Dengue fever outbreaks in many countries, be alert!

SAO Tome and Principe has been hit by an outbreak of dengue fever, with 103 cases reported between April 15 and May 17, the first reported outbreak in the country, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). 

 

 

 

Dengue fever is one of the most widespread arboviral diseases among humans today

Dengue fever is an acute viral disease caused by the dengue virus and spread among humans through the bites of the commonly known "flower mosquitoes" (Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti).

It is one of the most prevalent arbovirus diseases in human beings today, which is not transmitted directly through respiratory tract, digestive tract or contact.

Dengue fever is widely popular in more than 100 countries and regions of tropical and subtropical (southeast Asia, the western Pacific, the americas, the eastern Mediterranean and Africa, etc.), one of the countries of central and South America, southeast Asia and western Pacific regions such as Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, maldives is more serious.

Dengue fever Prevention and control

 

Under the normal situation of COVID-19 prevention and control, timely detection and diagnosis of dengue cases, good case management, killing of adult mosquitoes, and elimination of mosquito breeding sites can effectively prevent and control the risk of dengue fever.