Tabasco added one more death due to dengue, bringing the total number of deaths from this disease to 14; meanwhile, another nine cases are under study, as confirmed by the Ministry of Health of the Mexican government, which also reported that there are a total of 3,401 infections.
According to the report called Epidemiological Panorama of Dengue issued by the agency, until epidemiological week 42 of 2024, with a cut-off date of October 21, one more death was confirmed in Tabasco due to this vector-borne disease, for a total of 14 so far this year, in contrast to the same period in 2023, when no deaths had been reported from this cause. While the Weekly Epidemiological Surveillance Report reports that there are nine more deaths under study, which could have been due to the disease contracted from the bite of the Aedes Aegypti mosquito.
As for the number of sick people, the state went from 3,372 to 3,401 cases in one week, placing the state in seventh place nationally in cases and incidence.
And although the rate of infections decreased significantly compared to the beginning of 2024, the figure is still higher than that recorded until the same week of 2023, when only 1,586 people had been reported to have contracted the disease, and even exceeds the total number of cases throughout the year, which were 2,683. At the municipal level, Nacajuca and Jalpa are the two localities that accumulate the highest incidence per 100,000 inhabitants, located in the epidemic zone, followed by Centro and Teapa, which are in the alarm zone.
90% of dengue cases in Tabasco are of the DENV-3 serotype
Last Wednesday, the Secretary of Health in Tabasco, Alejandro Calderón Alipi, highlighted that Tabasco has been moving away from the top spots in terms of dengue at the national level. “We are doing well, we are moving forward, we have already implemented the policies since the first day of October and we continue with the campaigns, the truth is that we are losing the top spots nationally,” he said.
He said that the fumigation brigades are redoubling their tours of the colonies and ranches, which will allow the decrease of infections in the coming weeks: “We are working with all the municipalities, not only in Centro, but in others such as Cárdenas, Comalcalco and Nacajuca, where there is more incidence.” And he added: “We are taking measures and having talks with the population on the subject of sanitation, it is necessary to remove all the stagnant water, we have to clean and we are fumigating as well,” he pointed out.
Source: elheraldodetabasco
