According to data from the Ministry of Health, in four months, Brazil approaches the total number of probable cases of dengue for the entire year of 2021.
Until the 16th week of monitoring this year, 542,038 probable cases of the disease were recorded. In 2021, the total recorded in the last week of epidemiological health bulletins was 544,460.
Compared to the same period of the year, up to week 16 of 2021, this year there was an increase of 113.7% in registered cases.
While in 2021 the last incidence rate of the year was 255.2 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, in the first four months of this year the rate is already at 254.1 in April.
Also according to the Ministry of Health, the number of dengue cases between January and March 12 grew 43.9% in the country.
Prevention
The accumulation of standing water is one of the main facilitators for the proliferation of Aedes aegypti – the mosquito that transmits dengue, Zika and chikungunya.
Therefore, experts recommend paying attention to places that can retain water, such as plant pots, old tires and gutters. In places where it is difficult to avoid standing water, the use of larvicides is recommended.
In Brazil, the only vaccine authorized for use against dengue is sold by the private network and not made available by the Unified Health System (SUS). In addition, the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) does not recommend the immunizing agent for people who have never had contact with the virus.
Source: CNN Brasil
