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Discard Nicaragua Rotavirus cases in the country
Managua, Feb 2 (Prensa Latina) Nicaragua today ruled out the presence of a case of rotavirus, despite the health alert issued by Honduras on Tuesday last, fearing an outbreak in neighboring countries. A statement from the Ministry of Health (MoH) said that active surveillance, routine vaccination of children against this evil and health activities in the communities have organized a health check on the Nicaraguan population and there is no case report. According to the alert, at least seven people have died so far this year from diarrhea and rotavirus common in El Salvador. Minsa general secretary, Henry Beteta, argued that unlike other countries in the region, Nicaragua claims since October 2005, the hepatitis B vaccine to all children under six years, the main sector affected by this disease. In the very statement of the entity, the doctor explained that this measure allowed not only to reduce the chances of outbreaks, but to reduce infant mortality from this cause, and insisted: no rotavirus diarrhea cases have been reported in Nicaragua. The disease causes a type of severe diarrhea and causes infection and inflammation of the stomach and intestine that threatens the life of the infected. According to the document, when an alert is launched Central or Latin America, all the ministries of Health activated its epidemiological systems and take appropriate action. Beteta recommended strengthening the public health hygiene such as washing hands with permanent water and soap before preparing food, before eating, after using the toilet, after diapering the child. He also advised to do a good waste management, and keep the house and yard clean. rmh / msm