While Peter spent the morning helping out with the brigadas once again, I spent the morning at home, sick. I can’t believe I made it so far only to be taken down in the final stretch.
With the outbreak, there is growing federal concern in ensuring the process is being handled efficiently and successfully, so we’ve noticed an influx of people from Secretaria de Salud—the federal branch that oversees these efforts. In addition to partnering with the Jurisdiccion to ensure that public health needs are being met, they’re meeting with Dra. Romero and her team today to review the records of all patients admitted with Dengue. With that in mind, Peter and I decided it was better for all if we worked on our research instead of get under foot.
There is no lack of fascinating cases here—from vertical transmission to dengue encephalitis, the potential for research is seemingly unlimited. After a few hours of hard work that was accompanied by the loudest thunder storm either of us had ever experienced, we grabbed dinner and drinks with our newest Touro colleague, Matt Musselman. Welcome to the team, Matt!
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