Honduras Restarts Dengue Fever Fight
Operations for cleaning and fumigation to prevent dengue fever were restarted in Honduras Monday, beginning with the city of San Pedro Sula (175 miles north of the capital) local authorities informed.

"No case of hemorrhagic dengue fever has been registered this year so far," authorities reported, but admitted three suspicious cases of the classic dengue fever had appeared, causing Public Health authorities to take action to avoid propagation.

While the traditional infection causes fever, hemorrhagic infection causes death without rapid medical attention.

Nerza Paz, director of public health in San Pedro Sula, said the main problems are places where water collects, such as barrels, tires and flower vases, where the transmitting mosquitoes can lay their larva.

It is estimated that 66 percent of Hondurans live in insufficient housing and extreme overcrowding, with four to 10 people sharing a room and only basic and sometimes nonexistent services.

Such conditions allow proliferation of diseases such as diphtheria, dengue fever and respiratory diseases.