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Sadr fighters lay down their weapons
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U.N. warns of dengue fever in S.America
Published: Feb. 13, 2007 at 4:29 PM
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 (UPI) -- The United Nations says the entire Latin America region needs to take preventive measures to prepare for a "difficult year" for dengue fever.
Experts from the U.N. Pan American Health Organization in Washington are working with Paraguayan authorities to help control a dengue fever outbreak there that has raised concerns among its neighbors. There is currently no vaccine or cure for dengue.
By Feb. 5, nearly 3,000 cases had been reported as well as 18 cases of dengue hemorrhaging fever, including three deaths.
Health officials said in several of the affected areas, the number of cases so far this year already exceeds the total for 2006.
"Our top priority is treating the people who are affected to prevent more deaths," PAHO regional adviser on dengue Jose Luis San Martin said.
PAHO has sent a team of experts to Paraguay to provide technical assistance in areas including medical treatment, social communication and health services organization. Health authorities in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia have all stepped up prevention in border areas, including intensified surveillance and control measures.
"Paraguay has a comprehensive strategy for preventing and controlling dengue and has the ability to respond in an integrated way to this increase in cases," Dr. San Martin said, noting the country had responded effectively to outbreaks last year.
Data from 2006 combined with current reports and the presence of the weather phenomenon El Nino, which can increase mosquito infestations, suggest that "2007 will be a difficult and complex year for responding to dengue," he added. "The situation in the region really goes beyond the health sector and requires the active participation of other sectors and actors as well."
Experts from the U.N. Pan American Health Organization in Washington are working with Paraguayan authorities to help control a dengue fever outbreak there that has raised concerns among its neighbors. There is currently no vaccine or cure for dengue.
By Feb. 5, nearly 3,000 cases had been reported as well as 18 cases of dengue hemorrhaging fever, including three deaths.
Health officials said in several of the affected areas, the number of cases so far this year already exceeds the total for 2006.
"Our top priority is treating the people who are affected to prevent more deaths," PAHO regional adviser on dengue Jose Luis San Martin said.
PAHO has sent a team of experts to Paraguay to provide technical assistance in areas including medical treatment, social communication and health services organization. Health authorities in Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia have all stepped up prevention in border areas, including intensified surveillance and control measures.
"Paraguay has a comprehensive strategy for preventing and controlling dengue and has the ability to respond in an integrated way to this increase in cases," Dr. San Martin said, noting the country had responded effectively to outbreaks last year.
Data from 2006 combined with current reports and the presence of the weather phenomenon El Nino, which can increase mosquito infestations, suggest that "2007 will be a difficult and complex year for responding to dengue," he added. "The situation in the region really goes beyond the health sector and requires the active participation of other sectors and actors as well."
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