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Vaccination campaign preventing spread of disease in Haiti
The ongoing strong vaccination campaign in Haiti has prevented outbreaks of diseases in the earthquake-hit country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
The agency says there are no increasing trends in disease outbreaks, particularly in Port-au-Prince.
WHO spokesman Paul Garwood says about 400,000 adults and children have now been immunized, mainly in camps for displaced people in the capital.
Haitian child being vaccinated
He adds that the campaign is expected to be completed by mid-April and is being extended to other areas of the country.
"At the same time disease surveillance is increasingly stronger. We have seen 52 sentinel sites established in and around Port-au-Prince, detecting between 3,500 to 4,000 people each week with various diseases on a list of 19 that they were actively searching for. These include malaria, acute respiratory infections and diarrhoea."
Paul Garwood says acute respiratory infections tend to be the major cause of consultations amongst adults and children at the moment, followed by malaria and acute watery diarrhea.
This is Donn Bobb reporting for United Nations Radio
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