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Only six cases of dengue fever have been presented in the island of Cozumel. Even when the number is not alarming, the epidemiologist of the General Hospital of the island Roberto Lozano declared that they continue monitoring the zones where there have been presented the cases and the program is maintained in the colonies to avoid that the number of sick people increments.
In interview, the medical epidemiologist of the health center of this island Roberto Lozano declared that in the first 12 weeks of this year alone there are reported in the island of Cozumel 6 cases of dengue fever of which 2 are hemorrhagic. He indicated that this often is because the people are not helping with the programs of clean patios or of descacharrización.
He mentioned that the population does not always allow the brigade members to pass and battle the proliferation of the transmitting mosquito of dengue fever and malaria. He indicated that many people are not completely supporting, said that do not they clean its patios, do not they eliminate red foci where the mosquitoes can reproduce itself and above all said that many people has not removed their junk from their patios.
It added that this should be a call of attention to the community, due to the lack of cooperation of many neighborhoods, there have been given in the island already 6 cases of fever of which 2 are hemorrhagic. He added that fortunately the cases have been caught in time and said that nobody has died by having this illness; but that this is a delicate matter in which all the citizenship should support and to avoid that more cases be given.
He added that the community must maintain clean its patios, should eliminate deposits of stagnant rainwater, owes of Clorox their “tinacos” (water storage on roofs) and their wells in order to that this problem not continue in growth. He said that the cases of fever is giving chiefly in youths, children and includes some adults, for which he suggested to the population they support the works of this campaign against the fever.
Finally, he said that also they are fumigating in the peripheries of the island and to help those who live in these zones so that they be free of the fever transmitting mosquito. Besides, he commented that colony by colony they are fumigating and invited the people that when the small trucks are spraying to leave open their windows so that the product penetrates in all corners and they kill the transmitting mosquitoes of the fever.
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