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Newcomer Mosquito invasion in BA

We bot got the Dengue vaccinations over a month ago with no side effects at all. We'll be getting the second dose soon. There is a lot of concern being shown recently in our area with the large rise in cases. So despite my doubts it was a good idea of my wife's to get it.
Especially as I haven't noticed any decrease in the mosquito population. In fact I've been bitten more in the last couple of weeks than before depite using repellent. I suspect it'll be quite a while before the risk is over.
 
Scottishgaucho said:
We bot got the Dengue vaccinations over a month ago with no side effects at all. We'll be getting the second dose soon. There is a lot of concern being shown recently in our area with the large rise in cases. So despite my doubts it was a good idea of my wife's to get it.
Especially as I haven't noticed any decrease in the mosquito population. In fact I've been bitten more in the last couple of weeks than before depite using repellent. I suspect it'll be quite a while before the risk is over.
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Better to be safe than sorry. Here in Mexico we read about all the cases in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Good you did not get fever. My aunt lives in Argentina and she got the vaccine and got high fever. @Scottishgaucho did you have to pay for the vaccine there? Or did your prepago pay for it?

My uncle work for SC Johnson in Mexico and he said they donated a lot of bottles of mosquito spray. I hope it ends in the hands of locals free.

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Mexican donation of mosquito repellent arrives in Argentina

A total of 22,320 bottles of mosquito repellent donated by Mexico arrived Monday in Argentina where the product has become increasingly scarce amid a soaring number of dengue fever cases, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
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Via Mexico said:
Better to be safe than sorry. Here in Mexico we read about all the cases in Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay. Good you did not get fever. My aunt lives in Argentina and she got the vaccine and got high fever. @Scottishgaucho did you have to pay for the vaccine there? Or did your prepago pay for it?

My uncle work for SC Johnson in Mexico and he said they donated a lot of bottles of mosquito spray. I hope it ends in the hands of locals free.

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Mexican donation of mosquito repellent arrives in Argentina

A total of 22,320 bottles of mosquito repellent donated by Mexico arrived Monday in Argentina where the product has become increasingly scarce amid a soaring number of dengue fever cases, it was reported in Buenos Aires.
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That is so wonderful that Mexico did that. I did not know that. But knowing how corrupt Argentina is, those donated cans will go on some storeshelf only to charge $30 US per can!
 
Yikes, we think we have it bad but Brazil has it worse.

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Brazil accounts for nearly 70% of dengue cases in LatAm and Caribbean

According to a survey conducted by the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Brazil accounted for almost 70% of dengue cases in Latin America and the Caribbean, where some 4.6 million infections were confirmed this year, representing a 237% interannual increase, Agencia Brasil reported. PAHO...
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challs said:
Experts say this could continue even with the cold weather :confused:....Apparently the mosquito is already adapted to low temperatures.

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Advierten que el riesgo de contraer dengue seguirá con el frío | Un estudio científico señala que el mosquito transmisor ya se adapta a las bajas temperaturas

Esto ocurre por el cambio climático y la forma de adaptación que demuestra el insecto.
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This will be really horrible if these mosquitos can survive the cold weather. Some people say this is the new normal.
 
Not only here, the Aedes aegypti species , the main transmitter of dengue has been found in California, Santa Clara...the difference is that they already have an attack and prevention protocol. Here the authorities were asleep....

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California implementará un plan integral para erradicar una especie de mosquitos agresivos y transmisores de enfermedades

El Distrito de Control de Vectores del Condado de Santa Clara, mediante un comunicado, informó que se han identificado varios especímenes de esta especie no nativa en el área, lo que ha activado una serie de protocolos para su erradicación
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It seems we're in a bad situation...

According to the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Argentina leads the ranking of dengue cases in America. The latest data from the National Epidemiological Bulletin issued by the Ministry of Health indicate that a total of 269,678 cases have already been registered in the country.
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Brote de dengue: según la OPS, Argentina lidera los casos en América

El director de la Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) aseguró que el país presenta un ritmo de transmisión "muy fuerte". En América, los casos se han incrementado a 5,2 millones en 2024.
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Historic dengue outbreak in Argentina: there are already 238 deaths and there were more than 333 thousand cases​


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Brote histórico de dengue en Argentina: ya son 238 los fallecidos y hubo más de 333 mil casos

Así lo informó el Ministerio de Salud en el último Boletín Epidemiológico. Cuáles son las regiones más afectadas y cómo incide el clima en la transmisión de esta enfermedad viral
www.infobae.com www.infobae.com

April 22, 2024

This was reported by the Ministry of Health in the latest Epidemiological Bulletin. Which are the most affected regions and how does the climate affect the transmission of this viral disease?


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This season's dengue outbreak exceeded that of last year (Illustrative image Infobae)

The Ministry of Health released the latest data on the dengue outbreak in Argentina. In accumulated terms , 333,084 cases of dengue have been reported from week 31 of 2023 -end of July and beginning of August- to week 15 of 2024 (mid-April) (91% indigenous, 7% under investigation and 2% imported). , of which 315,942 correspond to 2024″, they reported in the Epidemiological Bulletin.


“The accumulated incidence so far for the season is 708 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants. In the same period, 762 cases were classified as severe dengue (0.2%) and 238 deceased cases were recorded (fatality to date 0.071%)", they detailed about the viral disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Secondly, they stated that although "the cases of recent weeks must be taken with caution because they can be modified according to the successive integration of information by the notifiers , a gradual national trend of decreasing cases is observed since last week. 13 ″.


In the analysis of the dengue epidemic curve at the country level, the peak so far is recorded in week 12, with 47,092 cases, from which a decrease in the number of weekly cases is identified for 2 consecutive weeks (the percentage variation between week 14 and week 12 is 21%).

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Experts point out that the decrease in temperature could be reflected in cases within approximately two weeks (Getty Images)

This trend in the curve for the entire country is fundamentally driven by the behavior observed in the Central region, which has a curve similar in format to that of the entire country and contributes the greatest number of cases, while in the other regions the behavior is different.


"In terms of the impact by region, the Central region so far concentrates 59.9%, followed by the NOA and NEA regions, which contribute 20.4% and 17.8% of the cases respectively, while the Cuyo and South regions contribute less than 2%. Regarding the accumulated incidence, the highest corresponds to the NEA region with 1,362 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by the NOA region with 1,144, Center with 659, Cuyo with 161 and South with 32," they specified.

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Data from the Epidemiological Bulletin on dengue
In the Bulletin, the Health area made a comparison of the current season with previous ones, and observed “greater magnitude than previous epidemic seasons: the cases accumulated up to week 15 represent 3.17 times more than what was registered in the same period from the previous season -2022/2023- and 9.1 times more than what was recorded in the same period of 2019/2020; persistent viral circulation throughout the period in the NEA region and earlier seasonal increase compared to previous epidemic years; mHigher number of cases per week: with the information available to date, since week 8 of 2024 the number of cases has exceeded the peak recorded in week 13 of 2023 when 18,211 cases had been recorded.

Regarding the serotypes, they elaborated: “In this season, 3 serotypes have been identified so far circulating in the country, with a predominance of DEN-2, followed by DEN-1 (between the two they account for more than 99.9% of the serotypes). cases) and a few cases of DEN-3″.

Dengue surveillance is carried out seasonally, from epidemiological week 31 of one year to week 30 of the next, coinciding with the peak of virus activity, which generally occurs during the summer months. Although there are still several weeks left to complete this year's measurement, the threshold of record cases registered in the previous season, which stood at just over 130 thousand, has been widely exceeded.

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According to experts, during the winter months dengue cases should decrease (Illustrative Image Infobae)

The incidence of climate in cases of dengue​

As can be seen, the current season is a record with respect to dengue cases. However, with the arrival of autumn and colder days, one of the points that are under analysis is the impact of the climate -precisely the lowest temperatures recorded recently- on the reduction of the population of transmitting mosquitoes , which could contribute to the reduction of dengue infections.

In that tone, in a recent note to Infobae, infectologist Tomás Orduna, former head of the Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine Service at the FJ Muñiz Infectious Hospital and member of the scientific committee of the Mundo Sano Foundation, explained: “They are beginning to mix moments of ease for transmission due to temperatures or places where there is still significant mosquito activity and others where this activity decreases with the arrival and installation of autumn, which changes the eco-epidemiological conditions. This reduces the number of mosquitoes and therefore reduces the possibility of acquiring the dengue virus.”

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According to experts, during the winter months dengue cases should decrease (Illustrative Image Infobae)

According to Orduna, there is usually “a cessation of dengue activity and transmission between the end of May and the beginning of June , and we are moving slowly - not quickly and rampantly - down the curve. This has to do with meteorological issues . When temperatures decrease, they generate adverse conditions for the reproduction of the mosquito vector. What remains now is to wait to see if this downward curve continues to manifest itself in this way. The big question is whether this year the same thing will be reproduced as in 2023, with regions of the country such as the northeast in which during the 12 months there was transmission of dengue, creating an ease for the initiation of a new epidemic like the one we are experiencing. ”.

Meanwhile, Adrián Díaz , CONICET researcher at the Institute of Biological and Technological Research (IIByT, CONICET-UNC) and adjunct professor at the “Dr. JM Vanella” from the National University of Córdoba, stated in dialogue with Infobae : “ The decrease in temperature could be reflected in the cases within approximately two weeks .” Because? Because it impacts mosquito transmission; in the extrinsic incubation period. There are two extrinsic incubation periods: the incubation period of the virus in people and that of the virus in the mosquito. So, with this cold, it will decrease and a lethargy will occur in the mosquito's activity. “Then the entire transmission slows down because the mosquito feeds less and is less active.”

According to Díaz, with the cold, “the mosquito's reproduction cycle is also shorter , so the abundance of the mosquito will decrease or, at least, the growth rate of the populations. On the other hand, the extrinsic incubation period of the virus in the mosquito increases. So, that causes cases to be transmitted or occur at a lower rate. Thus, on the one hand we have a decrease in cases because transmission is slowed down by the longer extrinsic incubation period and because there are not as many contacts of the infected mosquito with humans.”

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It is essential to eliminate possible mosquito breeding sites (Illustrative image Infobae)

How to prevent dengue?​

Regarding the measures to consider, the elimination of mosquito breeding sites is carried out in homes and common spaces. To do this, it is necessary to frequently throw away, turn over or sanitize the containers that accumulate water, even if they are small, both inside and outside the home.

Also, cover or cover large containers such as drums or elevated tanks with mosquito netting and clean gutters. It is important to brush the waterers and change the water daily. Swimming pools should be kept chlorinated and covered when not in use. The participation of every community and perseverance in these tasks is essential. In areas where there is active dengue transmission, it is recommended to eliminate adult mosquitoes using insecticides to stop and stop transmission.

This action requires trained personnel so that the actions are effective and at the same time prevent the development of mosquito resistance to the insecticide. In addition, the use of repellents is recommended, according to the manufacturers' instructions, as a permanent individual protection measure while the cases continue.
 
florenceb said:

Historic dengue outbreak in Argentina: there are already 238 deaths and there were more than 333 thousand cases​


View attachment 4689

Source:

www.infobae.com

Brote histórico de dengue en Argentina: ya son 238 los fallecidos y hubo más de 333 mil casos

Así lo informó el Ministerio de Salud en el último Boletín Epidemiológico. Cuáles son las regiones más afectadas y cómo incide el clima en la transmisión de esta enfermedad viral
www.infobae.com www.infobae.com

April 22, 2024

This was reported by the Ministry of Health in the latest Epidemiological Bulletin. Which are the most affected regions and how does the climate affect the transmission of this viral disease?


View attachment 4690
This season's dengue outbreak exceeded that of last year (Illustrative image Infobae)

The Ministry of Health released the latest data on the dengue outbreak in Argentina. In accumulated terms , 333,084 cases of dengue have been reported from week 31 of 2023 -end of July and beginning of August- to week 15 of 2024 (mid-April) (91% indigenous, 7% under investigation and 2% imported). , of which 315,942 correspond to 2024″, they reported in the Epidemiological Bulletin.


“The accumulated incidence so far for the season is 708 cases per hundred thousand inhabitants. In the same period, 762 cases were classified as severe dengue (0.2%) and 238 deceased cases were recorded (fatality to date 0.071%)", they detailed about the viral disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Secondly, they stated that although "the cases of recent weeks must be taken with caution because they can be modified according to the successive integration of information by the notifiers , a gradual national trend of decreasing cases is observed since last week. 13 ″.


In the analysis of the dengue epidemic curve at the country level, the peak so far is recorded in week 12, with 47,092 cases, from which a decrease in the number of weekly cases is identified for 2 consecutive weeks (the percentage variation between week 14 and week 12 is 21%).

View attachment 4691
Experts point out that the decrease in temperature could be reflected in cases within approximately two weeks (Getty Images)

This trend in the curve for the entire country is fundamentally driven by the behavior observed in the Central region, which has a curve similar in format to that of the entire country and contributes the greatest number of cases, while in the other regions the behavior is different.


"In terms of the impact by region, the Central region so far concentrates 59.9%, followed by the NOA and NEA regions, which contribute 20.4% and 17.8% of the cases respectively, while the Cuyo and South regions contribute less than 2%. Regarding the accumulated incidence, the highest corresponds to the NEA region with 1,362 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, followed by the NOA region with 1,144, Center with 659, Cuyo with 161 and South with 32," they specified.

View attachment 4692
Data from the Epidemiological Bulletin on dengue
In the Bulletin, the Health area made a comparison of the current season with previous ones, and observed “greater magnitude than previous epidemic seasons: the cases accumulated up to week 15 represent 3.17 times more than what was registered in the same period from the previous season -2022/2023- and 9.1 times more than what was recorded in the same period of 2019/2020; persistent viral circulation throughout the period in the NEA region and earlier seasonal increase compared to previous epidemic years; mHigher number of cases per week: with the information available to date, since week 8 of 2024 the number of cases has exceeded the peak recorded in week 13 of 2023 when 18,211 cases had been recorded.

Regarding the serotypes, they elaborated: “In this season, 3 serotypes have been identified so far circulating in the country, with a predominance of DEN-2, followed by DEN-1 (between the two they account for more than 99.9% of the serotypes). cases) and a few cases of DEN-3″.

Dengue surveillance is carried out seasonally, from epidemiological week 31 of one year to week 30 of the next, coinciding with the peak of virus activity, which generally occurs during the summer months. Although there are still several weeks left to complete this year's measurement, the threshold of record cases registered in the previous season, which stood at just over 130 thousand, has been widely exceeded.

View attachment 4693
According to experts, during the winter months dengue cases should decrease (Illustrative Image Infobae)

The incidence of climate in cases of dengue​

As can be seen, the current season is a record with respect to dengue cases. However, with the arrival of autumn and colder days, one of the points that are under analysis is the impact of the climate -precisely the lowest temperatures recorded recently- on the reduction of the population of transmitting mosquitoes , which could contribute to the reduction of dengue infections.

In that tone, in a recent note to Infobae, infectologist Tomás Orduna, former head of the Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine Service at the FJ Muñiz Infectious Hospital and member of the scientific committee of the Mundo Sano Foundation, explained: “They are beginning to mix moments of ease for transmission due to temperatures or places where there is still significant mosquito activity and others where this activity decreases with the arrival and installation of autumn, which changes the eco-epidemiological conditions. This reduces the number of mosquitoes and therefore reduces the possibility of acquiring the dengue virus.”

View attachment 4694
According to experts, during the winter months dengue cases should decrease (Illustrative Image Infobae)

According to Orduna, there is usually “a cessation of dengue activity and transmission between the end of May and the beginning of June , and we are moving slowly - not quickly and rampantly - down the curve. This has to do with meteorological issues . When temperatures decrease, they generate adverse conditions for the reproduction of the mosquito vector. What remains now is to wait to see if this downward curve continues to manifest itself in this way. The big question is whether this year the same thing will be reproduced as in 2023, with regions of the country such as the northeast in which during the 12 months there was transmission of dengue, creating an ease for the initiation of a new epidemic like the one we are experiencing. ”.

Meanwhile, Adrián Díaz , CONICET researcher at the Institute of Biological and Technological Research (IIByT, CONICET-UNC) and adjunct professor at the “Dr. JM Vanella” from the National University of Córdoba, stated in dialogue with Infobae : “ The decrease in temperature could be reflected in the cases within approximately two weeks .” Because? Because it impacts mosquito transmission; in the extrinsic incubation period. There are two extrinsic incubation periods: the incubation period of the virus in people and that of the virus in the mosquito. So, with this cold, it will decrease and a lethargy will occur in the mosquito's activity. “Then the entire transmission slows down because the mosquito feeds less and is less active.”

According to Díaz, with the cold, “the mosquito's reproduction cycle is also shorter , so the abundance of the mosquito will decrease or, at least, the growth rate of the populations. On the other hand, the extrinsic incubation period of the virus in the mosquito increases. So, that causes cases to be transmitted or occur at a lower rate. Thus, on the one hand we have a decrease in cases because transmission is slowed down by the longer extrinsic incubation period and because there are not as many contacts of the infected mosquito with humans.”

View attachment 4695
It is essential to eliminate possible mosquito breeding sites (Illustrative image Infobae)

How to prevent dengue?​

Regarding the measures to consider, the elimination of mosquito breeding sites is carried out in homes and common spaces. To do this, it is necessary to frequently throw away, turn over or sanitize the containers that accumulate water, even if they are small, both inside and outside the home.

Also, cover or cover large containers such as drums or elevated tanks with mosquito netting and clean gutters. It is important to brush the waterers and change the water daily. Swimming pools should be kept chlorinated and covered when not in use. The participation of every community and perseverance in these tasks is essential. In areas where there is active dengue transmission, it is recommended to eliminate adult mosquitoes using insecticides to stop and stop transmission.

This action requires trained personnel so that the actions are effective and at the same time prevent the development of mosquito resistance to the insecticide. In addition, the use of repellents is recommended, according to the manufacturers' instructions, as a permanent individual protection measure while the cases continue.
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I thought the number of cases would be lower due to the decrease in temperatures, but I've read that they now adapt to the cold. The government should start a vaccination campaign; they should address the issue as it's urgent.
 
jmerl said:
I thought the number of cases would be lower due to the decrease in temperatures, but I've read that they now adapt to the cold. The government should start a vaccination campaign; they should address the issue as it's urgent.
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There are probably more cases than this. Many people that get sick don't go to the hospital.
 
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