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Swine influenza and dengue hemorrhagic suffocate "the healthcare system
National October 12, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA .- The increase in dengue hemorrhagic fever and epidemic of influenza A (H1N1) filled the responsiveness of the public health system, since the cases of these diseases are inexorably.
Dengue is advancing by the lack of responsiveness of the health system.
Again, the emergency rooms of hospitals are crammed of children with dengue hemorrhagic fever during the weekend. At least 30 were admitted to the Mother and Child.
Between August and September of this disease hospital care increased in the last hours and authorities reported 32 new cases and the deaths of two children in emergency rooms.
A 63 year old villager and a boy of 9 years are the new victims of the mosquito carrier of the deadly disease that is winning the battle for health authorities and the population.
The hemorrhagic dengue epidemiological record indicates that there have been six confirmed cases with 132 deaths, as well as classic cases of 7.658 and hundreds of tests that are still under analysis.
The infectious diseases specialist at the Hospital School, Tito Allen, reported that every week more than 50 hospitalized children with dengue hemorrhagic fever and some adults who come from the Central District and its environs.
"We meet huge needs for the high growth of people with dengue hemorrhagic who come to this hospital and the problem is that there are no inputs such as the Abbe number, which was purchased in countries like Mexico, Brazil and the United States," said Alvarado.
The official explained that these countries have temporarily suspended due to such cooperation by the political crisis facing the country, however, "that's part of the problem and the other is the lack of personnel to combat the mosquito transmitter of this deadly disease.
"We're going to keep dying people because we have the answer for controlling the growth of vector, there are few staff for field work and those affected people arrive so late to the public health services," said Alvarado.
The Chief Epidemiologist of the Metropolitan Region of Health, Nora Rodriguez, said that dengue is taking hold in the capital and that health personnel could not maintain the fight against the vector product of the slacks caused by the political crisis the country.
"We believe the disease is increasing widely throughout the country, because jobs have not been running smoothly and in this case, it's up to people to make their own arrangements with the elimination of breeding places," Rodriguez claimed.
Influenza A (H1N1) is also causing havoc to the population.
Influenza A (H1N1) is also causing havoc to the population.
In addition to being made a feeble campaign against dengue, also are reporting only between 45 and 50 percent of patients affected by this evil, for the same health staff performs various field activities and not keep up.
For its part, the head of the Epidemiological Surveillance of the Ministry of Health, Marco Pinel, stated that because of the political conflict that besets Honduras, all programs have suffered delays in its activities. Also, many hospitals have been closed and lost information of reportable diseases.
"Every day we have more health units are closing and therefore have less information about the disease, with regard to dengue, there is a sub-registry because we have no information flow of what is the behavior of this disease," said Pinel.
"We must assume that we have a serious problem of dengue to remain vigilant and control activities at Community level will continue to respond intensively," he said.
"We're going to keep dying people because we have the answer for controlling the growth of vector, there are few staff for field work and those affected people arrive so late to the public health services," he lamented.
SWINE FLU
The epidemic of influenza A (H1N1) that has already caused 16 deaths and nearly 600 infections in the country, is struggling to health authorities because they do not have enough staff to meet this condition.
Recently confirmed 13 new affected, as was learned that personnel performing these prevention measures lacks logistical, material and budget further attentions to the epidemic of hemorrhagic dengue is occupying the space of sanitary control.
The director general of Health, Manuel Antonio Pe?a Garcia said research is still in the death of another person so that deaths from influenza A (H1N1) could approach 20 this week, because every time they continue to receive samples patients who died from such causes.
The latest fatality in the swine flu was a 26 years in a state of pregnancy, as announced by the head of the Chamber's Hospital School, Humberto Elvir, while it is confirmed a new death in the medical center.
Patients with symptoms of the virus have increased and in the triage tent hospital complex or filter the capital's daily treats between 20 and 25 cases.
Two pregnant Honduran remain on the brink of death after becoming infected with influenza A virus H1N1.
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Swine influenza and dengue hemorrhagic suffocate "the healthcare system
National October 12, 2009
TEGUCIGALPA .- The increase in dengue hemorrhagic fever and epidemic of influenza A (H1N1) filled the responsiveness of the public health system, since the cases of these diseases are inexorably.
Dengue is advancing by the lack of responsiveness of the health system.
Again, the emergency rooms of hospitals are crammed of children with dengue hemorrhagic fever during the weekend. At least 30 were admitted to the Mother and Child.
Between August and September of this disease hospital care increased in the last hours and authorities reported 32 new cases and the deaths of two children in emergency rooms.
A 63 year old villager and a boy of 9 years are the new victims of the mosquito carrier of the deadly disease that is winning the battle for health authorities and the population.
The hemorrhagic dengue epidemiological record indicates that there have been six confirmed cases with 132 deaths, as well as classic cases of 7.658 and hundreds of tests that are still under analysis.
The infectious diseases specialist at the Hospital School, Tito Allen, reported that every week more than 50 hospitalized children with dengue hemorrhagic fever and some adults who come from the Central District and its environs.
"We meet huge needs for the high growth of people with dengue hemorrhagic who come to this hospital and the problem is that there are no inputs such as the Abbe number, which was purchased in countries like Mexico, Brazil and the United States," said Alvarado.
The official explained that these countries have temporarily suspended due to such cooperation by the political crisis facing the country, however, "that's part of the problem and the other is the lack of personnel to combat the mosquito transmitter of this deadly disease.
"We're going to keep dying people because we have the answer for controlling the growth of vector, there are few staff for field work and those affected people arrive so late to the public health services," said Alvarado.
The Chief Epidemiologist of the Metropolitan Region of Health, Nora Rodriguez, said that dengue is taking hold in the capital and that health personnel could not maintain the fight against the vector product of the slacks caused by the political crisis the country.
"We believe the disease is increasing widely throughout the country, because jobs have not been running smoothly and in this case, it's up to people to make their own arrangements with the elimination of breeding places," Rodriguez claimed.
Influenza A (H1N1) is also causing havoc to the population.
Influenza A (H1N1) is also causing havoc to the population.
In addition to being made a feeble campaign against dengue, also are reporting only between 45 and 50 percent of patients affected by this evil, for the same health staff performs various field activities and not keep up.
For its part, the head of the Epidemiological Surveillance of the Ministry of Health, Marco Pinel, stated that because of the political conflict that besets Honduras, all programs have suffered delays in its activities. Also, many hospitals have been closed and lost information of reportable diseases.
"Every day we have more health units are closing and therefore have less information about the disease, with regard to dengue, there is a sub-registry because we have no information flow of what is the behavior of this disease," said Pinel.
"We must assume that we have a serious problem of dengue to remain vigilant and control activities at Community level will continue to respond intensively," he said.
"We're going to keep dying people because we have the answer for controlling the growth of vector, there are few staff for field work and those affected people arrive so late to the public health services," he lamented.
SWINE FLU
The epidemic of influenza A (H1N1) that has already caused 16 deaths and nearly 600 infections in the country, is struggling to health authorities because they do not have enough staff to meet this condition.
Recently confirmed 13 new affected, as was learned that personnel performing these prevention measures lacks logistical, material and budget further attentions to the epidemic of hemorrhagic dengue is occupying the space of sanitary control.
The director general of Health, Manuel Antonio Pe?a Garcia said research is still in the death of another person so that deaths from influenza A (H1N1) could approach 20 this week, because every time they continue to receive samples patients who died from such causes.
The latest fatality in the swine flu was a 26 years in a state of pregnancy, as announced by the head of the Chamber's Hospital School, Humberto Elvir, while it is confirmed a new death in the medical center.
Patients with symptoms of the virus have increased and in the triage tent hospital complex or filter the capital's daily treats between 20 and 25 cases.
Two pregnant Honduran remain on the brink of death after becoming infected with influenza A virus H1N1.
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