Sancti Spíritus has experienced an increase in severe dengue cases among pediatric patients (aged zero to 18) in the last two weeks, amid a very complex epidemiological landscape.
The official newspaper Escambray reports that there are children arriving at the hospital with warning signs: high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, dehydration, abdominal pain, or bleeding at the gums, and they need intensive care.
The province was declared to be in the transmission phase of the disease due to the increase in diagnosed cases in the last week.
"The territory, along with Las Tunas and Ciego de Ávila, showed an increase in the number of dengue cases and, as a consequence, raised the incidence rate from 5 to 15.5 per 100,000 inhabitants," details the note.
According to the information, the statistics for both dengue and Oropouche skyrocketed.
Dengue transmission was reported in an area of the Cabaiguán municipality, while La Sierpe and Fomento are recording values above the provincial average.
Regarding the Oropouche, those municipalities exhibit behavior similar to that of dengue, but Sancti Spíritus and Taguasco are also included, showing a high presence of the disease.
Although specialists indicate that both illnesses have similar symptoms and that one should go to the doctor as soon as there is a fever, Escambray acknowledges that many Cubans prefer to endure the infection at home.
As is often the case with official press, the author of the article takes a critical stance towards the population, instead of mentioning the unsanitary conditions and lack of medications and supplies that hospitals in the country are experiencing.
"Countless cases have been reported of people who have been bedridden for up to six days with very high fevers and have not sought care from any healthcare institution. Many have reached the brink of death and others suffer from significant aftereffects," the information details.
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