El Salvador - 22,000 Cases of Chikungunya Infection Reported

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Press release Ministry of Health

MINSAL Reports Febrile Illness

San Salvador, June 11, 2014. Health Authorities informed the public about an outbreak of febrile illness with skin rash, joint pains and muscle, which has been reported in late May in the canton Zapote Abajo in the town of Ayutuxtepeque .

This disease is viral and lasts an average of 5-7 days. Has features that are benign, self-limiting and no sequelae. Those affected are the rural area of the municipality, of all ages, is transmitted from person to person affected families.

In epidemiological field research by staff of the Ministry of Health (Ministry of Health) in the canton the Zapote Down Ayutuxtepeque were investigated 285 persons, of whom 181 reported having experienced symptoms of the same disease (attack rate: 64&#37 .

Laboratory tests rule out either: Dengue, Measles, Rubella, Parvovirus, Toxoplasmosis, Cytomegalovirus and Leptospirosis, which were part of the diagnostic hypotheses.

The Ministry of Health has established in the canton the Zapote down a team of permanent health case-finding, providing clinical care and follow up on them.

There have also been 275 houses vector control actions on 2 occasions, and house to house visits to identify people with symptoms abate distribute, review the vaccination cards, and make promotion and health education.

The local health surrounding the outbreak area are on alert for early identification of cases and give them attention. It has reagents and qualified to perform the study of disease Chickungunya staff.

In order to establish the precise diagnosis samples will be sent to the Centers for Disease Control, USA (CDC) to investigate other possible infectious causes.

The authorities have sent to health facilities guidelines for clinical and epidemiological approach of cases; are also taking measures to prevent the transmission together with civil society and the local educational community is.

The recommendations to the public if you have the above symptoms are: go to the nearest health team; avoid self-medication; drink plenty of oral fluids; avoid attending mass gatherings, and not sent to school for children with the symptoms described.

In the general population, you are encouraged to take basic hygiene measures such as hand washing, use of tissues and cleaning of housing and the educational community, school filters enabled.


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Re: El Salvador - MOH: 181 Cases of "Febrile Illness"

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Saturday, 6/14/14

1,200 confirmed cases of chikungunya virus in El Salvador

The Salvadoran government confirmed today that at least 1,200 people have been affected in El Salvador by the chikungunya virus.

San Salvador , June 14 -. Salvadoran Government today confirmed that at least 1,200 people have been affected in El Salvador by the chikungunya virus.

Laboratory tests confirmed Friday "which has appeared in our country chikungunya fever," said the Minister of Health , Violeta Menjivar, during the television special Presidency summarizing the weekly work of the president, Salvador Sanchez Ceren, and where some of his government officials involved.

He stressed that the tests were positive have "high reliability", but who sent the necessary to the Centers for Disease Control samples Diseases of the United States (CDC) to "confirm".

"The vector (transmission) is the same (dengue), the mosquito Aedes aegypti, and the test yesterday (Friday) turned up positive, has high reliability, but we repeat already been sent to the CDC in Atlanta" he reiterated.

The first cases began to register in the country in late May in the village of El Zapote Abajo, in the department of San Salvador Municipality Ayutuxtepeque. .

On Wednesday, Menjivar said they were investigating an outbreak of febrile illness in that place, now confirmed as cases of chikungunya fever.

At that time, said that 285 people tested, 181 reported having symptoms he suffered from the same disease.

This Saturday, Menjivar said that until Friday this Central American country has at least "1,200 cases which are already history for the disease, but not only in the village of El Zapote (...) we have some cases that are being reported in Apopa, en Mejicanos, "both municipalities of San Salvador.

"So we believe that this can be extended," he said, while calling on people not to be alarmed, as it is a disease "which can not be regarded as serious (...) is generally a benign disease (which ) lasts about a week, you have to be at rest, not self, "he said.

He also noted that the Ministry of Health is already working to counter the spread of the disease.

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New disease Chikungunya is affecting El Salvador

Saturday, June 14, 2014

Minister of Health, Violeta Menjivar, today confirmed that the virus chikungunya virus is already affecting Salvadorans.

The official said that the symptoms are similar to dengue virus and is transmitted by the mosquito.

San Salvador, El Salvador | AFP

Reported occurrence of chikungunya disease in El Salvador

Health authorities in El Salvador confirmed on Saturday, after local testing laboratory in the country the appearance of the disease called chikungunya, which causes symptoms similar to dengue.

"Our country has appeared Chikungunya fever," said Health Minister Violeta Menjivar, in an interview on state television Channel 10.

Menjivar said they are working "from now" for "epidemiological surveillance and treatment of patients who have it."

Menjivar said at least 1,200 people "have a history (clinical)" recorded for the disease.

However, the Ministry of Health (Health Ministry) clarified that, by clinical protocol, testing conducted by laboratories that have tested positive for the disease "should be confirmed" at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta (USA) .

El Nuevo Diario

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Re: El Salvador - MOH: cases of Chikungunya suspected

Dengue-like chikungunya virus reported in El Salvador

San Salvador (AFP) - Salvadoran health authorities confirmed Saturday that a dengue-like disease that has been spreading across the Caribbean has now appeared in the Central-American country.

Health Minister Violeta Menjivar said at least 1,200 people have been formally diagnosed with the chikungunya viral disease, although the positive testing must still be confirmed by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Menjivar, interviewed by state-run Channel 10 television, said that cases were found on the outskirts of the Ayutuxtepeque municipality just outside the capital San Salvador.

In that area at the end of May, the ministry's epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists detected an outbreak of a rare viral disease that caused fever and skin rash, which they said affected at least 181 people.

She said suspected cases were also found in residents in two other area on the edge of northern San Salvador.

Yahoo

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Re: El Salvador - MOH: 1000+ Cases of Chikungunya Infection Confirmed

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Thousand confirmed cases of Chikungunya virus in El Salvador

Health notes that pregnant women, children and diabetics are among the most vulnerable to new virus in the country



Sunday, June 15, 2014

The Ministry of Health reported this morning that more than a thousand confirmed cases of people affected with Chikungunya virus in the country, which has enabled alerts entity. They claim that there are 17 new cases in San Vicente.

The Minister of Health, Violeta Menjivar, said the country is facing a major outbreak of the disease, which is similar to the symptoms of dengue. Indicated that 1,119 cases of people affected with the disease are recorded in Ayutuxtepeque, Mejicanos, San Ildefonso and San Salvador.

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Re: El Salvador - MOH: 1000+ Cases of Chikungunya Infection Confirmed

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June 23, 2014

117 new cases of chikungunya reported in El Salvador

San Salvador.

Salvadoran health authorities detected 117 suspected cases of chikungunya, which if confirmed, to the 1,147 people who have been affected by this virus that country would join.

The cases, which will be submitted to the respective studies were recorded in San Miguel, San Salvador, San Vicente and Usulutan.

Last week, the National Civil Protection System declared a yellow alert in seven municipalities of the Salvadoran country after the outbreak of chikungunya, whose first cases were reported in San Salvador confirmed. The suspension was ordered classes in order to slow the spread of the virus in schools.

La Prensa

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Re: El Salvador - MOH: 1,100+ Cases of Chikungunya Infection Confirmed

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CDC confirms presence of chikungunya in the country

CDC found five positive samples among the top six virus that sent Health

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States (CDC, for its acronym in English) confirmed the presence of chikungunya virus in the country. This was reported yesterday the authorities of the Ministry of Health (Health Ministry).

This portfolio 12 samples sent to CDC on June 12 next to report any suspected cases of African fever. "According to preliminary results, where the presence of chikungunya virus and the symptoms presented by patients is confirmed, the circulation of this virus in new areas of the country evidence," said Deputy Health Policy, Eduardo Espinoza.

Although authorities say they were sure 90% of the first cases reported in the county Down Resume Zapote were due to virus "chik" Espinoza said they had to wait for the response of the laboratory reference region.

"In six samples, five were positive to the virus results, which were taken in a period of less than four days after the onset of symptoms. So, without a doubt, the virus is circulating in the country and is the cause of the disease, "said Espinoza.

El Salvador.com

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Re: El Salvador - MOH: 2,300+ Cases of Chikungunya Infection Confirmed

05 de agosto, 2014

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At least 2,345 cases of chikungunya were reported in El Salvador

At least 2,345 cases of chikungunya have been reported in El Salvador since the disease appeared in the country in late May, said the Deputy Health Minister Eduardo Espinoza.

"We have 2,345 reported cases of chikungunya," said Espinoza reporters and said the vast majority of them (2,080) are for the department of San Salvador.

There are now "47 municipalities, 262 of the country that are showing cases (of chikungunya), but the most affected department is San Salvador," he said.

The official made a "call to the people to take control mosquito breeding" aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which transmit vector of chikungunya and dengue.

Salvadoran health authorities maintain a stratified alert since June 25 last to combat dengue and chikungunya.

The first cases of chikungunya were reported in El Salvador in late May in the village of El Zapote Down Resume Township, in the department of San Salvador.

La Prensa

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Re: El Salvador - 5,100+ Cases of Chikungunya Infection Reported

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August 22, 2014


"Chikunguña here to stay"

The disease has reached 82 of the 262 municipalities in the country, according to health authorities


The chikungunya fever came "to stay" in El Salvador, where cases of this disease and number at least 5,106, said today the Minister of Health of this Central American country, Violeta Menjivar.

"Chikungunya has come to stay with us, like dengue; so you have to destroy hatcheries "of mosquitoes that transmit both diseases, he said.

Vectors of dengue and chikungunya are Aedes aegypti and albopictus mosquitoes aedes.

Menjivar said eradication campaigns breeding of mosquitoes and other preventive measures against these diseases will intensify.

Salvadoran health authorities maintain a stratified alert since June 25 last to combat dengue and chikungunya.

The first cases of chikungunya were reported in El Salvador in late May in the village of El Zapote down Resume municipality in the department of San Salvador.

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Re: El Salvador - 5,100+ Cases of Chikungunya Infection Reported

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Chikungu?a virus spread throughout the country

San Salvador, San Vicente, Sonsonate and La Libertad are the most affected areas

Wednesday, August 27, 2014

The chikungu?a fever, first detected in the country in the canton Zapote Down in CV, expanded to 14 departments in just four months.

The number of people with signs of the disease is 8,030. During the last week, the Ministry of Health identified 677 new cases confirmed the minister, Violeta Menjivar.

"The chikungu?a has grown," said the official, while urged people to destroy the breeding places of mosquitoes to stop the spread of this disease and dengue.

Between 17 and 23 August, the Health Ministry reported 30 new municipalities affected by chikungu?a, including San Francisco Men?ndez, Tacuba and Turin, in the department of Abroad; Izalco and Santa Isabel Ishuat?n Sonsonate; Chiltiup?n Comasagua, New and Tepecoyo Cuscatlan, La Libertad; and Rosario de Mora, in San Salvador.

The Health Ministry has detected this virus circulates in 115 municipalities, Menjivar said.

El Salvador.com

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Re: El Salvador - 11,000+ Cases of Chikungunya Infection Reported

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El Salvador reported chikungunya and dengue epidemic

San Salvador. Notimex. | September 9, 2014


Health authorities confirmed that El Salvador is an epidemic of dengue and chikungunya virus, after an increase in cases in the last week.

"We are both epidemic in both dengue and chikungunya," admitted the Deputy Health Minister Eduardo Espinoza.

Speaking to the local press, Espinoza said the national alert system decreed for the two diseases and conduct a fourth season of fumigation, elimination of mosquitoes and advice for citizens.

He explained that to date, the country has 11,219 confirmed dengue cases against the 6,393 in the same period of 2013, representing an increase of four thousand 926, although they have only two people died.

Similarly, 34,593 suspected cases of dengue, as opposed to 16,304 over the past year, which means an increase of 89.96 per cent was recorded.

With respect to chikungunya virus that appeared in May this year in El Salvador, Espinoza said that to date 11,364 cases are reported.

"The last two weeks had an average of two thousand cases of chikungunya (y) San Salvador where 80 percent of cases," explained the deputy minister.

La Gente

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Re: El Salvador - 16,000+ Cases of Chikungunya Infection Reported

El Salvador accumulates 16,000 cases of chikungunya

SAN SALVADOR

El Salvador accumulates 16,000 cases of chikungunya fever, so the Health Ministry said Monday that it will intensify the combat mosquito, an official said.

"Of the 16,000 cases of chikungunya 11,000 are in the department of San Salvador (the capital)," Health Minister acknowledged, Violeta Menjivar, told reporters.

The country, as Menjivar, remains "stratified national alert" was declared last June both dengue as chikungunya and to curb the number of cases he said that "what we do we will do is intensify actions," which include eliminate mosquito breeding sites and spraying campaigns develop.

"The call is for us to unite institutions, municipalities and the Ministry of Education with the schools," said the minister.

La Prensa

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Re: El Salvador - 16,000+ Cases of Chikungunya Infection Reported

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Totaling 22,000 cases of chikungunya nationwide

Health officials confirmed that chikungunya fever is unstoppable at home. 21 municipalities joined the alert. In the case of dengue, "not a single municipality in the country" in which there are no cases.

Cases of chikungunya in El Salvador now totaling 22,000, while 12,000 are dengue, which has led to health authorities and the Directorate of Civil Protection to raise the alert to orange (the previous level to red, which is highest) in a total of 27 municipalities all over the country.
According to health officials, in these places there is a higher rate of mosquito breeding sites, which have increased actions against these diseases.

The surveillance system of the Ministry of Health reports a total of four people died from dengue, 12,000 confirmed cases and more than 39,000 suspects; in the case of chickungunya fever, the total is 22,000 cases across the country, until the last week.

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