The increase in hepatitis A cases in the city of Dagua is of great concern.
In this way, the news was made public by the town’s mayor, Ana María Sanclemente, who also expressed her concern because 72 people were trapped According to epidemiological records, at least 18 cases have tested positive.
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The President therefore established a working group with the Valais Government and its Ministry of Health, the Health Executive and the José Rufino Vivas Hospital.
“Water samples have been taken from all the department’s aqueducts and we are awaiting those results to see if it does indeed match the water or if contamination has occurred, say in saliva from one of the water sources, or maybe it’s a food issue ,” the mayor pointed out.
Regarding preventive measures, the President explained that currently they have About working methods to prevent related problems, to prevent the spread of the epidemic.
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“We have also visited all commercial establishments in the most affected areas to emphasize food handling and the need for all these chains to work on the correct handling andWe are conducting epidemiological surveillance of infected people to prevent the outbreak“He added.
Finally, he recalled that they had several aqueducts. One of them is located 30 kilometers away from the Borrero Ayerbe area, and the others are in the affected areas.
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