Due to probable cases of Chikungunya in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, not yet confirmed by the health authorities, vector personnel and different institutions intensified actions in this area to prevent outbreaks that put the population at risk.
In addition to an increase in the incidence of dengue, in some jurisdictions of the Oaxaca Health Services (SSO) the presence of Chikungunya is noted, of which in 2021 there was barely one case and in 2022 there were no records.
Due to this situation, the SSO and institutions such as the IMSS Oaxaca began in parallel to strengthen prevention activities a few days ago, in addition to urging the population to maintain cleanliness in homes to avoid mosquito breeding sites.
Until this week, in the epidemiological overview of dengue from the federal Ministry of Health, Oaxaca has not reported any cases of Chikungunya so far this year, but in the face of probable cases detected, prevention measures were intensified.
In this regard, the SSOs began the Campaign for the Elimination of Hatcheries “anticipating the rainy season and preventing cases of dengue, zika and chikungunya in Juchitán de Zaragoza.”
Through a statement, the agency explained that the head of the Sanitary Jurisdiction number 2 of the Tehuantepec Isthmus region, Hebert Vidal Sánchez, gave the starting signal to the dump-type vehicles that will collect tires, bottles, pots, buckets and all types of containers that accumulate water and may be a risk factor for these diseases.
The institution urged the population to clean their homes and remove all containers that can accumulate water, in order to prevent the formation of Aedes aegypti mosquito breeding grounds.
On the other hand, the Mexican Institute of Social Security (IMSS) in Oaxaca urged the general population to intensify its work of prevention, control and sanitation in the fight against the proliferation of the mosquito that transmits dengue and chikungunya.
The auxiliary coordinator of Epidemiological Surveillance, Niceforo Mendoza Mendoza, pointed out that children, pregnant women and older adults are the most vulnerable groups of contagion, “so it is necessary to take measures to prevent the proliferation of this disease ” .
They explained that the IMSS in its Ordinary and Welfare regime continues to carry out activities in the First and Second Level of Care to contain outbreaks of dengue and chikungunya fever, through the diagnosis and timely treatment of probable cases.
It is necessary for the population to know that, although the diseases share the symptoms of high fever, skin rashes, joint pain, muscle pain, headache, nausea, vomiting and physical exhaustion, there are differences”.
