Only in one block of one of the neighborhoods, 7 cases of the disease have been recorded.
Aegypti mosquito, which transmits yellow fever.
The inhabitants of neighborhoods like Costa Hermosa in Soledad (Atlántico) are very worried.after the cases of dengue that have been occurring, which has raised alerts in this area. Only in one block have more than 7 cases occurred, of which 2 patients are in Intensive Care Units (ICU).
The community assures that despite the increase in cases, the municipal health authorities have not provided immediate responses.
“They only asked how many people were sick, but measures or actions to stop the cases have not been implemented, so we ask that urgent interventions be made in this sector where in less than a week two people have had to be admitted to the ICU due to the disease,” said Rosalba Chávez. , resident of the neighborhood.
It is worth mentioning that the Ministry of Health of Soledad indicated that after confirming several cases of dengue in the municipality, they began carrying out an aggressive education campaign that would minimize and, if possible, eradicate the presentation of this disease from the territory.
In addition, they indicated that the type 2 dengue outbreak that is currently occurring in the Atlantic region is because it is raining more than expected and emphasized that it is spreading in houses where the community insists on having swimming pools, vases with water and tanks, which are conducive environments for the incubation and development of the Aedes agepty mosquito, transmitter of the disease.
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“In the case of the situation registered in several neighborhoods with dengue, We already ordered the blockade in the areas where the most delicate cases are recorded, but we want to be clear in telling people that nothing will stop if the containers that store water are not removed from homes, without taking the care that is required,” explained Edison Barrera, Secretary of Health. of Soledad (Atlántico).
The authorities are calling for attention to the IPS, EPS and community leaders, so that they have full awareness of the responsibility of mandatory notification of the presence of cases or suspicions of dengue and immediately take the reaction actions ordered by the public health protocol.
Source: Integrated information system
