Malaria, leptospirosis and dengue in Honduras
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Honduras is being simultaneously hit by malaria, leptospirosis
and dengue, while health system shows weaknesses to address
cases and hospitals often lack of reagents.
The Health Ministry confirmed today that three departments in the country
85 percent of reported malaria cases presented recent days:
Col?n, Olancho and Gracias a Dios.
Thomas Guevara, chief epidemiologist, said only thank God
collects 50 percent of incidence and said that so far this year have
been served five thousand cases.
For his part in Danli, El Paraiso, five people have been confirmed with
leptospirosis, according to the director of the teaching hospital of the place, Marco Miller. ... He added that there are another 15 in Choluteca.
However, he hoped that leptospirosis does not become
as if an epidemic occurs with dengue case still stands, and
especially its most dangerous variant, the hemorrhagic fever.
We said, that the Leptospirosis this is not a disease as
cruel as dengue, but give alerts to the system
health surveillance and deepen the integration of research.
The secretary of the Hospital Workers Union School, Joseph
Gir?n, reported that patients have to go to their places of origin or
private hospitals where they pay dearly for tests.
Moreover, it was learned that the hospital lacks reagents School
numerous binding assays to determine the diseases suffered by patients.
Google Spanish to English translation
http://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=232411
Honduras is being simultaneously hit by malaria, leptospirosis
and dengue, while health system shows weaknesses to address
cases and hospitals often lack of reagents.
The Health Ministry confirmed today that three departments in the country
85 percent of reported malaria cases presented recent days:
Col?n, Olancho and Gracias a Dios.
Thomas Guevara, chief epidemiologist, said only thank God
collects 50 percent of incidence and said that so far this year have
been served five thousand cases.
For his part in Danli, El Paraiso, five people have been confirmed with
leptospirosis, according to the director of the teaching hospital of the place, Marco Miller. ... He added that there are another 15 in Choluteca.
However, he hoped that leptospirosis does not become
as if an epidemic occurs with dengue case still stands, and
especially its most dangerous variant, the hemorrhagic fever.
We said, that the Leptospirosis this is not a disease as
cruel as dengue, but give alerts to the system
health surveillance and deepen the integration of research.
The secretary of the Hospital Workers Union School, Joseph
Gir?n, reported that patients have to go to their places of origin or
private hospitals where they pay dearly for tests.
Moreover, it was learned that the hospital lacks reagents School
numerous binding assays to determine the diseases suffered by patients.