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http://peru21.pe/noticia/768574/puno-15-ninos-muertos-neumonia
Spanish to English translation
Puno: 15 children died from pneumonia
The mortality rate from this disease, so far this year, was reduced compared to 2010, but the numbers are still alarming.
Vaccination has helped reduce the rate of infection, but much remains to be done. (USI)
Low temperatures and the resulting symptoms of pneumonia in Puno have killed 15 children under 5 years, so far this 2011, the Department of Health reported in the region (Diresa).
The head of the institution, Jorge Lopez, said that eight of these children died in the province of San Rom?n-Juliaca. And although there is a reduction in infant mortality from this disease (in 2010 killed 33 in the same period), the numbers are still alarming as the town sought help, particularly with donations to fight the cold.
It also stated that the 11 health networks Puno has treated over 36,000 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARI), 541 of them from pneumonia, in so far this year.
The official attributed the decrease in cases of ARI and pneumonia vaccination campaign against neoumococo, launched last month in the region, and reported that the Diresa has at least 60 000 doses of vaccines that are being distributed.
Spanish to English translation
Puno: 15 children died from pneumonia
The mortality rate from this disease, so far this year, was reduced compared to 2010, but the numbers are still alarming.
Vaccination has helped reduce the rate of infection, but much remains to be done. (USI)
Low temperatures and the resulting symptoms of pneumonia in Puno have killed 15 children under 5 years, so far this 2011, the Department of Health reported in the region (Diresa).
The head of the institution, Jorge Lopez, said that eight of these children died in the province of San Rom?n-Juliaca. And although there is a reduction in infant mortality from this disease (in 2010 killed 33 in the same period), the numbers are still alarming as the town sought help, particularly with donations to fight the cold.
It also stated that the 11 health networks Puno has treated over 36,000 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARI), 541 of them from pneumonia, in so far this year.
The official attributed the decrease in cases of ARI and pneumonia vaccination campaign against neoumococo, launched last month in the region, and reported that the Diresa has at least 60 000 doses of vaccines that are being distributed.