Bolivia: Dengue Fever Cases Prompt Health Emergency in Four Provinces

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | January 29th, 2009 | Trackback

Three deaths from dengue hemorrhagic fever prompted officials to declare a health emergency in the provinces of Santa Cruz, Beni, Pando and Cochabamba. These provinces are all in the lowlands where hot, wet weather is ideal for mosquito breeding. Authorities have mobilized 20,000 military personnel for a widespread insecticide campaign to combat the disease, which is endemic to the tropics. The mosquito that transmits the disease bites during the day rather than at night, and outbreaks occur during the rainy season. La Paz and the highlands do not present a dengue risk.

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