Zika Confirmed In Cuba ex-Merida Venezuela

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The third Zika case in Cuba (all ex-Venezuela) has been cited.

 

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Zika third confirmed case in Cuba imported from Venezuela Cuba is developing a strong campaign fumigations and sanitation including the mobilization of 9,000 troops of the Armed Forces and 200 police in order to fight the mosquito Aedes genus MAR 09, 2016 | 7:58 A.M. Cuba, Notihoy (International) -  Cuba diagnosed the third imported case of a patient with the virus zika a technician on the island who returned from Merida, Venezuela, where he was as a health partner, said the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP). The second Cuban infected with zika is a laboratory technician 43 years s, resident in the municipality Florida, in the eastern province of Camaguey, and his arrival in Cuba was registered on March 1, as stated in the note MINSAP. It also indicates that the day of his arrival presented headache and the next day appeared an "rash" (rash) in the region of the chest, so he was admitted to the "Amalia Simoni" hospital in Camagüey, where he it took a sample to check whether it was of the Zika virus, which was sent to the Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kouri" (IPK) in Havana. The report notes that "all actions of epidemiological and vector control established for such cases were made". Also it concerns that Monday 7 IPK's laboratory reported that the test performed the patient gave result "positive" to Zika virus and continues admitted with "good general condition and discreet rash". Last Thursday MINSAP realized the second case of the Zika virus was diagnosed at a Cuban nurse who had also returned from Venezuela where was working, and the day before had revealed that the first imported patient was a Venezuelan doctor who arrived in the country Caribbean on 21 February. For several weeks, Cuba is developing a strong campaign of fumigation and sanitation including the mobilization of 9,000 troops of the Armed Forces and 200 police in order to fight the mosquito of the genus Aedes, transmitting agent of the virus Zika, dengue and chikungunya. Earlier this week, Cuban President Raul Castro called for increased discipline, act "vigorously" against the defaulters and to be "constant" in waged against the mosquito during a meeting in the MINSAP with officials of state agencies campaign involved in the sanitation program. Health authorities have insisted through official media on the importance of eradicating outbreaks of mosquito "Aedes aegypti" and "Aedes albopictus", whose presence has been detected in several areas of the island. Source: EFE

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Zika third case in Cuba, also imported

It is a laboratory technician camagüeyano returned from Merida, Venezuela.

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The first three cases of Zika detected in Cuba occurred in people who had traveled from Venezuela.

 

 

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March 9, 2016

Cuba diagnosed the third imported case of a patient with Zika virus in the island technician who returned from Merida, Venezuela, where he was as a health partner, she reported Tuesday the Ministry of Public Health (MINSAP).

The third Cuban infected with zika is a lab technician 43, resident in the municipality Florida, in the eastern province of Camaguey, and his arrival in Cuba was registered on March 1, as stated in the note MINSAP.

It also indicates that the day of his arrival presented headache and the next day appeared an "rash" (rash) in the region of the chest, so he was admitted to the "Amalia Simoni" hospital in Camagüey, where he it took a sample to check whether it was of the Zika virus, which was sent to the Institute of Tropical Medicine "Pedro Kouri" (IPK) in Havana.

The report notes that "all actions of epidemiological and vector control established for such cases were made".

Also it concerns that Monday 7 IPK's laboratory reported that the test performed the patient gave result "positive" to Zika virus and continues admitted with "good general condition and discreet rash".

Last Thursday MINSAP realized the second case of the Zika virus was diagnosed at a Cuban nurse who had also returned from Venezuela where was working, and the day before had revealed that the first imported patient was a Venezuelan doctor who arrived in the country Caribbean on 21 February.

 

Raul Castro presides meeting on the Zika.

For several weeks, Cuba is developing a strong campaign of fumigation and sanitation including the mobilization of 9,000 troops of the Armed Forces and 200 police in order to fight mosquitoes of the genus Aedes, trasmisores agents virus Zika, dengue and chikungunya.

Earlier this week, Cuban President Raul Castro called for increased discipline, act "vigorously" against the defaulters and be "constant" in waged against the mosquito during a meeting in the MINSAP with officials of state agencies campaign involved in the sanitation program.

Health authorities have insisted through official media on the importance of eradicating outbreaks of mosquito "Aedes aegypti" and "Aedes albopictus", whose presence has been detected in several areas of the island.

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