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  • Dominican Republic: 2019 Dengue

    Source: https://infosurhoy.com/cocoon/saii/x...s-of-the-year/

    Cases of dengue and malaria increase in 302 and 179% in the first 2 months of the year.
    by Denis Bedoya | Mar 18, 2019 | Health

    Increases in the number of cases ranging from 302 percent to 179 percent recorded in the country in the first two months of the year compared with the same period last year, dengue and malaria, respectively, both diseases transmitted to humans by mosquito bites.

    According to official figures, in the first eight weeks of 2019 the system captured 624 probable and confirmed cases of dengue fever for an increase of 302 percent over the same number of weeks in 2018, when 154 cases had been reported, of this viral disease that is transmitted by the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which breeds in clean water accumulated in and around houses.

    On the subject of malaria, the report indicates that up to epidemiological week eight, 79 confirmed cases were recorded for an increase of 179 percent compared to the same period last year, when 29 cases of this disease transmitted by a parasite carried to humans by the Anopheles mosquito, which breeds in stagnant, swampy water and has identified foci of presence in the country.

    Seventy-eight percent of the probable and confirmed cases of dengue fever identified correspond to children under 15 years of age, and the highest frequency of cases occurs in residents of the municipalities of Santo Domingo Este, Santo Domingo de Guzm?n, Barahona and Santo Domingo Norte.

  • #2
    Source: https://www.prensa-latina.cu/index.p...ica-dominicana

    El dengue se incrementa en la Rep?blica Dominicana
    Santo Domingo, 1 abr (Prensa Latina)


    Google translation:

    Dengue increases in the Dominican Republic
    Santo Domingo, Apr 1 (Prensa Latina)

    Patients with dengue, a disease that is increasing in the Dominican Republic today, reached 866 in 2019, reported the General Directorate of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Public Health.

    The mentioned figure supposes an interannual increase of the disease of 294 percent given that in the same period of 2018, 218 affected patients were registered, with the incidence rate of 43.47 per 100 thousand inhabitants.

    According to the last epidemiological bulletin, of the total of cases, 389 were reported during the last four weeks and in 75 percent of the total samples analyzed to date, an immune response to the virus was detected, identifying serotypes D1 and D3.

    Given the influence of this condition, health institutions recommended to the general population to go immediately to the doctor when they have symptoms of fever and general malaise, and not wait for major ailments.

    jha / ema

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    • #3
      Source: https://www.plenglish.com/index.php?...nican-republic


      Dengue Cases Increasing in the Dominican Republic
      Santo Domingo, Apr 27 (Prensa Latina)

      The presence of dengue cases in the Dominican Republic has increased significantly, and according to the Ministry of Public Health, 1,391 people were infected in the year, 335 more than in 2018.

      According to the General Direction of Epidemiology of the Ministry, most of the people registered with this disease are under 15 years old and the province of Santo Domingo is the territory with the highest frequency of cases...

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      • #4
        Source: https://elintransigente.com/mundo/20...as-economicos/

        Temor en Rep?blica Dominicana! El dengue podr?a volverse una epidemia
        julio 17, 2019 7:03 PM
        La principal preocupaci?n est? en que hay casos que no son tomados como generados por esta enfermedad.


        Google translate:

        Fear in the Dominican Republic! Dengue could become an epidemic
        July 17, 2019 7:03 PM
        The main concern is that there are cases that are not taken as generated by this disease.


        Although the authorities have not declared that the state is an "emergency" of this type, in the Caribbean island they add 3,433 cases of dengue registered between January and June of the current year, compared to 1,558 in all 2018, according to information from a Bulletin of the Ministry of Public Health. The high numbers have generated fear in the population, due to the unbridled spread of this condition that has no treatment, which is caused by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

        The serious problem presented by Dominicans is that most of the deaths are of minors, and these cases are placed in "study" by the local authorities. The figures provided by this agency estimates that 86% of those affected are under 15 years of age, as reported by the NA agency. The Minister of Health, Luis S?nchez, stressed that one of the cases is "in the process of investigation." Because of this, this death is not part of the official records.

        For this last reason, the inconsistencies with the cases in "study" by the authorities, with respect to the assessment, for example, of the health professionals who treated one of the victims creates doubts in the population. "Legal medical autopsy under study," says the death certificate that shows Alba Bencosme to AFP, the mother of a minor, who questions that the cause of death of her five-year-old daughter has been omitted. According to Bencosme, the doctors who treated the child confirmed that she contracted dengue.

        The Robert Reid Cabral children's hospital in the capital, Santo Domingo, is the only health center on the island that has the necessary resources to combat a potential epidemic of this disease. Although the lack of beds (only 40) could be a problem when it comes to housing potential patients. Although the government has not yet declared a real state of emergency, they have asked the population to fight the spread of the mosquito.

        According to Nereida Solano, director of this hospital, the situation has had a significant increase. At the beginning of this year they received from two to five cases per day, at present this number has been multiplied. "We are receiving an average of 20," says Solano. Likewise, Wilson Roa, president of the Dominican Medical Association, reveals to the AFP that there may be "up to 27 deceased" counted so far. But the lack of objectivity in the reports of the authorities generates a difficulty to know the reality.

        The weather has also not helped to prevent the spread of mosquitoes. In this year there has been an increase in rainfall, there is also the season of tropical storms in this area of ​​the Atlantic. Although the relatives feel, in a certain way, abandoned by the health authorities, the Ministry highlights their actions and affirms that they have reinforced the preventive measures. According to Minister S?nchez, they have eliminated vectors and created fumigation campaigns.

        The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported that dengue is "rarely fatal", but it is known that its complications can be fatal. In addition, there is no specific treatment to combat the disease. The main form of prevention is to avoid breeding mosquitoes, which are in containers that contain water both inside the houses, and in the surroundings.

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        • #5
          Source: https://www.thestkittsnevisobserver....eported-in-dr/

          Nearly 5,000 Dengue Fever Cases Reported in DR
          By snr-editor -
          August 10, 2019

          Santo Domingo, August 9 (Prensa Latina) There were 4,907 reported cases of dengue, including eight deaths as of August 2 in the Dominican Republic according to the Ministry of Public Health announced

          According to the bulletin issued by the institution, the deceased are children aged seven months to six years old.

          Of the 1,661 cases of dengue fever reported in the last two weeks, 67percent were treated in public health centers, 24 in private facilities and 8 in other sub-sectors...

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          • #6
            The number of deaths due to dengue in the Dominican Republic rises to 17
            9,793 cases have been registered since the beginning of the year. The virus is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which also infects chikungunya, zika and yellow fever
            Wednesday, September 18, 2019 - 9:32 AM


            Dengue virus is transmitted by the "Aedes aegypti" mosquito, which also infects chikungunya, zika and yellow fever. (EFE)
            The number of deaths from dengue in the Dominican Republic rose from 12 to 17 in the epidemiological week (SE) 34, during which 874 cases of the disease were reported, a total of 9,793 cases registered since the beginning of the year.

            The most recent Epidemiological Bulletin of Public Health , updated with data from August 19 to 25, places the incidence rate of dengue at 144.59 per 100,000 inhabitants, maintaining alertness in almost the entire country due to the disease .

            Between epidemiological week 31 and 34, 3,291 cases were recorded and in 75% of the samples processed, dengue virus of serotypes D1 and D3 was detected, transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito , which also infects chikungunya, zika and yellow fever
            ...
            Se han registrado 9,793 casos desde principio de año. El virus es transmitido por el mosquito Aedes aegypti, que también contagia el chikunguña, el zika y la fiebre amarilla
            Twitter: @RonanKelly13
            The views expressed are mine alone and do not represent the views of my employer or any other person or organization.

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            • #7
              Source: https://reliefweb.int/report/dominic...-no-1-mdrdo012

              Dominican Republic: Dengue Outbreak DREF Operation Update no. 1 (MDRDO012)
              Report from International Federation of Red Cross And Red Crescent Societies
              Published on 04 Dec 2019 — View Original
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              A. Situation analysis

              Description of the disaster

              On 5 July 2019, the Dominican Republic's Ministry of Public Health (MOH) issued an epidemiological alert due to a sustained increase in dengue cases in the country. The MOH report for epidemiological week (EW) 42 showed 542 probable cases of dengue reported, for a cumulative 2,470 cases in the last four EW. From EW 1 to 42, 14,731 cases (probable and confirmed) have been reported, including 34 deaths (0.2% morbidity). Dengue cases are on the rise, and the province of San Jos? De Ocoa remains on red alert. The National District and Santo Domingo continue to report high numbers of cases. This data correlates with the multiple environmental, geographical and educational traits that generate the successful reproduction of arboviruses in these areas.

              Four dengue serotypes are present in the Dominican Republic...

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              • #8
                Source: https://www.plenglish.com/index.php?...ever-this-year

                Nearly 50 Dominicans have died of dengue fever this year

                Santo Domingo, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) A total of 47 Dominicans have died so far this year due to dengue fever, of the 17,942 positive cases detected throughout the country, it was reported here today.

                According to the Epidemiological Bulletin of the Ministry of Public Health, in the last four weeks, 437 probable cases of dengue were reported for a total in this period of 1,918 cases.

                Those who have passed away were from the provinces Santo Domingo, La Romana, Azua, Distrito Nacional, Barahona and Santiago...

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                • #9
                  Source: https://dominicantoday.com/dr/local/...-mid-december/

                  January 5, 2020 | 8:32 am
                  The country confirms 53 deaths from dengue as of mid-December
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                  Santo Domingo, DR

                  As of mid-December, the dengue epidemic that affected the country during 2019 had caused the death of 53 people confirmed by medical audit, while the total affected reached 19, 472 cases.

                  Although dengue cases maintain a tendency towards decline, in the epidemiological week from December 8 to 14, the system captured 360 probable cases, for an accumulated of 1,878 cases in the last four epidemiological weeks, which evidences a reduction in relation to what happened previous months when every week about 600 cases were notified.

                  The data is contained in the epidemiological bulletin corresponding to week 50. Dengue is a febrile disease caused by the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito that breeds and develops in clean water, especially that which accumulates in houses and their surroundings.

                  Until the date notified, the number of cases exceeded 1,209 percent registered during 2018 (which was not an epidemic year), when only 1,474 cases were captured by the system.

                  Although the number of deaths due to dengue officially confirmed is 53 cases, mostly minors, medical leaders, including the president of the Dominican Medical College (CMD), Waldo Ariel Suero, estimates that deaths from this disease exceed 100 during the year...

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