Cholera in Belize
CAREC surveillance report
; 18(2 & 3): 14-16, February / March 1992.
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ABSTRACT
From early 1991, shortly after the first cases of cholera occured in Peru in South America, cholera preparedness activities began in Belize. These were intensified when cholera spread to Central America and affected the neighbouring countries of Mexico and Guatemala. Physicians were sent to Guatemala for "hands-on" training in cholera treatment. Surveillance was intensified with diarrhoea being monitored in the under-5 and over-5 year age group. Case-investigation forms were developed, laboratory capability was strengthened and personnel retrained at CAREC Lab Diagnosis Workshops. Water, sanitation and education programs were stepped up. Several workshops at different levels were also held to sensitize and educate the public and health workers. Finally, a cholera preparedness plan was developed with assistance from PAHO and presented at a conference in Washington in December 1991 to try and mobilize additional resources for the fight against cholera (AU)
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MedCarib
Assunto principal:
Belize
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Cólera
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Vigilância da População
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Saúde Pública
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Preparação em Desastres
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Diarreia
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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Belice
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Idioma:
En
Revista:
CAREC surveillance report
Ano de publicação:
1992
Tipo de documento:
Article