Plague threatens to reach Trujillo

Saturday, August 7, 2010


After Lima, the Ministry of Health (MoH) confirmed that rodents trapped in the town carrying the bacteria Miracle 'yersinia pestis' (plague), the Health authorities and staff met yesterday to prepare an emergency plan preventive to prevent the outbreak and spread of diseases like bubonic plague and pneumonic. (Photo: Carlos Flores)


The discovery process began with the placement of 70 traps in the area 9 where there are about 20 blocks, in which prevail the yards.

There they caught the rats that were studied in a laboratory at the National Institute of Health in Lima, where he said Thursday at 4 pm, the animals were carrying the fleas carry the bacteria.

Although, the manager of Network Micro Hope, Carlos Herrera Vassallo, said no cases recorded in Trujillo in Sector 9 humble about 500 families are at risk for the evil that progressively attacks the body's defenses if is not taken adequate preventive measures.

"There is a method of placing the traps. The trap allows to know the rate of rodent fleas which are the bacteria are studied in the laboratory where they finally determines whether a carrier or not, "said the specialist.

A bugging
Given this warning, yesterday at the Health Center of El Milagro, the mayors of Huanchacho, Fernando Bazán Pinillos, and the center village of El Milagro, Wilder Loyola Vásquez, managers of the Micro Network of Hope and Health Network " Trujillo, Carlos Vasallo and Jose Herrera Villanueva Villanueva, among others, planned to take emergency measures such as buying flea and production of brochures.

The city of Huanchaco bear the cost for the purchase of 3000 kilos of 'Carbarín' dusting substance that will eliminate the fleas in four markets as Santa Rosa, July 28, Lord of Miracles, among others, as well as 23 institutions education. The brigades also will go to areas 9 and 8, and 170 farms in the vicinity.

"It is estimated that two kilos would be used for each house. The cost is high and make the effort to take extreme precautionary measures and prevent fleas infect humans. We are coordinating the substance by buying directly from Lima, "said the manager of the Micro Red de La Esperanza, Carlos Herrera.

It is important to add that also educate people coordinating the distribution of printed messages, which are urged to maintain cleanliness, the cleanliness of their homes and move out of the garbage and go to the nearest health center if suffering symptoms of diseases like plague and pneumonic plague (the second is the complication of the first).

"In the prison, El Milagro, both in men and woman, have taken the warnings of the case. It also recommends that people manage their solid waste and maintain cleanliness. From today (yesterday) started with the multimedia campaign, "said the manager of the Micro Network, Carlos Herrera.