Zero, case of dengue in Gómez

Diet. The sugar in the human blood makes the vectors more resistant.

El Siglo of Durango

YULMA ALVARADO

El Siglo of Durango

Currently, the State Department of Health (SSA) is awaiting the results of the analysis of 31 suspected cases of dengue fever in the municipality of Gómez Palacio; However, so far this year there has not been a single positive diagnosis.

While it is true that the rainy season and the following months are the most critical in terms of the proliferation of the Aedes Ageypti vector mosquito, which also transmits Zika and Chikungunya, the dependence considers positive to maintain the white balance so far.

The absence of positive diagnoses is related to prevention actions that have been implemented in areas where also has the presence of the vector.

But also, it is interpreted as an increase in the prevention culture of the citizens themselves in actions as simple as not to leave pots in their homes where rainwater can be stored the vector can find an environment conducive to reproduction.

The Ministry of Health reports that in comparison from one year to the next, Durango experienced a low number of confirmed cases of dengue fever

. In 2017, about 390 were presented, while the previous year, Durango reached 960 confirmed cases of dengue fever in areas where mosquito breeding conditions are favorable.

Now the 31 suspected cases are concentrated in the municipality of Gómez Palacio, which means that in both Tamazula and Mezquital, the white balance has been maintained even in cases that may require analysis for determine whether or not there is a case of dengue fever.

Addiction added that one of the factors that make Moscovus more resistant has to do with the interpretation of the population. A high sugar diet generates a greater amount of energy in the vector and increases its lifespan.

Diet. The sugar in the human blood makes the vectors more resistant.

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