It is necessary to be careful because the number of patients is increasing rapidly in countries such as the Philippines, which are the main countries that introduce domestic dengue fever.
To date, there is no vaccine or commercial treatment for dengue fever in Korea, so quarantine authorities emphasize that the best prevention method is not to be bitten by mosquitoes.
According to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency on the 31st, in the Philippines, a major country introducing dengue fever, there were 269,947 cumulative cases as of the 4th, of which 702 died.
This is the second highest number since 2010 and is an increase of more than 80% compared to the same period last year.
Mosquito-borne diseases are spreading worldwide as a result of climate change and increased foreign travel.
As of the first quarter of this year, there were approximately 43,200 patients with dengue fever and 404 deaths throughout Indonesia. Compared to the same period last year, the number of infected people increased 2.5 times and the number of deaths approximately tripled.
Last July, local infections occurred for the first time in non-epidemic countries such as Iran and France.
The number of patients in Korea also increased compared to the same period last year. Most of them entered the country after being infected by being bitten by a vector mosquito in an endemic country.
This year, from the 26th of this month, a total of 170 patients occurred. This is an increase of 16.4% from 146 people in the same period last year.
By country of inflow, Indonesia accounted for the largest number of patients at 64 (37.6%), followed by the Philippines at 44 (25.9%). Thailand had 22 people (12.9%), while Vietnam and Malaysia had 8 people (4.7%).
The number of patients imported from Indonesia increased eightfold from 8 in 2022 to 64 this year, and the Philippines increased fivefold from 9 to 44.
The number of dengue fever patients in Korea decreased significantly during COVID-19, but it is increasing again. By the year, there are 273 people in 2019, 43 in 2020, 3 in 2021, 103 in 2022, and 206 last year.
Dengue fever is common abroad without vaccination or treatment… Beware of mosquitoes when traveling – 2
Dengue fever is an acute febrile illness caused by dengue virus infection. It is spread mainly through the bite of vector mosquitoes such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes aegypti, which carry the virus, and can also be transmitted through blood transfusion.
After an incubation period of 5 to 7 days, symptoms such as fever, headache, and muscle pain appear. When a person goes into shock, they may show severe signs of hemorrhagic symptoms such as hematemesis and bloody stools.
The death rate is around 5% and down to 1% if treated early, but reaches 20% if treatment is delayed.
There are currently no Dengue fever vaccines or treatments commercially available, so prevention is extremely important. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency recommended that people spray mosquito repellent every 3 to 4 hours and wear long, light-colored clothes when going out while traveling.
If you have any suspicious symptoms, you can report them to a quarantine officer when you enter and get a free dengue fever test.
To prevent transmission, you should refrain from donating blood for 6 months after finishing treatment.
Reporter Jo Si-hyung [email protected]
2024-10-30 21:13:00
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