One person died from Dengue fever in Martinique. This is the first death since the start of the epidemic, which has hit the island since July 2019.
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A tiger mosquito. (Illustrative photo) | FOTOLIA
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A first death linked to the dengue epidemic that has hit Martinique since July 2019, was announced Tuesday by the Regional Health Agency (ARS) of Martinique.
2,100 cases suggestive of dengue
On February 10, ARS Martinique was informed by the Center hospitalier universitaire de Martinique (CHUM) of the presence of three patients hospitalized for dengue fever, showing signs of the severity of the disease. Unfortunately a death is to be deplored among these three patients
, the agency said in a statement.
The investigations carried out confirm that this death is directly linked to the dengue virus
. Since July 2019, more than 2,100 are estimated to be clinically suggestive of dengue fever
in Martinique, specifies the ARS.
A viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes in tropical and subtropical areas around the world, dengue fever has experienced accelerated development in recent years. It causes flu-like syndrome, sometimes with fatal complications.
Epidemic risk
During the circulation of the dengue virus we can always have severe forms or even death, so obviously we must continue individual prevention actions […] and especially the elimination of mosquito lodges
, explained on radio RCI Jacques Rosine, from Public Health France Antilles.
Even if today, we note a certain stabilization – we are between 150 and 200 cases which are estimated each week -, we have a circulation which remains active in certain communes of the south of the island. Martinique is still in epidemic risk
, he insisted.
In the National Assembly, a parliamentary committee of inquiry was created on the spread of the Aedes mosquitoes (tiger mosquitoes
) and vector-borne diseases (zika, chikungunya, dengue, etc.). Chaired by former overseas minister Ericka Bareigts, PS deputy from Reunion, this committee is due to begin its hearings on Thursday.
Réunion has been hit by a dengue epidemic for two years. Since the start of the epidemic, 20 deaths have been recorded, including 12 directly related to dengue, according to the Reunion ARS. Guadeloupe is also affected by an epidemic, just like French Polynesia.
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