NewsWhore
08-28-2006, 06:50 PM
The Dominican Medical College (CMD) and the Ministry of Public Health are combining efforts to put a halt to the latest outbreak of dengue fever. Dengue is transmitted by the same mosquito that transmits other tropical diseases such as yellow fever - long gone from these lands- and malaria. Part of the campaign is centered round school buildings, which are to be sprayed. Public Health Minister Bautista Rojas Gomez said that the elimination of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito would be extended throughout the country. In the meantime, the CMD spokesperson Dr Enriquillo Matos has urged doctors to cooperate with the authorities by notifying all suspected or confirmed cases of the fever.
Pediatrician Julio Demorizi told Diario Libre reporters that an outbreak close to an epidemic is possible, since there have been more cases reported this year compared to the same time frame last year.
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Pediatrician Julio Demorizi told Diario Libre reporters that an outbreak close to an epidemic is possible, since there have been more cases reported this year compared to the same time frame last year.
More... (http://www.dr1.com/index.html#4)