Health Alerts

The dengue fever outbreak has spread to new areas with media reports that as many as 26 of the country’s 32 public hospitals have been swamped with cases – now totalling 28,000 and 54 related deaths and the highest figure in five decades. Dengue cases in Guatemala have exceeded 6,000 this year and the resulting death toll has risen to 27. Hardest hit has been the SW municipality of Coatepeque, however, several other southern towns have also been affected. Read more.