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Rio declares a state of emergency due to dengue fever  Rio de Janeiro

Rio declares a state of emergency due to dengue fever Rio de Janeiro

City Mayor Eduardo Paes and Health Minister Daniel Soranz present the dengue epidemic scenario and disease control measures in Rio de Janeiro, on Friday (02). Cléber Méndez/Agence Odia

Published 05/02/2024 06:41 | Updated on 05/02/2024 at 06:50

Rio – On Monday (5), the City Council declared a public health emergency in Rio due to dengue fever. The decision was published in the Official Gazette of the Municipality. Released last Friday (2). Epidemic diseaseWith more than 11,000 confirmed cases and record hospitalizations. The first care center for dengue patients will be opened at the Rafael de Paula Souza Municipal Health Center in Corisica, Western Region.

A total of ten centres, in all areas of the city, are scheduled to be opened gradually. Moreover, the 150 hydration points that were already designed to deal with hot flashes will now be used to treat dengue patients.

An emergency plan was drawn up to combat the epidemic. Planning foresees a series of measures to help the population and combat Aedes aegypti, which transmits dengue, Zika and chikungunya. Among the strategies are the establishment of the Center for Emergency Operations (COE-Dengue), the opening of ten service centres, the allocation of beds for dengue patients in municipal hospitals, and the use of smoke trucks in areas with the highest incidence and compulsory case rates. Entering closed and abandoned properties.

At the beginning of the year, the municipality recorded more than 11,000 cases of dengue fever, with an infection rate of 160.68 per 100,000 people. Throughout 2023, there were 22,959 cases. The number of hospitalizations broke a record in the first month of the year, with 362 patients hospitalized in the city.

vaccination

The target audience for vaccination in Rio de Janeiro will be pre-adolescent children, between the ages of 10 and 14, with a total number of 354,000 Rio residents. According to the city council, family clinics and municipal centers are ready for the campaign and are waiting for Anvisa's approval to start the campaign.

The municipal health department's goal is to vaccinate the entire target population within seven days.

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