More than 425 cases of dengue have been registered in Guadeloupe since January 2023, the local Regional Health Agency (ARS) said on Wednesday, warning of an “appearance of foci” of the virus of an “expansive nature” in the archipelago. Some cases have “caused several visits to adult and pediatric emergencies,” adds the health organization.
According to the ARS, “the regular increase in the number of cases reported each week since April is thus observed”, observing an “acceleration of the phenomenon in recent weeks” with “expansive outbreaks of dengue”.
A disease that can be fatal
“The increase in the circulation of dengue in the Caribbean basin, the flows of travelers around important events (various festivities) and the hurricane season are factors that could rapidly increase fears that the disease will spread throughout the territory. and a dengue epidemic,” the agency explains. .
In its press release, the ARS recalled its recommendations to eliminate mosquito breeding grounds in gardens: “empty, overturn, throw away” containers that may contain water and mosquito larvae.
Dengue fever is widespread in hot countries, causing between 100 and 400 million infections each year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Its severe forms are rare but can be fatal.
Source: BFM TV
