Zica cases climb to 73, one imported
THE NUMBER of cases of Zika virus confirmed in Panama had climbed to 73 by Saturday February 20 February says Health Minister, Francisco Javier Terrientes.
He made the announcement during a tour of the village of Pacora, where spraying is underway in the area of Rio Chico, a place under investigation for the first case of Zika virus reported outside of Guna Yala.
The patient comes from a farm located in Pacora, now under care in Tocumen.
According to the Ministry, of the 73 cases, 71 are in Guna Yala, one in Tocumen, and one is a person returning from Venezuela.
On Tuesday February 16 the Government declared a countrywide health alert because of the Zika virus.
MoH authorities are continuing with fumigation operations to attack the Aedes aegypti mosquito which transmits dengue, and chikungunya and zika