Colombia: 260,000+ cases of Chikungunya, 35 deaths reported

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.periodico26.cu/index.php...se-of-chikungunya-virus-confirmed-in-colombia


First Case of Chikungunya Virus Confirmed in Colombia

Saturday, 19 July 2014 07:26
Written by PL

Bogota.- Colombian authorities confirmed today a first case of Chikungunya virus in a 71-year old woman who arrived from the Dominican Republic, local media reported.

The retired woman from the Valle del Cauca University, was declared officially by health authorities as the first case carrying the virus in the country, and she is staying home, undergoing medical treatment...

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Colombia: First case of imported Chikungunya reported

Re: Colombia: First case of imported Chikungunya reported

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10 SEP 2014 - 11:05 PM

Four cases of chikungunya virus confirmed in the north

Apparently the first case occurred in a woman, in Valle del Cauca, who contracted the virus in Dominican Republic.

Health officials on Wednesday confirmed four cases of chikungunya fever in the north, after the Health Ministry declared the arrival of the virus was "imminent" and establish a fund of $ 3.2 million to address an epidemic.
"The National Institute of Health confirmed the first four indigenous cases of chikungunya in the town of Mahates (Bolívar)," the health ministry said in a statement. [LINK]

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Last July, the health systems of the Department of Valle del Cauca reported the first case of chikungunya in Colombia in a woman who would have acquired in Dominican Republic, but this information was not confirmed by the Ministry of Health.


El Espectador


11-09 |

Colombia launches alert the arrival of chikungunya virus


A health alert for the arrival of chikungunya virus was issued yesterday by the Colombian government. The estimate is that it could affect some 700,000 people across the country, especially in cities like Medellín, Cali, Barranquilla and Cúcuta.

The government ordered the immediate allocation of $ 3.2 million to address the imminent health emergency.

More: Expreso

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Colombia: 1,000 cases of Chikungunya reported

Re: Colombia: 1,000 cases of Chikungunya reported

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press release Min of Health

The Minister of Health, Alejandro Gaviria, estimated that in Bol?var 1,000 cases may already exist of the virus.

Mahates (Bol?var), September 12 2014.-

The Minister of Health and Social Protection, Alejandro Gaviria Uribe gave a quiet part of the community of Bolivar as to the arrival of chikungu?a the country.

Gaviria, of all those affected by chikungu?a any person has been or had severe life-threatening virus and said that no one has had to be hospitalized for chikungu?a.

"We can take a part of tranquility, but certainly is a phenomenon that will continue to grow, not only in this community but largely Bolivar department and elsewhere in the country and for that we are prepared and the community must be attentive prevention measures that focus on combating mosquito "he said.

The head of the Ministry of Health estimated that there are around Bol?var 1,000 cases, but both the government and the regional authorities are ready for clinical management of affected individuals.

"We have checked by symptomatology over 520 cases: 250 in San Joaquin, 250 and 20 in San Juan Mar?a la Baja, but surely others have Arroyohondo and we have indications that here in the town of Mahates, there are some cases. We also have evidence that the District of Cartagena there are cases. So doing a quick accounting are talking easily 800 to 1,000 cases, "said Gaviria.

Gaviria, Mahates the outbreak was handled very well and he paid tribute to the medical team of the hospital of the municipality and the health authorities that took over the handling of the situation.

The Minister reiterated that both the Ministry of Health and the National Institute of Health will continue to monitor the epidemiological intelligence and georeferencing of cases to respond in a timely manner and emphasized the transfer of more than $ 6,000 million for the first municipalities affected mayors to carry out the contingency plan.

Min Salud

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Colombia: 1,600 cases of Chikungunya reported

Re: Colombia: 1,600 cases of Chikungunya reported

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Colombia: More than 1,600 cases of chikungunya

Ultima Hora YA World Sep 22, 2014

People affected by chikungunya virus in Colombia amounted to 1,622 cases, reported Monday the National Institute of Health.

The director of this entity, Fernando De La Oz said in an interview with AP that the bulk of the cases of the viral disease is concentrated in the northern department of Bolivar and has affected people of all ages, with no reports of deaths.

Of OZ estimated that by the end of January or February 2015 Colombia will have added about 600 thousand people affected by chikungunya, one transmitted by the same mosquito dengue virus.

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Press release MOH Colombia


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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Colombia: more than 5,000 cases of Chikungunya reported

Re: Colombia: more than 5,000 cases of Chikungunya reported

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With more than 5,000 cases of chikungunya in the country

Posted on September 26, 2014

In Colombia over five thousand cases of the Chikungunya virus are reported, with the Caribbean coast the most critical area in front of this outbreak, said Luis Fernando de La Oz, director of the National Institute of Health, NIH.

De La Oz, who on Thursday was visiting Cali leading a training for providers of health services (EPS and IPS, public and private) of Cali and Valle, said the disease and leaves two fatalities (associated deaths from complications of underlying diseases) and is coming into the country.

"We know indigenous cases in Huila, the border between Boyaca and Santander, Sucre and we are doing a search for cases in Arauca and Norte de Santander where it seems that we have not reported the presence of the disease," said NIH director.

More: El Colombiano

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Colombia: more than 5,000 cases of Chikungunya reported

Re: Colombia: more than 5,000 cases of Chikungunya reported

Comes first case of chikungunya in Nariño

The virus attacked a child under 15 years of Tumaco.

 3:14 a.m. | October 7, 2014

The National Institute of Health, through specialized laboratory tests (TP-PCR), confirmed Monday the first case of chikungunya in Nariño.

The virus attacked less than 15 years from Tumaco, who presented an atypical picture of the disease and at the time, according to the Institute, has had a favorable evolution.

They also reported a case also suspected in Tumaco. But confirmatory laboratory tests are pending.

According to the information and projections from the Ministry of Health, it is estimated that there are 36 municipalities below 2,200 meters above sea level, the scenario that plays the mosquito Aedes aegypti in Nariño. However, only 12 of them have identified the presence of this vector.

"Under this scenario foresees that may arise between 2,112 and 21,000 cases of this disease in the next 15 weeks epidemiological" says the National Institute of Health.


El Tiempo

Nariño is a department bordering Ecuador

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[Shiloh]

Re: Colombia: 20,000 cases of Chikungunya reported

Re: Colombia: 20,000 cases of Chikungunya reported

Source: http://colombiareports.co/chikungunya-virus-infects-20000-across-colombia/

Chikungunya virus infects 20,000 across Colombia
Dec 2, 2014 posted by Piotr Wojcia

Authorities in the north of Colombia have reported a dramatic rise in cases of the dangerous Chikungunya virus in the past days.

After an initial outbreak of the virus affecting 5,000 in September, the virus is reportedly spreading again.

In the past few days, multiple cases have been reported in more than 40 municipalities in the Norte de Santander state, located on the Venezuelan border.

The sudden rise in the number of patients has driven several medical centers in the capital of the state, Cucuta, to the verge of collapse.

In the city of Santa Marta on the Caribbean coast, local reports revealed whole neighborhoods infected with the virus...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=2367431&CategoryId=12393


Spread of Chikungunya Causes Alarm in Colombia

BOGOTA ? With almost 75,000 confirmed cases since July, the spread of the Chikungunya virus is causing alarm in Colombia, where the government came under criticism Tuesday by a spokesman for the Medical Federation.

?The Chikungunya epidemic caught the government unprepared,? Sergio Isaza told Blu Radio. ?Authorities did not implement public education measures and steps to prevent the excessive proliferation of mosquitoes.?

There have been 74,566 recorded cases of the disease in Colombia, the National Health Institute said Monday...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.plenglish.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3438041&Itemid=1

Eighty Thousand Cases of Chikungunya in Colombia

Bogota, Jan 13 (Prensa Latina) Health Minister Alejandro Gaviria denied today that the Chikungunya epidemics was out of control and said its expansion was below expected, despite the more than 80,000 cases of infection registered.
In remarks to El Nuevo Siglo newspaper, Gaviria warned of a likely increase in the number of people infected during the recebtly started dry season.

The dry season, characterized by absence of rain and lower river levels, make people storage water, a situation that may increase breeding grounds for mosquitos Aedes aegypti and Aedes Albopictus, which carry the illness, warned the expert.

According to Gaviria, these mosquitos are present in nearly 1,000 municipalities countrywide...

 

[Shiloh]

Source: http://www.latinpost.com/articles/50387/20150428/chikungunya-virus-killed-25-people-colombia.htm

Chikungunya Virus: 25 in Colombia Killed by Virus in Less Than a Year
By Roberto Ontiveros (staff@latinpost.com)
First Posted: Apr 28, 2015 02:47 PM EDT

According to the National Health Institute, the chikungunya virus has killed 25 people in Colombia in less than a year?s time.

According to Yahoo, the virus was first was identified in Colombia in July 2014. Since that time, there have been more than 180,000 cases of the disease confirmed.

As information gathered from the institute shows, aside from the 25 people that have died, another 17 deaths are still being investigated as possibly caused by the virus...

 

[Ronan Kelly]

35 confirmed chikungunya deaths in Colombia
Posted by Emma Rosser on Jun 17, 2015

Colombia has had 35 deaths due to the chikungunya virus, according to the country?s National Health Institute.

The government health agency reported 3,208 suspected cases of the disease up to June 6, against 266,993 cases reported, 263,247 confirmed and 538 laboratory confirmed.

The largest number of fatalities due to the virus were seen in Norte de Santander (10), Tolima (8) and Cundiamarca (6). Six of the reported deaths occurred in children under three years of age.
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http://colombiareports.com/35-confirmed-chikungunya-deaths-in-colombia/