NewsWhore
06-13-2007, 06:50 PM
In spite of a determined public awareness campaign by the Ministry of Public Health (SP), the number of dengue fever cases continues to rise. Of course the recent rains have increased the incidence of mosquitoes, and the nation's busiest children's hospital, Robert Reid Cabral in Santo Domingo, and the Luis Eduardo Aybar public hospital are reporting an increasing number of cases. According to statement made by the Minister of Public Health, Bautista Rojas, the ministry is trying to reduce the number of deaths attributed to the fever by two-thirds. Spokespersons at the Luis Eduardo Aybar Hospital said that with over 100 cases reported so far, they are ahead of last year's numbers.
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