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Venezuela recorded over 520 cases of dengue per week
Tuesday June 26, 2012 10:34 a.m.
Since late last year, dengue has been shown in epidemiological alertness home and notified the last seven weeks has been a steady growth curve epidemiological, reporting an average of more than 520 cases per week ..
According to the latest epidemiological bulletin published by the Ministry of Health on its website, the country has an accumulated 12,131 cases, of which 1,432 correspond to Zulia state has the highest number of patients at the national level.
According to data provided in the document, affected population are children under 1 year. Only in the last week 915 cases were reported in the country and 15% of these patients are Zulia.
National Epidemiology also reports that 5.4% (655) patients reported in Venezuela have presented hemorrhagic dengue.
The Pan American Health Organization warned in a statement that during the second half of 2012 may be at increased risk of occurrence of outbreaks of dengue, which encouraged Member States to undertake preparations and implement integrated response mechanisms in order to prevent deaths from acute viral disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito breeding in standing water in containers and discarded objects.
Dengue is characterized by fever, headaches and pain in joints and muscles.
Spanish-English translation
Venezuela recorded over 520 cases of dengue per week
Tuesday June 26, 2012 10:34 a.m.
Since late last year, dengue has been shown in epidemiological alertness home and notified the last seven weeks has been a steady growth curve epidemiological, reporting an average of more than 520 cases per week ..
According to the latest epidemiological bulletin published by the Ministry of Health on its website, the country has an accumulated 12,131 cases, of which 1,432 correspond to Zulia state has the highest number of patients at the national level.
According to data provided in the document, affected population are children under 1 year. Only in the last week 915 cases were reported in the country and 15% of these patients are Zulia.
National Epidemiology also reports that 5.4% (655) patients reported in Venezuela have presented hemorrhagic dengue.
The Pan American Health Organization warned in a statement that during the second half of 2012 may be at increased risk of occurrence of outbreaks of dengue, which encouraged Member States to undertake preparations and implement integrated response mechanisms in order to prevent deaths from acute viral disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito breeding in standing water in containers and discarded objects.
Dengue is characterized by fever, headaches and pain in joints and muscles.