05/04/1911 Doris Pantaleon
Santo Domingo
Before the onset of rains in the country, authorities Public Health warned against the risk of emerging infectious disease outbreaks and called the people to continue taking the recommended preventive measures to prevent dengue, malaria, leptospirosis, cholera and respiratory disease increase.
Meanwhile, in so far this year in the country have registered 465 cases of dengue, with zero mortality, 27 cases of leptospirosis, malaria and 727 664 of cholera.
José RodrÃguez Aybar, vice minister of health, it considered it essential that people now throw boiling or five drops of bleach per gallon of water consumption, to keep washing your hands, avoid entered barefoot or swimming in sewage or standing, to implement the strategy of chlorine poured, covered tank, remove junk, and that any symptoms to go to health services.
also said that health indicators this year have been significantly reduced. He stressed that the country has zero deaths from dengue so far this year, and only 465 cases, of which 24 are of the hemorrhagic type, while at the same time last year the deaths were 10 and 2.775 cases of foodborne illness by the bite of a mosquito that breeds in clean water. About
leptospirosis, a disease transmitted by contact with urine of rats and other animals, reported that suspected cases are 27 to current epidemiological week is number 16, with death, but malaria, transmitted by the bite of a mosquito that breeds in stagnant water, have been registered so far 664 cases with six deaths.
reported cholera have been confirmed in the country 727 cases and 12 deaths since its emergence in November of last year.
Vice Minister recalled that since early this year, the institution launched the strategy to prevent diseases such as dengue, malaria, leptospirosis and cholera, whose actions have involved communities.
however, recalled that rainstorms can cause the emergence of different diseases, so people must be vigilant and step up preventive measures. (Listin Diario)
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