Re: Paraguay: Dengue 2012, 70 fatalities
BOLETIN EPIDEMIOLOGICO
N? 48 - Semana Epidemiol?gica 49 ? A?o 2012
DENGUE. epidemiological Situation
In the last three weeks epidemiological (47, 48 and 49) entered into the system notifications are 1495, since EW 47 through 49 (01/enero to 08/dic.), 493 cases were confirmed, 882 suspected and 120 were discarded cases. No deaths were reported during this period.
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TOTAL COUNTRY
Notifications cumulative dengue are entered into the system 35,864 across the country, from SE 01 to 49 (01/January to 08/December.); Were 30,143 confirmed cases represented an incidence rate of 451 per hundred thousand population. Se confirmed 70 deaths from dengue fatality rate being 0.24%.
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In 2012 we identified the circulation of serotypes DEN-2 and DEN-4, the latter only in Asuncion and Central to EW 13. According to the results of the national reference laboratory, DEN-2 persists as predominant circulating serotype. Recent isolates obtained between October and December, DEN-2 identified in Asuncion, Central and Cordillera.
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BOLETIN EPIDEMIOLOGICO
N? 48 - Semana Epidemiol?gica 49 ? A?o 2012
DENGUE. epidemiological Situation
In the last three weeks epidemiological (47, 48 and 49) entered into the system notifications are 1495, since EW 47 through 49 (01/enero to 08/dic.), 493 cases were confirmed, 882 suspected and 120 were discarded cases. No deaths were reported during this period.
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TOTAL COUNTRY
Notifications cumulative dengue are entered into the system 35,864 across the country, from SE 01 to 49 (01/January to 08/December.); Were 30,143 confirmed cases represented an incidence rate of 451 per hundred thousand population. Se confirmed 70 deaths from dengue fatality rate being 0.24%.
Map 3
In 2012 we identified the circulation of serotypes DEN-2 and DEN-4, the latter only in Asuncion and Central to EW 13. According to the results of the national reference laboratory, DEN-2 persists as predominant circulating serotype. Recent isolates obtained between October and December, DEN-2 identified in Asuncion, Central and Cordillera.
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