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Dengue: A Colombian expert warns of a mutation in the habits of the vector
Publication Date: Monday, December 12, 2011
Aedes can also breed in dirty water.
A specialist in Colombia zoonoses sent to El Litoral a report that says the latest research on dengue alert a mutation of the vector, the Aedes mosquito Aegypty, which would allow reproduction in dirty water, increasing the risks of expansion of the disease. So far, no suspected cases have been reported in the province or the region, but the situation remains alarming neighboring countries.
Last week was held at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Fourth Conference Unne Zoonosis Argentinas NEA, the X Inter-national Conference Communicable Diseases and the VI International Conference on Health. After publication of the scientific meeting on the Coast, the dean of the Colombian Association of Veterinarians and animal scientists Poultry Specialist, Oscar Garcia Rivera, sent an article with new data on dengue.
"They're watching changes in habitat multiplication Aedes aegypti are beginning to be reported by different countries, victims of very serious flooding. An investigation of Salvadoran scientists discovered an alarming mutation in the mosquito, which is capable of playing in dirty water and not just clean, as was believed until now, "the article said.
"This finding coincides with reports from Lee County , Florida, United States, Australia, Mexico and other tropical nations, in the sense that due to the wave of torrential rain and the large amount of standing water in the field, are enduring the worst and greatest invasion of mosquitoes in the past 30 years, "Rosenberg said. This mutation explains, could aggravate the situation in South America. "While the market does not exist in a vaccine to prevent this disease, without a doubt the most important is control, worldwide, Aedes aegypti," concluded Rivera Garcia.
Spanish to English translation
Dengue: A Colombian expert warns of a mutation in the habits of the vector
Publication Date: Monday, December 12, 2011
Aedes can also breed in dirty water.
A specialist in Colombia zoonoses sent to El Litoral a report that says the latest research on dengue alert a mutation of the vector, the Aedes mosquito Aegypty, which would allow reproduction in dirty water, increasing the risks of expansion of the disease. So far, no suspected cases have been reported in the province or the region, but the situation remains alarming neighboring countries.
Last week was held at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Fourth Conference Unne Zoonosis Argentinas NEA, the X Inter-national Conference Communicable Diseases and the VI International Conference on Health. After publication of the scientific meeting on the Coast, the dean of the Colombian Association of Veterinarians and animal scientists Poultry Specialist, Oscar Garcia Rivera, sent an article with new data on dengue.
"They're watching changes in habitat multiplication Aedes aegypti are beginning to be reported by different countries, victims of very serious flooding. An investigation of Salvadoran scientists discovered an alarming mutation in the mosquito, which is capable of playing in dirty water and not just clean, as was believed until now, "the article said.
"This finding coincides with reports from Lee County , Florida, United States, Australia, Mexico and other tropical nations, in the sense that due to the wave of torrential rain and the large amount of standing water in the field, are enduring the worst and greatest invasion of mosquitoes in the past 30 years, "Rosenberg said. This mutation explains, could aggravate the situation in South America. "While the market does not exist in a vaccine to prevent this disease, without a doubt the most important is control, worldwide, Aedes aegypti," concluded Rivera Garcia.