Ronan Kelly
Retired 2020
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It doubled the cases of malaria in the country
The epidemiological bulletin of the Ministry of Health reports 24,365 people affected by the disease. Diarrhoea and acute respiratory illness also had a rebound
June 24, 2010 | 6:42 a.m. - Lissette Cardona
According to the Epidemiological Bulletin No. 22 of the Health Ministry had not only a substantial increase in dengue in Venezuela. Malaria has affected Venezuela 24 365 so far this year, more than double the cases in the same period in 2009.
Defend Epidemiology Network National Network of Scientific and Medical Societies of Venezuela, warned of an upsurge of malaria in a bulletin published in April: "As of week 14, 92 100 cases occurred in the whole country located in Bolivar. " Between May 30 and June 5, the figure rose. Of the 1485 recorded in the country, Bolivar 1387 totals.
The biologist and member of the network, Ana Carvajal, recalled that the National Plan on the control of vectors made by Min-Health in 2009, recognized the problems of health checks such as lack of technical personnel, treatment failures and absence education programs for environmental health, among others.
"We have to play in addressing extra resources to meet the emergency," he said.
Nearly 70% in May. Health Minister Maria Eugenia Sader said that the increase of dengue in Venezuela amounts to 69% in the month of May and attributed the surge to climate change. He said that the case fatality rate stood at 0.7%. He reported that the crews to the house to house spraying were increased and 347 000 houses have been sprayed.
Ana Carvajal, member of the Committee for Epidemiological Surveillance of the network, said it was the first time that Venezuela has dengue epidemic in all states: "That figure is enough to declare an emergency." He stressed that the information gave the Health Minister regarding the death toll amounts to at least 28 deaths from dengue in the country.
Spikes.
Diarrhoea and acute respiratory diseases also had a rebound. In the first week of June, there were 45 867 cases of diarrhea in children, almost 13,000 more than the same period last year in which 32 735 were reported ill.
"The cases of diarrhea depends on sanitary conditions and lack of water. There is rain, but water is scarce and that makes people unable to meet their basic needs," said Carvajal, a member of the network.
So far in 2010, has accumulated 2.46223 million cases of acute respiratory infections and influenza 3132.
The Network of Scientific and Medical Societies, warned of the importance of discarding tests for influenza A H1N1, because the number is growing. "Activate recommend monitoring systems, sampling. They have to take extreme measures to prevent" said
http://www.el-nacional.com/www/site...e-duplicaron-los-casos-de-malaria-en-el-país-
It doubled the cases of malaria in the country
The epidemiological bulletin of the Ministry of Health reports 24,365 people affected by the disease. Diarrhoea and acute respiratory illness also had a rebound
June 24, 2010 | 6:42 a.m. - Lissette Cardona
According to the Epidemiological Bulletin No. 22 of the Health Ministry had not only a substantial increase in dengue in Venezuela. Malaria has affected Venezuela 24 365 so far this year, more than double the cases in the same period in 2009.
Defend Epidemiology Network National Network of Scientific and Medical Societies of Venezuela, warned of an upsurge of malaria in a bulletin published in April: "As of week 14, 92 100 cases occurred in the whole country located in Bolivar. " Between May 30 and June 5, the figure rose. Of the 1485 recorded in the country, Bolivar 1387 totals.
The biologist and member of the network, Ana Carvajal, recalled that the National Plan on the control of vectors made by Min-Health in 2009, recognized the problems of health checks such as lack of technical personnel, treatment failures and absence education programs for environmental health, among others.
"We have to play in addressing extra resources to meet the emergency," he said.
Nearly 70% in May. Health Minister Maria Eugenia Sader said that the increase of dengue in Venezuela amounts to 69% in the month of May and attributed the surge to climate change. He said that the case fatality rate stood at 0.7%. He reported that the crews to the house to house spraying were increased and 347 000 houses have been sprayed.
Ana Carvajal, member of the Committee for Epidemiological Surveillance of the network, said it was the first time that Venezuela has dengue epidemic in all states: "That figure is enough to declare an emergency." He stressed that the information gave the Health Minister regarding the death toll amounts to at least 28 deaths from dengue in the country.
Spikes.
Diarrhoea and acute respiratory diseases also had a rebound. In the first week of June, there were 45 867 cases of diarrhea in children, almost 13,000 more than the same period last year in which 32 735 were reported ill.
"The cases of diarrhea depends on sanitary conditions and lack of water. There is rain, but water is scarce and that makes people unable to meet their basic needs," said Carvajal, a member of the network.
So far in 2010, has accumulated 2.46223 million cases of acute respiratory infections and influenza 3132.
The Network of Scientific and Medical Societies, warned of the importance of discarding tests for influenza A H1N1, because the number is growing. "Activate recommend monitoring systems, sampling. They have to take extreme measures to prevent" said
http://www.el-nacional.com/www/site...e-duplicaron-los-casos-de-malaria-en-el-país-