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Dengue Threatens El Salvador
Despite the multiple actions
carried out in El Salvador to
control the epidemics of Dengue,
seriously affecting that
population, infection cases
increase, revealed Thursday
official sources.
Interviewed on the issue Health
Minister Guillermo Maza admitted
the speedy increase of
infections in the Salvadorian
nation.
According to reports released by
the State Secretary under his
charge, the country's present
conditions are favorable for the
development of the disease.
The national larval index was
estimated at 6.1 in March and at
6.5 in April while recent
controls reflect a 20-percent
increase of infection cases in
relation to last week when they
similarly raised in 14 percent.
Public Health authorities
confirmed there were 137
infected people reported to
public health centers June
11-17. The week before the
official number was 114.
This virus is mainly transmitted
by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito,
which reproduces in stagnant
water and the insalubrious zones
where the poorest population
lives.
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