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The health department of Florianópolis confirmed Friday two more cases of dengue in the municipality. Earlier in the week, the first case of the disease had been reported. Now, with the new update, there are already three cases of indigenous dengue (transmission within the state). Another 33 cases are currently under investigation.
Infected patients are a 35-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy, both residents of the island, who have contracted the disease on the mainland. The first case is a man living in the mainland. According to the town hall, everyone is fine.
The epidemiological surveillance of Florianópolis also promotes research, which has had a positive result, from a resident of Biguaçu, but working in the mainland of Florianópolis. The patient is a 31 year old man and has well. The Ministry of Health indicated that it contacted the municipality of Biguaçu to implement the measures recommended by the Ministry of Health in place of the resident.
The Control and Zoonotic Center has also put in place the recommended environmental protection measures. search for specialized vectors and elimination of mosquito breeding sites in the area where infected people live. In addition, Tuesday, the insecticide was applied in the mainland to block the transmission of the virus.
The mayor warns that the population will take care to eliminate any deposit of water and reservoir, main potential of the mosquito aedes aegyti .
Situation in SC
According to the latest bulletin of the Office of Epidemiological Surveillance of Santa Catarina (DIVE / SC), updated last Saturday (2), between December 30 and January 2, 3 000 mosquitoes in 116 municipalities – 76 cities are considered infested.
According to Dive, between December 30 and February 2, 231 dengue cases were reported in this state. Three of them were confirmed, 106 rejected for negative results and 122 were still under investigation. Of the confirmed cases, one was transmitted within the state (resident of Florianópolis) and the others were presented as a likely place of transmission, Acre and Goiás.
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