Published Date: 2013-01-06 20:35:39
Subject: PRO/EDR> Dengue/DHF update (02): Americas
Archive Number: 20130106.1482481

DENGUE/DHF UPDATE (02): AMERICAS
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In this update:
Cases in various countries:
Mexico and Central America
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Mexico (national)

South America
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Argentina (Salvador Mazza, Salta province)
Bolivia
- National
- La Paz and Beni departments
Paraguay
- National
- Villa Elisa, Central department
- Current
Peru (Ucayali region)

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Cases in various countries:
Mexico and Central America
- Mexico (national). 3 Jan 2013. Dengue nationally in 2012 (conf.) 50 013 cases; DHF/serious (conf.) 17 570 cases. Areas most affected: Yucatan Peninsula 8756 cases; Yucatan state 5606 cases; Campeche state 1967 cases; Quintana Roo state 1231 cases; Veracruz 12 505 cases.
http://yucatan.com.mx/merida/programa-permanente-de-combate-al-dengue-en-yucatan [in Spanish]

[Maps of Mexico can be seen at http://www.map-of-mexico.org/mexico-states.gif and
http://healthmap.org/r/1wvK. - Mod.TY]

South America
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Argentina
- Salvador Mazza, Salta province. 2 Jan 2013. Dengue (presumably for 2012) Salta province, approximately 700 cases, 352 of them in Salvador Mazza.
http://fm899.com.ar/2013/01/alerta-ante-la-aparicion-de-un-nuevo-tipo-de-dengue/ [in Spanish]

[A HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Argentina can be accessed at http://healthmap.org/r/1WLP. - Mod.TY]

Bolivia
- National. 3 Jan 2013. Dengue 17 Sep-30 Dec 2012 (susp.) 1215 cases, (conf.) 146 cases; deaths 1. Departments most affected (reported): Beni 107 cases, Pando 60 cases, Santa Cruz 45 cases, La Paz 29 cases, Cochabamba 2 cases, Chuquisaca 2 cases, Tarija 1 case.
http://www.la-razon.com/sociedad/casos-confirmados-dengue-pais_0_1754224571.html [in Spanish]

[Maps of Bolivia can be accessed at http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/americas/bolivia_admin_2006.jpg and http://healthmap.org/r/1MzE. - Mod.TY]

- La Paz and Beni departments. 4 Jan 2013. Dengue in January 2013 to date, La Paz department (conf.) 22 cases; Guayaramerin, Beni department (susp.) 1366 cases (conf.) 134 cases. Increasing.
http://www.fmbolivia.net/noticia55019-hay-24-casos-de-dengue-confirmados-en-la-paz.html [in Spanish]

Paraguay
- National. 2 Jan 2013. Dengue (reported for 2012) more than 35 000, last 3 weeks of 2012 (conf.) 377 cases, (susp.) 1920 cases; deaths (all of 2012) 70. Departments most affected last 3 weeks (reported): Central 1643 cases, increasing; Asuncion 391 cases.
http://www.ultimahora.com/notas/589531-Salud-confirma-377-casos-de-dengue-en-las-ultimas-tres-semanas- [in Spanish]

[Maps of Paraguay can be accessed at http://www.mapsofworld.com/paraguay/paraguay-political-map.html and http://healthmap.org/r/1l5K. - Mod.TY]

- Villa Elisa, Central department. 4 Jan 2013. Dengue currently hospitalized, 13 cases; deaths 1.
http://www.abc.com.py/nacionales/primera-muerte-por-dengue-en-2013-524410.html [in Spanish]

- Current. 31 Dec 2012. Dengue: on 31 Dec 2012 there were 177 cases hospitalized, 5 per cent in intensive care.
http://www.ultimahora.com/notas/589281-Salud-reporta-170-pacientes-hospitalizados-por-dengue- [in Spanish]

Peru
- Ucayali region. 3 Jan 2013. Dengue in 2012, 7521 cases; DHF/serious 49 cases; deaths 11.
http://www.elpopular.pe/actualidad-y-policiales/2013-01-03-ucayali-registro-mas-de-7000-casos-de-dengue [in Spanish]

[A HealthMap/ProMED-mail interactive map of Peru can be seen at http://healthmap.org/r/481d. - Mod.TY]

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