164 cases of dengue were reported from April 18 to May 1 in Reunion. The epidemic figures remain stable. The South has more than half of the cases and fewer patients go to the emergency room.
For several weeks now, the dengue fever figures have not progressed excessively, the ARS even speaks of a plateau.
The number of patients has increased very little over the past two weeks,
164 cases reported from April 18 to May 1 (compared to 123 the previous period).
If one compare the number of cases identified in the first months of the year, it is very less than that’s why I wrote to you from last year(1,153 cases to date compared to 12,200 cases in 2021 at the same period).
The emergencies hospital also record less traffic in their services.
With more than half of the cases (60%), the south of the island remains the area most affected by dengue fever, followed by the western region which includes a quart contamination.
Over the period concerned, dengue fever cases were located in 19 municipalities:
- Sud (60,4% of cases): Saint-Pierre, Saint-Joseph, Petite-Île, Le Tampon, Saint-Louis, Etang-Salé, Les Avirons, Saint-Philippe
- West (24.4% of cases): Saint-Paul, Saint-Leu, La Possession, The Port
- Nord (8.5% of cases) : Saint-Denis, Sainte-Marie, Sainte-Suzanne,
- East (6,7% of cases) : Saint-Benoît, Saint-André, Sainte-Rose, Bras Panon
Clusters of cases have in the same time been identified in the following quarters :
- Saint-Joseph : Guava
- Small island : The Chemin Neuf, Manapany les Bas, La Ravine du Pont
- Saint Pierre : Montvert-les-Hauts
- Etang-Sale : The Maniron
Since last year, serotype 1 of the virus has been circulating on the island, recall the health authorities.
Fighting actions vector control continue on a daily basis on the island.
“These measures associated with the weather conditions at the beginning of the year less favorable to the development of mosquitoes (cyclones and heavy rains which eliminated larvae) and the possible immunity acquired in certain districts have made it possible to greatly reduce the spread of the virus. underlines the prefecture in its press release.
4 nomadic cameras monitor sites spread over the municipality of Saint-Leu every week. A device which aims to put an end to the recurring illegal deposits followed by repressive actions. Since the implementation of this surveillance, no violation has been noted. In 2020 the city had identified more than a hundred depots on its territory.
