The probability of Spain registering imported cases of dengue fever is “very high”, but the risk of local transmission from an imported case and detected indigenous cases of this disease is “moderate” from May to November and “practically non-existent” the rest of the year.
This is how you get it backn June 2024 report from the Ministry of Healthwho is carrying out an assessment of the risks associated with this endemic disease, caused by the bite of the tiger mosquito, and who brings the number of detected cases to eight by the Public Health Agency of Catalonia in Tarragona, in the context of the largest epidemic recorded in Spain.
This Tuesday, the Public Health Agency of Catalonia confirmed three new cases of indigenous dengue fever in Vila-seca (Tarragona), bringing the number of people affected by the epidemic to eight, and “the detection of other cases in the coming days” cannot be ruled out.
This mosquito, according to the Health Checkwas first detected in Catalonia in 2004. Since 2008, epidemiological surveillance has been carried out to determine its presence in Spanish territory.
According to this report, this mosquito is established along the Mediterranean coast, from Girona to Cadiz, as well as in the Balearic Islands and on part of the Atlantic coast in Andalusia. It is also found in Aragon, Castile-La Mancha, Ceuta, Extremadura, Madrid, NavarreBasque Country and La Rioja.
THE the infection is asymptomatic in 40 to 80% of cases and when symptoms appear, the clinical course is mild, although a small proportion (less than 5%) may develop into severe dengue fever.
He severe dengue fever He has difficulty breathing due to pulmonary edema, pleural and pericardial effusion, severe bleeding and organ damage, among other symptoms.
Before this outbreak, the previous one, the most important in Spain, occurred in 2022, when six cases in Ibizabetween the months of August and October.
The evolution of reported cases in Spain from 2016 to 2023, according to the health report, is very variable with a total of 2,348 and an average of 293 cases per year.
