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North and South America: Epidemiological Alert - Dengue - 21 November2018
Report
from World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization
Published on 21 Nov 2018 ? View Original
Following a period of low dengue transmission in the Region of the Americas, an increase in cases has been reported in some countries. With the start of high transmission season for dengue in the Southern Hemisphere, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) recommends Member States implement preparedness and response actions in order to prevent transmission of dengue as well as deaths due to this disease.
Situation summary in the Americas
In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 44 of 2018, a total of 446,150 cases of dengue were reported (incidence of 45.9 cases per 100,000 population), including 240 deaths. Of the total cases, 171,123 were laboratory-confirmed and 2,164 (0.49%) were classified as severe dengue.
As of EW 44 of 2018, 13 countries in the Americas reported an increase in cases nationally or in parts of the country (compared to the same period in 2017): Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, and Venezuela. In Peru, though there was a decrease in the number of cases reported at the national level, an increase was observed (compared to 2017) in the departments of Loreto and Madre de Dios...
North and South America: Epidemiological Alert - Dengue - 21 November2018
Report
from World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization
Published on 21 Nov 2018 ? View Original
Following a period of low dengue transmission in the Region of the Americas, an increase in cases has been reported in some countries. With the start of high transmission season for dengue in the Southern Hemisphere, the Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) recommends Member States implement preparedness and response actions in order to prevent transmission of dengue as well as deaths due to this disease.
Situation summary in the Americas
In the Region of the Americas, between epidemiological week (EW) 1 and EW 44 of 2018, a total of 446,150 cases of dengue were reported (incidence of 45.9 cases per 100,000 population), including 240 deaths. Of the total cases, 171,123 were laboratory-confirmed and 2,164 (0.49%) were classified as severe dengue.
As of EW 44 of 2018, 13 countries in the Americas reported an increase in cases nationally or in parts of the country (compared to the same period in 2017): Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Paraguay, and Venezuela. In Peru, though there was a decrease in the number of cases reported at the national level, an increase was observed (compared to 2017) in the departments of Loreto and Madre de Dios...