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Over 1,600 Dengue Cases in Panama

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ruthbeme

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Over 1,600 Dengue Cases in Panama
Panama, Nov 12 (Prensa Latina) Over 1,600 cases of classic dengue are been reported in Panama this year, which fear to be an epidemic, despite the campaigns to eradicate mosquito focuses.

According to sources from the Health Ministry, about 510 people have been counted in the metropolitan area and other 600 in San Miguelito neighborhood.


Real figures could be larger because experts consider that for each case there are confirmed about 10 and 15 infected people.


According to official data, nearly 25,000 Panamanians have contracted the classic dengue from 1993 up to now.


Workers from the Health Ministry are fumigating the areas more prone to the development of mosquito focuses.
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Re: Over 1,600 Dengue Cases in Panama

Almost 1,000 Cases Reported in Panama

Panama, Apr 26 (Prensa Latina) Almost 1,000 cases of dengue fever and two hemorrhagic cases were reported in the course of this year in Panama, despite campaigns for cleaning and prevention fostered by local sanitary authorities, said official sources here Friday.

The Panamanian Public Health Ministry (MINSA) said the most affected regions are Panama City (528 cases) and San Miguelito (120). Later there are Cocle (102), Colon (61) and Chiriqui (45).

Sanitary authorities are worried because of the beginning of the rain season in the nation, which allows a greater propagation of mosquito Aedes Aegypti, dengue fever transmitter.

The Panamanian Public Health Ministry said that the island of Taboga, a place for fun and recreation, presented an infestation index of 21.4 percent, three times over normal.

This institution started a national campaign at the beginning of this year, including fumigation and picking of garbage to fight the disease, incorporation of the civil society to the sanitary measures, participation of communication media to prevent the population and others.

Official data said that more than 3,000 people were reported in Panama last year with classic dengue fever, and seven with hemorrhagic dengue fever, of whom one of them finally died.

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