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Asunción, July 4 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Public Health of Paraguay, Dr. Carlos Morínigo, underlined the efficiency and the speed of reaction of the public agencies involved in the fight against malaria in the country .
He gave as an example a recent case of imported malaria. He noted that the patient entered the country less than a week ago, presumably from Brazil, where cases of illness were reported, but he claimed to have already carried out the blockade, in addition to controlling constantly the environment. the family and its surroundings are controlled, "he said.
He said that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes and called for the elimination of vectors." It is a parasite that circulates in the blood, destroys the red blood cells and affects the liver, "he said.
Two cases were detected the day before by the regional office of the National Service for Malaria Eradication (Senepa). Ignacio, in the department of Misiones and the detection entities reacted effectively to block it and prevent a possible transmission.
Paraguay was declared on June 12 by the World Health Organization (WHO) as first South American free country In 2016, this entity identified it as one of the 21 nations with the potential to eliminate malaria by 2020 through the initiative " E-2020 ", jointly with Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Suriname, Belize and S alvador,
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