Dengue in Dominican Republic

[Gert van der Hoek]

Anti-dengue campaign detects 18,000 cases


SANTO DOMINGO. ? Almost 18,000 people were detected with fever in the 709,823 homes visited last weekend in the Public Health Ministry?s day against dengue, with the support of different national institutions.

Public Health minister Bautista Rojas said that that during the campaign?s first 2 days almost one million deposits of the dengue vector mosquito were eliminated in houses and cemeteries. He said the campaign continues next weekend in the sectors of Santo Domingo West. He said personnel of the National Lottery, the Youth Ministry and students will work together with Public Health in those sectors.

He said a second stage is planned and includes fumigation in the zones where the deposits were eliminated last weekend, though urged the population to take responsibility to keep their homes free of deposits.

http://www.dominicantoday.com/app/article.aspx?id=24467

 

[Gert van der Hoek]

Re: Dengue in Dominican Republic

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3,847 CASES OF JANUARY TO NOVEMBER

20 children with dengue inmates in the hospital Robert Reid Cabral

Wanda Mendez - 11/9/2008

SANTO DOMINGO .- At the hospital Robert Reid Cabral are placed 20 children affected by dengue, while mothers admitted to the center contend that in areas where they live, many creatures have suffered from this sick in recent weeks.

Every day entering the hospital between four and seven patients with dengue. The cases of children allegedly affected by dengue have been increasing, as from 29 to Oct. 30 last, had been admitted to hospital eight patients.

However, the deputy director of the hospital, Rosa Snow, argues that one can not speak of an increase, because that is what is expected for this time of year. "In fact, we're working here to take care of children," he said.

In the Reid Cabral were admitted 452 children this year by dengue, of which 203 were hemorrhagic type.

The first of January to the first of November this year, the hospital in 8 children have died for that cause, according to the statistics show. During that period were placed in the center by 3847 infants suffering from fever.

The waiting room of the hospital's emergency area was kept yesterday morning full of mothers with their children suffering from different diseases, especially respiratory. Snow explained that most children taken to hospital are affected by respiratory diseases, which considered normal at this time of year when many rains occur.

Testimony

Reina Familia, a resident at Kilometer 8 of the Highway Duarte, said that in his sector there are a number of children affected by dengue fever these days.

While his sister, Luz family, who live in Pantoja, said that his girl gave him a month ago and dengue a few days ago that a child in their area died from the disease. He also stated that in front of his house there were two infants with dengue last week.

Queen and Luz are aunts of the girl Osibel Amancio, 12, interned in the hospital for dengue and leptospirosis. "I think they are putting little careful in terms of dengue and leptospirosis, should have alerted more people to have more facilities and better access to medicines.

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[Shiloh]

Re: Dengue in Dominican Republic

Source: http://news.caribseek.com/Dominican_Republic/article_72128.shtml

Google translation:
Four thousand patients of dengue, malaria and leptospirosis in Dominican
By Prensa Latina

Posted: Nov 21, 2008 17:31 UTC

SANTO DOMINGO (PL) - The arrival of winter breezes t midas offers a respite from hospitals Dominicans who until now have received ms four thousand patients of dengue, malaria and leptospirosis.

A report from a medical source says that 91 people died because of the three ailments, micas end of some Central American and Caribbean Countries os.

The dead by dengue until the end of October amounted to 30, confirm Nelson Rodr Geez, undersecretary of Public Health P, who atribuy the high incidence of poverty among large segments of the population n.

So far in 2008, the statistics sticas Three thousand 600 cases of dengue, 130 of them haemorrhagic logical type, which can be lethal especially in the elderly, and neither you.

Geez Rodr described as alarming that since the beginning of the current month were admitted 102 patients with s ntomas of dengue in the capital's main hospital.

They also were placed in the unit 11 for three with malaria and leptospirosis.

With regard to malaria ensures that comes with illegal immigrants from Haiti, where they are reported each year about 50 thousand cases and there is a high morbidity.

The arrival of d Biles breezes, close to what ms winter experienced by the Dominicans, can reduce the presence of mosquitoes which invade castles and huts, are the vectors of those ailments.

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[Shiloh]

Re: Dengue in Dominican Republic

Source: http://www.plenglish.com/article.asp?ID={A25622D2-0242-4DE5-B78D-E20A0F97AB2A})&language=EN

Dengue Fever Expands in Dominican Republic

Santo Domingo, Nov 30 (Prensa Latina) The magnitude of the dengue fever expansion in the Dominican Republic is bigger than that admitted by authorities, and the number of infected has increased to nearly 5,000 Sunday.

In the course of this year, nearly 100 people have died, while other illnesses just like leptospirosis, tetanus and viral meningitis, are in increase.

It is an epidemics more than a sprout, sanitary authorities said here.

Digital publication Nacion Dominicana mentioned epidemiological sources, and said that fumigation in Bonao, San Francisco de Macoris, National District, Salcedo, Moca and Ocoa have not been enough to stop the expansion of the illness.

The authorities exhorted the population to adopt measures to avoid proliferation of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito, transmitter of the illness, which hemorragic variant may be quite deadly.

Dengue fever is an endemic illness from Centro American and Caribbean countries, with a peak in summer months.

It is significant in the case of the Dominican Republic that the situation is occurring in the middle of unusual cool temperature, especially at night.

Constant rains reported in the Dominican Republic during this season have contributed to the proliferation of the Aedes Aegypti.

The situation gets more complicated because of the lack of adequate means in hospitals, and the increase of leptospirosis cases is due to the rise of rodent pop?lations, which urination infects foods, just the same as the one by domestic animals.

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[Shiloh]

Re: Dengue in Dominican Republic

Source: http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/lo...gue-in-the-Dominican-Republic-2-children-died

New cases of dengue in the Dominican Republic; 2 children died

Santo Domingo.? At least seven people died of dengue this week in the Dominican Republic, including two children who died at Robert Reid Cabral hospital, but that figure hasn?t been confirmed, Diario Libre reports today.

On the one hand, the hospital principal, Emilio Mena Castro, reports only two deceases, while doctor Clemente Terrero affirms 4 children died because of dengue.

According to official figures, so far this year, 702, 354 have been diagnosed with dengue fever, while the total number of deaths was 34.