Dengue fever continues to gain ground in Reunion. Three new deaths are linked to this epidemic, bringing the number of deaths from dengue fever to 4 since the epidemic began on the island. Vigilance is more than ever necessary in this particular health context.
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Posted on April 25, 2020 at 7:44 p.m., updated on April 25, 2020 at 7:48 p.m.
The dengue epidemic has claimed 3 lives, bringing the number of people killed by the virus actively circulating on the island to 4. According to the Regional Health Agency, these victims were already weakened by associated pathologies.
Severe forms increase
The ARS director of surveillance and health security, Dr François Chieze, is worried about the increase in hospitalizations and emergency visits in recent weeks.
“We are in a situation where, from the moment we present comorbidities such as lung disease, heart disease, obesity and diabetes, there is a sensitivity which is much greater at the risk of developing serious forms of the disease” , he explains.
A quarter of deaths are linked to the association of the dengue virus and the underlying disease.
Dengue and coronavirus at the same time
Dengue fever and Covid-19, which have different routes of transmission, have co-infected no one on the island.
“What we can say is that when you develop a form of dengue, you have a weakened immunity. As this immunity is weakened, the risk of developing a severe form of Covid-19 is increased “, says DR François Chieze.
After the South, the West and the East are affected
Since the start of the year, La Réunion has had more than 4,200 cases of dengue fever. 23 municipalities are affected, with a majority of patients concentrated in the South. It is in the West and in the East that the epidemic is progressing today.
The dengue outbreaks are located at:
- SOUTH: in Saint-Louis (Plateau Goyaves, Cité Cocos, Bel air, Camp du Gol, Petit Bon Dieu, Kerveguen, Ouaki, Savignan, La Rivère, Les Canots, Pont Neuf, Le Ruisseau, Roches Maigres, les Cocos et le Bois de Nèfles); in Saint-Pierre (Beef Basin, Holy Land, The Valley, White Ravine, Casabona, Baster les Bas, Pierrefond, Concession, La Ligne des Bambous, La ligne Paradis, La Cafrine, Grand Bois, Ste Céline, Ravine des Cabris, Bois Olive); Avirons (La Ravine Sèche, Bois de Nèfle Cadet, Barouty, La Croix, le Ruisseau, Fond Maurice); at Entre Entre Deux (City, Long arm, Large interior background, Orange slope); at the Etang-Salé (Ravine Sheunon, Les Canots, Pied des Roches, Bois de Nèfles, La Roche aux Oiseaux); in Saint-Joseph (Langevin, Les Jacques, Le Plateau); Tampon (La Chatoire).
- WEST: in Saint-Paul (Trou d´Eau, Lotissement Bellevue, Grand Fond, Fleurimont, La Baie, Grande Fontaine, Cambaie, La Plaine); in Trois-Bassins (Grande Ravine, Souris Blanche); at La Possession (St Laurent, Moulin Joli); in Saint-Leu (Stella, Butor, Piton, Le Portail, Quartier Pêcheur, Dubuisson, La Fontaine, 4 Robinets, La Fontaine, L’Etang, Les Camélias); at the Port (Rivière des Galets, Wooded Park, Mondon, Corut housing estate).
- NORTH: in Sainte-Marie (Grande Montée, Le Verger); in Saint-Denis (Brittany, Sainte-Clotilde, Chemin Finette).
- EST: in Saint-André (Lotissement Satec, La cressonnière, Milles Roches, Patelin); at Bras-Panon (Rivière du Mât); in Saint-Benoit (Boubier, Beaufonds, Ste Anne).
The ARS calls on the population to be very vigilant with this double epidemic circulating in the territory.
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