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In one week, more than five thousand new probable cases of dengue fever were reported in Minas Gerais, which further increased the number of cases of the disease in the state. There are already 17,860 notifications from the beginning of the year to this Monday (11), date on which the Secretary of State for Health released the latest balance sheet. According to the bulletin, four suspected cases of dengue fever are under investigation in 2019.
In the last seven days, 5,537 new cases have been reported in this state. Most notifications are concentrated in the Midwest and North Minas cities. There were only 1,187 cases in Arcos, which equates to about 3% of the city's population.
Currently, 38 municipalities have high or very high rates of dengue fever, which requires more health services from municipalities. .
Infestation
The infestation of the mosquito Aedes aegypti, vector of the virus, is another disturbing fact. transmits the disease. As we are in the rainy season, the proliferation of insects is more important, which requires more attention from the population. Despite this, 60 mining cities are threatened with dengue epidemics, as is the case for LirAa (rapid survey index for Aedes aegypti) above 4% infestation .
293 other municipalities are on alert, while 478
Other diseases
SES also published data on the chikungunya fever and zika virus. There were 317 cases of fever and 92 cases of virus.
Most cases of chikungunya were recorded at Montes Claros, north of Minas Gerais, with 10 cases; and Leopoldina, in the Zona da Mata, at five. There is no high incidence in any locality of the state
Eight pregnant women may have been victims of chikungunya this year, but the cases are still in the phase of confirmation. Until now, only two have been confirmed by laboratory tests. There are also 26 records of pregnant women who contracted zika research. None has been confirmed.
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