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The Yucatan Journal
Towards 500 cases of dengue
The rainy season is just beginning this May, but in Mexico there are already 470 cases of dengue, 50 of malaria, four of Zika and three of Chikungunya; ...
11 hours ago
In Yucatan that disease has already been reactivated, and in neighboring Campeche there is even malaria
The rainy season is just beginning this May, but in Mexico there are already 470 cases of dengue, 50 of malaria, four of Zika and three of Chikungunya; Yucatán already has its first dengue patient, and dengue and malaria viruses circulate in Campeche.
Quintana Roo is the only state in the Yucatan Peninsula that remains free of five diseases transmitted by flies. Last year, the entity accumulated 98 cases of non-serious dengue, 102 of dengue with alarm symptoms and three of the severe type; as well as one case of chikungunya and one of Zika.
Malaria in Campeche: 10 cases
In its report for Week 19 (which runs from Sunday 9 to Saturday 15 May) of the Epidemiological Bulletin of the National Epidemiological Surveillance System, published on Monday, May 24, the federal Ministry of Health (SSA) specifies that Campeche already accumulates 10 cases of malaria and one of dengue (severe).
According to this report, five men and five women from Campeche became ill with Plasmodium vivax malaria, which according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is the predominant parasite in America, where it is the cause of 75% of malaria cases. or malaria. The remaining 25% is caused by Plasmodium falciparum, which is predominant in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Pacific.
The WHO recalls that these parasites are transmitted to humans through the bite of a female fly of the genus Anopheles.
Only in April, the truce of malaria in Campeche
A review of the weekly reports of the Epidemiological Bulletin reveals the following about the presence of malaria in Campeche so far in 2021:
In Week 3 (from January 17 to 23) the first two cases of malaria were registered and the patients were women.
The third case was also a woman and was detected in Week 4 (January 24-30).
The fourth and fifth cases were diagnosed in Week 6 (February 7 to 13) and were two men.
Two more cases, a female and a male, were detected in Week 10 (March 7 to 13). Thus, in total, there were three men and four women.
For Week 11 (March 14-20), one more case of malaria was detected, a male. In total there were eight patients, four men and four women.
After a truce of almost two months, in Week 19 (May 9-15), a male and a female were diagnosed with malaria. Thus, there are five men and five women with this disease.
Regarding dengue, the first case was detected in Campeche in Week 15 (from April 12 to 19). It was a woman from the municipality of Campeche who presented a clinical picture of Dengue Grave, which warrants intensive hospital care.
In Week 19, Yucatán reported its first case of dengue, also of the severe type.
Campeche closed the year 2020 with nine cases of non-severe dengue, 21 dengue patients with alarm symptoms and six cases of severe dengue, and it remained free of chikungunya, Zika and malaria.
In turn, Yucatán closed last year with 44 cases of non-severe dengue, 82 with alarm symptoms and three of severe dengue, and it also remained free of chikungunya, Zika and malaria.
Dengue, chikungunya, zika and malaria in Mexico
At the national level, until Week 19 of 2021, in Mexico there is dengue (268 cases of the non-serious type, 162 cases with alarm symptoms and 40 cases of the serious or severe type), chikungunya (three cases), Zika (four cases) and malaria (50 cases).
Of the diseases transmitted by flies, only there is no West Nile Fever in Mexico, according to the SSA Epidemiological Bulletin.
The Yucatan Journal
Towards 500 cases of dengue
The rainy season is just beginning this May, but in Mexico there are already 470 cases of dengue, 50 of malaria, four of Zika and three of Chikungunya; ...
11 hours ago
In Yucatan that disease has already been reactivated, and in neighboring Campeche there is even malaria
The rainy season is just beginning this May, but in Mexico there are already 470 cases of dengue, 50 of malaria, four of Zika and three of Chikungunya; Yucatán already has its first dengue patient, and dengue and malaria viruses circulate in Campeche.
Quintana Roo is the only state in the Yucatan Peninsula that remains free of five diseases transmitted by flies. Last year, the entity accumulated 98 cases of non-serious dengue, 102 of dengue with alarm symptoms and three of the severe type; as well as one case of chikungunya and one of Zika.
Malaria in Campeche: 10 cases
In its report for Week 19 (which runs from Sunday 9 to Saturday 15 May) of the Epidemiological Bulletin of the National Epidemiological Surveillance System, published on Monday, May 24, the federal Ministry of Health (SSA) specifies that Campeche already accumulates 10 cases of malaria and one of dengue (severe).
According to this report, five men and five women from Campeche became ill with Plasmodium vivax malaria, which according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is the predominant parasite in America, where it is the cause of 75% of malaria cases. or malaria. The remaining 25% is caused by Plasmodium falciparum, which is predominant in Africa, Southeast Asia, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Western Pacific.
The WHO recalls that these parasites are transmitted to humans through the bite of a female fly of the genus Anopheles.
Only in April, the truce of malaria in Campeche
A review of the weekly reports of the Epidemiological Bulletin reveals the following about the presence of malaria in Campeche so far in 2021:
In Week 3 (from January 17 to 23) the first two cases of malaria were registered and the patients were women.
The third case was also a woman and was detected in Week 4 (January 24-30).
The fourth and fifth cases were diagnosed in Week 6 (February 7 to 13) and were two men.
Two more cases, a female and a male, were detected in Week 10 (March 7 to 13). Thus, in total, there were three men and four women.
For Week 11 (March 14-20), one more case of malaria was detected, a male. In total there were eight patients, four men and four women.
After a truce of almost two months, in Week 19 (May 9-15), a male and a female were diagnosed with malaria. Thus, there are five men and five women with this disease.
Regarding dengue, the first case was detected in Campeche in Week 15 (from April 12 to 19). It was a woman from the municipality of Campeche who presented a clinical picture of Dengue Grave, which warrants intensive hospital care.
In Week 19, Yucatán reported its first case of dengue, also of the severe type.
Campeche closed the year 2020 with nine cases of non-severe dengue, 21 dengue patients with alarm symptoms and six cases of severe dengue, and it remained free of chikungunya, Zika and malaria.
In turn, Yucatán closed last year with 44 cases of non-severe dengue, 82 with alarm symptoms and three of severe dengue, and it also remained free of chikungunya, Zika and malaria.
Dengue, chikungunya, zika and malaria in Mexico
At the national level, until Week 19 of 2021, in Mexico there is dengue (268 cases of the non-serious type, 162 cases with alarm symptoms and 40 cases of the serious or severe type), chikungunya (three cases), Zika (four cases) and malaria (50 cases).
Of the diseases transmitted by flies, only there is no West Nile Fever in Mexico, according to the SSA Epidemiological Bulletin.