AGI – The number of deaths from dengue fever in Argentina has risen to 197, after 36 new deaths were confirmed in the last week, according to official data released on Sunday. According to the latest epidemiological bulletin from the Argentine Ministry of Health, the number of dengue cases this season (from week 31 of 2023 to week 14 of 2024) is 269,678, an increase of 36,682 cases compared to last week’s report. This year alone, there were 269,678 cases, of which 643 were classified as serious.
Currently, 23 of Argentina’s 24 jurisdictions report indigenous dengue viral circulation, but according to the report, the nationwide epidemic curve shows a 32% decrease in the number of cases reported each week.
“In the analysis of the dengue epidemic curve at a national level, a decrease in the number of weekly cases was recorded in the penultimate week analyzed compared to the previous one (for week 13, 29,840 cases have been recorded so far, almost 32% less than in the previous week). week 12)”, the ministry states in the document.
“Death cases were recorded in all age groups, with the highest mortality rate in people aged over 80, followed by those aged 70 to 79, 60 to 69 and between 30 and 39 years old, while the greatest number of cases occurred in people aged between 30 and 39 years old,” the report added.
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