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Initial Public Health Laboratory Response After Hurricane Maria — Puerto Rico, 2017

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Hurricane Maria made landfall in Puerto Rico on September 20, 2017, causing major damage to infrastructure and severely limiting access to potable water, electric power, transportation, and communications. Public services that were affected included operations of the Puerto Rico Department of Health (PRDOH), which provides critical laboratory testing and surveillance for diseases and other health hazards.

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2016 Semi-Annual Convention: Infectious Diseases and Climate Change

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Sociedad de Microbiólogos de Puerto Rico

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First case of Zika virus registered in Puerto Rico

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Mariana Cobián

Recently Puerto Rico had its first reported case of the Zika virus. This virus is transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti female mosquito, which also transmits dengue fever and chikungunya.

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Chikungunya symptoms can be severe and incapacitating

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Marga Parés Arroyo / mpares@elnuevodia.com

Chikungunya has been declared an epidemic in Puerto Rico. Among the symptoms cause by this virus, transmitted by a mosquito bite, are muscle and joint pain, fever, and skin rash, among others.

 

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Department of Health and City of San Juan work to prevent chikungunya

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Ramón “Tonito” Zayas / tonito.zayas@gfrmedia.com

The Department of Health and the City of San Juan are working on a community effort to prevent chikungunya and dengue fever in the Barrio Obrero community.

 

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Watch the hand sanitizer use

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Over-using hand sanitizers has been linked with the emergences of antibiotic resistant "super bugs". So, to be safe, always wash your hands with soap and water often and only use hand-santizer as a compliment to them.


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The dark side of hand sanitizers

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The use of antimicrobial hand sanitizers has been on the rise around the world and in Puerto Rico. Instead of protecting people, their overuse could lead to antibiotic resistance and the evolution of new "bugs" that could be harder to control...

The author is a doctoral candidate in environmental microbiology at the University of Arizona and a member of Ciencia Puerto Rico.


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