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11-05-2009, 02:30 PM
Dengue has once again become a cause for concern, but Dr. Clemente Terrero Reyes of the Robert Reid Children's hospital says the spike in dengue cases could have been prevented had there been better coordination between the Ministry of Public Health and the municipal authorities. Terrero says that had there been efforts to fumigate and clean in specific areas that are known to breed the mosquito that transmits the diseases the rise could have been avoided.
The DR's mortality rate is still many times higher compared to other countries like Mexico and Puerto Rico. The difference demonstrates how the disease has affected the DR in 2009. Terrero added that too often dengue sufferers are only diagnosed when it is too late. Furthermore, the figures also appear to show that Dominican public hospitals have not been able to complete the time-consuming process of constantly monitoring the patient, which is essential when treating dengue.
While there have been 4,800 cases of dengue in the DR, there have been 40 deaths. This contrasts with 120,542 cases in Mexico and only 5 deaths there, and 3,877 cases in Puerto Rico and 1 death, according to the Pan American Health Organization, as reported in El Dia.
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The DR's mortality rate is still many times higher compared to other countries like Mexico and Puerto Rico. The difference demonstrates how the disease has affected the DR in 2009. Terrero added that too often dengue sufferers are only diagnosed when it is too late. Furthermore, the figures also appear to show that Dominican public hospitals have not been able to complete the time-consuming process of constantly monitoring the patient, which is essential when treating dengue.
While there have been 4,800 cases of dengue in the DR, there have been 40 deaths. This contrasts with 120,542 cases in Mexico and only 5 deaths there, and 3,877 cases in Puerto Rico and 1 death, according to the Pan American Health Organization, as reported in El Dia.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#7)