BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Ministry of Well being and Wellness has confirmed a dengue fever outbreak in Barbados.
Chief Medical Officer Dr. Kenneth George disclosed that the edge was reached on the finish of September, the place 518 instances had been recorded in comparison with the identical interval in 2022 when there have been 241 instances.
The Ministry of Well being classifies a case of dengue fever as each suspected and confirmed.
Of the 40 confirmed dengue instances for the 12 months, 28 had been recorded in September.
“These current will increase sign the beginning of a dengue fever outbreak in Barbados in September 2023. There have been no confirmed instances in 2022,” the Chief Medical Officer said.
The Pan American Well being Group (PAHO) has additionally suggested that there have been outbreaks in Martinique and Guadeloupe within the Jap Caribbean, with dengue virus serotype two leading to some hospitalizations.
There have additionally been recorded rising instances within the OECS, together with Grenada.
The World Well being Group just lately indicated that elevated mosquito-borne illness instances had been possible in Europe, america of America, and Africa because of local weather change. Dengue fever is an acute mosquito-borne febrile sickness brought on by an infection with one of many 4 recognized dengue serotypes.
It’s endemic in Barbados with occasional outbreaks.
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