Via Guardian :
" A sharp rise in the number of confirmed dengue cases in the rural community of Guaico Tamana in Sangre Grande is creating fear and panic among residents. Chief medical officer of the Ministry of Health Dr Anton Cumberbatch, however, sees the 16 cases in the area and death of 27-year-old Anushka Buchoon, also from that community, as “a cluster of cases” rather than an outbreak.
Cumberbatch said an outbreak would only be announced when it affects the entire country and not one geographical district. But COP healthcare spokesman Dr Navi Muradali begged to differ, stating that once there were multiple cases within a district “it’s an outbreak.”
At least 13 confirmed dengue cases were stumbled upon by the Sunday Guardian during an hour of probing two side streets along the Guaico Tamana Road, while two others were reported in Quash Trace, Sangre Grande, with one woman being tested positive at the Sangre Grande Hospital (SGH) on Friday."
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