Article: Alarming Spread of Dengue in Guatemala

The following excerpt is from a July 1, 2010 article published by InsideCostaRica.com.  To read the article in its entirety, please click here.

GUATEMALA – Guatemalan health authorities issued a red alert and began a drive to reduce the rising number of dengue cases and growing Aedes Aegipty mosquito population reported in the first six months of the year.

As of June 19, official statistics recorded 4,391 confirmed cases, including 98 of the hemorrhagic strain, compared to 1,133 in a similar period in 2009.

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