Source: http://www.latribuna.hn/2019/02/15/a...ivel-nacional/
Alarma por 410 casos de dengue a nivel nacional
15 Feb, 2019 - 4:00 am
Google translation:
Alarm for 410 cases of dengue at the national level
Feb 15, 2019 - 4:00 a.m.
A total of 410 cases of dengue are registered nationwide, of which 185 are serious, so the authorities of the Ministry of Health alerted the population to destroy the mosquito breeding sites of the disease.
The authorities indicated that the increase in dengue cases in the northern part of the country is worrisome.
Hospitals and health centers have extended the attention to patients who massively arrive with suspected dengue in the department of Cort?s.
The sanitary authorities asked the families to redouble the prevention measures, to avoid the nurseries of the mosquito net.
The epidemiologist at the Mario Catarino Rivas hospital in San Pedro Sula, Luisa Pineda, said that the weakness of the health care system in the area of epidemic prevention has once again become clear.
According to Pineda, the highest reports of dengue are in Villanueva and San Pedro Sula.
One of the problems that increase cases of dengue is that people do not apply preventive measures, such as cleaning their homes and plots, destroying mosquito breeding sites and washing batteries, Pineda said.
He added that another factor that has contributed to increase the cases of this disease has been climate change, since there are still rains in the northern part of the country, which causes mosquito breeding sites.
According to recent studies, the vector that transmits tropical diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya, has adapted to climate change and global warming...
Alarma por 410 casos de dengue a nivel nacional
15 Feb, 2019 - 4:00 am
Google translation:
Alarm for 410 cases of dengue at the national level
Feb 15, 2019 - 4:00 a.m.
A total of 410 cases of dengue are registered nationwide, of which 185 are serious, so the authorities of the Ministry of Health alerted the population to destroy the mosquito breeding sites of the disease.
The authorities indicated that the increase in dengue cases in the northern part of the country is worrisome.
Hospitals and health centers have extended the attention to patients who massively arrive with suspected dengue in the department of Cort?s.
The sanitary authorities asked the families to redouble the prevention measures, to avoid the nurseries of the mosquito net.
The epidemiologist at the Mario Catarino Rivas hospital in San Pedro Sula, Luisa Pineda, said that the weakness of the health care system in the area of epidemic prevention has once again become clear.
According to Pineda, the highest reports of dengue are in Villanueva and San Pedro Sula.
One of the problems that increase cases of dengue is that people do not apply preventive measures, such as cleaning their homes and plots, destroying mosquito breeding sites and washing batteries, Pineda said.
He added that another factor that has contributed to increase the cases of this disease has been climate change, since there are still rains in the northern part of the country, which causes mosquito breeding sites.
According to recent studies, the vector that transmits tropical diseases such as dengue, zika and chikungunya, has adapted to climate change and global warming...
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