Health alert in Bolivia after teen dies of bubonic plague
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Pastor Dale Morgan
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Health alert in Bolivia after teen dies of bubonic plague
* From correspondents in La Paz
* From: AFP
* August 25, 2010 1:53PM
BOLIVIA has declared a health alert in northern La Paz department after a 14-year-old boy died from bubonic plague, the Health Ministry said.
An emergency plan will "increase health controls and prevention programs ... in communities where an increase of rodents and fleas has been reported," regional Health Minister Rene Barrientos said.
So far, eight cases of bubonic plague, including the death of the teenager, have been reported in Apolo, a town with 5000 inhabitants bordering Peru, where three people have died after an outbreak of plague in the past two months.
According to the World Health Organisation, bubonic plague is the most common form of plague, caused by infected flea bites or direct contact with infected animals like rodents.
The last outbreak of bubonic plague in northern Peru was in 1994, which killed 35 people and infected over 1100 others.
Health alert in Bolivia after teen dies of bubonic plague
* From correspondents in La Paz
* From: AFP
* August 25, 2010 1:53PM
BOLIVIA has declared a health alert in northern La Paz department after a 14-year-old boy died from bubonic plague, the Health Ministry said.
An emergency plan will "increase health controls and prevention programs ... in communities where an increase of rodents and fleas has been reported," regional Health Minister Rene Barrientos said.
So far, eight cases of bubonic plague, including the death of the teenager, have been reported in Apolo, a town with 5000 inhabitants bordering Peru, where three people have died after an outbreak of plague in the past two months.
According to the World Health Organisation, bubonic plague is the most common form of plague, caused by infected flea bites or direct contact with infected animals like rodents.
The last outbreak of bubonic plague in northern Peru was in 1994, which killed 35 people and infected over 1100 others.
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