in DN Madeira 30-11-2012

Gestão integrada envolve autarquias e serviços de quatro secretarias regionais:

• Assuntos Socias - 
  
• Ambiente - 
  
• Turismo - 
  
• Educação
  

A equipa, liderada pela presidente do IASAUDE -  Ana Nunes, o director regional de Agricultura - Engº Bernardo Araújo e o directo regional do Ambiente, João Correia

ACIF (Funchal Chamber of Commerce),  Madeira Tourism Board and IA Saude (local Health Authority) and hoteliers participated in a joint training programme on 30 November 2012, regarding preventative methods which all should be implementing to reduce the Aedes aegypti mosquito population, vector of the Dengue virus which gives causes Dengue Fever. 

In the studies and monitoring program, BG Sentinel mosquito traps, represented by ZINO, are used.

All traps have the same efficiency for Aedes aegypti mosquito, although the introduction of CO2 has further increases this efficiency - more information in how does it work and research.

We currently have in stock Biogents Mosquitaire and Mosquitito traps.

The presentations are available below in both ppt and pdf format

In the weekly update on 28 November 2012 regarding dengue fever outbreak in Madeira since 3 October  2012, the National Health Authorities reported 1891 cases of dengue fever, as follows:

• total number of confirmed cases 1891

         219 new cases since previous week, showing a 30% retraction in new cases

• total cumulated hospitalized cases 111
  
• number of patients currently hospitalized 8
  

Number of cases reported by citizens with recent stay in Madeira: 32

Source: Comunicado do Diretor-Geral da Saúde sobre casos de dengue na Região Autónoma da Madeira "DGS"
Analysis: ZINO - Consultadoria

In the weekly update on 21 November 2012 regarding dengue fever outbreak in Madeira since 3 October  2012, the National Health Authorities reported 1672 cases of dengue fever, as follows:

• total number of confirmed cases 1672
  
• total cumulated hospitalized cases 100
  
• number of patients currently hospitalized 5
  

Number of cases reported by citizens with recent stay in Madeira:

• Mainland Portugal 10
  
• Foreign citizens, confirmed by their national health service 17
  

To date, only the DEN-1 strain of dengue fever has been reported in Madeira - more about Dengue virus.


The are no travel restriction recomended.

Source: Comunicado do Diretor-Geral da Saúde sobre casos de dengue na Região Autónoma da Madeira "DGS"
Analysis: ZINO - Consultadoria

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control have released an update regarding the dengue fever outbreak in Madeira, dated 20 November 2012.

A summary of the report and the report itself can be consulted here: report


Main conclusions:

• This is the first sustained transmission of dengue in the European Union since the 1920s. Autochthonous transmission is likely to continue until the end of the year when mosquito density will probably decrease.
  
• The epidemiological situation does not imply any trade or travel restriction beyond the disinfestations currently being implemented. 
  
• As the influenza transmission season will commence around the end of the year, concomitant actions for monitoring dengue and influenza are being launched in Madeira.
  
• Aircraft disinfection and control of vector mosquitoes at ports and airports in Madeira should be continued.
  
• Protective measures to avoid mosquito bites is still a key recommendation

Almost all reported cases relate to the resident population and most municipalities of Madeira have reported at least one case of dengue infection among their residents. So far twenty-five visitors to Madeira have been diagnosed with dengue since returning to mainland Portugal (nine), United Kingdom (six), Germany (seven), Sweden (one) and France (two).

Local news paper and TV station have confirmed that Madeira Regional Health Authorities have started fogging public spaces in an integrated action to reduce the Aedes aegypti mosquito population, vector of Dengue virus.

Prevention including the elimination of breeding areas and prevention from getting bitten are still the key actions which all the population must participate to reduce the mosquito population, especially as with the slight decrease in temperature, the mosquito will search for warmer environments including homes.

In the weekly update on 14 November 2012 regarding the dengue fever outbreak in Madeira since 3 October  2012, the National Health Authorities reported 1357 cases of dengue fever, as follows:

• total number of confirmed cases 669
• total probable number of cases 688
  
• total cumulated hospitalized cases 89
• number of patients currently hospitalized 5

Number of cases reported by citizens with recent stay in Madeira:

• Mainland Portugal 8
• Foreign citizens, confirmed by their national health service 11

Source: Comunicado do Diretor-Geral da Saúde sobre casos de dengue na Região Autónoma da Madeira "DGS"

To date, only the DEN-1 strain of dengue fever has been reported in Madeira - more about Dengue virus.

In the weekly update, the national health authorities reported the following on 7 November 2012, for the dengue fever outbreak between 3 October and 4 November 2012, with 1148 total number of cases :

• total number of confirmed cases 517
• total probable number of cases 631
  
• total cumulated hospitalized cases 57
• number of patients currently hospitalized 3

Number of cases reported by citizens with recent stay in Madeira:

• Mainland Portugal 8
• Foreigh citizens, confirmed by their national health service 11

Source: Comunicado do Diretor-Geral da Saúde sobre casos de dengue na Região Autónoma da Madeira "DGS"