Health authorities have reported 106 new cases of dengue in a week, which means there have been 866 cases so far this year. These figures show an increase of 294% over the same period last year. Of the total dengue cases this year, 389 have been during the last four weeks.
The Ministry of Public Health bulletin reported last week there were 13 cases of malaria confirmed in seven men and six women between the ages of 14 and 49, as compared to eight cases in the same period last year.
However, cholera has decreased, with nine cases at this point last year but only two cases reported so far this year, and leptospirosis is down by half, with 62 cases this year compared to 156 last year.
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Al Momento
3 April 2019