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FROM
CUBA
Outbreak
of conjunctivitis in Havana
HAVANA, September 17 (www.cubanet.org) - Public
health authorities in Havana have issued a warning
to the population concerning an outbreak of conjunctivitis
and measures to be taken for protection against
contagion.
Although authorities did not release the number
of those already infected, it is believed to be
in the hundreds.
Several live-in students have been sent home
for treatment and to contain the infection.
Patients affected by the disease have been told
to apply cold-water compresses, to boil their
clothes and avoid direct contact with others.
Doctors called the outbreak typical for this
time of year and said it falls short of an epidemic,
adding that it does not pose a risk to health
other than discomfort to those suffering from
the disease.
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