Uruguay reports two indigenous dengue cases in less than a week
First cases of the year
On March 1, the Uruguay Ministry of Public Health (MSP) has reported the first locally acquired dengue fever case of the year in a resident in the department of Montevideo.
The case has progressed favorably, and is currently discharged.
A second local transmission was reported on March 4 in an adult resident in the rural area of Montevideo, who is currently hospitalized and progressing well.
Neither case had a history of travel outside the country.
The Public Health Laboratory Department reported DEN-2 in the first case and a DEN-1 in the second case.
Although the epidemiological investigation is ongoing, this finding would show that we are facing the circulation of at least two serotypes of the four serotypes that have currently been confirmed in neighboring countries.
This finding is relevant not only because of the occurrence of a second case in two remote areas of the same department (Montevideo) but also because the risk of infection and/or complications during the course of the disease may be increased.
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In Uruguay, there are currently 32 confirmed cases imported from different countries.
Given this situation, the MSP recalls that the presence of the Aedes aegypti vector creates favorable conditions for the spread of the disease, which is why the population is requested to take extreme prevention measures, eliminating mosquito breeding sites in the surroundings of the home. and taking measures to prevent mosquito bites.
Likewise, the population is asked to consult their health provider in the presence of any of these symptoms or signs: fever, headaches, retro-orbital pain, myalgias, arthralgias, skin rash, nausea and/or vomiting, especially if they are accompanied by abdominal pain, bleeding and edema (swelling).
Given this, officials urge the population to take the prevention and control recommendations that have already been communicated aimed at minimizing exposure to the bite of the Aedes aegypti mosquito as well as to avoid self-medication and consult your provider in the event of any fever.