M.A.
Saturday July 11, 2020 – 9:57 am
In the past four weeks, almost 500 clinically suggestive cases of dengue have seen a general practitioner. The commune where the cumulative incidence is the highest with between 40 and 100 cases estimated per 10,000 inhabitants, is Vieux-Habitants (72 cases per 10,000 inhabitants), followed by the commune of Saint-François (39 cases per 10,000 inhabitants). Eleven of the 32 municipalities in the archipelago report no clinically suggestive case of dengue.
The vector control service has identified three new epidemic foci in the municipalities of Deshaies (Caféière), Vieux-Fort (route de Matouba), Sainte-Rose (Desbonnes) in addition to the existing foci: Bouillante (Poirier and Birloton) , Gosier (Bellevue), Pointe à Pitre (Bas du Fort), Petit-Bourg (La Grippière).
Since the start of the epidemic, 391 emergency room visits have been identified, of which 85 (21.7%) required hospitalization.
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