2023-07-13 00:50:38
A Tiger mosquito trapped in an adhesive card. May 4, 2023. REMY ARTIGES FOR “THE WORLD”
More than 425 cases of dengue fever have been recorded in Guadeloupe since January 2023, the local Regional Health Agency (ARS) said on Wednesday July 12, warning of a “emergence of outbreaks” from the virus to “expanding character” in the archipelago.
Since June, the disease, transmitted by mosquitoes, has been present in 13 Guadeloupe municipalities but its resurgence has been observed since November 2022, said the ARS in a press release.
Some cases have “caused several visits to adult and pediatric emergencies”adds the health organization.
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According to the ARS, “The steady increase in the number of reported cases has thus been observed every week since April”with the observation of a “acceleration of the phenomenon in recent weeks” with some “expansive dengue foci”.
Life-threatening forms
“Rising circulation of dengue fever in the Caribbean basin, flows of travelers around important events (various festivals) and the hurricane season are all factors that could quickly raise fears of the spread of the disease throughout the territory and dengue fever epidemicexplains the agency.
In its press release, the ARS reiterated its recommendations for eliminating mosquito breeding sites in gardens: “empty, overthrow, throw” containers that may contain water and mosquito larvae.
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Dengue fever is widespread in hot countries and causes 100 to 400 million infections each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).
Its severe forms are rare but can be fatal.
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