Nicaragua - More than 1,500 cases of Chikungunya reported

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Nicaragua Confirms First Chikungunya Virus Cases

MANAGUA, Nicaragua ? Jul 9, 2014, 10:07 PM ET

The Nicaraguan government has confirmed the country's first two cases of people infected with a mosquito-borne virus that has spread quickly through the Caribbean region this year.

Government spokeswoman Rosario Murrillo said Wednesday a woman and her 4 year-old daughter contracted the chikungunya virus in the Dominican Republic where they spent three months. Murillo says the 24-year-old woman and her daughter are hospitalized and in good health.

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08/22/2014

New case of chikungunya

They are five confirmed


Nicaragua confirmed a new case of chikungunya virus infection adding five patients to date, the last three in this week in patients hospitalized in stable health condition, an official said.

The new patient was positive to have contracted the virus in a country in Central America, on Thursday, the official spokesman Rosario Murillo.

He said the woman was in "stable" health situation in a hospital in Managua and had attended a meeting in a country in the region where they represent contracted the disease.

To date, five cases of chikungunya have been reported among three foreigners and two Nicaraguans, according to the official version.

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August 25, 2014 | 12:40:35

Managua | EFE

Two new cases of chikungunya

By elnuevodiario.com.ni |

Nicaragua registers two new cases of chikungunya, announced this afternoon the government spokeswoman Rosario Murillo, who said he was out of danger.

The two new cases are a woman, 46, who recently returned from a country area and the other an older man, a foreigner of 73 years, who are treated at a hospital that was not specified.

These new cases bring to seven the number of positive cases of chikungunya.

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Reported another case of Chikungunya virus and there are eight

Managua. Radio La Primer?sima. | August 27, 2014


Nicaraguan authorities reported Wednesday the existence of a new case of chikungunya virus, which amounted to eight victims of this disease.

Speaking on Channel 4 TV, the coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council, Rosario Murillo, reported that Nicaragua is a 32 year old who works and lives in another Central American nation, was diagnosed with the condition.

Rosario said his general condition is good and is being served by the health system.

Nicaragua reported in early August, the detection of the first two cases of the virus in two citizen from Honduras.

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Source: http://www.noticiassin.com/2014/09/s...-en-nicaragua/

Sube a 10 la cifra de casos confirmados de chikungunya en Nicaragua
Por Agencia EFE01/09/20140

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Up to 10 the number of confirmed cases of chikungunya in Nicaragua
By Agency EFE01 / 09/20140

MANAGUA, Nicaragua .- Nicaragua health officials confirmed Tuesday a new case of chikungunya fever in the country, all imported, which total 10 and diagnosed with the disease since last July.

"We report positive cases of chikungunya. We've been ten, "said the first lady and government spokesman Rosario Murillo, official media.

She explained that the new case is a foreigner, whose nationality was not specified and lives "for years in Nicaragua and travel frequently in the region" Central.

"He gave his positive laboratory sample, but thank God is good overall," he added.

With the new report, you get to ten cases of chikungunya in the country, apparently all 'imported'.

The first cases were reported in the country on 9 July, when the government reported that a Honduran wife and daughter, who had been in Dominican Republic, Nicaragua diagnosed in chikungunya, a mosquito-borne disease "aedes aegypti "which also transmits dengue.

Nicaragua's health authorities have intensified a campaign against chikungunya virus and dengue propagator spraying mosquito breeding potential of these diseases.

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Managua, September 17, 2014

Nicaragua reports new case of chikungunya

Nicaragua reported a new case of chikungunya, bringing to 16 the total number of diagnosed with the virus in the country since July, according to a Ministry of Health (MoH) released today by the Sandinista government.

"The Ministry of Health reports an event over chikungunya. Are 16 cases which we have already , "said the first lady and government spokesman Rosario Murillo, a government media.

The official said that the new case is a woman of 23, who came from "another country in the region" to Nicaragua, which did not specify.

La Prensa

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GOVERNMENT OF NICARAGUA IN VIRUS ALERT CHIKUNGUNYA

The detection of two new cases of chikungunya warns that the disease begins to take root in Nicaragua, then, according to the Ministry of Health, MoH, it's people who acquired the disease in national soil.

'Now these are not cases of siblings who have been out of the country, are cases of siblings with relatives who traveled abroad in the area of the region, "said the coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Minister, Rosario Murillo, yesterday at noon through official means.

These new patients with chikungunya virus-which is transmitted through bites mosquitos-- swell the list to 22 positive diagnoses. The first 20 were classified as 'imported', ie that the disease was contracted abroad.

Most cases are reported by patients who entered Nicaragua from Central America and the Caribbean, where the virus has infected thousands.

According to official information, the two cases-which would be the first 'native' - are women and presented on the same day, but the place where they were not detected said.

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Two cases of Chikungunya in one day

The first indigenous cases of the virus in the country appear. In total we recorded 22

Health officials detected two new cases of Chikungunya virus in the country, and for the first time are autochthonous, ie developed in the country, said Rosario Murillo, coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council through official media.

So far 9,537 confirmed cases reported in Latin America, told AFP Marcos Espinal, expert from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).

"This is a disease that, despite having a very low mortality rate, will enter a process endemic in the region, definitely," said Espinal, who serves as director of the Department of Communicable Diseases PAHO.

He also expressed that the two cases reported are relatively young women who are either due to low attendance.

"Yesterday was the first time we had two cases in a single day, but good (...) the search for febrile patients, the tests on time, we can say that detect and serve before they become serious," Murillo said.

He also called for increased efforts to prevent the disease, and so far there are 22 confirmed cases.

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Ministry of Health detected a new case of Chikungunya in Nicaragua

Nicaragua YA National October 7, 2014

The companion Rosario Murillo announced that the Ministry of Health reported the case of a sister, a woman of 34 years, chikungunya.

Chicungunya He explained that this woman is hospitalized in good condition and stable, and that it would be 31 recorded cases of this disease in our country.

La Nueva Radio YA

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oct 9 2014

EUROPEAN TOURIST AND DIAGNOSED WITH DENGUE IN NICARAGUA CHIKUNGUNYA

Nicaragua authorities said Wednesday that a European tourist was diagnosed with dengue and chikungunya. The announcement was made by the government spokesman Rosario Murillo Zambrana during a telephone call to the official media.

Murillo did not detail the national tourist or other details about the patient; however, stated that the Ministry of Health are very aware of this case.

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20 new cases of Chikungunya reported after the weekend and the total reaches 71

Chikungunya NICARAGUA | October 27, 2014

Managua, Oct 27 (EFE) .- The Government of Nicaragua today reported 20 new cases of Chikungunya, bringing the total number rose to 71 in the country, according to official records.

"Not such good news that we are already 20 positive for Chikungunya cases are added to those we already had, we took 71 in total," said the first lady and coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council, Rosario Murillo, through media Government.

The twenty new cases were discovered in Managua, Murillo, who did not elaborate on what part of town cases were detected and how the infections occurred.

Diario Las Américas

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October 30, 2014

Chikungunya cases reaches 100 in Nicaragua

New cases in Managua, Masaya and Carazo

The Nicaragua Ministry of Health (MoH) in their latest reports, reported 19 cases of chikungunya on national soil. Of these 17 are in Managua, Masaya and one other was in Carazo.

The total that now exists in the country is 100 confirmed cases, according to the latest report from the MoH, which will now be doing more constant spraying, the abatizaci?n and meet those who have symptoms.

La Jornada

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Source: http://www.elnuevodiario.com.ni/naci...de-chikungunya

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Nicaragua sum 131 cases of chikungunya

The new cases were reported in Managua, Masaya, Matagalpa and Chinandega
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Nicaragua sum 131 cases of chikungunya
Reported 23 new cases of chikungunya. FILE / END


23 positive cases of chikungunya reported Friday the Government of Nicaragua, bringing to 131 reported cases in the country.

As reported this afternoon Coordinator Communication and Citizenship Council, Rosario Murillo, of the 23 new cases, 17 were reported in Managua, Masaya four, one in Matagalpa and Chinandega otherwise.

Patients who tested positive for the virus are "in good general health," said the first lady.

From Monday, the Health Ministry strengthened health measures where new cases are reported to prevent the spread of the virus.

Chikungunya is transmitted by the same dengue mosquito Aedes aegypti, and cause similar symptoms: high fever (40 ? C), headache, muscles, and especially, of joints and general prostration and sometimes discomfort, skin rash.

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11 05 2014

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18 cases of chikungunya in one day reported

In the country the numbers of reported cases of chikungunya are increasing. In recent days the spread of the virus has spread like wildfire, because in one day 18 new positive cases were reported, totaling 225 confirmed cases in the country, according to Rosario Murillo, coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council.

Until 31 October 131 people were registered in Nicaragua with this condition and in the first four days of this month the amount rose over 200 sick patients.

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Nicaragua Reports 582 Cases of Chikungunya Virus
By Rico on 12 November 2014
"We can not underestimate the chikungunya": Rosario Murillo

TODAY NICRAGUA NEWS ? The number of Chikungunya virus cases in Nicaragua reached the 582, after other 46 persons were diagnosed with the disease, said Rosario Murillo, coordinator of the Communication and Citizenship Council...

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Nicaragua | Chikungunya cases is rising to 947 in the country

Monday 17 November 2014 |

The number of cases of Chikungunya rose to 947 in Nicaragua, after last weekend 112 patients were diagnosed with the virus, said the Ministry of Health (MoH).

MoH specialists and volunteers of the Government visited 40,000 homes over the weekend, which allowed "to reach these 947 cases," said the director of Epidemiology MoH, Carlos Sáenz, by means of the Government.

The doctor called to the Chikungunya as "explosive" virus, because "if it home immediately spread about 3 people."

Nicaragua reflected few cases of Chikungunya since the virus entered the country last July through October 51 patients, according to official data.

However, the MoH has detected 896 cases of Chikungunya since 25 October.

A massive campaign to eliminate mosquito breeding was developed by the Mayor of Managua weekend.

El Mundo