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Panama accumulates 1,511 cases of dengue so far in 2023
The Ministry of Health of Panama recommends keeping areas clean and eliminating breeding sites for the transmitting mosquito.
By Eco Writing
May 13, 2023
According to the latest report issued by the Department of Epidemiology, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) there are 1,511 confirmed cases of dengue in Panama that are broken down as follows: 1,386 cases without warning signs; 184 with warning signs; seven cases of severe dengue and no deaths have been registered.
The regions with the most positive cases are: Colón with 341 cases; Panama Metro 283 cases; West Panama with 179 cases; Bocas del Toro with 158 cases; North Panama with 147 cases; San Miguelito with 132 cases; Los Santos with 64 and Herrera with 63 cases.
He reiterated the importance of keeping houses and work environments clean, checking door meshes, windows, and looking under sinks, as these are places where there may be breeding sites for the transmitting mosquito.
Hantavirus cases
Regarding the confirmed cases of Hantavirus, the entity indicated that to date a total of fifteen (15) have been registered throughout the country; with hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome there are fourteen (11) live cases and 1 registered death in the province of Herrera and with hantavirus fever with four (4) cases.
The cases registered to date have been verified in the provinces of Herrera with six (6) cases; Los Santos with six (6) and Coclé with three (3 cases).
The Minsa stressed that people keep their homes and surroundings clean, also collected grains (such as rice and corn), store them and seal them to prevent the rodent from having contact and leaving their feces and urine in the surroundings.
Regarding malaria cases, the number of registered cases is 4,038; 102 new cases of malaria have been confirmed during this epidemiological week (86 in Guna Yala; 14 cases in Darién and 2 in Chiriquí).
So far in 2023, 4,038 accumulated cases have been confirmed; 102 active patients are confirmed, the Guna Yala region being the most active with 86 cases; Darien with 14 cases; Chiriquí with 2 cases of malaria, confirmed as the regions with the most confirmed cases to date.
The Minsa continues to reinforce the strategies to mitigate the cases of malaria in the country, the promotion and prevention strategies in these areas, distributing mosquito nets with chemicals and also, reinforcing the operational capacity and the supply of medicines against this disease throughout the country.
Leishmaniasis, Chikunguya and Zika
Around the cases of Leishmaniasis, they remain at 628 accumulated cases so far in 2023; of which there are 38 active cases, with 10 confirmed in West Panama; 8 in Bocas del Toro, 7 in the Ngäbe Buglé region, North Panama with 4 cases, Coclé, Panama Metro, San Miguelito and Veraguas with 2 cases each and Colón with one case.
Seven (7) cases of Chikungunya remain, distributed in the sectors of North Panama in Alcalde Díaz; San Miguelito, in the José Domingo Espinar sector; in West Panama, Burunga sector and in the metropolitan region, in El Chorrillo.
There have been no reported cases of Zika so far in 2023.
Panama accumulates 1,511 cases of dengue so far in 2023
The Ministry of Health of Panama recommends keeping areas clean and eliminating breeding sites for the transmitting mosquito.
By Eco Writing
May 13, 2023
According to the latest report issued by the Department of Epidemiology, the Ministry of Health (Minsa) there are 1,511 confirmed cases of dengue in Panama that are broken down as follows: 1,386 cases without warning signs; 184 with warning signs; seven cases of severe dengue and no deaths have been registered.
The regions with the most positive cases are: Colón with 341 cases; Panama Metro 283 cases; West Panama with 179 cases; Bocas del Toro with 158 cases; North Panama with 147 cases; San Miguelito with 132 cases; Los Santos with 64 and Herrera with 63 cases.
He reiterated the importance of keeping houses and work environments clean, checking door meshes, windows, and looking under sinks, as these are places where there may be breeding sites for the transmitting mosquito.
Hantavirus cases
Regarding the confirmed cases of Hantavirus, the entity indicated that to date a total of fifteen (15) have been registered throughout the country; with hantavirus cardiopulmonary syndrome there are fourteen (11) live cases and 1 registered death in the province of Herrera and with hantavirus fever with four (4) cases.
The cases registered to date have been verified in the provinces of Herrera with six (6) cases; Los Santos with six (6) and Coclé with three (3 cases).
The Minsa stressed that people keep their homes and surroundings clean, also collected grains (such as rice and corn), store them and seal them to prevent the rodent from having contact and leaving their feces and urine in the surroundings.
Regarding malaria cases, the number of registered cases is 4,038; 102 new cases of malaria have been confirmed during this epidemiological week (86 in Guna Yala; 14 cases in Darién and 2 in Chiriquí).
So far in 2023, 4,038 accumulated cases have been confirmed; 102 active patients are confirmed, the Guna Yala region being the most active with 86 cases; Darien with 14 cases; Chiriquí with 2 cases of malaria, confirmed as the regions with the most confirmed cases to date.
The Minsa continues to reinforce the strategies to mitigate the cases of malaria in the country, the promotion and prevention strategies in these areas, distributing mosquito nets with chemicals and also, reinforcing the operational capacity and the supply of medicines against this disease throughout the country.
Leishmaniasis, Chikunguya and Zika
Around the cases of Leishmaniasis, they remain at 628 accumulated cases so far in 2023; of which there are 38 active cases, with 10 confirmed in West Panama; 8 in Bocas del Toro, 7 in the Ngäbe Buglé region, North Panama with 4 cases, Coclé, Panama Metro, San Miguelito and Veraguas with 2 cases each and Colón with one case.
Seven (7) cases of Chikungunya remain, distributed in the sectors of North Panama in Alcalde Díaz; San Miguelito, in the José Domingo Espinar sector; in West Panama, Burunga sector and in the metropolitan region, in El Chorrillo.
There have been no reported cases of Zika so far in 2023.