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		<title>By: michael tannassee</title>
		<link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/stories/04/20/dengue-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-132007</link>
		<dc:creator>michael tannassee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 23:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>.... standing water is the reason for the intense breeding of mosquitoes on the coast ,, a fact i learnt many decades ago ,, i think Miss Wong was my teacher at st.aloysius RC in berbice ,, 
who taught us abt the life span of a mosquito ,, among other
facts ! how ever u look at it ,, things that affect all is their own doin !i don&#039;t live there ,,, do u ?????????????????????

is dem own trash dat gon kill dem if dem nah gat EDUCASHAN !....
nah leh none badi fule yuh !...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230;. standing water is the reason for the intense breeding of mosquitoes on the coast ,, a fact i learnt many decades ago ,, i think Miss Wong was my teacher at st.aloysius RC in berbice ,,<br />
who taught us abt the life span of a mosquito ,, among other<br />
facts ! how ever u look at it ,, things that affect all is their own doin !i don&#8217;t live there ,,, do u ?????????????????????</p>
<p>is dem own trash dat gon kill dem if dem nah gat EDUCASHAN !&#8230;.<br />
nah leh none badi fule yuh !&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: CFO</title>
		<link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/stories/04/20/dengue-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-131946</link>
		<dc:creator>CFO</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 19:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I survived dengue earlier this year and have spoken to numerous doctors who confirmed a high incidence of the disease. Unfortunately the Minister took the view then that we did not have an outbreak (read this and get back to me if you have that view too: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak).

It is unbelievable that two months after a death we still can&#039;t get confirmation - and fact is that I don&#039;t believe this story. When the President himself disappeared for a week, I am almost certain that he had Dengue. But reports stated otherwise.

The Minister should ask himself whether fogging Georgetown every three months is enough given his own statement that &quot;fogging would help for a few hours as it kills only mosquitoes that are on the outside of homes and buildings.&quot;

Enough is not being done. There is little or no education programme on TV and Radio.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I survived dengue earlier this year and have spoken to numerous doctors who confirmed a high incidence of the disease. Unfortunately the Minister took the view then that we did not have an outbreak (read this and get back to me if you have that view too: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outbreak).</p>
<p>It is unbelievable that two months after a death we still can&#8217;t get confirmation &#8211; and fact is that I don&#8217;t believe this story. When the President himself disappeared for a week, I am almost certain that he had Dengue. But reports stated otherwise.</p>
<p>The Minister should ask himself whether fogging Georgetown every three months is enough given his own statement that &#8220;fogging would help for a few hours as it kills only mosquitoes that are on the outside of homes and buildings.&#8221;</p>
<p>Enough is not being done. There is little or no education programme on TV and Radio.</p>
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		<title>By: KLR</title>
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		<dc:creator>KLR</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 17:15:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I absolutely agree with NeNe about flooding and water borne diseases. Government&#039;s responsibility to get in those areas and educate people, improve drainage and sanitation.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I absolutely agree with NeNe about flooding and water borne diseases. Government&#8217;s responsibility to get in those areas and educate people, improve drainage and sanitation.</p>
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		<title>By: Sarkar</title>
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		<dc:creator>Sarkar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:45:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tell this to Corriverton and de rest whey dem leff ded hass an cow fuh ratten!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tell this to Corriverton and de rest whey dem leff ded hass an cow fuh ratten!!</p>
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		<title>By: Salma</title>
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		<dc:creator>Salma</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My nephew is currently recovering from this terrible fever. His parents keep their yard clean and so does a couple of neighbours, but one neighbour who resides overseas, her land is a virtual jungle and mosquito haven. What can be done to force these people to clean up their land in situations like this?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My nephew is currently recovering from this terrible fever. His parents keep their yard clean and so does a couple of neighbours, but one neighbour who resides overseas, her land is a virtual jungle and mosquito haven. What can be done to force these people to clean up their land in situations like this?</p>
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		<title>By: Queen</title>
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		<dc:creator>Queen</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 16:30:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Michael
I agree that cleaning up the environment is a good start but standing water and not rotting garbage is the culprit for mosquitos.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Michael<br />
I agree that cleaning up the environment is a good start but standing water and not rotting garbage is the culprit for mosquitos.</p>
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		<title>By: michael tannassee</title>
		<link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/stories/04/20/dengue-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-131797</link>
		<dc:creator>michael tannassee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:40:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>... dengue ,,, has been in GUYANA since ???? and i&#039;m sure that the GOVT then as is now ,, did the same thing that is to be done ,, suffice to say that ,, like ur body ,, when it&#039;s ill is bcos of what u have ingested ,, be it solid or liquid ,, so too it is with ur environment ,,,,,, and no ! i will not again delve in to the base of cleanliness for grown adults to know that their environment if not kept CLEAN they will get sick ,, and may die from the illness !

and then u ask ,, well how is dengue wah comin fum de envirament dat ah din ingess ,, how dah mekin me sick ,, well is the filthy behavior that u create with leavin yuh garbage to rot whey yuh livin ,, dat causin de maskeyto to come alive an get hungry fuh blood ! de kine u gat ! warm an tasty !

the garbage left strewn in lethem ,, without due care by the community developers ,, and inhabitants should wake up ,,-- and this goes for the coast landers too -- one morning and find out dat everbadui got de blasted dengue !.....

de moral ???? esi lessen gud fuh dunce ! tell dem me seh suh !...</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8230; dengue ,,, has been in GUYANA since ???? and i&#8217;m sure that the GOVT then as is now ,, did the same thing that is to be done ,, suffice to say that ,, like ur body ,, when it&#8217;s ill is bcos of what u have ingested ,, be it solid or liquid ,, so too it is with ur environment ,,,,,, and no ! i will not again delve in to the base of cleanliness for grown adults to know that their environment if not kept CLEAN they will get sick ,, and may die from the illness !</p>
<p>and then u ask ,, well how is dengue wah comin fum de envirament dat ah din ingess ,, how dah mekin me sick ,, well is the filthy behavior that u create with leavin yuh garbage to rot whey yuh livin ,, dat causin de maskeyto to come alive an get hungry fuh blood ! de kine u gat ! warm an tasty !</p>
<p>the garbage left strewn in lethem ,, without due care by the community developers ,, and inhabitants should wake up ,,&#8211; and this goes for the coast landers too &#8212; one morning and find out dat everbadui got de blasted dengue !&#8230;..</p>
<p>de moral ???? esi lessen gud fuh dunce ! tell dem me seh suh !&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: D11N</title>
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		<dc:creator>D11N</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:07:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>My neighbour collapsed a few weeks ago after complaining of feeling unwell.It was confirmed she had dengue.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My neighbour collapsed a few weeks ago after complaining of feeling unwell.It was confirmed she had dengue.</p>
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		<title>By: Rupman</title>
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		<dc:creator>Rupman</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Is it only now that the minister of health realises that a dengue outbreak is imminent? This has been on the cards for sometime. At least everyone else knew that an outbreak was always likely.  

In Lethem and its immediate environs, Dengue cases are now so normal that it is probably the most common illness around. Yet the health ministry issued a public release stating that there were only about 25 cases recorded in the location. This information is so misleading as to be laughable.

What does our honorable minister of health expect when the authorities simply bury their head in the sands and expect the disease to go away? If they had honestly faced up to this disease from the inception, rather than providing misleading information, then they may have been able to curb it before it became a major outbreak.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Is it only now that the minister of health realises that a dengue outbreak is imminent? This has been on the cards for sometime. At least everyone else knew that an outbreak was always likely.  </p>
<p>In Lethem and its immediate environs, Dengue cases are now so normal that it is probably the most common illness around. Yet the health ministry issued a public release stating that there were only about 25 cases recorded in the location. This information is so misleading as to be laughable.</p>
<p>What does our honorable minister of health expect when the authorities simply bury their head in the sands and expect the disease to go away? If they had honestly faced up to this disease from the inception, rather than providing misleading information, then they may have been able to curb it before it became a major outbreak.</p>
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		<title>By: Sarkar</title>
		<link>http://www.stabroeknews.com/2009/stories/04/20/dengue-on-the-rise/comment-page-1/#comment-131701</link>
		<dc:creator>Sarkar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:51:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Rains = FLOODING = mosquitoes + low pressure in potable water pipes + leaks + no Filters + barrels in the yard + no proper purification + garbage........ Can someone continue? This is very repetitive. What is the best and cheapest means to educate people? RADIO!!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Rains = FLOODING = mosquitoes + low pressure in potable water pipes + leaks + no Filters + barrels in the yard + no proper purification + garbage&#8230;&#8230;.. Can someone continue? This is very repetitive. What is the best and cheapest means to educate people? RADIO!!</p>
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		<title>By: NeNe</title>
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		<dc:creator>NeNe</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:36:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That is why the drainage system should be fixed immediately. With current flooding, there will be water borne diseses as well. Seems like the country is headed backwards.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That is why the drainage system should be fixed immediately. With current flooding, there will be water borne diseses as well. Seems like the country is headed backwards.</p>
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