Curaçao: 2024 Dengue

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Source: https://www.curacaochronicle.com/post/local/increase-in-dengue-cases-on-curacao/

Increase in Dengue cases on Curaçao
LOCAL | By Correspondent March 18, 2024

WILLEMSTAD - There has been a substantial increase in Dengue cases on Curaçao, as reported by the Ministry of Health. By the end of January, a total of 31 cases of Dengue and one case of Chikungunya were confirmed. An increase in the demand for laboratory tests and a rise in Dengue-like cases reported by general practitioners indicate that these diseases are circulating and beginning to spread. Significantly so, according to the ministry.

Since November 2023, the ministry has initiated an information campaign on Dengue for the public regarding the prevention of Dengue infection. Currently, Dengue is spreading in various countries. The campaign included intensive inspections to eliminate breeding grounds for the mosquito that causes Dengue.

Since January of this year, there has been an increase in Dengue infections throughout Curaçao due to the lack of rain over the past four weeks.​..

 

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Source: https://nltimes.nl/2024/03/31/three-people-died-dengue-fever-curacao-two-month-span

Sunday, 31 March 2024 - 07:45
Three people have died from Dengue fever in Curaçao in a two-month span

Three people have died of Dengue fever in the last two months in Curaçao, confirmed the island’s epidemiology officials. The victims were young people between the ages of 20 and 50. Around 20 people are currently in the hospital with the virus.

Over 100 people have been hospitalized with Dengue fever in the last few months. Three deaths is a relatively high figure considering the number of infections on the island...​