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Epidemiological Alert, Acute Gastroenteritis (AGE) Outbreak in Jamaica, Meeting of the Coordinating Committee of the RECACER (21 August 2003)

Alerta Epidemiológica, Brote de gastroenteritis en Jamaica, Reunión del Comité Coordinador de la RECACER (21 agosto 2003)

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2003
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Pan American Health Organization
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Abstract
According to the Ministry of Health (MOH) of Jamaica, surveillance reports have indicated an increase of gastroenteritis cases in St. Catherine, Kingston, St. Andrew and St. Thomas during June–July, 2003. AGE cases requiring inpatient care in Spanish Town Hospital increased from 17 in 2002 to 38 in 2003; and AGE cases handled in the emergency room of the same hospital increased from 494 in 2002 to 549 in 2003.
 
De acuerdo al Ministerio de Salud de Jamaica entre junio y julio de 2003, se ha registrado un aumento en el número de casos de gastroenteritis notificados en St. Catherine, Kingston, St. Andrew y St. Thomas. En el 2002, se registraron 17 admisiones hospitalarias por gastroenteritis; en el 2003, este número aumentó a 38. Asimismo, en el 2002, acudieron por atención hospitalaria en el mismo hospital 494 pacientes; en el 2003, este número aumentó a 549.
 
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Epidemiological Updates/Actualizaciones Epidemiologicas;August, 2003
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Transmissible gastroenteritis virus; Virus de la Gastroenteritis Transmisible; International Health Regulations; Emergencies; Reglamento Sanitario Internacional
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https://iris.paho.org/handle/10665.2/50961
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