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    Mexico: 2024 Dengue

    Source: https://mexiconewsdaily.com/news/den...e-in-guerrero/

    Dengue cases in Mexico continue to explode; 74% are in Guerrero
    MND Staff
    February 27, 2024​

    Cases of dengue virus, a mosquito-borne tropical disease, continue to rise in Mexico with the state of Guerrero leading the way.

    The weekly federal Health Ministry report indicated dengue cases have risen alarmingly through the first eight weeks of the year. The Health Ministry reported 5,439 confirmed cases through Feb. 25; there were just 958 cases during the first two months of 2023, an increase of 468%.​

    The virus is concentrated in five states: Guerrero is the hardest-hit state, with 2,071 confirmed cases, followed by Tabasco (961), Quintana Roo (428), Veracruz (299) and Colima (289).

    This rise comes on the heels of a steep hike in cases last year. The Health Ministry reported 52,443 cases in 2023 compared to just 12,335 cases during all of 2022, an increase of 325%. Deaths attributed to the disease also rose from 53 in 2022 to 203 last year.​..
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    Source: https://scienceline.org/2024/03/deng...exican-coasts/

    Dengue wave hits Mexican coasts
    Dengue cases in Mexico have more than tripled. What does this mean for tourism?
    Alexa Robles-Gil • March 19, 2024​

    ...Mexico’s dengue epidemic has been rising over the past year: there were more than 50,000 confirmed cases in 2023 compared with nearly 13,000 in 2022, according to reports from Mexico’s Secretariat of Health. Yucatán, the popular tourist destination, tops the list. Only 1 in 4 infected people have symptoms, so the government’s reports also include probable dengue cases, which stand at around 277,000 for 2023...

    ...Yucatán, a common tourist spot known for its turquoise waters and ancient Mayan ruins, has the highest number of dengue cases in Mexico. The state had 518 cases in 2022. In 2023? More than 10,000, according to weekly reports from Mexico’s Secretariat of Health. The states of Veracruz and the state of Quintana Roo — home to tourist destinations Cancún, Cozumel and Isla Mujeres — are not far behind....

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    • #3
      Source: https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2024...-quintana-roo/

      14 deaths from dengue in Mexico: two in Quintana Roo
      written by Yucatan Times April 12, 2024 0 comment

      ​Mexico today confirmed its first deaths from dengue this year: 14. Two deaths correspond to Quintana Roo, a neighboring state of Yucatán, where deaths from probable dengue increased from three to four in week 14 of 2024.

      On Thursday, April 11, the Mexican Ministry of Health (SSA) reported 14 confirmed deaths from dengue in the states of Guerrero, Morelos, five in each; Quintana Roo, two; State of Mexico and Michoacán, one in each.

      They are the first deaths from dengue that the SSA confirms. On April 4, it was reported that until week 13 (from March 26 to April 1) of 2024 in the country there were 155 deaths due to probable dengue: 15 were already ruled out and 140 under study, among the latter 10 in Quintana Roo, nine in Campeche and three in Yucatán.

      In week 14 (from April 2 to 8) deaths due to probable dengue increased to 168: 14 confirmed, 15 ruled out, and 139 under study, among the latter 10 in Campeche, eight in Quintana Roo, and four in Yucatán.

      According to SSA figures, last week 13 people died with dengue symptoms in the country, including one in Campeche and one in Yucatán.

      Yucatán continues as the twelfth state in Mexico with the most confirmed cases of dengue, which increased from 147 to 151 from week 13 to 14, the SSA also reported today. In other words, four people had dengue confirmed with a laboratory test.​..

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      • #4
        Source: https://tecscience.tec.mx/en/health/...-cases-mexico/


        Dengue Cases Surge by 385% in Mexico During Epidemiological Week 24 of 2024
        To date, 26 deaths from the disease have been reported, while in the same period of 2023 only five deaths were recorded.
        TecScience

        June 25, 2024

        Confirmed dengue cases in Mexico saw a staggering 385% increase during epidemiological week 24 of 2024, with 17,016 cases reported compared to 3,505 in the same period in 2023.

        Additionally, a total of 26 dengue-related deaths were reported, up from five deaths in the same timeframe in 2023, according to the weekly report “Dengue Epidemiological Panorama 2024” from Mexico’s Ministry of Health (SSa).

        Currently, 59% of confirmed cases are primarily concentrated in the states of Guerrero, Tabasco, Veracruz, Michoacán, and Chiapas.

        For dengue cases classified as alarming and severe, 53% of the patients were men and 47% women.

        In the Region of the Americas, the number of dengue cases recorded during the first half of 2024 exceeded the maximum number of cases historically reported in a year, as compared to all previously recorded years, according to a report from the World Health Organization (WHO).

        The cumulative incidence rate as of EW 23 of 2024 is 63 cases per 100,000 population, 510 cases (0.61%) were characterized as severe and 26 fatal cases were recorded (case fatality rate 0.031%).​..

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        • #5
          Source: https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2024...o-during-2024/

          Health authorities confirm more than 20 thousand dengue infections in Mexico during 2024
          written by Yucatan Times July 6, 2024

          The most affected states are those in the south of the country with Oaxaca in first place, however, states in the central-northern have gone from having no cases to having a gradual increase

          From January to June 29, 2024, the Ministry of Health has confirmed 20,249 dengue infections in Mexico, which means 360% more than those reported in the same period last year.

          Only 3,233 of these infections occurred in the last two weeks, where the rains have intensified and with it, the places where water accumulates and the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the transmitter of dengue, reproduces...​

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          • #6
            Source: https://www.theyucatantimes.com/2024...ed-nationwide/

            More than 23 thousand cases of Dengue registered nationwide
            written by Yucatan Times July 22, 2024​

            Until July 17, 2024, dengue grew 324%, accumulating 23,856 cases against the 5,623 registered in the same period of 2023, while deaths went from 13 to 49.

            According to the latest weekly report from the Ministry of Health on the epidemiological situation of dengue, it continues to increase.

            In Mexico, 51% of confirmed cases are concentrated in Guerrero, with 4,084; Tabasco, with two thousand 802; Veracruz, with 1,936; Michoacán, with 1,786, and Chiapas, with 1,669.

            Guerrero, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Morelos, and Nayarit are the entities with the highest number of estimated cases, concentrating 59% of the total.​..

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