Dengue Hits Honduras
More than 25,000
Hondurans have been
infected with the dengue
virus and some 1,500
patients have suffered
from the dangerous
hemorrhagic variant,
local health authorities
said on Sunday.
According to a report
from the Ministry of
Public Health, the
disease, transmitted by
the Aedes aegyptis
mosquito, has killed 13
Hondurans.
However, Honduran Health
General Director Angel
Vazquez noted that the
incidence of the disease
is decreasing.
Over the past week, the
number of cases has
dropped by 26 percent,
the official pointed
out.
The war against dengue
fever has cost the State
some two million
dollars, La Prensa
reported.
The money, noted the
newspaper, has been
spent in cleaning
operations, the
elimination of breeding
grounds for mosquitoes
and fumigation, among
other actions.
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