:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/XLFBO3Q6IREDRADQRPKHT6GPB4.jpg "Dengue fever emergency in Peru: 13 regions on high alert due to rising infections and deaths")
He Ministry of Health (Minsa) announced that it will declare a health emergency due to an outbreak of dengue fever in 13 regions and 59 districts of Peru given the significant increase in cases and deaths from this disease. These areas are affected by the presence of mosquito “Aedes aegypti”, which transmits the condition.
Piura registers more than a thousand dengue cases and puts six neighborhoods in the northern city on alert
The situation is further aggravated as residents do not want health authorities to enter their homes to control this disease.
It should be noted that so far this year, 11,585 cases and 16 deaths from dengue have been reported in the country. In 2022, on the same date, 6,741 cases were reported, which represents a considerable increase, according to figures from the National Center for Epidemiology, Prevention and Disease Control (CDC Peru).
The most affected regions are Ucayali (2,146 cases), Lorette (2,027), Madre de Dios (1,284), Piura (1,232) and San Martín (1,077).
Dengue emergency in Peru: 9,000 infections and 15 deaths so far in 2023
In recent weeks, cases of infection with this disease have increased. Keep the recommendations in mind and thus prevent the spread of this virus.
The ace regions concerned by the health emergency declaration will be:
1. Amazon
Minsa warns of an increase in dengue fever cases and launches an epidemiological alert
So far this year, more than 10,000 infections have been reported, 141 hospitalized and 15 deaths.
2. Ayacucho
3. Cajamarca
4. Cuzco
5. Huanuco
6. Ica
7. Junin
8. Lambayeque
9. Lorette
10. Mother of God
11. Piura
12. Saint Martin
13. Ucayali
The measure has an action plan presented by the Department for the Prevention and Control of Metaxaenic Diseases and Zoonoses, and with the contributions of the Technical Committee of Dengue fever of Mina. Key immediate actions to take include:
– Strengthening health services at the first level of care and hospitals
– Epidemiological surveillance
– Prevention and health promotion activities, with the participation of the community, authorities and strategic allies.
– 24 clinical monitoring units (Uviclin) and 14 febrile unit care execution units (UF) will be installed in health institutions and hospitals to ensure the care and recovery of affected patients.
Other actions already developed are larval control (elimination of mosquito eggs and larvae) and fumigation (elimination of adult mosquitoes) at home in the 59 districts, as well as entomological surveillance and the strengthening of molecular diagnostic test laboratories . dengue fever.
The participation of municipalities and community committees will also be encouraged to organize collection and disposal campaigns. mosquito breeding grounds, such as tires, bottles, plastic containers or other objects where rainwater accumulates, as well as the development of mass communication campaigns in the regions in coordination with the Minsa to disseminate prevention and dengue fever control.
Please note that on Friday Rene Chavezregional governor Loretteasked the central government to declare his region in a state of emergency due to the worrying increase in cases of dengue fever who to date has left in the region two deceased and more than 20 hospitalized.
The regional authority mentioned that it was working with the Ministry of Health who confirmed that the area would be declared urgent, but before this decision will have to go through the Council of Ministers. The declaration of emergency would be pronounced on Wednesday and would come into effect a day later.
“But we as a Region are going to push forward everything that has been planned, we can’t wait until Wednesday. We already have the eight doctors who are going to enter a training process and we already have the staff deployed,” he said. Television Peru.
Furthermore, he added that he would convene a Regional Center for Emergency Operations (COER) on Monday with all the civil and military authorities to carry out the actions.
It should be noted that the transmission of dengue fever This happens when the female Aedes aegypti mosquito bites a sick person to feed on their blood and then bites a healthy person.