Dengue is causing havoc in the country, as it is on the rise. Tamaulipas the holder of the Secretary of Health, Vicente Hernandez Navarro, He admitted that the state has entered an alert phase due to the increase in confirmed cases of this disease.
He detailed to the local press that for epidemiological week 33, an increase of 800 percent was reported compared to the same period in 2023, as 444 cases were registered. incidenceswhile last year there were 37.
These numbers take into account dengue records with warning signs (DCSA) and serious cases (DG).
“The situation is critical, with hospitals and health centers facing a growing demand for care. There is a high probability of an increase in cases at this time, so we must be very vigilant regarding the two most vulnerable sectors: children and the elderly,” said the official.
Hernandez Navarro He said that this increase in infections is due to the fact that the recent rains generated flooding, which led to the proliferation of the mosquito that transmits dengue.
NUMBER OF DEATHS
The Epidemiological Bulletin of the National Surveillance System of the Ministry of Health The federal government indicated that the entities with the most deaths from this disease are Morelos, with 23; Guerrero, with 21; Veracruz, with 13; Tabasco, with ten, and Michoacán, with nine.
Quintana Roo follows the list with seven; Oaxaca, Chihuahua and Nayarit, with six; State of Mexico, with four; Campeche, with three; Colima, Nuevo León and San Luis Potosí, with two deaths each.
Likewise, Jalisco, Puebla, Baja California Sur and Guanajuato have one death, each entity, and the rest of the states did not register deaths from dengue or its complications.
For her part, the Secretary of Health of Querétaro, Martina Pérez Rendón, confirmed that there are 436 infections in the state, without any deaths. In addition, she explained that as at the national level, incidents are increasing in the territory.
He stressed that there are currently some small outbreaks in the capital, and that they have been reported in municipalities where they had not occurred before.
However, he noted that the brigades of vectors Fumigation work continues every day.
He stressed that compared to other states, such as in the southeast of the country, the number of transmissions in Querétaro is minor.
On the other hand, once the first death from dengue in Jalisco was confirmed, the state secretary of Health, Fernando Petersen Aranguren, He warned that the number of cases of this disease has already doubled in the last week, so preventive measures must be intensified.
In Michoacán, in anticipation of the return to classes after the school break, educational and health authorities have reinforced security measures in schools to prevent the spread of dengue or other serious viruses.
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2024-09-01 13:15:36