From July 20 to 26, 45 cases of dengue fever were confirmed. Dengue surveillance indicators continue to decline. 19 towns on the island remain affected by viral circulation: the West and the South account for 88% of cases.
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45 cases of dengue were confirmed in the week of July 20. Dengue surveillance indicators continue to decline. 19 municipalities remain affected by viral circulation: the west and the south account for 88% of cases
Epidemiological situation on August 4, 2020
The number of weekly cases is decreasing or is stable in the 19 municipalities concerned. The main groups of cases (outbreaks of dengue):
– Saint-Louis (La Chapelle, Le Bois de Nèfles, Cité Coco, Le Verval, Ouaki, Le Ruisseau Terres Rouges, Le Gol les Hauts)
– Saint-Pierre (Chemin Stéphane, Bois Noirs, La Cafrine)
– Les Avirons (Barouty, Fond Maurice)
– L’Etang Salé (Ravine Sèche les Hauts, Pied des Roches)
– Saint-Joseph (Les Grègues)
– La Petite Ile (Piton Goyave, Anse les Hauts)
-Saint-Paul (L’Eperon, Tamatave, Lotissement Gayette, Le Bois de Nèfles, La Perrière,)
– La Possession (town center, Camp Magloire, Fond de Bac, La Rivière des Galets)
– Saint-Leu (Quatre Robinets, Grand Fond, Cap Lelièvre, Cité Pêcheurs, Etang Saint-Leu, Downtown, Dubuisson)
– The Port (Cotur housing estate, EDF factory)
– Saint-Denis (Vauban)
– Sainte-Suzanne (La Grande Ravine)
– Bras-Panon (La Rivière du Mât)
The authorities recall the preventive measures to be adopted especially during the holidays, a period during which there are many trips.Since the start of the year, nearly 16,000 indigenous cases have been confirmed. 623 hospitalizations and 19 deaths (including 9 directly related to dengue) were recorded
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