The country's Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization, has established a program to deal with the increase in registrations
Argentina recorded 120,007 cases of dengue fever and 79 deaths from the disease as of Tuesday (March 19, 2024). The country's capital, Buenos Aires, collected 22,960 diagnoses. Information is from Clarinwith Ministry of Health numbers.
In addition to Argentina, other countries in South America also record high numbers of the disease transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. In Brazil, the Ministry of Health registered 1,978,372 infections and 656 deaths. Peru also has large numbers of the disease. In January, the country's government declared a state of emergency due to dengue fever.
according to Ooops (Pan American Health Organization)About 500 million of the continent's population are at risk of contracting the disease.
To overcome the health situation in Argentina, the Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization, created the “Federal Reference Network for Assistance to Persons Infected with Arbovirus” program. The goal is to train health workers to combat the disease.
“It is very important to work in areas that are the first line of defense in the fight against dengue. We must continue to overcome this complex situation, and strengthen coordination at the municipal, regional and national levels.Argentine Health Minister Mario Russo said.
to Clarinaccording to the agency All people who show symptoms of the disease can undergo testing.
