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Double jeopardy: Costa Rica's Health Ministry reports 2 people were infected with both dengue and chikungunya
L. Arias
2 hours ago
Coming down with dengue or chikungunya is a feverish nightmare. Now imagine having both viruses at the same time. That?s what happened to two residents of the Pacific community of Chomes, in Puntarenas, who tested positive for both viruses, Costa Rica?s Health Ministry reported Thursday.
The dual diagnoses were confirmed in lab tests by the Costa Rican Nutrition and Health Research Institute.
Roberto Castro, from the ministry?s Health Surveillance Department, said a double infection is possible because both viruses are transmitted by the same mosquitoes ? the Aedes aegypti and the Aedes albopictus. Those two mosquitoes can carry the viruses simultaneously.
Castro said both patients are in good condition, and surprisingly neither required hospitalization.
The Health Ministry this week reported 61 cases of chikungunya in the country, of which 42 originated from abroad and 19 were local. All of the local cases originated in the Pacific provinces of Puntarenas and Guanacaste, in the communities of Chomes, Costa P?jaros, Manzanillo and Abangares.
The most recent outbreak of chikungunya began in late November. Ministry staff are responding by fumigating and inspecting sites in both provinces to eliminate objects that collect stagnant water, which serve as breeding sites for mosquitoes...
Double jeopardy: Costa Rica's Health Ministry reports 2 people were infected with both dengue and chikungunya
L. Arias
2 hours ago
Coming down with dengue or chikungunya is a feverish nightmare. Now imagine having both viruses at the same time. That?s what happened to two residents of the Pacific community of Chomes, in Puntarenas, who tested positive for both viruses, Costa Rica?s Health Ministry reported Thursday.
The dual diagnoses were confirmed in lab tests by the Costa Rican Nutrition and Health Research Institute.
Roberto Castro, from the ministry?s Health Surveillance Department, said a double infection is possible because both viruses are transmitted by the same mosquitoes ? the Aedes aegypti and the Aedes albopictus. Those two mosquitoes can carry the viruses simultaneously.
Castro said both patients are in good condition, and surprisingly neither required hospitalization.
The Health Ministry this week reported 61 cases of chikungunya in the country, of which 42 originated from abroad and 19 were local. All of the local cases originated in the Pacific provinces of Puntarenas and Guanacaste, in the communities of Chomes, Costa P?jaros, Manzanillo and Abangares.
The most recent outbreak of chikungunya began in late November. Ministry staff are responding by fumigating and inspecting sites in both provinces to eliminate objects that collect stagnant water, which serve as breeding sites for mosquitoes...