The Provincial Health Directorate in Santiago de Cuba reported on Tuesday the confirmation of cases of Oropouche Fever in several health areas of the capital municipality, as well as in Bahía Blanca, which is part of Guamá, and in Palmarito, in Mella.
As part of the active search for febrile cases in the province, an increase in reports of nonspecific febrile syndromes in the mentioned health areas was observed, as stated in the note shared on Facebook.
The text emphasized that for the past six decades, there has been knowledge of this illness, and "there have been no reports of deaths from it."
However, the note signed by the Provincial Health Directorate in Santiago de Cuba did warn that "there could be cases with certain severity due to comorbidities or individual characteristics."
Additionally, it was reported that this Wednesday there will be a press conference at the General Directorate of Public Health regarding "the update on the epidemiological situation related to Oropouche Fever, Dengue, and the strategies of PAMI in relation to it."
The information arrives at a crucial time, as reports on social media indicate an alarming increase in the number of bodies in funeral homes in the province of Santiago de Cuba, with alerts mentioning up to 29 deaths in a single day.
Since the confirmation of the presence of the Oropouche virus in Santiago de Cuba last May, the disease has impacted the population, and it is suspected that it has claimed at least one victim, although authorities have not yet officially confirmed this information.
However, the health situation in the province is becoming more complicated with the confirmation of the circulation of two serotypes of dengue, which could lead to complicated clinical cases.
The Provincial Department of Surveillance and Antivectorial Fight recently issued an alert due to the presence of two variants of the virus that causes dengue, at a time when "the area shows a high infestation of the transmitting agent," primarily in the main municipality, Palma Soriano, as well as in Contramaestre, Mella, and San Luis, where more cases of the arbovirus are being reported.
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