La Zurza was the epicenter of cholera when the disease reappeared in the country, but it has been around four weeks without reporting new cases, which are originating in other areas of the capital such as Villa Liberación and El Almirante.
However, despite the fact that no infections are being registered, the authorities recommend that the residents of the place not let their guard down because they continue to be in a risk area.
The lower part of the neighborhood is on the banks of the Isabela River, where the bacteria that transmits the pathology was found, for which reason the Ministry of Public Health (MSP) urges those who live there to continue with the sanitation measures so that they do not contagious
In addition to being one of the first places to receive the vaccine that prevents the condition, the health portfolio also carried out cleaning operations in the community, brought drinking water and chlorinated the pools in which children and adults bathe to contain the spread of the disease. diarrheal condition.
The agency is also making interventions in the sectors that adjoin the town, such as Villas Agrícolas and the Ensanche Luperón where they took the vaccine and gave the townspeople the location guidelines so that they can prevent the disease.
However, the aforementioned demarcations have also added cases to the statistics that reflect the behavior of the disease for four months.
According to the authorities, due to the current outbreak in the country there are still no deaths, but a cumulative 71 infections have been recorded.
Regarding hospitalization, Dr. Mario Lama, director of the National Health Service (SNS), highlighted yesterday that the public network has 200 beds available to admit patients and their use is still at normal values.
