The number of dengue infections continues to rise in Mexico, reaching 14,652 confirmed cases as of October 27, according to the most recent Epidemiological Overview from the Ministry of Health. In the last week alone, 992 new cases were registered.
Although the disease is present in 29 states, five states account for more than half of the infections. Veracruz leads the list with 2,257 cases, followed by Jalisco (1,914), Sonora (1,638), Sinaloa (1,136), and Guanajuato (1,084). In contrast, Mexico City, Tlaxcala, and Zacatecas are the only states without any reported infections
Of the confirmed cases, 6,985 correspond to patients with severe dengue or with warning signs , and serotype 3 continues to be the most prevalent in the country.
Regarding deaths, the federal agency reported that 18 states have reported deaths throughout the year, although no new deaths were added in the last week, keeping the total at 48.
Sinaloa leads in deaths with 6, followed by Guerrero (5), and Michoacán, Tamaulipas, and Morelos with 4 each. Three deaths were also confirmed in Tabasco, Oaxaca, Chiapas, and Quintana Roo, while Veracruz, Puebla, and the State of Mexico registered 2 cases each. Finally, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Nayarit, Querétaro, and Nuevo León reported one death each.
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Dengue is a disease caused by a virus spread through mosquito bites. The disease can take up to 2 weeks to develop with illness generally lasting less than a week.
Symptoms from dengue include fever, headache, nausea, vomiting, rash, muscle and joint pain, and minor bleeding.
Dengue can become severe within a few hours. Severe dengue is a medical emergency, usually requiring hospitalization.
In severe cases, health effects can include hemorrhage (uncontrolled bleeding), shock (seriously low blood pressure), organ failure, and death.