Paraguay: Health officer fired amid dengue
Published: March 6, 2007 at 11:05 PM
ASUNCION, Paraguay, March 6 (UPI) -- Paraguay has fired its top health official amid a deadly dengue fever outbreak, the ABC Color newspaper reported Tuesday.
Humberto Recalde was fired following allegations that Paraguayan health officials ordered the use of expired chemicals for the fumigation effort against dengue.
Earlier this month, Paraguay declared a 60-day state of emergency because of the dengue fever epidemic.
About 10 people have died and nearly 15,000 others have been diagnosed with the potentially fatal disease spread by mosquito bites.
Symptoms include muscle fatigue and headaches. The fever usually can be cured in a couple of weeks if caught in time and treated. Neighboring Brazil has also seen a rise in its dengue infection rate.
Physicians in Paraguay said some victims of the disease died from a powerful strain known as gastric dengue.
Humberto Recalde was fired following allegations that Paraguayan health officials ordered the use of expired chemicals for the fumigation effort against dengue.
Earlier this month, Paraguay declared a 60-day state of emergency because of the dengue fever epidemic.
About 10 people have died and nearly 15,000 others have been diagnosed with the potentially fatal disease spread by mosquito bites.
Symptoms include muscle fatigue and headaches. The fever usually can be cured in a couple of weeks if caught in time and treated. Neighboring Brazil has also seen a rise in its dengue infection rate.
Physicians in Paraguay said some victims of the disease died from a powerful strain known as gastric dengue.
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