First case of dengue in Basilicata: it was the person who contracted the infectious disease a 45-year-old woman of Brazilian origins, now hospitalized in the San Carlo hospital in Potenza. The disease was confirmed by tests after the patient she presented to the emergency room with specific symptoms. The 45-year-old is now in the infectious diseases department; Her state of health is described as good by the doctors.
The woman is a set designer involved in the scenes of the film «Loucos amores liquidos» (Pazzi amoriliquidi) directed by Alexandre Avancini, produced by Dna Produçoes Artìsticas and executive produced by the Brazilian film company Dna Producoes Artisticas, with the executive production by the Lucanian Sirio Studios. The first take is scheduled for Monday 6 May.
The set designer should be discharged next Saturday. Dengue fever is a viral disease spread by infected mosquitoes of the Aedes genus. It is transmitted to humans only through the bites of insects which, in turn, bite an infected person. There is, therefore, no possibility of direct contagion between human beings. According to what was reported by the Institute of Public Health, From January to today, 117 cases have been recorded in Italy, all imported from abroad. At a global level, Brazil and Argentina are the countries most affected by this infection which has an incubation period between 3 and 14 days and can also be asymptomatic.
