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Dengue outbreak confirmed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines

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Dengue outbreak confirmed in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
August 2, 2024​
By Sheri-kae McLeod

Health authorities have confirmed an outbreak of dengue fever in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, three years after the last outbreak claimed at least seven lives, mostly children.

The Ministry of Health, Wellness, and the Environment reported on Friday that its Epidemiology Unit has recorded 119 cases of dengue fever so far in 2024, with 23 cases reported in June and 82 in July.

“Based on the epidemiological data, the number of lab-confirmed cases of dengue fever has exceeded the expected threshold, indicating that there is a dengue fever outbreak in St. Vincent and the Grenadines,” the ministry stated...


 
Source: https://www.searchlight.vc/front-pa...ed-svg-17-cases-mostly-children-hospitalised/


August 13, 2024
213 dengue cases reported in SVG, with 17 cases, mostly children, hospitalised

THE OUTBREAK OF DENGUE FEVER continues to be an issue of concern for the government and health officials in St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG).With an increase in the number of laboratory confirmed Dengue cases across the State, Prime Minister, Dr Ralph Gonsalves is particularly worried about how this viral disease is affecting the children of the nation.

Speaking on WEFM’s Issue At Hand programme on Sunday, August 11, 2024, Gonsalves disclosed that 17 people were hospitalized with Dengue Fever, the majority of them being children. Describing this situation as “most worrying”, he called on citizens to prevent the breeding of the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which causes Dengue fever, asking that they overturn barrels and other uncovered containers which collect water for the mosquitoes to lay eggs and multiply.​..
 
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