So far this summer, There are already at least four provinces that have detected dengue in people with no travel history to places with active circulation of the virus that is transmitted by the bite of the mosquito Temples of the Egyptians. They are the first autochthonous cases to be officially reported.
Last week the cases of chikungunya fever in travelers who had returned from Paraguay y Brazil.
“During the last week, the viral circulation of dengue fever was identified in different localities of the country, with confirmed cases with no travel history,” detailed the weekly epidemiological surveillance report. Ministry of Health of the Nation. He was referring to the 21 cases reported by four jurisdictions. Dengue virus serotypes DEN 1 and 2 are circulating.
Nine correspond to Las Toscas, Santa Fe, a province where there are also probable cases in the neighboring towns of Campó Hardy, San Antonio de Obligado and Villa Guillermina. The health authorities of Salta reported seven autochthonous cases in Salvador Mazza, one in Aguaray and one in Oran, with others considered more likely. En Tucumanthere were three cases in Lules, while the Buenos aires city confirmed two cases in the Villa del Parque neighborhood.
meanwhile, in Formosa Probable autochthonous cases increased from one to six so far this year and are still under study. The rest of the 17 cases in non-travelers that are under study are distributed among the provinces of Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Santa Fe, Corrientes, Chaco, Jujuy and Salta.
“Faced with the identification of viral circulation in different locations and the presence of imported cases of chikungunya fever, as well as the increase in cases and their territorial expansion in the neighboring country of Paraguay, it is recommended to all [los profesionales y centros de salud] strengthen the detection, registration and complete notification of suspected cases of arbovirus”, they urged last week from the Epidemiology area of the national health portfolio.
In that report it was detailed that, in a week, Detected cases of chikungunya fever went from 17 to at least 24 in people who returned from Brazil and Paraguay. Most correspond to visits to the latter country, where the epidemic outbreak of this infection also transmitted by the bite of A. aegypti It exceeds 5,500 cases, especially in Asunción and Central, two areas frequented by travelers from Argentina at this time. In the middle of last month, as LA NACION published at that time, the outbreak exceeded 1,000 cases.
Eleven reside in Formosa, where there is also a case that declared having traveled to Corrientes and is considered probable. Another six live in the province of Buenos Aires, four in the Capital, one in Chaco and another two who do not reside in the country.
Córdoba, meanwhile, confirmed a week ago the third case of imported chikungunya in his district, but they are not yet included in the national report.
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