More than a thousand cases of dengue are reported weekly in Honduras

TEGUCIGALPA.

Despite the different actions carried out by the Ministry of Health to reduce cases of dengue In the country, the number of people with this disease is increasing.This year, Health reports about a thousand cases of dengue every week.

Roberto Cosenza, vice minister of Health, reported that until week five there are more than five thousand cases of dengue without warning signs and about 500 that are serious.

Although the authorities work in cleaning, fumigation Y folding In neighborhoods and neighborhoods, people who have the symptoms of this disease are seeking late medical assistance, the official said.

“These first six months are of the utmost importance so that we can fight the dengue transmitting mosquito, if we do not, we can present a bigger epidemic than it was in 2019,” he warned.

In week five, 1,080 cases of dengue were reported without warning signs and 101 serious cases. Coseza said that the number of cases increased by 4.2% that week.

“There is an apathy on the part of the population, many are late to health facilities and it is important to go to the doctor instantly to give a timely diagnosis and precise treatment to the patient; there are even people who are self-medicating, ”he explained.

2019 closed with 112,708 cases of dengue, of which 20,000 were serious and 180 people died. The authorities expected that as the temperatures fell in the country the number of cases would decrease; however, the amount remains, no more than 100 cases have been reduced, said Cosenza.

Investigation

The Health Secretary the death of five people has been confirmed by dengue and the death of three children in the Medical School. In that assistance center 245 people have been admitted for dengue so far in 2020.

The municipalities with the highest incidence are San Pedro Sula, La Ceiba, Tela, Choloma, Olanchito and the Central District, among others.

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