RSOE EDIS - Situation Update No. 1 : Colombia - Epidemic Hazard

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Situation Update No. 1 Posted:2010-02-07, 06:34:22 [UTC] Ref.no.: EH-20100207-24829-COL Situation Update No. 1 On 2010-02-08 at 11:12:24 [UTC] Event: Epidemic Hazard Location: Colombia Province of Cauca Cali Number of Deads: 9 person(s) Number of Infected: 1247 person(s) Situation: Colombian authorities declared a health emergency in Cali, capital of Valle de Cauca provinc, after four children and a 24 young man died of dengue hemorrhagic fever over the weekend. Alejandro Varela, secretary of municipal health secretary told El Pais journal that since the beginning of the year 718 cases of suspected dengue fever have been reported in the city, 111 of them have been confirmed dengue fever. Varela pointed out that the Secretary of Public Health is concern about dengue fever in that city. Please DO NOT reply to this message: replies may be treated as errors and result in your subscription being deleted. If you have trouble or other queries, send email to havaria@rsoe.hu RSOE EDIS is operated by the National Association of Radio-Distress Signalling and Infocommunications (RSOE), Budapest, Hungary. Because of the complexity of this system and its dependence on other systems, we cannot be responsible for delays or failures in forwarding or transmission. You're receiving this AlertMail because you subscribed for the service. To stop receiving these emails, you may unsubscribe now. Contact: havaria@rsoe.hu