Nuevitas, Mar 22.- Nuevitas found itself in an epidemic a few months ago, given the high incidence rate of dengue, a disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, a situation reversed with the help of Public Health personnel and the people in general.
During the past week, one out of 26 patients studied was positive and belonged to the Francisco Peña Peña area.
Thus, the rate of dengue on this riverbank is 1.66 patients per 100,000 inhabitants, lower than the previous period, and the downward trend in non-specific febrile syndromes and morbidity continues.
However, taking into account that the Aedes aegypti mosquito is also a transmitter of the chikungunya virus and that there is an alert from the World Health Organization for the presence of outbreaks in South American countries, we appeal to that Nueviteros from Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina who present any symptoms associated with the disease go to the emergency room of the Martin Chang Puga General Teaching Hospital, the Francisco Peña Peña polyclinic or the family doctor's office to study their case on time.
In Nuevitas, the call by the health authorities to carry out the focal point in homes, student centers, workplaces, and communities is also maintained to avoid the accumulation of water in vessels, rubber bands, cans, or other containers and, in addition to the purpose to maintain the cleanliness of tanks, which must remain well closed.
