reminder that flu like symptoms can be deadly.

Though the cause of death will be confirmed after an autopsy is conducted on the body of the teenager, her family members say she complained of headaches and fever and quickly took a turn for the worst.
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As is customary in any sudden death, a post mortem will be conducted to determine the cause of death.

Just last month, the Health Ministry put the country on high alert for Dengue Fever ? at the time reporting one suspected death from the disease.

They also confirmed that in the first ten months of 2013, 153 cases of Dengue fever had been confirmed, compared to 33 in 2012.
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http://www.htsstlucia.org/HTS_News/November/25th/Suspected-dengue-death-in-Micoud.html#.UpSFCNJXUiM
 
Re: St. Lucia: 2013 Dengue

Ministry of health confirms first dengue death
Story by
Sarah Peter
htsslucia.org


The Ministry of Health has confirmed that 15-year-old Tia Jn Baptiste died from Dengue Fever.

Tia, who was a student of the Vieux Fort Comprehensive Secondary School, resided in Micoud and passed away on November 24TH, 2013.

The official results were received from the Caribbean Public Health Agency.
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http://www.htsstlucia.org/HTS_News/...confirms-first-dengue-death.html#.UqLzndJXUiM
 
Re: St. Lucia: 2013 Dengue

Source: http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/latestnews/Warning-of-dengue-epidemic-in-St--Lucia

Warning of dengue epidemic in St. Lucia
Thursday, December 12, 2013 | 7:33 AM

CASTRIES, St. Lucia (CMC) ? St Lucia has been warned of the possibility of a dengue epidemic after health authorities said that they were investigated more than 200 suspected cases.

They said so far 220 suspected dengue cases have been have been reported to the Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPA) with seven confirmed and one death so far this year...
 
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