The body warns of the importance of preventing the disease and taking action against climate change, the main factor that has led to an increase in the number of cases worldwide
Data from World Health Organization (WHO) on the number of cases of dengue in 2023 indicate the Brazil is the country with the highest incidence of the disease in the world. In total, 2.9 million cases had been recorded as of December 11, more than half of the more than 5 million recorded worldwide. According to the entity, we live in a historical global level.
In the publication, released on Friday 22nd, the WHO warns that the disease has also spread to countries where it has not historically circulated, such as France, Italy and Spain. Among the reasons for the diffusion is the climate crisiswhich raised global temperatures and allowed the dengue-carrying mosquito, the Aedes aegizi, survive in an environment where this did not happen before: in this way it is able to reproduce more and more.
The 2023 El Niño phenomenon has also accentuated the effects of global warming and climate change, and is expected to persist until mid-2024. The Brazilian Ministry of Health is already predicting a increase in cases of the disease in the country next year.
Folder decided to incorporate a dengue vaccinefrom the pharmaceutical company Takeda, to the public network after the favorable opinion of Conitec, the commission that evaluates the new technologies of the Unified Health System (SUS).
Severe cases of dengue
WHO data also warns about the number of serious cases of dengue: in total, 5,000 people have died from the disease worldwide this year. In Brazil, 1,474 cases, or 0.05% of the total cases, concern the so-called hemorrhagic dengue, which can kill.
Dengue is the most common viral infection transmitted to humans bitten by infected mosquitoes. It occurs mainly in urban areas with tropical and subtropical climates and its main symptoms are high fever, malaise, lack of appetite, red spots on the skin, as well as pain in the body, joints, behind the eyes and head.
To avoid mosquito infestation, the Ministry of Health warns that it is necessary eliminate breeding sites, keeping tanks and any places that may accumulate water completely covered with screens, covers or lids. Measurements of bite protection it can also help, especially in areas of transmission. OR Aedes aegizi It attacks mainly during the day.
The application of the dengue vaccine is expected to begin in February 2024, and with this, Brazil will be the first country in the world to offer the vaccine in the public healthcare system. / Contains excerpts from a report by Agência Brasil.
Source: Terra
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