Aqui Happens – Epidemiological Bulletin shows 86.11% increase in dengue cases reported in Maceió

The epidemiological bulletin Arboviruses: Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika – Epidemiological week 09/2022, from the Ministry of Health of Maceió, indicated an increase in dengue cases compared to the numbers recorded in 2021. According to the document, they were notified since the beginning last year, 134 cases were recorded disease in the city, an increase of 86.11% over the same period the previous year, when 72 cases were reported.

Of the total of current notifications, as of Tuesday (15), 116 cases of dengue have been confirmed in Maceió. Other cases are under analysis.

The city’s disease incidence maps identified a higher incidence (case rate per group of 100,000 inhabitants) in Maceió’s Second Health District, which provided a rate of 21.95 cases per 100,000 inhabitants. The places with the highest incidence of dengue were the districts of Guaxuma with 107.48 cases/100,000 inhabitants, Bajusara with 46.63 cases/100,000 inhabitants, and Farol with 43.00 cases/100,000 inhabitants.

The Bulletin also notes that among the breeding sites found during the research, the predominant sites were ground-level sediments, tanks, basins, water tanks on the ground, buckets, basins, plant pots, plant pots, plastic containers, and cans, among others. other things.

Aedes aegypti mosquito control coordinator in Maceio, Erivaldo Raimundo, points out that the health agents of endemic diseases are controlling mosquitoes on a daily basis in all Maceió neighborhoods, and in particular, in areas classified as medium and high risk of transmission of arthropod-borne viruses.

“Every day, we are on the streets of Maceió, and we take measures to reduce the spread of vectors of transmission of dengue, chikungunya and Zika virus. These are activities to guide residents, trace risk sites, treat with insecticides, among other things, as well as cooperate with residents so that everyone stays informed in their homes and each of them doing their part, and only in this way can we reduce the number of cases in Maceió to zero,” he said.

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The SMS Epidemiology General Format also contains Dengue, number 3312-5495. Through this communication, residents can either denounce areas where vectors can spread or receive guidance to correct situations that favor the spread of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

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