Of every three cases of dengue in Brazil, one is in Minas Gerais

The state of Minas Gerais has one third of the confirmed cases of dengue in Brazil. According to the disease monitoring panel prepared and periodically updated by the Federal Government, 52 people have died in the state since the beginning of the year.

While the country has so far recorded around 1.3 million cases, 451,000 of them were detected in Minas.

Furthermore, a survey released by the State Department of Health (SES-MG) on the 29th showed that 305 of the 808 municipalities analyzed in the state are at high risk of transmitting the disease.

Last Tuesday (5), SES organized a Seminar on the clinical management of dengue in Montes Claros (MG). On the occasion, the municipality's regional health superintendent, Dhyeime Pereira Marque, warned of the overload of the health system.

“The moment requires joint efforts between the State and municipalities. Health services are becoming increasingly overloaded when caring for patients and, for this reason, exchanging experiences and updating professionals is an important measure to save lives.”

Given the scenario, the representative of the State Coordination for Surveillance of Arboviruses (Cevarb), Roseli Gomes, announced that the government's priority is to contain the increase in the number of deaths.

“As we cannot predict when the curve of reported cases of dengue and other arboviruses will stabilize or reduce, we need to join forces to reduce deaths.”

According to Roseli, Minas Gerais is surrounded by other regions with a high incidence of transmission of diseases caused by Aedes aegypti (the mosquito that transmits dengue fever), which raises even greater concern for the government.

*Under the supervision of André Rigue