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Guyana dealing with outbreak of gastroenteritis
By CMC - Monday, March 11th, 2013.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 11, CMC ? Less than 24 hours after Barbados declared an alert following an increase in gastroenteritis on the island, health authorities in Guyana say they are monitoring reports of an outbreak of the infection of the lining of the digestive tract in the north west district that has so far resulted in the death of one person.
?As we learnt a few days ago reports started to emerge of groups of people falling ill and certain actions undertaken?even the most well-oiled and efficiently functioning response, as has been mounted by the Ministry of Health, will need time to come to final conclusions but notwithstanding that certain concrete public health interventions have already been taken even before the media became aware of the situation,? said Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran...
Guyana dealing with outbreak of gastroenteritis
By CMC - Monday, March 11th, 2013.
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Mar 11, CMC ? Less than 24 hours after Barbados declared an alert following an increase in gastroenteritis on the island, health authorities in Guyana say they are monitoring reports of an outbreak of the infection of the lining of the digestive tract in the north west district that has so far resulted in the death of one person.
?As we learnt a few days ago reports started to emerge of groups of people falling ill and certain actions undertaken?even the most well-oiled and efficiently functioning response, as has been mounted by the Ministry of Health, will need time to come to final conclusions but notwithstanding that certain concrete public health interventions have already been taken even before the media became aware of the situation,? said Health Minister Dr. Bheri Ramsaran...