Asunción, IP Agency.- The Ministry of Public Health encourages citizens to continue insisting on controlling environments and eliminating potential mosquito breeding sites, especially after each rain.
The health ministry insists on the need to maintain constant surveillance of cases and not neglect actions to control mosquito breeding sites, because the circulation of the virus is still present in several regions of the country and this situation is observed throughout the year. anus.
Considering that rains favor the conditions for the reproduction of dengue and other arboviruses, it emphasizes the importance of maintaining control of environments and the elimination of potential mosquito breeding sites, especially after each rain.
Those useless objects that cannot be discarded, such as household appliances, tires or others, place them under a roof or cover them to prevent them from accumulating water. Drums or containers with water that will be used must be kept tightly covered.
It also indicates changing pets’ water daily to prevent them from becoming breeding grounds, after cleaning the container with a brush, water and soap. It is equally important to discard water accumulated in pot/planter saucers.
If you present fever or other symptoms of dengue, it is encouraged to go to the doctor in a timely manner to detect the appearance of warning signs early and avoid complications of the condition.
Epidemiological situation
In recent weeks, an average of 450 dengue notifications per week have been recorded. The updated Health Surveillance report indicates that at the end of weeks (SE) 40 and 41, seven confirmed cases of dengue were identified, three more than what was registered in the previous evaluated period. 43% of the identified cases correspond to the DENV-2 serotype.
In these last two weeks, twelve regions registered an increase in notifications; These are: Asunción, Central, Alto Paraná, Caaguazú, Cordillera, Itapúa, Paraguarí, Ñeembucú, Amambay, San Pedro, Pdte. Hayes and Boquerón.
On the other hand, three hospitalized patients associated with dengue were identified: one corresponds to the age group of 15 to 19 years, another to the group of 30 to 49 years and one hospitalized patient was observed between 60 and 64 years old.
Oropouche
At the moment, no cases of oropouche have been identified in the country. However, surveillance continues taking into account the risk of introduction into the national territory, due to the cases registered in Brazil and other countries in the region.
Paraguay is under active surveillance in vulnerable populations, such as the border population and people with a history of recent travel to places with circulation of the virus, according to the health portfolio report.
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