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Argentina-Another baby with Leishmaniasis

Tonka

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http://www.lavozdecataratas.com/noticia_29182.html
Spanish-English translation

17/01/2012
Another baby with Leishmaniasis
This is a small six months that was derived from a Pediatric Hospital in Posadas Samica. Joined yesterday and are conducting tests to confirm the diagnosis

Photo: Daniel Villamea] | |
INNS and Ober. Joined Pediatric Hospital yesterday to a baby of six months with report of suspected visceral leishmaniasis. Public Health confirmed to The Territory's family is domiciled in the small Ober? and was derived from Samica to Posadas. He practiced the studies for accurate diagnosis.
The little lives less than a month ago quarter Kilometer Zero, the same settlement where the family resides Balbuena, who last week lost her nine-months because of disease vector .
In the neighborhood, many live in precarious conditions and without access to water and electricity services, proliferation of stray dogs. Neighbours consulted by the health situation at the site indicated that the occupation is growing and there are many needs. They claimed that only happens once a week waste collection truck. They complained that a refrigerator area cattle sheds blood and debris in the stream that passes through the place, which encourages the proliferation of insects.
On the other hand, leishmaniasis was ruled a suspicious box in a 16 year old also Oberena the town.
From the onset of the disease in this town in the Central region, cases were reported in neighborhoods between Villa and Villa Kindgren Erasmia. Currently, the parasites began to spread. Jan. 8 died, a victim of visceral leishmaniasis, little Carlos Balbuena.
According to official data, since it was detected in 2006 the first case of canine leishmaniasis in Ober? and slaughtered more than 3000 dogs have tested positive. Garup? patient died on Public Health also reported that the man died 54 years Garup? native who received treatment for visceral leishmaniasis and a base oncological pathology. The patient was hospitalized since the last days of 2011 in the Hospital and the prognosis Madariaga ceased to exist on Saturday at 22 due to sepsis with multiple organ failure, resulting from a bacterial infection, according to the official explained. The health portfolio authorities had explained that the underlying pathology could not be determined time evolution of the symptoms of parasites and administered medication for leishmaniasis and for comorbid conditions. While Health stressed that the death was due directly to the underlying disease and leishmaniasis, infestation with the parasitosis aggravated his delicate frame and took him to the hospital until his death. In less than a month killed three people infected with leishmaniasis in Misiones. Lack awareness Government Secretary Garup? the municipality of Jose Luis Peralta, in an interview with The Territory referred to the health situation in the town from the last recorded cases, one was fatal. "With the theme of leishmaniasis and dengue did not stop working, the area of Environment works full time at the descacharrizaci?n, fumigation and control of dogs that roam the streets ", details the actions taken by the commune. But he acknowledged "a lack of awareness of the population leaving their dogs in the street and playback controls makes the situation overflow, which for more patrols to do if there is community awareness is a never ending situation. " He said that yesterday was an operation control of dogs in the neighborhood Altos de Gonzalez. "There is a family of fourteen dogs, can be a source of infection." The City would lose the dogs suffering from leishmaniasis and unclaimed. Meanwhile, serological and parasitological tests are performed in the Imusa Posadas.
 
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