NewsWhore
10-30-2009, 03:50 PM
Three children are reported to have died within 24 hours as a result of the latest outbreak of dengue fever in the DR. Of the three, only one was identified as Michael Martinez, 2, who lived in the Los 40 section of Cristo Rey. Of the minors, one had been hospitalized in the ward and the others were in intensive care at the Robert Reid Cabral Children's Hospital where they were admitted in critical condition.
These latest deaths bring the number of fatalities at the hospital to 12. The hospital has diagnosed more than 800 cases and of these, there were more than 400 of the hemorrhagic variety of dengue.
Meanwhile, Health Ministry staff met with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) representative, Miguel Machuca and the director of the Luis Eduardo Aybar Hospital, Luisa Lafontaine yesterday. In the last two months there has been an increase in the number of patients hospitalized with hemorrhagic dengue. During the meeting, representatives of the National Department of Epidemiology said that many cases are confused with respiratory problems and that some patients who are taken to hospitals are given antibiotics, which complicates the problem.
Six persons died in the last week from dengue fever, raising the total number of fatalities to 36, including the children. The number of cases in the whole country climbed to 4,066, including 247 that were diagnosed with the hemorrhagic version of the illness, according to a report in Diario Libre.
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These latest deaths bring the number of fatalities at the hospital to 12. The hospital has diagnosed more than 800 cases and of these, there were more than 400 of the hemorrhagic variety of dengue.
Meanwhile, Health Ministry staff met with the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) representative, Miguel Machuca and the director of the Luis Eduardo Aybar Hospital, Luisa Lafontaine yesterday. In the last two months there has been an increase in the number of patients hospitalized with hemorrhagic dengue. During the meeting, representatives of the National Department of Epidemiology said that many cases are confused with respiratory problems and that some patients who are taken to hospitals are given antibiotics, which complicates the problem.
Six persons died in the last week from dengue fever, raising the total number of fatalities to 36, including the children. The number of cases in the whole country climbed to 4,066, including 247 that were diagnosed with the hemorrhagic version of the illness, according to a report in Diario Libre.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#3)