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– This year the number of cases has been reduced by 80%
Tampico, Tamaulipas.- Thirty-nine million annual pesos apply the budget and the State in the fight against dengue fever in Tamaulipas, which has reduced by 80% vector-borne diseases, said Dr. Gloria Molina, Secretary
Before chairing the working meeting on the prevention and control of vector-borne diseases in the southern area of Tamaulipas, accompanied by Mayor Magdalena Peraza Guerra and Alma Laura Amparán, at Casa de la Cultura de Tampico, spoke about the actions that were conducted and that have yielded good results, after that in 2017 there were 270 cases and this year 48, of which 14 come from Tampico and 7 from Altamira.
"We have two sources of funding from the Federation sends us 9 million pesos and the state government, the governor who is very sensitive to health issues gives us 30 million pesos for these annual actions, As a result, we have reduced the number of cases by 80%, so it is the resource that is really needed to be able to control these diseases. "
He indicated that these resources are applied to the disease. insecticide, to vehicles, to workers who they carry out house visits, who are properly uniformed and with identification.
He stated that for more than a year, they have redoubled their efforts since July 1, 2017, when they began such meetings
. He pointed out that they have reduced the number of cases with this work intensified by 80% in 9 places where they hold this meeting every two weeks. such as: Nuevo Laredo, Reynosa, Matamoros, Valle Hermoso, San Fernando, Altamira, Tampico, Mante and Ciudad Victoria.
"We are in week 31 and for 2017 this week we had 270 den cases and for the same week in 2018 we have 48 cases and we had 186 cases of Zika and now we have 0 cases of Zika and we had three cases of Chikungunya and now we have 0 cases of Chikungunya being the municipalities in which it occurs in these cases in Tampico and Altamira. "
He indicated that in the case of Tampico has 14 cases of dengue and Altamira 7 cases so compared to last year when Tampico had 34 and Altamira 25 dropped significantly by 80%.
He said that 50% of success in reducing the number of cases depends on the population and the remaining 50% is shared between the city councils and the Ministry of Health.
He mentioned that there are still families reluctant to fumigate their home but he is working with the intervention of the municipalities with what they have been able to go by decreasing the number of refusals.
He explained that giving the model to do the strengthening of actions against these diseases are the probable causes, but fortunately they have greatly diminished, but of an epidemiological scan when a probable case is detected, a patient who arrives at the health center with fever, body aches, bones, and who are the first symptoms, is labeled as likely
Subsequently, he pointed out that the vectors were heading towards the patient's home and fumigated while the results of the exit and verification of the 9 manzanas around the house were identified as possible. case
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