Cárdenas is going through a difficult epidemiological situation since in recent weeks, Neighbors report high fever, intense joint pain and general discomfortsymptoms that confirm the circulation of viruses transmitted by the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
The Chikungunya leads the list of infections, followed by dengue, while the COVID-19 also remains present in the municipality, said journalist Alexei Mcintosh.
Health authorities have activated all health services and sent Samples to the Pedro Kourí Tropical Medicine Institute (IPK) that have confirmed the circulation of these viruses.
Although they have not registered dead or severe cases, the high incidence worries, especially in people with chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension or asthma, those who run the greatest risk to the shortage of medications.
The fuel deficit and supplies complicates fumigation campaigns and the recommendation to extreme care in households is not always met.
Epidemiological situation in Cárdenas
A Cardenense informed Oncuba that in its block there are several people with the same symptoms, but that the fumigation in its area was not performed in all the houses because “the fuel to continue” is over. “
To the concern for health, citizen discomfort is added due to food shortages and the lack of official information, since the cases have been reported for days and until Monday the Cardenenses had not had official information.
Besides, The accumulation of garbage in improvised landfills has become a factor that enhances the proliferation of communicable diseasesgenerating a growing popular disagreement.
“Should we get to this? Does so many people have to get sick to realize that you have to fumigate and pick up the trash? Practically in each corner of this city there is a landfill and looks at what the situation has taken us. It is terrible, ”said another neighbor.
