Uruguay: 2024 Dengue

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Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2024/03/02/first-case-of-autochthonous-dengue-reported-in-uruguay


First case of autochthonous dengue reported in Uruguay
Saturday, March 2nd 2024 - 10:28 UTC

Uruguay's Health Ministry confirmed Friday the first case of autochthonous dengue in the country. There are currently 32 confirmed cases of imported infections, according to Montevideo outlets. The last autochthonous case in Uruguay dates back to 2020 and only three detections were registered in the country in the past four years...
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Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2024/03/05/second-case-of-local-dengue-reported-in-uruguay


Second case of local dengue reported in Uruguay
Tuesday, March 5th 2024 - 10:49 UTC

Uruguayan health authorities confirmed Monday the second case of autochthonous dengue in the country, it was reported in Montevideo.

”Today, a second case of dengue was confirmed by the Department of Public Health Laboratory in a person who had no history of travel outside the country, and where the technique carried out allowed us to know that the Dengue serotype, in this case, was different from the previous case (DEN-2) is DEN-1,“ the Health Ministry said in a statement after the first such infection was made public last Friday...


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Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2024/03/20/uruguay-president-lacalle-announces-first-dengue-caused-death

Uruguay: President Lacalle announces first dengue-caused death
Wednesday, March 20th 2024 - 08:06 UTC​


President Luis Lacalle Pou Tuesday confirmed Uruguay's first fatality due to dengue fever in 2024 following a Health Ministry (MSP) report that a possible case was under investigation. The head of state will meet Wednesday with Health Minister Karina Rando at the Suarez y Reyes residency to review possible courses of action with the malady as a priority.

According to the MSP, there were 21 cases of autochthonous dengue (people who contracted the disease with no travel history) in Montevideo, Salto, Paysandú, Artigas, Florida, and Rivera, in addition to 78 imported ones. There are also 33 cases pending laboratory results, of which only five would be autochthonous, as well as one case of chikungunya and another of zika, both of them imported. The last time Uruguay recorded a case of autochthonous dengue was in 2020.

The vast majority of imported dengue cases were from people who had traveled to Paraguay, Argentina, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Aruba, and Curacao, the Uruguayan authorities also explained.​..

 

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Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2024/04/0...e-of-dengue-disease-transmitted-by-mosquitoes


Uruguay reports 224 case of dengue disease transmitted by mosquitoes
Monday, April 1st 2024 - 12:32 UTC

Uruguay has reported 224 cases of the mosquito transmitted disease dengue, including three related deaths, of which 113 are identified as autochthonous and 111 imported, according to the latest release (March 30) from the country's Public Health Ministry, MSP. The release also mentions imported cases of chikungunya (1) from Brazil and zika (2) from Southeast Asia.

Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina are the main sources of the disease (95%) and the vector the Aedes aegypti mosquito which has grown exponentially because of a particularly rainy summer season. Autochthonous cases means the active presence of the virus among Uruguayan residents, while the imported are linked to those who contracted the disease overseas and came with it to Uruguay.​...

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Source: https://www.telesurenglish.net/news...th-Total-359-Cases-Dengue--20240408-0022.html


Uruguay Starts the Week With a Total of 359 Cases of Dengue
Published 8 April 2024

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Of the 159 people who contracted the disease abroad, 82 came from Argentina, 54 from Brazil, 18 from Paraguay, two from Mexico, one from Aruba, one from the Dominican Republic and one from Curacao.

Uruguay began the week with a count of 200 indigenous cases and 159 imported dengue, according to the daily report of the Ministry of Public Health.​

In the last 24 hours, the country had 17 indigenous and 7 imported cases, with a total of 359 affected by dengue.

Of the 159 people who contracted the disease abroad, 82 came from Argentina, 54 from Brazil, 18 from Paraguay, two from Mexico, one from Aruba, one from the Dominican Republic and one from Curacao.

As for the death rate, there were only 3, one due to the disease itself and two others due to health complications.​..

 

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Source: https://en.mercopress.com/2024/04/16/uruguay-reports-80-dengue-cases-in-one-day


Uruguay reports 80 dengue cases in one day
Tuesday, April 16th 2024 - 10:14 UTC


Uruguay reports 80 dengue cases in one day
Tuesday, April 16th 2024 - 10:14 UTC

Uruguayan authorities announced Monday in Montevideo that 80 new cases of dengue fever have been confirmed nationwide, 55 of them autochthonous (i.e., in patients with no recent travel history) and 25 imported.

Three people with dengue fever died, but only in one of these cases was dengue considered the cause of death. In the other two, doctors believe that other comorbidities played a determining role.

According to the latest report from the Health Ministry, there are 322 autochthonous cases of the disease and 269 imported ones, as specialists expect outbreaks every year, but not every month.

Of the 591 dengue fever cases in the country, 166 occurred in Salto, followed by Montevideo with 154, Paysandú with 91, Maldonado with 44, Canelones with 41, Colonia with 18, Rivera with 14 and Artigas with 13. The rest were scattered in San José, Durazno, Florida, Río Negro, Rocha, Lavalleja, Soriano, Tacuarembó, and Treinta y Tres, while Cerro Largo and Flores remain without cases.

Of the 269 imported cases, 141 people had traveled to Argentina (52.4%), 104 to Brazil (38.7%), 18 to Paraguay (6.7%), and the remaining 2.2% to Mexico, Aruba, Dominican Republic, Curaçao, and other countries.

As of Monday, 12 dengue patients were still hospitalized in moderate care units. In addition, 52 cases were still awaiting laboratory results.​..
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