Paraguay: More than 8,000 Chikungunya cases reported in past 3 weeks, Hospitals reorganize
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- 13 Feb 2023
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Chikungunya cases continue rise, Most in the Asunción metropolitan area
In a follow-up on the chikungunya outbreak in Paraguay, the General Directorate of Health Surveillance reports the progressive increase in cases persists.
In the three epidemiological weeks evaluated (EW2, EW3, EW4) this year, a total of 8,442 cases of chikungunya and 80 of dengue were recorded.
“It is a bit worrying that, from the metropolitan area of Asunción, we will spread the epidemic in this month of February, with all the movement of people,” said Dr. Guillermo Sequera, general director of Health Surveillance.
He also mentioned that chikungunya cases continue to expand outside the epicenter, which are Central and Asunción, to other neighboring departments, such as Cordillera, Paraguarí, Presidente Hayes, Concepción, Alto Paraguay, Amambay, among others.
In this regard, the general director of Health Surveillance stated that “Loma Pytã, San Vicente, San Pablo, Barrio Obrero or Saxony are the ones with the most cases, but there is no neighborhood that is spared in Asunción in terms of chikungunya cases. At the Central level, San Lorenzo, Capiatá, Fernando de la Mora, Lambaré and Luque are the municipalities with the most cases in the last three weeks ”, he declared.
“The approximate proportion is one case of dengue for every hundred of chikungunya. Almost 99% of the cases are in the Asunción metropolitan area,” said Dr. Sequera.
In addition, six people have died–two in children under one year of age, and four people over 75 years of age. Read More…
