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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Jamaica : Dengue scare

A report from Nation News :

" KINGSTON, Jamaica : The Ministry of Health is reporting six suspected cases of dengue in the parish of Portland.

Chief public health inspector for the parish, Caram Ramtulla, said the cases had not been confirmed as the mosquito-borne disease because laboratory tests had not yet been completed.

Ramtulla said more time was needed for the medical laboratory to accurately diagnose the six cases.

“Until lab testings are concluded and a confirmation is made, all six cases are being treated as suspicious,” he said.

“We at the Ministry of Health have intensified our programmes to deal with the dengue virus and all areas where the suspected cases have derived from will be treated.”

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