Guatemala, 30 jul (EFE).-Guatemala has been in what year 361 cases of dengue, 16 of them from the hemorrhagic type, which has claimed the lives of four people, today confirmed a source officer.

the Guatemalan Government reported the past day 23 of the four deaths and the “national alert” decreed by an outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the areas of the Centre and southwest of the country.

the Director of the National Center of epidemiology of the Ministry of public health and Social Welfare, Waleska Zecena, told reporters that in 2031 suspected of classic dengue cases that Monday 345 have been confirmed.

he added that the authorities have detected 16 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever and confirmed the death of four people.

Zecena said that the hospital in the Central American country network is ready to meet any emergency, but recommended people take precautions to prevent the spread of dengue.

in 2011 in Guatemala bevestigd 687 gevallen van klassieke dengue en 29 van de hemorragische aard, die dodelijke slachtoffers 11, volgens de officiële gegevens. EFE