Antofagasta Reinforces the Shielding Against Dengue: They Designate New Sentinel Center in the "Heart" of Finding the Mosquito
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Minister May Chomali led an inspection in the North Cesfam, an enclosure that is transformed into the third sentinel enclosure of Antofagasta to monitor feverish and suspicious cadres. In the framework of the national epidemiological alert, the Health Seremi already records 17 confirmed foci of the vector, more than 1,500 home inspections and 424 disinsectations in the regional capital. This article Epidemiological alert: Minister of Health head…
The Ministry of Health incorporated the North Cesfam and the Central Eastern Cesfam of Antofagasta as sentinel centres for the surveillance of arbovirosis, with the aim of strengthening the timely detection of suspected cases of diseases transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, such as dengue, zika, chikungunya and yellow fever. The measure is adopted in the context of the presence of the vector in the commune, where 17 outbreaks have been det…
The North Cesfam joins the active surveillance network in view of the presence of Aedes aegypti in the area, while the health authorities intensify household fumigations and call on the population to collaborate to prevent the spread.
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