2024-03-11 19:50:00
The epidemic of dengue In Argentina it would mark a new record regarding the number of cases in a critical week due to forecasts of continuous rain for four days.
The latest official records are already expected to set a new record that had been set in 2023. In the season that began at the end of October 2023 until the ninth week of this year, according to the Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Health of the Nation have already been reported 95,705 cases, and he 82% of these cases were recorded during 2024.
Added to this context is that the climate forecast foresees four days in a row of rain in many areas of the country, something that directly favors the spread of mosquitoes.
Total record of dengue cases in 2024
Argentina registered 57,461 cases of dengue so far in 2024which meant an increase in 2.153% relative to the same period in 2023when 2,550 were detected, the Ministry of Health reported.
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“Have the season with the highest number of cases in history“he wrote on his social network X Nicolás Kreplakthe Minister of Health of the province of Buenos Aires, one of the regions most affected by the disease transmitted by the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
Although Argentina experienced an invasion of mosquitoes last month, images of which went viral on social media, these in particular were Aedes Albifasciatus, which does not transmit the dengue virus.
Of 57,461 accumulated cases of dengue in 2024, 47 people diedamong them a baby and two adolescents, according to the latest epidemiological report from the Ministry of Health of the Nation.
Five deaths in recent days
However, in recent days, five deaths from dengue were addedin the provinces of Córdoba, San Luis and Santa Fe.
The increase in dengue cases in the last week was sustained in almost the entire country, which is why the Ministry of Health of the Nation disseminated a series of recommendations in the face of the outbreak that does not cease.
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“As a result of the increase in the circulation of the dengue virus in the region of the Americas and in the country, the Ministry of Health of the Nation and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) highlight the importance of strengthening the actions of control of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that, when infected, can transmit the disease, in addition to strengthening the organization of the network of care services in order to have early diagnosis and appropriate treatment to prevent complications,” the health portfolio indicated.
In Córdoba, according to the latest report from the Directorate of Epidemiology, 2,128 new cases were registered, and three deaths were confirmed.
In this way, in the current season 5,562 cases were reported, of which 5,046 are indigenous and 516 imported. It was also reported that the majority of patients were treated on an outpatient basis, and 5% (280) required hospitalization.
Regarding the three new deaths this week, it was reported that they are two men and a woman, residing in the Capital, General San Martín and Juárez Celman departments.
Two of the deceased were over 70 years old and had comorbidities.. With these new deaths, five deaths have been reported in that province so far this season.
In Santa Fe, the death of a 49-year-old woman from dengue was reported, bringing the number of fatalities in Rosario since January due to this disease to three.
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For its part, the Ministry of Health of San Luis reported the death of a 23-year-old patient who was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the ‘Juan Domingo Perón’ Hospital in Villa Mercedes.
The patient, with comorbidities (obesity and diabetes), had entered the ward in shock and with a diagnosis of dengue; Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) was performed on her but there was no response to the maneuvers and she died.
How to prevent dengue: symptoms and recommendations
Dengue is a disease that It is transmitted by the bite of an Aedes aegypti mosquito. infected with one of the four serotypes of the dengue virus. Common symptoms include: fever, redness and inflammation of the skin, and severe pain in the head, behind the eyes, in the muscles and joints.
It is important to know that this disease can have serious forms and cause death. If you present any of the warning signs such as severe and continuous abdominal pain; dizziness or fainting; persistent vomiting; drowsiness; restlessness or irritability; bleeding gums, vomiting, urine or stool You should go to a health center immediately.
At this time, the strategy recommended by the National Ministry of Health and PAHO/WHO to prevent and control mosquito-borne diseases continues to focus on collaboration between the community and health teams.
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Key actions include control of the transmitting mosquito, prevention of bites, timely and appropriate care of cases, and continued community engagement.
The integrated and simultaneous implementation of these actions will reduce the risks associated not only with dengue, but also with other diseases transmitted by the mosquito (Aedes aegypti) such as Zika and chikungunya.
The dengue vaccine is not part of the national calendar
However, dengue is preventable for those who can afford the vaccine in a country where More than half of the population lives in poverty and with inflation of more than 250% year-on-year in January.
Two doses of the TAK-003 vaccine, also known as Qdengam, from the Japanese laboratory Takeda, are required.
Each dose costs 71,293 pesos (82 dollars at the official exchange rate)while The minimum wage is set at 202,800 pesos (233 dollars).
The national government confirmed last week that would not include the dengue vaccine in the national vaccination calendarwhich would make it universal, free and mandatory access.
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The World Health Organization “indicated that there is insufficient evidence on its effectiveness,” explained the presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni at a press conference.
Weeks ago, tens of thousands of people around the world shared videos of swarms of mosquitoes in Argentina. It was an invasion of Aedes Albifasciatus, a species that grows especially after rains and in open places with grass, unlike Aegypti, which grows mainly in cities and that, in addition to dengue, spreads Zika and chikungunya.
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