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29/10/2009
SP meets to assess aggressiveness between dengue and AH1N1
11:54 PM - Santo Domingo .- In order to assess the causes of dengue agrevisidad showing in recent times, the Ministry of Public Health held a meeting Thursday with the Technical Committee formed by various institutions, suspecting that this disease has a combination with influenza A H1N1. This meeting was attended by Nelson Rodriguez Monegro, Under Secretary for Health, Mary Elizabeth Pena Gomez, an epidemiologist at Children's Hospital Robert Read Cabral, Manuel Machuca, representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in the country, Socrates Sosa, director Blood Bank, Raquel Pimentel, National Director of Epidemiology, Jose Manuel Puello, director of the Center for Tropical Disease Control and Louise Lafontaine, director Luis Eduardo Aybar Hospital.
It was reported that the meeting was made, because it draws attention to the intensity of the dengue fever and high mortality that occurs, so it was decided to convene the Clinical Committee composed of various specialists from different areas, among these specialized bodies the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), epidemiologists and public health professionals.
Undersecretary of Public Health, Nelson Monegro recalled that PAHO sent a warning in Barbados by the recombination of dengue and A H1N1, which makes this even more dangerous sick.
In the country Santo Domingo, Higuey, San Pedro de Macoris, San Cristobal, La Romana, Neyba, Bani, and Hainan are the places where it has the highest number of dengue cases.
Also, at kilometer 12 and 16, Sabana Perdida, Los Mameyes, La Victoria, Los Tres Brazos, Villa Mella, like all the north of the National District.
Monegro reported cases continue to be reported every day and called on people to come to different medical centers in the country before any occurrence of symptoms like sudden fever, headache and malaise.
Author: Paola Castillo
Copyright 2009 The New Diary | All rights reserved
Translation: Spanish ? English
29/10/2009
SP meets to assess aggressiveness between dengue and AH1N1
11:54 PM - Santo Domingo .- In order to assess the causes of dengue agrevisidad showing in recent times, the Ministry of Public Health held a meeting Thursday with the Technical Committee formed by various institutions, suspecting that this disease has a combination with influenza A H1N1. This meeting was attended by Nelson Rodriguez Monegro, Under Secretary for Health, Mary Elizabeth Pena Gomez, an epidemiologist at Children's Hospital Robert Read Cabral, Manuel Machuca, representative of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) in the country, Socrates Sosa, director Blood Bank, Raquel Pimentel, National Director of Epidemiology, Jose Manuel Puello, director of the Center for Tropical Disease Control and Louise Lafontaine, director Luis Eduardo Aybar Hospital.
It was reported that the meeting was made, because it draws attention to the intensity of the dengue fever and high mortality that occurs, so it was decided to convene the Clinical Committee composed of various specialists from different areas, among these specialized bodies the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), epidemiologists and public health professionals.
Undersecretary of Public Health, Nelson Monegro recalled that PAHO sent a warning in Barbados by the recombination of dengue and A H1N1, which makes this even more dangerous sick.
In the country Santo Domingo, Higuey, San Pedro de Macoris, San Cristobal, La Romana, Neyba, Bani, and Hainan are the places where it has the highest number of dengue cases.
Also, at kilometer 12 and 16, Sabana Perdida, Los Mameyes, La Victoria, Los Tres Brazos, Villa Mella, like all the north of the National District.
Monegro reported cases continue to be reported every day and called on people to come to different medical centers in the country before any occurrence of symptoms like sudden fever, headache and malaise.
Author: Paola Castillo
Copyright 2009 The New Diary | All rights reserved