Dengue fever resurgence in Peru leads to six deaths in a month, with infections exceeding 2023 figures

Rebound in cases dengue V Peru Led to death of six people during In just three weeks, more than 6 thousand symptomatic cases of the disease were confirmed.

This alarming growth was pointed out by the dean of the faculty. Chemical-Pharmaceutical College of Peru, Sonia Delgado Cespedeswhich warns that the actual number of infections may be even higher if we take into account those who do not seek medical attention at health centers and choose was treated in local pharmacies.

According to information from Ministry of Health (Minsa) In the first weeks of 2024, the geographic regions most affected by dengue deaths include: Piura

And Amazonwith two and one death respectively, followed by San Martin, Liberty, Junin And Cuscoeach reported one death.

The situation is even more critical in terms of confirmed and probable cases of the disease. Piura, Ica, Liberty, San Martin And Ankash leads the statistics. This outbreak, compared to the same time period as the previous year, exceeds more than 1,700 cases, it is emphasized. Delgado Cespedes. Sharp rise in cases in regions such as Ica and Ancash, which reported far fewer cases last year.

heaviness dengue outbreak prompted experts such as the dean of the College of Pharmaceutical Chemistry to urge Ministry of Health plan to solve the problem of shortage of drugs in pharmacies. There should be no shortage or deficiency of paracetamol, moisturizing salts and even sodium chloride, which is needed for mosquito bite symptoms, Delgado said.

Eat 89% cases dengue without warning signssays Delgado. But 10% of infected people nationally have the disease. In this clinical form, those infected experience symptoms such as high temperature from 38 to 39 degrees.

pain behind the eyes, Muscle pain or in joints– explains the dean. In addition, there is a recording 0.5% of severe dengue cases, which is associated with hemorrhagic bleeding.

Delgado encourages the public to gain access preventive method of using repellents. The drugs are manufactured at the College of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and supplied to various pharmacies. The dean also encourages, when visiting an institution, to consult with a specialist pharmacist who will help with recommendations for recognizing the symptoms of dengue fever, and if warning signs appear, refer them to a medical institution.

Dengue is one of the neglected tropical diseases in Peruand is of grave concern, especially in the poorest areas with limited access to health services. “Calling them “abandoned”, because they occupy a very low place in the global health agenda, receive little attention from specialists and receive almost no budget from the system,” points out the Peruvian Society of Infectious and Tropical Diseases of Peru (SPEIT),

On the other hand, epidemiologist Antonio Quispe on his social networks calls for the implementation national vector control plan before climate crisis, which expanded dengue endemic regions from 12 to 18-25 in the country, including Lima and Callao as new endemic areas. Quispe emphasizes that the disease, listed as a neglected tropical disease in Peru, poses an ongoing problem for the country in the coming years.