So far in 2019, 35 cases have been confirmed: 28 positive cases with no travel history, and seven who began to show symptoms after having traveled to Brazil and Bolivia. The Government Health Secretariat confirmed.
Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia
The Secretary of Government for Health issued a health alert following the confirmation of the viral circulation of dengue in Argentine territory and the situation of yellow fever in Brazil. “Currently, the virus is circulating in Argentina with infected locals in Misiones, Formosa, Salta and Santa Fe. Likewise, in Brazil there are patients with Yellow Fever in the states of São Paulo and Paraná, in addition to epizootics in monkeys in different states, some of them in the states of Paraná and Santa Catarina, close to the Argentine border,” the report states.
According to the bulletin of the National Control and Prevention Program of the Ministry of Health of Bolivia, 312 cases of dengue, 2 of chikungunya and 1 of Zika were confirmed. Therefore, actions are planned with Orán to prevent contagion through Aguas Blancas, a municipality adjacent to the Bolivian town. People who travel to the neighboring country are advised to take extreme precautionary measures and go to health services if they have symptoms and a high fever.
In Argentina, three areas with localized transmission of the virus serotype were recorded. Tartagal, province of Salta and in the city of Santa Fe. Infected people were also found isolated in Puerto Iguazu, Missions, Buenos Aires e Engineer Juarez, Formosa, until the latest update of the epidemiological bulletin.
About dengue + yellow fever
Both dengue and yellow fever, which have no specific antiviral treatment, They are transmitted by mosquitoes of the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus species that become infected after biting a person suffering from one of these diseases.Mosquitoes breed in shady, humid places, such as gardens, patios, or places where there are containers of water.
The main preventive measure against yellow fever is vaccination. The vaccine is safe and affordable, and provides effective lifelong immunity against the disease.
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