The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) of the United Nations Organization (UN) published this Saturday, March 18, a report indicating an increase in dengue cases in the country as well as the numbers of deaths due to of the illness. The study is a comparison of the year 2022 with respect to 2021
Dengue cases in Venezuela increased by 93% last year compared to 2021, according to a published report this Saturday, March 18, by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
According to this UN office, in 2022 11,409 cases were reported, representing a “93 percent (in) increase,” as well as “18 deaths from dengue,” an increase of “125 percent (…) compared to with 2021».
He pointed out that, in the last months of 2022, there was an “increase in the number of reported cases of dengue, with the highest number of accumulated cases in the states of Zulia (northwest, bordering Colombia), Bolívar (south, bordering Brazil), Yaracuy (west) and Barinas (west)”.
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In addition, last year “the simultaneous circulation of the four serotypes of the dengue virus was detected in Venezuela.”
“Dengue has produced important epidemics in previous years, so its surveillance and preventive measures must continue,” OCHA recommended.
dengue and monkeypox
On the other hand, the United Nations office noted that, as of December 31, 2022, “12 confirmed cases of monkeypox had been reported, with no deaths.”
In this regard, he stated that the response, which also “must continue”, must be focused “on the communication and participation of communities at risk, taking advantage of mass meetings for communication and preventive measures, detection and treatment of patients, and the protection of health workers.
Likewise, he asserted that it is “fundamental to ensure the availability of essential medicines, medical-surgical supplies and equipment for the care of the most vulnerable population, especially for the care of people with communicable diseases,” including dengue fever and monkeypox.
With information from EFE
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