Dengue Fever in Peru

[Gert van der Hoek]

29 de noviembre del 2008

The hemorrhagic dengue is moving in Cajamarca

| So far this year, have detected a total of 445 classic cases in the region. Only in Jaen have been filed 421 cases .

A total of 445 cases of classic dengue have been detected so far this year in Cajamarca, briefed the Regional Health (DIRESA). Oswaldo Cabanillas Angulo, director of Epidemiology, noted that the largest number of cases (421) was introduced in the province of Jaen, followed by Cutervo and San Ignacio with 17 each.

The official said that the most common type of detection is the classic dengue, which causes a type of acute viral illness with symptoms such as malaise, fever, chills, severe pain in bones and sometimes nausea. It also contended that then presents a rash that after about five or ten days is relieved.

"Some patients are susceptible and can develop hemorrhagic dengue," he said Cabanillas, after commenting that this occurs in people who already have the disease earlier.

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[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Dengue Fever in Peru

Cases of dengue have doubled in 2008 compared to the year 2007

9:16 | This year was reported 14,697 cases of classic dengue and 34 of hemorrhagic dengue. The most affected region is Loreto.

According to a report of the General Directorate of Epidemiology (DGE) of the Ministry of Health, in 2008 confirmed and probable cases of dengue have doubled compared with 2007, which this year became the second most active since epidemic 1990, reported in a note "Per?21."

In 2008 there were 14,697 cases of dengue fever (41.7%), of which 3440 were confirmed by laboratory tests, 8143 and 3114 were probable cases were ruled out.

It also reported 34 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever, of which 19 were confirmed, nine were in a condition of probable and six were discarded.

The region with the highest incidence of evil was Loreto, where he served over 6,100 people on suspicion of evil. Here, by the outbreak of dengue fever, are on alert the towns of Iquitos, San Juan, Punchana, Yurimaguas and Bethlehem.

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