Alert activated for cases of Oropouche fever in the region

ASSUMPTION. Dr. Águeda Cabello, director of Health Surveillance, commented that Paraguay is preparing for the alert due to cases of Oropouche fever that were reported in Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia and Peru.

This is another infection that is transmitted to humans through infected insects, some of them various species of mosquitoes. Normally, located in forested areas, such as in the Amazon, he said.

He mentioned that in recent months an increase in the detection of cases, a mosquito-transmitted virus, has been reported in four South American countries. This situation adds to the high circulation of dengue and the alarms are going off in our country, Cabello said.

“We are attentive and on alert in the region, because of that we are going to start a workshop this Monday, on dengue and other infections. One of the topics to be addressed is Oropouche, countries such as Brazil and Bolivia will participate, where they will present their experiences because within Mercosur they have experiences with outbreaks,” said the head of Health Surveillance.

Weeks ago, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued the epidemiological alert following the increase in the detection of cases of Oropouche fever in some areas of America and issued a series of recommendations such as reinforcing vector control and protection measures. personnel of the population at greater risk.

According to PAHO, climate change, deforestation and urbanization favored the spread of the pathogen in the region.

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