Source:
https://la1ere.francetvinfo.fr/nouvellecaledonie/dengue-epidemie-phase-ascendante-680225.html
Dengue : l??pid?mie en phase ascendante
Le gouvernement fait le point sur la dengue dont l??pid?mie a ?t? d?clar?e le 21 d?cembre dernier. On enregistre plus de 120 nouveaux cas par semaine.
CM avec communiqu? gouvernement de la Nouvelle-Cal?donie
Publi? le 15/02/2019 ? 17:09, mis ? jour le 15/02/2019 ? 17:11
Google translation:
Dengue: the rising epidemic
The government takes stock of dengue fever, whose epidemic was declared on December 21st. There are more than 120 new cases per week.
CM with press release New Caledonia government
Posted on 15/02/2019 at 17:09, updated on 15/02/2019 at 17:11
Bad news on the dengue front: the epidemic is not weakening, worse, it is gaining power. This is the conclusion drawn up by the Arboviroses Committee, which met on Thursday 14 February with all the partners concerned.
There are more than 120 new weekly cases, or 30 to 55 daily cases. Since 1 January 2019, 668 cases of biologically confirmed dengue fever have been reported. 48 people required hospitalization, including six in intensive care, and one death is to be deplored. Currently, hospitalization capacities and medical biology analyzes are not saturated.
The whole of New Caledonia touched
28 of New Caledonia's 33 municipalities are now affected by the epidemic, the latest being Yat? and Ile des Pins.
In Noum?a, all neighborhoods are affected with a predominance of cases in the neighborhoods of Rivi?re-Sal?e, Vall?e-des-Colons, Magenta and Portes-de-Fer. Then come the districts of the aerodrome, Haut-Magenta, Kam?r? and Logicoop.
The population must mobilize
Municipalities take part in the fight by spreading around each case of dengue to limit the spread of the epidemic.
But to effectively fight against the disease, the population must absolutely take an active part in the fight, especially as few people are immune to this dengue type 2.
The authorities insist on the three automatisms to be acquired during the epidemic period:
- destroy breeding sites at least once a week,
- protect against mosquito bites during the day,
- consult a doctor in order to benefit from a biological confirmation test.
Actions on the ground
Lastly, since the beginning of the year, the Department of Health and Social Affairs has conducted 45 actions in the field between 4 pm and 6 pm in the areas where dengue cases have been detected. On that occasion, she informed 1,085 households, distributed 2,200 bottles of repellents and 1,500 information flyers on the disease and the procedures to be followed. To carry out these information campaigns in the field, 24 agents dedicated to this mission of information, sensitization and distribution of repellents have been recruited since the beginning of the year.
