First death from dengue is confirmed in the city of São Paulo

According to the Municipal Health Secretariat (SMS), she was diagnosed with the symptoms of the disease on January 16 and death occurred on the 24th. Another 11 deaths are still under epidemiological investigation.

According to the laboratory network of the Brazilian Association of Diagnostic Medicine (Abramed), positive dengue tests tripled in Brazil from January to March this year. In the first week of the year, 4,564 exams were performed – in 1,210, the disease was confirmed. Three months later, out of 11,514; 3,885 were positive.

The amount represents a significant increase of 54.9% in relation to the number of diagnoses in the same period last year, as the city reported 3129 cases of dengue contamination and no deaths — there were two in the entire year of 2022.

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_{Dengue awareness campaign (Photo: Reproduction/ Publicity/ São Paulo City Hall)}

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“It is not surprising because we are experiencing a rainy season with an accumulation of water. Remembering that it is always necessary to take care of the water deposits, since the mosquito reproduces in clean water”, explained the president of the Board of Directors of Abramed, Wilson Shcolnik.

Experts point out that the rainy season and the accumulation of water that the city has had since the beginning of the year are factors that influence the large number of cases. The neighborhoods most affected so far are: Tremembé, 231 cases; Santana (153), Vila Maria (121), Freguesia do Ó (120) and Brasilândia (116), all in the north zone where the victim lived. Itaquera, in the east zone, had 127 positive diagnoses.

In an interview, the mayor of the city of São Paulo – Ricardo Nunes informed that the public administration is carrying out actions to combat Aedes aegypti, the mosquito that transmits the disease. In this first half alone, 1.7 million measures were taken, including home visits, inspections of special properties and strategic points, fogging and actions to block breeding sites.

Featured Photo: Mosquito that transmits the dengue virus
Reproduction / Uol.