Madeira Dengue Fever - weekly update 12-12-2012

Madeira Dengue Fever outbreak with sustained  decrease in number of new local cases

In the weekly update on 12 December 2012 regarding Dengue Fever outbreak in Madeira since 3 October  2012, the National Health Authorities reported 2050 cases of dengue fever, as follows:

• total number of confirmed cases 2050

         57 new cases in week 49 (03 - 09 December 2012) on previous week,  a 44% retraction in new cases

• total cumulated hospitalized cases 121
  
• number of patients currently hospitalized 2
• Number of cases reported by non-resident citizens with recent stay in Madeira: 52

NOTE:
ECDC report of 13 December 2012 (see below for link) identifies 58 exported cases until 12 December 2012

The prevention recommendations remain in place as well as actions to reduce local transmission and export of the Aedes aegypti mosquito vector.

ECDC maintains there is no trade or travel restriction beyond disinfestation

The ECDC in is weekly "Communicable Disease Threats report", Week 49, 2-8 December 2012 reconfirmed there are no trade or travel restrictions to and from Madeira.

"The epidemiological situation does not imply the need for any trade or travel restriction beyond the disinfestation policies currently implemented"

Source: 
Comunicado do Diretor-Geral da Saúde sobre casos de dengue na Região Autónoma da Madeira "DGS"
ECDC  weekly "Communicable Disease Threats report", Week 49, 2-8 December 2012
ECDC "Epidemiological update: Outbreak of dengue in Madeira, Portugal" 13 December 2012
Analysis: ZINO - Consultadoria

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