Ecuador Zika Totals Increase To 51

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Ecuador recorded 51 cases of Zika and take measures to combat the disease

BY EFE. - Updated February 19, 2016 at: 7:56 pm

 

Straddle the transmitter is the same as zika spread dengue and chikungunya, Aedes aegypti. (SHUTTERSTOCK)

 

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Quito.

The Ministry of Public Health of Ecuador announced Friday a new case of zika in the city of Guayaquil, with totaling 51 cases detected in the country.

He also said preparing for March 1 volunteer work in Quechua to combat the disease in the city of Buenos Aires.

The Health Minister Margarita Guevara, speaking to reporters, said the management undertaken by the Government to address the emergency situation created by the presence of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, the transmitter of the disease, and dengue and chikungunya.

LEA: Guillain-Barré syndrome increases in countries with zika

"By working together the various public institutions, Zika virus has not infected a number of people, as happened in other countries in the region," said the minister, insisting that remain active plans to combat the illness.

He added that by March is planned to carry out a cleaning Guayaquil, in order to prevent the proliferation of mosquito breeding sites.

Zika virus currently circulating in much of Latin America and the Caribbean, and while causes mild symptoms in most infected, the great fear has to do with his alleged connection with cases of microcephaly and neurological syndrome Guillain Barré.

READ: World Bank expects "modest" impact on the economy zika Latin America and the Caribbean

On February 11, the Ministry of Health reported that fifty people, including two pregnant women, were infected by the virus Zika in Ecuador and, of these, 16 were imported cases.

He also reported that some 64,000 people were part of the brigades to combat the disease, which had joined the Armed Forces personnel.

The Ministry urged people to go to health centers and avoid self-medication, if you have symptoms of the disease include fever, red spots on the skin, joint pain, red eyes and malaise.

http://www.nacion.com/mundo/latinoamerica/Ecuador-registra-medidas-enfrentar-enfermedad_0_1543645740.html