Honduran Dengue Fever
Crisis Worsens
The expansion of dengue
fever in Honduras is
reaching features of a
national crisis, since
almost 1,600 new cases
were registered last
week, most of them in
the capital.
Despite the effort of
health authorities there
are insalubrious sectors
in the city and
negligence also
facilitates the
appearance of new beds
for aedes aegypti
mosquitoes.
Statistics from the
Honduran Public Health
Ministry said eight
people have died as a
consequence of the
dengue fever. The
classical variety of the
disease has affected
16,878 people, and the
hemorrhagic one, 823
people.
Local newspaper El
Heraldo reported more
than 50 percent of the
cases appeared in the
capital, where it was
questioned that the
yellow alert be
maintained, despite the
number of affected
people.
Honduran Public Health
Minister Jenny Meza
admitted the struggle
should be intensified
but she demanded greater
compliance with cleaning
measures and
instructions.
She warned the
appearance of symptoms
like headaches, muscle
aches, fever, or any
kind of bleeding should
be reported. |
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