Bolivia reports 14 Zika virus cases

[Gert van der Hoek]

Imported from Brazil
SEDES confirmed the first case of Zika in Bolivia

A 58 year old woman contracted the virus in the Brazilian state of Matto Grosso.

Wednesday, January 6, 2016

The Departmental Health Service (SEDES) of Santa Cruz confirmed Wednesday the first positive case of Zika virus, a milder variant of dengue, which however is potentially dangerous in pregnant women because of the risk that the baby will suffer microcephaly. This is a woman of 58 years who spent several days in the Brazilian city of Cuiaba. Therefore it is an imported case.

SEDES director Joaquin Monasterio said that already made the respective lock focus on the family and the neighborhood to prevent contagion. It has also eliminated larvae and breeding of Aedes aegypti mosquito, which transmits the disease. "Santa Cruz was presented with this common symptom is headache, fever, joint pain and blotchy skin. He auditioned in CENETROP and tested positive "to it It gathered the responsible Headquarters.

Monasterio expressed concern because the rainy season are ripe for that proliferate the mosquito therefore called on the population to take all preventive measures such as eliminating mosquito breeding grounds, preventing bites by using repellent on your skin, placing bed nets .

[Gert van der Hoek]

Thursday, January 14, 2016

Bolivia issues alert with Paraguay border: there are now 3 cases of zika

In the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz, on the border with Paraguay, declared an orange alert after confirmed two new cases of Zika, totaling three that region of the neighboring country, which has already started a campaign against the mosquito vector, Aedes aegypti.

This Thursday the Departmental Health Service (SEDES) of Bolivia, detected the case of a person 55 years and over 26, who were diagnosed with zika and were in Brazil. According to Joaquin Monasterio, director of SITES The declaration of alert is to prevent indigenous cases of dengue and zika because so far, the three people who were diagnosed, were in Brazil.

[Gert van der Hoek]

01/15/2016

First indigenous case of Zika virus in Santa Cruz

The Headquarters has declared an orange alert for the outbreak of this disease. Prevention campaigns are intensified in the city.

A woman aged 32 and a native of Portachuelo is the fourth positive case of Zika virus confirmed by the Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP). The difference in relation to other carriers is important is that the new case is a person who did not leave the country, so it acquired the Santa Cruz .

The head of epidemiology CENETROP, Roberto Torrez, told the media that you are doing a job of blocking disease proceeding with the fumigation at home and the neighborhood where the patient lives.

Prevention campaign
As part of the prevention campaign against zika this Friday we proceeded to distribute information material to the neighbors to know about the risks and how to prevent outbreaks of this virus . The task was carried out by city officials.
As part of the work, it has also proceeded to fumigate educational establishments in the city and the buses that reach the Bimodal terminal.
In a statement made on Thursday, the venues declared an orange alert for the presence of Zika virus and taking into account that we are in the rainy season, ideal climate for profileraci?n Aedes aegypti mosquito vector of the disease.

[Gert van der Hoek]

Health confirmed the first native case of zika

January 19, 2016

A 32 year old woman with zika, the municipality of Santa Cruz Portachuelo, becomes the first indigenous case of the virus in Bolivia, the four laboratory confirmed.

Departmental Health Service (Headquarters) of Santa Cruz, Beni and Pando declared a health alert. "A commission made up of experts from the Ministry of Health and the Santa Cruz Offices established with the data that gave the patient, who in recent months it did not make any trip to another region and less abroad, and that the virus acquired it in the territory, so it is the first indigenous case of zika "reported yesterday National Chief Epidemiologist, Rodolfo Rocabado.


The authority specified that by becoming the first native case another sample to the National Institute of Health Laboratories (Inlasa) was sent to reconfirm the report issued by the National Center for Tropical Diseases (CENETROP). In Santa Cruz, the director of Epidemiology, Roberto Torrez said the woman was taken from Portachuelo to a hospital in the eastern capital and is now out of danger. Doctors are monitoring her condition.

"It is the first indigenous case of zika. The lady is asymptomatic, fever only lasted one day and as is eight months pregnant, doctors at the Percy Boland make rigorous monitoring to see the baby's condition, "he said. He clarified that the risk to the baby occurs in the first three months of pregnancy. Zika virus can cause microcephaly in the new being. "We believe that is not the case because she is pregnant eight months."

The Ministry of Health and the Santa Cruz Headquarters reported on January 6 on the presence of the virus in the territory after a patient who arrived from Brazil detected. On January 13, three other cases, two imported living in the eastern capital and another suspected of being native, which was confirmed at the weekend were reported.

The national chief of Epidemiology said that to implement concrete actions against virus-carrying mosquito, Aedes aegypti, the governors of Santa Cruz, Beni and Pando declarations issued health alert, with the goal of eliminating insect breeding sites.

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Source: http://www.who.int/csr/don/20-januar...ka-bolivia/en/
Zika virus infection ? Bolivia

Disease Outbreak News
20 January 2016

On 16 January 2016, Ministry of Health of Bolivia, through its National IHR Focal Points (NFP), notified PAHO/WHO of the first laboratory-confirmed cases of locally-acquired Zika virus infection in the country. The case is a 32-year-old pregnant woman from Portachuelo, Santa Cruz Department, with onset of symptoms on 8 January. She has no recent history of travel.
On 12 January, samples of the patient were sent to the National Center for Tropical Diseases for testing. On 14 January, the case was confirmed by polymerase-chain reaction (PCR) (viral genome detection).
Public health response

Health authorities in Bolivia are taking the following measures:

• intensifying surveillance activities,
• implementing vector control measures,
• educating the public about the risks associated with Zika virus and encouraging them to take every precaution against mosquito bites.

WHO advice

The proximity of mosquito vector breeding sites to human habitation is a significant risk factor for Zika virus infection. Prevention and control relies on reducing the breeding of mosquitoes through source reduction (removal and modification of breeding sites) and reducing contact between mosquitoes and people. This can be achieved by reducing the number of natural and artificial water-filled habitats that support mosquito larvae, reducing the adult mosquito populations around at-risk communities and by using barriers such as insect screens, closed doors and windows, long clothing and repellents. Since the Aedes mosquitoes (the primary vector for transmission) are day-biting mosquitoes, it is recommended that those who sleep during the daytime, particularly young children, the sick or elderly, should rest under mosquito nets (bed nets), treated with or without insecticide to provide protection.
During outbreaks, space spraying of insecticides may be carried out following the technical orientation provided by WHO to kill flying mosquitoes. Suitable insecticides (recommended by the WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme) may also be used as larvicides to treat relatively large water containers, when this is technically indicated.
Basic precautions for protection from mosquito bites should be taken by people traveling to high risk areas, especially pregnant women. These include use of repellents, wearing light colored, long sleeved shirts and pants and ensuring rooms are fitted with screens to prevent mosquitoes from entering.
WHO does not recommend any travel or trade restriction to Bolivia based on the current information available.

[Gert van der Hoek]

A minor is the second indigenous case of zika

By La Prensa and Agencies - Agency - 02/06/2016

Health Minister, Ariana Campero, yesterday confirmed registration ot the sixth zika case in the country, a child less than five years living in Santa Cruz and was bitten by the mosquito Aedes aegypti in Bolivia.


Campero said that with this, add two native zika cases, and therefore authorities Cruce?o health initiated a lock focus on the place where the person was infected by the virus, in this case in Pira? Avenue, located between the second and third ring.


The director of the Departmental Service (Headquarters) of Santa Cruz, Joaquin Monasterio, reported that the child has the same symptoms as the other four people who have the Zika virus in the country, but is stable and out of danger.

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8 cases of zika: declare emergency in Santa Cruz

By Abi - Agency - 17/02/2016


Santa Cruz |

The Mayor of Santa Cruz said yesterday the municipality in emergency due to the increase in cases of chikungunya, dengue zika and transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. The announcement was made the same day the Ministry of Health confirmed eight cases of Zika in Bolivia, all in the Santa Cruz department.

Secretary of Human Development Department, Fernando Mustafa confirmed that the City Council declared an emergency to coordinate joint action against the epidemic.

The municipal official said the possibility of asking for more money to strengthen education campaign and cleaning is analyzed.

Health Minister, Ariana Campero, currently there are eight confirmed cases of zika: Four imported and four locals. In addition, two are pregnant women.

"It has been confirmed in the last hours the last positive case which would be eight cases," said the Minister.

Campero said further that the four indigenous cases, three were registered in the town of Portachuelo and the remaining in the capital city.

In the case of two pregnant, the minister said that one of them is in the second month of gestation and one in the sixth.

"We are making in each of the places of housing-positive patients by blocking the respective zika focus to activate the search for symptomatic cases of the virus," he said

He recommended that people not self-diagnose or self-medicate and go to the nearest health center if you have any suspicious symptoms. According to official data, Bolivia is among the 24 countries with cases of Zika.

For its part, the director of the Departmental Health Service (Headquarters), Joaquin Monasterio, confirmed that registered the eighth case zika since its inception last December.

"This is a boy of 15 who are already receiving medical treatment; It would be the fifth indigenous case besides the three imported, "he said.

Monasterio asked for mayor of Santa Cruz to punish the owners of hundreds of vacant lots that do not clean their land and universities criticized for not making adequate control of their spaces.

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Health authorities confirmed eleven cases of zika in Bolivia

Published February 29, 2016EFE

LA PAZ - The health authorities of the Bolivian department of Santa Cruz (east) confirmed today that there are now eleven cases zika registered in the country, after he was diagnosed with the virus to a pregnant 32 year old woman and a baby one month of life.

The director of Epidemiology Department of Health Services Santa Cruz (SEATS), Roberto Torres, told Efe that was diagnosed with the virus Zika to a 32-year-old pregnant five months in the city of Santa Cruz and a child a month in the town of Portachuelo.

With them are now eleven diagnoses of the disease registered in the country, two imported from Brazil in 2015 nine indigenous which contracted the virus in Bolivian territory in 2016.

Among them, there are three pregnant women receiving gynecological follow-up, Torres said.

The doctor reported that all indigenous cases have occurred in the city of Santa Cruz (four) and the municipality of Portachuelo (five), a territory of just over 16,000 inhabitants located in the same department.

In Portachuelo the epidemic is "in control," said Torres.

The epidemiologist also clarified that the child diagnosed no danger, because even though infants themselves are a risk group for chikungunya and dengue, which is also transmitted by Aedes aegypti mosquito, have the same vulnerability other age groups for zika.

Torres explained that his department is involved in campaigns and inter-community collaboration to eradicate mosquito breeding sites and remove the transmitter vector of the disease.

He also stressed prevention work in the country, because after more than two months since the first reported case, the virus "is not explosive as other sides."

Torres attributed the containment of the disease to the campaigns of previous years to eliminate mosquito breeding, a work that was "intensive" last year to prevent chikungunya.

It also stated that there has been no case of Guillaun-Barr? syndrome, an autoimmune disease that affects the nervous system and has been associated with zika in other countries.
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According to the director of the Department of Health Services
It increases to 12 total cases of zika in Bolivia

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+ The Bolivian authorities Sunday reported the detection of another case of zika in the eastern department of Santa Cruz, which is 12 the total number of patients registered in this country.

According to the director of the Department of Health Services, Joaqu?n Monasterios, it is a 14-year-old who lives in the city of the same name.

The official reported that in the neighborhood where he lives the young man made an epidemiological fence to prevent the spread of the virus to other areas.

He also stated that of the total of infected people, seven belong to the municipality of Santa Cruz de la Sierra and five on the town of Portachuelo, located about 70 kilometers of the territory.

Moreover, he announced that the cleanup and elimination of mosquito breeding Aedes, actions in which more than a thousand citizens, including doctors, technicians and support staff will increase.

Recently, the head of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health, Rodolfo Rocabado, reported that Bolivia intensified prevention campaign and measures against the spread of that disease in the most vulnerable regions.

We continue with the fumigation and elimination of breeding sites. In addition, mobilize the population and have the support of the armed forces, local authorities and medical brigades, he said.

Among the measures implemented so far also he mentioned the distribution of biolarvicides and conducting studies to determine the presence of mosquitoes in other departments of this nation.
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Red alert in Bolivian city because of zika


HEALTH | March 12, 2016

Health officials in the department of Santa Cruz, eastern Bolivia, declared Saturday a red alert for 14 positive cases of Zika and a high rate of larval infestation. "We are concerned that about 10 cases are indigenous and the remaining four are infected in Brazil , "he said Joaquin Monasterio, director of the Departmental Health Service of Santa Cruz. he also asked the people of Santa Cruz clean their houses to eliminate the Aedes aegypti mosquito that transmits zika, dengue and chikungunya.

"These diseases can be controlled if we reduce the proliferation of mosquitoes , " he said. The department of Santa Cruz recorded in the last six months some 341 cases of dengue, 491 of chikungunya and 14 Zika.Monastery warned that increased to 10 percent the index larval infestation, when permitted is five percent by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). the World Health Organization (wHO) recently declared a global health emergency following the zika, which has spread in Latin . America, particularly in Brazil, with more than one million cases"Faced with the arrival of zika to Bolivia, most important to control this mosquito is environmental sanitation Prevent standing water in houses;. avoid open reservoirs which is where mosquitoes breed , "he recommended the regional in Bolivia wHO. the symptoms of zika are similar to those of both diseases, including high fever, muscle and joint pain, skin rash, conjunctivitis, vomiting, diarrhea or abdominal pain.