Dengue Cases Fall in Tabasco State
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January 25, 2010
Villahermosa - The Tabasco State Health Secretariat said Monday that its recent anti-dengue fever measures have been effective, with recorded cases falling by 80 percent.
Last month, Tabasco registered 154 cases, nine of which were hemorrhagic, the secretariat said. And since then, the number has dropped even further.
Ramón de Jesús Velarde Ayala, director of the secretariat's Prevention Programs, said that the use of pesticides on land and by air in areas that were recently flooded have controlled outbreaks.
Velarde also credited citizens in the Chontalpa region in western Tabasco, for their awareness and efforts emptying receptacles that held standing water.
Although cases have been reduced significantly, he said, the secretariat won't let its guard down, and will continue monitoring for potential outbreaks via its mobile medical units across the Gulf coast state.
Dengue can spread quickly in populated areas, and mosquito populations fuel the fire of infection. The more mosquitoes present, especially of the Aedes Aegypti variety, the faster dengue can spread. Dengue is a chronic illness, not a medical problem. |
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