Nicaraguas dengue death toll rises to 16

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4notGgWL1Ntop7YQc5b7wTffjPVNjzW0WOmkhu88QV1AGQnhEUSlVdLzVbARxB0xTb0a_sswPoH3yL6Jr1XdCawIgvvP_m-LJhDSu0T_1PNUDXkudsMVjUFfClTbTY6J7nrPek_TJDqk/s1600/Nicaraguas+dengue+death+toll+rises+to+16.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; display: inline !important; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="246" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR4notGgWL1Ntop7YQc5b7wTffjPVNjzW0WOmkhu88QV1AGQnhEUSlVdLzVbARxB0xTb0a_sswPoH3yL6Jr1XdCawIgvvP_m-LJhDSu0T_1PNUDXkudsMVjUFfClTbTY6J7nrPek_TJDqk/s400/Nicaraguas+dengue+death+toll+rises+to+16.JPG" width="400" /></a><b>MANAGUA: A dengue epidemic sweeping Nicaragua has claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy, raising the disease's death toll there to 16 people, according to officials.</b><br /> <br /> The death is the second in less than 24 hours due to dengue, health authorities reported. The disease has infected some 5,795 people in Nicaragua this year.<br /> <br /> The boy was from Matagalpa, located 127 kilometers (79 miles) north of Managua, said presidential spokeswoman and first lady Rosario Murillo.<br /> <br /> A total of 1,128 people have been hospitalized suspected of having dengue, with 43 of the instances confirmed by laboratories and 36 serious cases, according to official reports.<br /> <br /> Murillo also announced the arrival of specialists from Cuba to assess whether a product, which she did not identify but that has been used in other countries, could be used in Nicaragua.<br /> <br /> She also said she regretted that campaigns to eliminate mosquitos in combination with modern science and technology hadn't made a bigger dent in fighting the disease or ending suffering.<br /> <br /> Dengue results in fever, muscle and joint ache.<br /> <br /> The disease is caused by four strains of virus that are spread by the mosquito Aedes aegypti.<br /> <br /> There is no vaccine, so medical authorities in the region, where poverty is widespread, have been trying to stamp it out by focusing on mosquito control.<br /> <br /> The illness can be fatal, developing into hemorrhagic fever, which can lead to shock and internal bleeding.<br /> <br /> <b>AFP</b></div>

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MANAGUA: A dengue epidemic sweeping Nicaragua has claimed the life of a 13-year-old boy, raising the disease's death toll there to 16 p...

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