Cear has 40 municipalities on alert or at risk for dengue, zika and chikungunya

In Ceará, 37 cities are on alert and three cities (Canindé, Chorozinho and Viçosa do Ceará) are at risk of contracting dengue, zika and chikungunya, according to the rapid survey on the infestation rates of Aedes aegypti (LIRAa) of the Ministry of Health of 2018. A further 141 cities are in satisfactory situation, including Fortaleza.

As the report indicates, the municipalities of Acarape, Acopiara, Alto Santo, Aracoiaba, Araripe, Assare, Batu, Boa Viagem, Campos Sales, Carire, Caririaçu, Caucaia, Coreaú, Brito Homes, Horizonte, Ibicuitinga, Ipu, Itaiting, Itapipoca, Itatira, Jaguaretama, Maranguape, Milhã, Mucambo, Nova Olinda, Pacatuba, Palmeraie, Parambu, Quixadá, Quixeramobim, São Luís do Curu, Senator, Umari and Uruburetama

L & # 39; One of the solutions to circumvent the problem, the federal government delivered on January 12 to each region of the country vans equipped with smoke coupling devices. Approximately R $ 109 million was invested in vehicle acquisition. On that occasion, the Minister of Health, Gilberto Occhi, launched the Integrated Vector Control System (SIVector), which will replace the National Dengue Control System (DFNSIS) with geo-referenced information for the control of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus .

Dengue

As of November 10, 228,042 cases of dengue fever had been reported as of November 10, 19659002.

Brazil by type, incidence rate, and number of deaths

in the whole country, a slight increase compared to the same period in 2017 (226,675). The incidence rate, which refers to the proportion of cases per 100,000 population, is 109.4. The number of deaths has decreased by 21% compared to the same period of the previous year, rising from 173 to 136.

Chikungunya

Until 10 November, the Chikungunya cases decreased by 55% compared to the same period in 2017 (183,281).

In 2018, 82,382 cases were recorded throughout the country, the incidence rate is 39.5. Compared to the number of deaths, the decline is 81% compared to the same period of the previous year, rising from 189 in 2017 to 35 in this year.