The authorities of the Ministry of Public Health were in Paysandú this Saturday after an autochthonous outbreak of the virus was confirmed there. chikungunya.
“There is national circulation of the mosquito, that is, the risk is throughout the country of what could be the contagion or circulation of the virus,” said the Undersecretary of Public Health, José Luis Satdjian, during a press conference recorded by Underlined .
The statements were after a meeting with department authorities on this issue. The MSP confirmed seven cases in Paysandú.
The minister, Karina Rando, said that “it is important that the population is aware of the autochthonous circulation situation of the virus and that measures are taken to prevent the further spread of the disease.”
In total at the national level, 22 cases were registered, of which 15 are imported and seven are native, which means that they were infected in Uruguay.
The first viral circulation detected is here, which does not mean that there are not elsewhere. Epidemiological surveillance is being carried out permanently to see if it appears elsewhere,” said Rando in Paysandú.
The minister explained that “it is a disease that has no mortality, very little mortality and few sequelae.”
“It can be painful at the joint level but usually it is not a serious disease,” he added.
Symptoms are fever, joint pain, sometimes muscle pain, and headache. It can also give a skin rash.
In addition to those confirmed, there are eight that are suspected and are awaiting the results of the analysis.
