UNTV reports: Ten people have died of dengue fever in Bolivia in the last week and there are at least 9,500 suspected cases nationwide, health authorities in the country said on Sunday (February 2). The department of Santa Cruz is one of the most affected, with more than 1,200 cases. On Sunday, Bolivian authorities fumigated…
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Zika is here, be careful! Health Minister confirmed five cases of Zika in Bolivia
ABI reports in El Dia: Virus propagation Health Minister confirmed five cases of Zika in Bolivia Health Minister, Ariana Campero, confirmed Sunday in La Paz so far five zika cases have been confirmed in Bolivia, three imported and two indigenous cases, and stated that the Government is taking all provisions to prevent such disease, which…
If traveling across Bolivia, PLS watch out from dengue!!
Pagina Siete reports today about dengue, please take precautions: [The graph shows in orange and red the frequency of cases reported.] Residents of 20 municipalities close to the road that links La Paz with Cochabamba and Santa Cruz are the most affected by dengue. They consider that the vector is incubated in the river and tributaries…
Dengue kills 53 people in Bolivia during 2011
Pat at 19:56 tonight reported that Cedes Santa Cruz will probably call an orange alert as dengue is increasing dangerously. El Deber reported today about 53 people dying to dengue this year: “Santa Cruz have had around 32 dead and 16 Beni”, reported the Minister of Health, Nila Heredia, after a coordination meeting with sector…
Dengue kills three people in Cochabamba
HoyBolivia.com reports: The director of the departmental service of health (SEDES), Guido Sanchez, confirmed this Saturday the third dengue death in Cochabamba. “That person came from Ivirgarzama (Chapare) and died around noon Tuesday in the Viedma Hospital.” “We know that he was at least 10 days without medical care,” Sanchez reported. It was reported that dengue…
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