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Dengue in the Dominican Republic

Shiloh

Editor, Senior Moderator
Source: http://www.primicias.com.do/articulo,12435,html

Translation:
SESP said dengue in the country remains low
Wednesday June 4, 2008, updated 14 hours ago, 31 minutes

The Ministry of Public Health and asocial assistance (SESP) revealed that dengue in the Dominican Republic is a social problem, but even so the health authorities in maintaining the normal levels and under control.

Dr. Nelson Rodriguez Monegros, undersecretary of Public Health, made the revelation after indicate that to date there have been a Dominica Republic in 700 cases of classic dengue, of which 25 of them were bleeding and four have died.

"The continuation of the case, it is clear that we would be well below 20 dead and what happened in 2006 that were 53 deaths and 2007 that occurred 43," Rodriguez stressed Monegros.


Rodriguez noted that dengue is not only a problem of Public Health, but of society in which involved a number of factors that deserve action and inter-sectoral levels in order to maintain normal incidence of the disease.

An official of Public Health spoke in those terms during a press conference where he declared the month of June as Healthy, taking into account among other things, that 5 of this month is celebrated World Environment Day.

Activities for the month of June

He said that with the support of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), the National Bureau of European Funds for Development (ONFED) and the Office of the first lady has scheduled a series of activities aimed at fixing the concept of Spaces Healthy and socialize with people and projects that SESP programme, in collaboration with other institutions.

Among the strategies that have worked Public Health include Healthy Municipalities, which is an action called Umbrella directed to homes, schools, markets, slaughterhouses and hospitals.

From next week, reinforcing all the interventions of social mobilization around the vector control, especially dengue and leptospirosis with national days of spraying, application of larvicide ABATE and placement of about two million rat poison bait in different places.

The overall programme of activities to mark the month of healthy environments and quality of life development a reality of its healthy environment continues with the celebration of World Environment Day on June 5.

For 10 days there will be a measure related to a healthy and smoke-free, 12 shall be the national forum for launching the initiative of the National Network of Healthy Municipalities.

The June 19 is prescribed in an act which created the National Commission on Healthy Schools, and the next day. 20 will open a housing project healthy, in Villa Guerrero, El Seibo.

While 24 and June 25 will be conducting the national workshop for the presentation of the experiences of strategies for healthy environments in municipalities, schools, markets, slaughterhouses and housing.

On 26 he will be given to monitoring agreement on inter Environmental Security signed by the SESP; Tourism and Environment and the creation of 28 Primi photographic painting contest for children in three categories of 2 to 5, from 6 to 9 and 10 to 14 years.

A activity were present in addition to Rodriguez Monegros, Felix Medina, undersecretary, Maireni Gautreau, director general of the Directorate General of Health Promotion, Joaquin Roberto Ramirez, Interagency Committee on Health Promotion and Luis Emilio Happy Roa, director general of Environmental Health.


Spanish:

Sespas dice en el Pa?s dengue sigue en baja
mi?rcoles 4 de junio de 2008, actualizado hace 14 horas, 31 minutos

La Secretar?a de Salud P?blica y Asistencia Asocial (SESPAS) revel? que el dengue en Rep?blica Dominicana es un problema social, pero que aun as? las autoridades sanitarias lo mantienen en niveles normales y bajo control .

El doctor Nelson Rodr?guez Monegro, subsecretario de Salud Colectiva, hizo la revelaci?n tras indicar que a la fecha se han producido en Rep?blica Dominica uno 700 casos de dengue cl?sicos, de los cuales 25 son hemorr?gicos y de ellos cuatro han fallecido.

"De continuar as?, es evidente que estar?amos muy por debajo 20 muertos y de lo que ocurri? en el 2006 que fueron 53 fallecimiento y en el 2007 que se produjeron 43," destac? Rodr?guez Monegro.

Rodr?guez se?al? que el dengue no es solamente un problema de Salud P?blica, sino de la sociedad en donde intervienen una serie de factores que ameritan una acci?n interinstitucional y sectorial, para poder mantener en niveles normales la incidencia de la enfermedad.

El funcionario de Salud P?blica se refiri? en esos t?rminos durante una rueda de prensa en donde se declar? a junio como mes de los Espacios Saludables, tomando en consideraci?n entre otros factores, que el 5 de este mes se celebra el D?a mundial del Ambiente.

Actividades para el mes de junio

Dijo que con el apoyo de la Oficina Panamericana de la Salud (OPS), la Oficina Nacional de Fondos Europeos para el Desarrollo (ONFED) y el Despacho de la primera dama se ha programado una serie de actividades cuyo fin es fijar el concepto de Espacios Saludables y socializar con la poblaci?n los proyectos y programa que SESPAS, en colaboraci?n con otras instituciones.

Entre las estrategias que se han trabajado Salud P?blica puede citar Municipios Saludables, que resulta una acci?n denominada Paraguas dirigido a las viviendas, escuelas, mercados, mataderos y hospitales.

A partir de la pr?xima semana, se reforzaran todas las intervenciones de movilizaci?n social alrededor del control de vectores, principalmente dengue y leptospirosis con jornadas nacionales de fumigaci?n, aplicaci?n del larvicida abate y colocaci?n de alrededor de dos millones de cebo raticidas en diferentes lugares.

El programa general de actividades con motivo del mes de los ambientes saludables una calidad de vida y desarrollo en una realidad de su entorno sano sigue con la celebraci?n del D?a Mundial del Medio Ambiente, el 5 de junio.

Para el d?a 10 se realizar? un acto relacionado a un ambiente sano y libre de humo, el 12 se efectuar? el foro nacional de lanzamiento de la iniciativa de la Red Nacional de Municipios Saludables.

El 19 de junio est? pautado un acto en donde se crear? la Comisi?n Nacional de Escuelas Saludables, y al d?a siguiente. 20 se inaugurar? un proyecto de viviendas saludables, en Villa Guerrero, El Seibo.

Mientras que los d?as 24 y 25 de junio se estar? realizando el taller nacional para la presentaci?n de las experiencias de las estrategias de ambientes saludables en Municipios, escuelas, mercados, mataderos y viviendas.

El d?a 26 se le estar? dado seguimiento al convenio interinstitucional sobre Seguridad Ambiental suscrito por la SESPAS; Turismo y Medio Ambiente y el 28 la creaci?n del primio concurso fotogr?fico pintura para ni?os en tres categor?as de 2 a 5, de 6 a 9 y de 10 a 14 a?os.

A la actividad estuvieron presentes a dem?s de Rodr?guez Monegro, F?lix Medina, subsecretario, Maireni Gautreau, director general de la direcci?n general Promoci?n de la Salud, Joaqu?n Roberto Ram?rez, Comisi?n Interinstitucional de Promoci?n de la Salud y Luis Emilio Feliz Roa, director general de Salud Ambiental.
 
Re: Dengue in the Dominican Republic

27 December 2008,

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.

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

Source: http://www.elnacional.com.do/nacional/2009/9/25/27426/SP-calla-ante-muertes-dengue-y-AH1N1

Google translation:

September 25, 2009, 12:27 PM
SP silent before AH1N1 dengue deaths

Provincial Director of Health in Santiago has not responded to journalists
Written by: RICARDO RODRIGUEZ ROSA (ricardo_rguez@hotmail.com)

SANTIAGO. Despite the growing number of people affected by AH1N1 influenza, dengue, some of which have died in recent days, the Regional Public Health in this area has not issued any official information on the situation.

You're have used the efforts of local journalists to interview Dr. Ramon Martinez Henriquez, provincial director of the unit, because the answer from your office is in session, so can not speak to reporters.

The most recent death due to dengue was released yesterday, reported the death of seven-month-old Daniel Sol?s de la Cruz. He died at Children's Hospital Arturo Grullon, of this city.

The child lived with his parents in the building 44, apartment 102, in Los Reyes, the son of Leomaris Cross. His death occurred at about midnight, after being carried from the peripheral health center located in the widening Freedom.

In the last three weeks of private clinics and public hospitals have been insufficient to meet the victims of both diseases, some of whom have died.

Despite this reality, the regional authorities of Public Health have not referred to the subject, and local news media could not get the version of them on the subject.

Recently the Association of Private Clinics, through its president, Dr. Juan Ramirez announced that in those centers have been reported in recent days many cases of influenza and dengue AH1N1 and that some of those affected died.

That statement led to integrate Public Health reported that a medical commission to investigate here the complaint of the owners of clinics, but it is unclear whether the commissioners perform that task.
 
Re: Dengue in the Dominican Republic

Source: http://www.dominicantoday.com/dr/lo...engue-cases-still-on-rise-3330-so-far-in-2009


Local - 19 October 2009, 1:42 PM

Dengue cases still on rise, 3,330 so far in 2009


SANTO DOMINGO. - Dengue cases are still on rise as Public Health minister Bautista Rojas confirmed that more than thirty new cases were detected since Friday to early Monday.

The National Epidemiology Agency?s last report places the number of people which contracted dengue at 3,330 so far in 2009, a sharp increase compared with last year.

Although new cases continue to rise, the official affirms it?s not an epidemic and urges the population to collaborate by eliminating water deposits of the mosquito which transmits the disease. "Unfortunately dengue cases have increased; also hemorrhagic dengue although not mortality, during the weekend I visited different hospitals, we have detected 14 cases Friday, nine cases Saturday and seven cases Sunday, for that reason we?re working and continue working to control the situation."

The Public Health chief reiterated his concern for the way which some private clinics handle the disease, and revealed that he investigates the case of a minor who was referred from a clinic in La Romana on Friday, in a private vehicle despite being in delicate condition.
 
Re: Dengue in the Dominican Republic

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-10/24/content_12313314.htm

Dominican authorities call for public support to combat dengue
www.chinaview.cn 2009-10-24 09:39:10

HAVANA, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Dominican health authorities said Friday that without public support, it would be impossible to curb the dengue outbreak in the country, which has killed 27 people, reports reaching here said.

Nelson Rodriguez, vice health minister, urged "all sectors" to be involved in the official campaign to eliminate the breeding places of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, carrier of dengue.

The Dominican authorities said the infected cases had so far risen to nearly 4,000, forcing the government to declare an epidemic alert on Monday.

Rodriguez said that cleaning the environment was the basic step to stop the mosquitoes from breeding, which requires support from governments, schools, organizations and citizens.

The dengue virus type 1, type 2 and type 4 are in circulation, indicating that more people are likely to be infected, said Cristina Nogueira, representative of the Pan American Health Organization in the Dominican Republic.
 
Re: Dengue in the Dominican Republic

Source: http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2009-11/12/content_12439489.htm

Dominican Republic reduces dengue infections
www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-12 10:31:09

HAVANA, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Health authorities from the Dominican Republic said that they had managed to reduce dengue infections as the number of reported cases had started to drop in the country.

Deputy Health Minister Nelson Rodriguez told the press in Santo Domingo that thanks to the preventive measures authorities had taken, fewer people went to hospitals for dengue symptoms. Also, authorities hoped to witness an even larger drop in the number of dengue infections in the country, according to reports reaching here from the Dominican capital.

The Dominican health authorities last week issued a nationwide alert for the dengue epidemic while launching a cleaning campaign to control the spread of the mosquito which carries the disease, after 44 of the 4,998 reported patients of dengue had died.

But the deputy health minister said that the actual number of dengue infections could be larger due to the fact that those with light dengue symptoms did not go to hospitals for treatment.

Dengue, a mosquito-borne virus that causes high fever, nausea, painful body and joint aches and even bleeding, reached an epidemic level in the Dominican Republic in 2007, when more than 6,000 infections and 30 deaths before the end of October were reported.
Editor: Anne Tang
 
Re: Dengue in the Dominican Republic

http://www.listindiario.com.do/app/article.aspx?id=121474

Undersecretary of Health, Nelson Rodriguez, said the only epidemic disease that has increased this year compared with the past is dengue fever, but the lethality is lower.

Santo Domingo .- The cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever reported this year nearly triple those of 2008, although the fatality rate has decreased in proportion to the caseload in 2009.

However, other epidemic diseases such as malaria, leptospirosis and influenza A have been below last year's records, according to statistics provided by the Undersecretary of Public Health, Nelson Rodriguez.

With regards to dengue, in the last four years the Dominican Republic, as well as in Central America and tropical Asia, has been in epidemics, since the number of confirmed cases has been higher than the canal endemic states.

This year the number of people affected by dengue has increased by about 1,200 cases last year, but in what he has to do with dengue haemorrhagic fever patients have almost tripled, 120 passed on the same date in 2008 to 325 this year.

"At week 43 from the epidemiological point of view, we had about 325 cases of dengue homorr?gico, at this same time last year we had about 120 cases, or that has almost tripled the number of patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever and about 1,200 cases of classic dengue, "said Rodriguez. As deaths from this disease, this year there have been 44 deaths, while last year to this date were 43 casualties.
Rodriguez notes that if one compares the cases of hemorrhagic dengue in 2009 with past years, the fatality rate has declined since, has remained virtually the same as those affected nearly tripled. The provinces most affected by dengue are Santo Domingo, Santiago, La Vega, San Crist?bal, Peravia and La Romana.

Epidemic
In terms of leptospirosis, in so far this year there have been about 640 suspected cases, which have confirmed 49 with a total of 26 deaths.

Suspected cases of leptospirosis this year represent only 50% of those of 2008 when the country ended with about 1,200 affected, both exceeded 50 people dead.

The parts of the country that most recorded cases of leptospirosis are the districts of the province of Santo Domingo marginal to the river, Santiago, Espaillat and La Vega. In the Cibao, the disease is more associated with pig rearing DOMET.

With regard to malaria, this year have been reported 1.230 cases in the country, whose projection is similar to that of 2008, while the fatality fell to seven people, versus 14 the previous year because of this disease.

Rodriguez attributes this decline in deaths from malaria this year was put in the Guidelines for the Diagnosis, Management and Prevention of Malaria, which has been contributing to early diagnosis and prompt treatment, to sensitize the population on the management of this disease.

He stressed that this disease is more rural than urban and has a high influence of migration processes in Haiti, where more than 50 thousand cases of malaria each year.
 
Re: Dengue in the Dominican Republic

http://www.hoy.com.do/el-pais/2009/...uerto-55-personas-este-ano-a-causa-del-dengue

In Dominican Republic 55 people have died this year due to dengue
Disease is easily controlled, but still, many children die each year for mishandling

Written by: ALTAGRACIA ORTIZ G. (a.ortiz @ hoy.com.do)

So far this year there have been 55 deaths due to dengue hemorrhagic fever, while the National Directorate of Epidemiology reports that 6.239 cases have been reported to the system.

However, pediatricians and epidemiologists consider that taking into account the large undercount, the number of cases exceeds 50 thousand people.

At the end of week 46, all dengue cases reported is at 6.239, of which 474 are of the hemorrhagic type, with 55 deaths.

"Descent?. For the portfolio, the last two weeks have been less reporting of cases of dengue since the beginning of the active season.

In this period there have been 19 cases across the country.

Furthermore, the portfolio of Public Health said the National District and the provinces of Santo Domingo, Santiago, La Vega, San Pedro de Macoris, San Cristobal, La Romana, Salcedo, Montecristi, Azua, San Juan, La Altagracia, Sanchez Ramirez , Maria Trinidad Sanchez, Samana, Barahona, Baoruco, El Seibo and Santiago Rodriguez, are most affected by dengue.

He said that this drop in the incidence of cases in the last days of November, in care facilities shows that the presence of the disease has begun to fall significantly.

The flu. While in relation to avian influenza AHINI Public Health reported that the confirmed cases are 504, with 23 deaths. Zoom

Cases

It is estimated that the country has more than 50,000 dengue cases this year and that the disease must have taken more than 60 dead.

Emergencies

For months, clinics and hospitals have filled their emergencies. These febrile cases, mostly children and adolescents.

Reports

Dengue is a notifiable disease, but the authorities argued that the clinics do not report cases.

Hospitals

Robert Reid Cabral Hospital has one of the
 
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