The Ministry of Health (Minsa) issued an epidemiological alert to public and private health facilities nationwide due to the increase in dengue cases in the country. To date, 58,117 cases and 75 deaths have been reported, with the most affected regions being Piura, Loreto, San Martín, Junín, Cajamarca, Ucayali, Cusco, Amazonas, Huánuco and Madre de Dios.
The alert, prepared by the National Center for Epidemiology, Disease Prevention and Control (CDC Peru), seeks to strengthen the epidemiological surveillance system and the adoption of preparedness and response measures to protect the health of the population in vulnerable areas against the dengue.
This document reveals that the figures given the increase in cases and the occurrence of outbreaks due to dengue in the country, has reached a total of 58,117 casesa figure that already far exceeds the total of 30,873 cases and 28 deaths in 2021.
According to official information, 87.53% (50,870) of the cases correspond to dengue without warning signs12.14% (7,054) to dengue with warning signs and 0.33% (193) to severe denguewith a national fatality rate of 0.13%.
Which are the most affected regions?
The Minsa pointed out that the most affected regions are Piura, Loreto, San Martín, Junín, Cajamarca, Ucayali, Cusco, Amazonas, Huánuco and Madre de Diosalthough the mosquito Aedes aegyptitransmitter of the illness it is found in 22 of the 25 regions, 94 provinces and 528 districts of the country.
The northern region of Piura and the Amazon Mother of God present the highest cumulative incidence rates of denguereaching 175 people affected per 100,000 inhabitants.
The Minsa remarked that the persistence of the transmission of the dengue in the country is due to “environmental, geographic, social determinants, high population migrations, to and from endemic sites, lack of drinking water and inadequate water storage.”
Besides, the The disease has presented a seasonal behavior that coincides with the rainy season in the Amazon regions and with the summer season on the coast of the country.
The official statement recalled that this is the second epidemiological alert for dengue that is issued this yearsince the previous one was launched during last April.
What are the symptoms?
In the presence of symptoms such as high fever, muscle pain, joint pain, eye pain, nausea, rash, or bleeding, the patient must go to the nearest health center to receive immediate attention. Avoid self-medication.
recommendations
In this way, the Minsa recommends that the population put into practice prevention measures such as washing and brushing the containers where water is stored, correctly covering the containers and allowing the entry of health personnel to apply larvicide in the water tanks and perform the fumigation.
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