Santo Domingo, 15 nov (EFE).-A total of 149 people have died in the Dominican Republic because of cholera, which arrived in the Caribbean country does today a year from neighboring Haiti, which has caused more than 6,500 deaths.
The Minister of health, Bautista Rojas Gomez, said in a statement that the number of suspected of the disease is below 20,000 against the 50,000 projected.
The official explained that international agencies had predicted that the country they would produce around 50,000 confirmed cholera cases and at least 500 deaths in the first year.
However, noted that these figures “have been very below” and that at the end of October the confirmed cases were 8,100 and the deceased 149, according to a release of your portfolio.
The Ministry of health stressed that “the consultation, teamwork and strategic partnerships have been key so that the disease has had a minor impact on cases and deaths in the population”.
Portfolio also offered the support of the Government, which gave more than 200 million pesos ($5.1 million) for the fight against the disease, as well as the active participation of international agencies, local authorities and the media of communication.
However, clarified that “the danger still has not ceased since expected the disease to stay on the island for several years before its eradication”.
Cholera bacteria spread up to the Dominican Republic in November of 2010 from the Haitian border, where he acquired the status of epidemic with the death of more than 6,500 people.
The cholera outbreak in Haiti is attributed, according to several sources, a regiment of Nepalese forces members of the United Nations Mission for the stabilization of the country (Minustah), which has polluted a river in the region of Mirabalais, in the Centre of the country with their feces.
Cholera bacteria spread up to the Dominican Republic in November of 2010 from the Haitian border, where he acquired the status of epidemic with the death of more than 6,500 people. EFE/file
