Bolivia Confirms 1,000+ Cases of Chikungunya

[Gert van der Hoek]

Ae. aegypti mosquito was eradicated from Bolivia during the 1960s and 1970s but reappeared in the city of Santa Cruz in 1980. [LINK]


Three Imported Cases of Chikungunya Confirmed in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz, July 14 (ABI) -. Departmental Director of Health Service (SITES), Joaquin Monasterio, confirmed Monday that the three cases of chikungunya detected in Santa Cruz were imported from the Dominican Republic.

"We (don't) have the autochthonous chikungunya virus. These three cases there was a family who are traveled to Central America on holiday and that it is an endemic area, especially in Dominican Republic," said Abbey.

The three adults are safe and blocking VENUES made ​​putting on alert cases nine apples radius of where infected people live.

Dengue and chikungunya are transmitted by the same mosquito, Aedes aegypti on.

Chikungunya attacks the joints like wrists, knees, ankles and infected has some spots on the skin, but the disease is not fatal.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Bolivia Confirms Three Imported Cases of Chikungunya

Re: Bolivia Confirms Three Imported Cases of Chikungunya

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15 SEP 2014

Alert in Sucre for possible cases of chikungunya

On Wednesday the test results collected with the people similar to the symptoms of the virus are known.


Are alerted health authorities of Sucre, due to possible cases of chikungunya virus presented in the district Don Gabriel, Municipality de Ovejas, according to El Universal Cartagena.

Nayibe Padilla, secretary of Health (e) of Sucre, said that in this population, "very specific situations some patients who have had symptoms such as fever, joint pain, skin rashes occurred, which ignited alerts, and deploy a group of professionals such as epidemiologists, entomologists, laboratory assistants for the visit and take samples. "

Padilla said it is waiting for samples collected to define whether they are cases of this virus.

"The houses were visited, was found to have containers with water which may be reservoirs of Aedes aegypti. But we have one hundred percent sure that is chikungunya, but wait all laboratory tests," said the official.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Bolivia sounds alarm for chikungunya virus

The health authorities of Bolivia have sounded alarm because of a chikungunya epidemic.In the South American Andean state at least 29 cases of fever transmitted by mosquitoes were confirmed to a spokesman said today in the Department of Santa Cruz in the southeast of the country.

The first cases were reported there two weeks ago. Since then, the authorities have dealt with new cases daily.

feb 21 2015

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Cases of chikungunya in Santa Cruz almost over a hundred


12/03/2015 - 7:07:58
About 100 people were affected by chikungunya in Santa Cruz, but only six were admitted to hospitals and most receive care in their homes, said Wednesday the director of the Departmental Health Service (SITES), Joaqu?n Monastery.

"It is a lethal disease such as dengue, but it is part of an epidemiological concern that this morning we have recorded a total of 98 cases, which means that it will pass the hundred," he said.

"If people will be cleaned at least once a week at home the risks of Aedes aegypti (which transmits dengue and chikungunya) tend to disappear," he added.

The owner of HEADQUARTERS recalled that in Santa Cruz orange alert was declared to increase the cleaning and fumigation to prevent more cases of chikungunya.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Fumigation in Beni after the first case of chikungunya

After confirmation of the first case of chikungunya in Trinidad, fumigation and disinfection tasks are performed in the department of Beni


Friday , march 13, 2015

La Paz Upon confirmation of the first case of chikungunya in Trinidad, fumigation and disinfection tasks are performed in the department of Beni to eliminate the mosquitoes that transmit disease, yesterday the Minister of Health, Ariana Campero. "There to kill mosquito vectors. We can not allow our people to follow sick with dengue. We can not allow to enter the chikungunya "said the authority in a fair bonus Juana Azurduy, in the city of Trinidad. On Tuesday the Departmental Health Service (SITES) Beni chikungunya confirmed the first case of the region, which was imported from Santa Cruz.

"We received a patient who is from Trinidad, has come to Santa Cruz (Monday). Is a patient of 72 years, hemodynamically stable is receiving medication, "confirmed Dengue responsible SEATS program Beni, Carmelo Merubia. The chikungunya and dengue are diseases that are transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. The first condition causes severe pain in the joints, fever and rash on the stomach; Second symptoms are high fever, headache and vomiting.

According to the Ministry of Health, in early February the first two indigenous cases of chikungunya in Santa Cruz were recorded. To date 115 were noted as positive.

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

03/27/2015

The Governor of Santa Cruz through the Departmental Health Service (SITES) reported that as of March 31 mingas cleaning the restart to control Aedes aegypti the vector in the areas most affected by the Chikungunya virus. To date, 328 cases, of which 180 are women and 148 men were confirmed.
Joaquin Monasterio, Director of HEADQUARTERS, said the epidemic Chikungunya fever is in an upward phase in the epidemiological curve, with an output of 20 cases per day, according to laboratory reports. The group most affected by this disease are between the ages of 20-50 years old, also some cases of children recorded as elders but to a lesser extent
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(EJU.tv)

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

June 5, 2015


Health Service confirmed 1,019 cases of chikungunya in Santa Cruz

The program Dengue and Chikungunya under the Departmental Health Service (Headquarters) of Santa Cruz reported that to date there are more than 1,000 confirmed cases and 3,000 suspects.

"We have approximately 1,019 confirmed cases and 3,000 suspects, this makes us not lower our guard, work is ongoing and cold weather have to keep working," said an official of the sector within Santa Cruz. He called on the neighbors continue collaborating in the campaigns of destruction of mosquito breeding sites, carriers of the disease to reduce cases. "The neighbors that we continue to support day to eliminate mosquito breeding sites because it is the only way to combat this disease, destroying their habitat and fought dengue and chikungunya, "said the authority.