2024-03-31 23:15:00
He dengue outbreak already totaled more than 180 thousand cases in the country90 percent of the same natives, with a total of 129 deaths in the 2023/2024 season, according to the latest Epidemiological Bulletin released by the Ministry of Health.
There are a total of 180,259 cases, 389 of them considered seriouswith an evolution since October and an acceleration last February, which constitutes an unprecedented outbreak in terms of its magnitude.
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In this framework, a total of 19 of the 24 jurisdictions throughout the country report indigenous viral circulation of dengue.
The serotypes identified include DEN-1, DEN-2 and to a lesser extent DEN-3, with DEN-2 predominating.
Dengue has already become an endemic disease in Argentina
With the tailwind of climate change, with rising temperatures that favor geographical advance, the mosquito Aedes Aegypti, dengue has already become an endemic disease in Argentinaexperts warn.
The report indicates that from week 31 of 2023 -end of July and beginning of August- to week 12 of 2024 -mid-March- 180,529 cases of dengue were recorded in Argentina, of which 90% are autochthonous, 7% They are under investigation and 3% are imported.
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In addition, 163,419 infections occurred from week 1 to week 12 of 2024.
Meanwhile, the accumulated incidence so far for the entire country is 384 cases per one hundred thousand inhabitants.
When does the dengue epidemic end? They affirm that the peak of the curve has not yet arrived and ask to reinforce care
The authorities continue to emphasize prevention and care measures.
At this level, the importance of eliminating mosquito breeding sites and using repellents according to the manufacturers’ instructions.
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