El Salvador confirms third death from dengue

Machine translated article from Prensa Latina :

" Health Minister Maria Isabel Rodriguez, today confirmed the third death this year from dengue in El Salvador, a decrease compared to the same period of 2012 when five deaths were reported.

Rodriguez said to the media that the victim was a 19 year old, 22 weeks pregnant, whose death occurred on September 15 in the city hospital Resume, the central department of Cuscatlan.

Stressed that to date maintains a substantial reduction in severe cases of the disease, since added 131, compared with 632 recorded in the same period of 2012."

Cholera Victims Increase in Dominican Republic

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" The cholera outbreak that emerged in the southern Dominican province of San Cristobal since more than a week, has affected 127 people until today, according to medical sources.
The disease has affected 64 men and the medical assistance is divided in three plans, says Miguel Geraldino, director at Juan Pablo Pina Hospital, in the capital of the territory.

The number of cases is growing because preventative measures taken are fresh, according to authorities who prohibit swimming and fishing in rivers.

Five days ago, when 67 cased were reported, Health Minister, Freddy Hidalgo stated that the situation were under control."

Central Mexico Stands Out with Cases of Influenza A H1N1

Via Prensa Latina :

" Central Mexico has the largest number of positive cases of influenza A H1N1 infections, with 1,174 of the 2,544 cases reported in the country.

The virus is dominant in the Federal District, Hidalgo, Puebla, Querétaro and Mexico State, nearly 46 percent of all diagnosed cases, according to figures updated by the Ministry of Health.

According to the Ministry of Health, until February 2, 2,815 patients were confirmed with the different types of influenza currently circulating in the country, of whom 58 died (54 by the A H1N1 type).

The health minister, Solomon Chertorivski, dismissed the idea that there was cause for alarm over the incidence of the disease in Mexico, and said the increase in patients is within the expected parameters."