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The health authorities of Matanzas reported a sustained decrease in cases of dengue and chikungunya in the province, following several weeks of intensive efforts to control the epidemic.
According to Andrés Lamas Acevedo, director of the Provincial Center for Hygiene, Epidemiology, and Microbiology, the trend of patients with fever and other associated symptoms continues to decline for the third consecutive week, after having reached its highest peak of infections just over a month ago.
"The trend continues to be downward in the report of febrile cases," assured Lamas Acevedo this Wednesday, during a review of the epidemiological situation published on Facebook by the government-friendly newspaper Girón.
The specialist emphasized that intensive work has been carried out in the municipalities of Matanzas and Cárdenas, where there is still one polyclinic left to complete the sanitation actions.
In the provincial capital, the intervention has already expanded to communities such as Guanábana, Carbonera, Ceiba Mocha, and Paso del Medio.
Currently, hospital admissions are minimal, with a 20% occupancy of beds allocated for arbovirus cases, indicating a significant reduction in both the severity and number of patients, the report details.
“When analyzing the decrease in fever cases, hospital admissions, and also the severity of cases, it is clear that the epidemic is in the process of complete resolution. The low temperatures of these days are beneficial, as they delay the mosquito's cycle,” stated the epidemiologist.
However, the population has a different perspective. In response to the post, some readers remarked, "The thing is that we have all, or almost all, gotten sick. The numbers being reported aren't real. Conduct a census by households. What decrease are they talking about? Please. We've been dealing with this for months, and now they say there's a decrease."
Another commented, "Of course it has to decline, since almost all of us are infected."
Additionally, an internet user stated that "the problem with this virus is that the symptoms disappear, so the sick remain unwell."
Despite the supposed advancements, health authorities warned that the dengue and chikungunya viruses continue to circulate, so prevention and monitoring measures must be maintained.
“At the end of epidemics, it is crucial to maintain strict vigilance over warning signs to avoid a fatal outcome in any of the cases,” warned Lamas Acevedo.
During the peak of the epidemic, Matanzas reported more than 4,000 weekly cases of fever, related to the simultaneous circulation of dengue and chikungunya viruses.
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