A child died from the disease, reported the Health Minister, Francisco Alabi, without specifying the victim’s age or place of residence.

Since July of this year the country has been in epidemiological red alert (the highest health risk), despite the fact that, according to Alabi wrote in social networks, there has been a decrease in the number of sick people, which is attributed to ‘a systematic fumigation campaign and other actions to eliminate the mosquito’, the transmitting agent of the disease.

The anti-vectorial strategies, in conjunction with other institutions, will continue throughout the territory.

We reiterate the call to parents and caregivers to be alert to any sign or symptom of alarm, in order to immediately consult and avoid self-medication,’ said the head of the agency.

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