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Venezuela in grip of severe tropical disease outbreak
http://news.yahoo.com/venezuela-grip-severe-tropical-disease-outbreak-200521821.htmlCaracas (AFP) - Venezuela is in the grip of one of the worst outbreaks of tropical diseases in decades, and the response by public health authorities has been slow and inefficient, two non-governmental groups reported Tuesday.
In 2014, Venezuela had over 150,000 recorded cases of dengue, malaria, and Chikungunya, the report said.
The epidemic is one of the worst in 25 years, said former health minister Jose Felix Oletta, who was among the authors of the report.
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The spread of the diseases coincides with a crisis in the Venezuelan health sector that has been plagued with a shortage of drugs and medical equipment.