Source: https://www.vaughantoday.ca/758-case...-accelerating/
758 cases of dengue have been confirmed on the island and the epidemic is accelerating
April 1, 2021
Maria Gill
There are 20 municipalities concerned with case clusters mainly located in the west in Port, Saint-Paul and La Possession, and in the south in Saint-Joseph. So far, only serotype 1 has been detected among the confirmed cases.
Since the beginning of the year, 308 people have been treated in the emergency room and 114 patients with dengue fever have been hospitalized, including 19% for a severe case (an increase compared to 2019 and 2020). Although rare ocular manifestations (sudden and sometimes severe loss of vision) have been reported in some patients one week after the first symptoms of dengue fever appeared. In this case, it is advised to consult an ophthalmologist or go to the emergency room.
In order to reduce the spread of the epidemic, and prevent dangerous forms of the disease that require hospital treatment, the prefecture and ARS remind the population of the importance of consulting a doctor as soon as symptoms appear, to protect themselves. Mosquito bites and elimination of breeding sites in the home...
758 cases of dengue have been confirmed on the island and the epidemic is accelerating
April 1, 2021
Maria Gill
There are 20 municipalities concerned with case clusters mainly located in the west in Port, Saint-Paul and La Possession, and in the south in Saint-Joseph. So far, only serotype 1 has been detected among the confirmed cases.
Since the beginning of the year, 308 people have been treated in the emergency room and 114 patients with dengue fever have been hospitalized, including 19% for a severe case (an increase compared to 2019 and 2020). Although rare ocular manifestations (sudden and sometimes severe loss of vision) have been reported in some patients one week after the first symptoms of dengue fever appeared. In this case, it is advised to consult an ophthalmologist or go to the emergency room.
In order to reduce the spread of the epidemic, and prevent dangerous forms of the disease that require hospital treatment, the prefecture and ARS remind the population of the importance of consulting a doctor as soon as symptoms appear, to protect themselves. Mosquito bites and elimination of breeding sites in the home...
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