The Ministry of Health of the province of Buenos Aires reported this week that the dengue outbreak is already equal to that of 2020 and that the peak of infections is still awaited. According to the latest Buenos Aires Epidemiological Bulletin, 2.510 autochthonous cases in 24 municipalities of the province and other 77 with a history of travel in interior districtswhere the circulation increases.
Strictly speaking, the infections doubled: since the epidemiological week, which runs from the week of March 19 to 25, there had been 1,123 autochthonous cases of dengue, circulating in some 15 municipalities of the province; Meanwhile, from March 26 to April 1, 2,510 autochthonous positive cases were reported in 24 communes, a growth of 123%.
This is Berazategui, the municipality with the highest number of cases, followed by La Matanza, Tres de Febrero, Quilmes, Merlo, Avellaneda, Morón, Florencio Varela, General San Martín, Esteban Echeverría, Lomas de Zamora, Lanús, Almirante Brown, Moreno, Vicente López, Chivilcoy, San Miguel, Hurlingham, General Rodríguez, Ituzaingó , La Plata, San Fernando, Tigre and José C. Paz.
Meanwhile, more infections were reported in the interior of the province: according to official information, 77 positive cases were reported with a history of travel to Paraguay and Bolivia in the health regions I (Bahía Blanca), II (Gral Villegas), III (Junín and Chacabuco), IV (Salto), V (San Martín, Malvinas Argentinas, San Isidro and San Miguel), VI (Almirante Brown, Avellaneda, Berazategui, Esteban Echeverría, Lanús, Lomas de Zamora), VII (Ituzaingó, Luján , Merlo, Morón and Tres de Febrero), VII (La Costa and Villa Gesell), IX (Benito Juárez and Olavarría), X (Mercedes), XI (Cañuelas, La Plata, Presidente Perón and Tordillo) and XII (La Matanza) .
As reported 0221.com.arthe national government warned that the outbreak is matching the one that occurred in 2020 and noted that there are still “several weeks ahead with increasing number of cases”.
In this context, the Minister of Health of the Nation, Carla Vizzotti, explained that, although infections of the disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito are recorded every year at this time, “every three or four years there is a considerable increase in cases” and that this new outbreak is matching the record that was in 2020.
“What is observed epidemiologically is that each outbreak that happens every three or four years is greater than the last one and that is what we are seeing in Argentina, we are matching the 2020 outbreak and we still have a few weeks ahead with an increase in the number of cases”, Vizzotti explained to Radio 10.
HOW CAN WE PREVENT DENGUE AND CHIKUNGUNYA?
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Eliminate any container capable of accumulating water.
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Take care and weed the gardens; and cut the grass once a week.
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Install mosquito nets on doors and windows.
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Use repellent.
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Protect cribs and baby carriages with mosquito nets.
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Wear light clothing that covers arms and legs, especially during outdoor activities
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Dry the water from sidewalks and terraces.
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Change the water in animal drinkers every three days.
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Cover the water tanks.
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Pour boiling water on grids and place mosquito netting on them.
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Use damp sand instead of water in vases, vases, and containers of aquatic plants.
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Clean clogged drain gutters.
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Get rid of water bottles tied around trees. Keep the surroundings of the houses clean.
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In canvas pools, brush the edges to remove eggs, check for the absence of larvae, and keep them dry, folded, and under a roof when not in use.
