…but no countrywide alert needed yet – Ramsammy
Nine cases of dengue fever have been confirmed within the past week at Lethem as the outbreak in neighbouring Brazil persists but there is no need to issue a countrywide alert just yet, according to Minister of Health, Dr. Leslie Ramsammy.
The Ministry of Health has dispatched a team to Region Nine to monitor the situation while heavy surveillance remains at the border. Ramsammy told reporters yesterday that the dengue cases are of the DEN-2 type which is present here, adding that no form of haemorrhagic dengue is in the country.
