Leticia Puerto
Leticia Puerto is a representative of the Unidad de Vigilancia de Enfermedades Prevenibles por Vacunas within the Programa Ampliado de Inmunizaciones (PAI) in Honduras. She has been in the news for raising alarms about a resurgence of pertussis cases in the country, which has led to the unfortunate deaths of two infants this year. Puerto emphasizes the critical need for vaccination, particularly for children under five years old and pregnant women, to protect newborns and combat the spread of this highly contagious respiratory infection.
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Honduras:
Leticia Puerto, a technician in vaccine-preventable diseases, emphasized the importance of vaccination to prevent whooping cough.
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Honduras:
Leticia Puerto is a technician in the Expanded Immunization Program of the Ministry of Health in Honduras.
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Honduras:
Leticia Puerto is a health expert who reported on the cases of whooping cough in Honduras.
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Honduras:
Leticia Puerto indicated that the demand for vaccination services has decreased significantly.
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Honduras:
Leticia Puerto is from the unit of surveillance of vaccine-preventable diseases of the PAI.
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Honduras:
Leticia Puerto, representative of the Unit of Surveillance of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases, reported an increase in whooping cough cases in Honduras.
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