While the transition to the epidemic phase of dengue fever in Guadeloupe was recorded last week, the regional health agency (ARS) is warning of the return of the DENV3 serotype to the territory. Appearing around twenty years ago, this serotype of the virus had practically disappeared in favor of serotype 2. It is therefore back with risks of serious form or a high number of cases.
The DENV3 serotype, which has returned to Guadeloupe since the start of the school year, is rare and circulates very little. Appearing around twenty years ago, it is neither more nor less dangerous than serotype 2 which usually circulates. However, health authorities organized a press conference to alert the population, which has very little immunity to this form of dengue fever. A return described as unprecedented by Lucie Léon, bio statistician at Santé Publique France.
Lucie Léon, bio statistician at Santé Publique France
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It is therefore time to mobilize for health professionals who are preparing to have to manage numerous cases in the territory. In week 44, from October 28 to November 3, 2024, 405 cases were clinically suggestive in Guadeloupe.
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Concern, fear of serious forms and the number of cases, for the director of health security of the ARS, Patrick Saint-Martinit is imperative to raise awareness among the population.
Patrick Saint-Martin, Director of health security at the ARS
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The instructions are more rigorous than ever. Personal protection, fight against mosquitoes and larval breeding sites in your home and environment. Muriel ALOPH, head of the home environment health and safety department, recalls the various recommendations.
Muriel Aloph, head of the home environment health and safety department
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