Hemorrhagic dengue has affected 101 people in Costa Rica so far in 2007, hitting a record high in the past 14 years, the La Nacion daily reported on Friday.
According to reports released by the Health Ministry, the number of Hemorrhagic dengue cases has increased 40 percent compared with the same period of 2006 when 72 people were affected by this type of dengue.
The Limon province, the most affected region in the Caribbean, reported 42 percent of the hemorrhagic dengue patients followed by Puntarenas with 38 percent and Guanacaste with 17 percent.
The ministry added that 53 percent of the patients are male while 81 percent are between the age of 10 and 49.
The Health Ministry reported that as of July 21, 2007, there were 9,741 cases of classic dengue nationwide, a 100-percent rise compared with the same period of 2006.
In Limon province, the number of hemorrhagic dengue patients increased by 228 percent compared with that of 2006 and in Guanacaste, the number increased by 316 percent.
Costa Rica's Health Minister Maria Luisa Avila said she still hoped that classic and hemorrhagic dengue cases would not exceed the 13,000 figure in 2007 while in 2006, 12,052 cases were reported.
"We are going to continue the campaign to fight hemorrhagic and classic dengue, and we urge the public to follow it and collaborate with us. We are not going to give up," Avila said.
Source: Xinhua
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