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300 people in surveillance after Hurricane
The Secretary of Health in Coahuila said all people with headache, fever over 38 degrees, malaise, joint pain, are put on surveillance, they may also be indicative of dengue, of problems such as pharyngitis, intestinal infection , among other diseases.
Fri, 23/07/2010 - 8:09
No vaccination has stopped the victims. Photo: Milenio.com Saltillo, Coahuila .- After flooding caused by Hurricane Alex ", a total of 300 people have been placed on disease surveillance to rule resulting from this cause and dengue, said Raymundo Verduzco Rosana.
The Secretary of Health in Coahuila said all people with headache, fever over 38 degrees, malaise, joint pain, are put on surveillance, they may also be indicative of dengue, of problems such as pharyngitis, intestinal infection , among other diseases.
There is a risk, he said, that some people can become sick with dengue, the proliferation of mosquitoes especially in the Central, and North Coal.
He reported that the Health Department applied in these areas, programs descacharrizaci?n and spraying to reduce the risks of dengue, but it is necessary for people to join risk eliminating sources where mosquitoes can proliferate.
He said that in Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas are increased cases of dengue fever and hemorrhagic fever.
"So far we spraying indoors, outdoors, using Abbe either liquid or powder, chlorine tablets, placing lime, we have two whitewashed, one we have in the municipality of San Juan de Sabinas, another in Sabinas, we're delivering the vaccine to H1N1 influenza, tetanus, hepatitis A, hepatitis B ".
The Secretary of Health reported that during the contingency been applied 51,346 vaccines for various diseases.
In addition, he said, is a constant care sectors of the affected population.
"Above all, the concern is that we will not have any disease outbreak, these sorts of contingencies are respiratory, gastrointestinal, later, at this stage we have conjunctivitis, skin problems.
"So far in all municipalities where there were contingency we had no outbreak, no problem, we aimed at medical and psychological care, epidemiological, to address these outbreaks and are in the lab doing water monitoring well."
Rosan Verduzco added that during the floods, the water swept through the current vaccination records and perform the replacement of those documents.
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