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CUBA CONFIRMS THIRD CASE IMPORTED ZIKA VIRUS
09/03/2016 (02:46) Havana, Cuba diagnosed in August sea.- third imported case of a patient with the virus zika on the island technician who returned from Merida (Venezuela), where he was as a health partner, said the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).
The second Cuban infected with zika is a lab technician 43, resident in the municipality Florida, in the eastern province of Camaguey, and his arrival in Cuba was registered on March 1, as stated in the note MINSAP.
It also indicates that the day of his arrival presented headache and the next day appeared an "rash" (rash) in the region of the chest, so he was admitted to the "Amalia Simoni" hospital in Camag?ey, where he it took a sample to check whether it was of the Zika virus, which was sent to the Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kouri" (IPK) in Havana.
The report notes that "all actions of epidemiological and vector control established for such cases were made".
Also it concerns that Monday 7 IPK's laboratory reported that the test result on the patient gave "positive" to Zika virus and continues admitted with "good general condition and discreet rash".
Last Thursday MINSAP realized the second case of Zika virus that was diagnosed at a Cuban nurse who had also returned from Venezuela where was working, and the day before had revealed that the first imported patient was a Venezuelan doctor who came to the Caribbean country on 21 February.
For several weeks, Cuba is developing a strong campaign of fumigation and sanitation including the mobilization of 9,000 troops of the Armed Forces and 200 police in order to fight the mosquito of the genus Aedes, transmitting agent of viruses zika, dengue and chikungunya.
Earlier this week, Cuban President Raul Castro called for increased discipline, act "vigorously" against the defaulters and to be "constant" in waged against the mosquito during a meeting in the MINSAP with officials of state agencies campaign involved in the sanitation program.
Health authorities have insisted through official media on the importance of eradicating outbreaks of mosquito "Aedes aegypti" and "Aedes albopictus" whose presence has been detected in several territories of the isla.EFE
http://www.radiointereconomia.com/20...irus-del-zika/
CUBA CONFIRMS THIRD CASE IMPORTED ZIKA VIRUS
09/03/2016 (02:46) Havana, Cuba diagnosed in August sea.- third imported case of a patient with the virus zika on the island technician who returned from Merida (Venezuela), where he was as a health partner, said the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).
The second Cuban infected with zika is a lab technician 43, resident in the municipality Florida, in the eastern province of Camaguey, and his arrival in Cuba was registered on March 1, as stated in the note MINSAP.
It also indicates that the day of his arrival presented headache and the next day appeared an "rash" (rash) in the region of the chest, so he was admitted to the "Amalia Simoni" hospital in Camag?ey, where he it took a sample to check whether it was of the Zika virus, which was sent to the Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kouri" (IPK) in Havana.
The report notes that "all actions of epidemiological and vector control established for such cases were made".
Also it concerns that Monday 7 IPK's laboratory reported that the test result on the patient gave "positive" to Zika virus and continues admitted with "good general condition and discreet rash".
Last Thursday MINSAP realized the second case of Zika virus that was diagnosed at a Cuban nurse who had also returned from Venezuela where was working, and the day before had revealed that the first imported patient was a Venezuelan doctor who came to the Caribbean country on 21 February.
For several weeks, Cuba is developing a strong campaign of fumigation and sanitation including the mobilization of 9,000 troops of the Armed Forces and 200 police in order to fight the mosquito of the genus Aedes, transmitting agent of viruses zika, dengue and chikungunya.
Earlier this week, Cuban President Raul Castro called for increased discipline, act "vigorously" against the defaulters and to be "constant" in waged against the mosquito during a meeting in the MINSAP with officials of state agencies campaign involved in the sanitation program.
Health authorities have insisted through official media on the importance of eradicating outbreaks of mosquito "Aedes aegypti" and "Aedes albopictus" whose presence has been detected in several territories of the isla.EFE
http://www.radiointereconomia.com/20...irus-del-zika/