Eight waraos die of measles in Los Guires

The community does not benefit from measles vaccination days. Photo: Archivo

Allegations of measles deaths in Delta Amacuro continue. Residents of the community of Los Guires, Tucupita, have recorded eight deaths due to this contagious infectious disease that has reappeared in the country after 15 years of eradication.
The information was provided by José Ochoa, a community resident, who detailed that the figure only corresponds to the month of June, and that the deaths were four adults and four children.
According to the Kape-Kape Civil Association registry, the first alerts about the disease in the region appeared in the third week of December 2017, in Barrancas del Orinoco, Monagas State population , very close to the southeast of Delta Amacuro
Cases were concentrated in three municipalities: Tucupita, Pedernales and Antonio Díaz, and there were at least 50 deaths due to the disease
Other communities in Warao del Delta, Los Guires do not have a health module or medical care, such as immunization days. N. Against Disease
Another factor that contributes to the vulnerability of people living in this sector to this type of disease is poor nutrition.
"Children are the most hungry, there is not much food here, right now Children are surviving through mangos," Ochoa said.

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It also indicated that food distribution by local supply committees and production (CLAP) is irregular, nearly two months have passed since the last time that it was sold to the community.
In the first half of 2018, 1558 cases of measles were detected in Venezuela, according to data from the Pan American Health (OPS). After almost a year of the reappearance of this virus, the Ministry of Health has not provided epidemiological information on the extent of the disease