Reasonable Rascal
06-04-02, 23:11
Date: 2 Jun 2002
From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: Xinhua News Agency, (via COMTEX), Sat 1 Jun 2002 [edited]
Central America: PAHO Reports Increased Dengue in Central America
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[As a consequence of] rain storms and floods in recent months, the number of dengue fever cases has been on the rise in Central America this year, with 6526 cases registered between Jan and May 2002, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Sat 1 Jun 2002.
By comparison, some 7080 people in Central America were affected by the mosquito-borne tropical disease last year [2001]. Of the 6526 cases reported this year, 169 people suffered dengue hemorrhage fever [DHF], including 2 deaths, the PAHO report stated.
According to the PAHO report, the meteorological change caused by the climatic phenomenon of "El Nino" could create better breeding [conditions] for the mosquito _Aedes aegypti_, the vector of dengue fever. The health authorities of Central American countries have launched campaigns against
the mosquito, whose reproduction has been supported by downpours and floods in the region.
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From: ProMED-mail <promed@promedmail.org>
Source: Xinhua News Agency, (via COMTEX), Sat 1 Jun 2002 [edited]
Central America: PAHO Reports Increased Dengue in Central America
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[As a consequence of] rain storms and floods in recent months, the number of dengue fever cases has been on the rise in Central America this year, with 6526 cases registered between Jan and May 2002, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) said on Sat 1 Jun 2002.
By comparison, some 7080 people in Central America were affected by the mosquito-borne tropical disease last year [2001]. Of the 6526 cases reported this year, 169 people suffered dengue hemorrhage fever [DHF], including 2 deaths, the PAHO report stated.
According to the PAHO report, the meteorological change caused by the climatic phenomenon of "El Nino" could create better breeding [conditions] for the mosquito _Aedes aegypti_, the vector of dengue fever. The health authorities of Central American countries have launched campaigns against
the mosquito, whose reproduction has been supported by downpours and floods in the region.
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Provided under Fair Use for Education doctrine.