Vector surveillance and control "are a priority to prevent diseases such as dengue," asserts the Regional Directorate of Health, in a statement that warns of the growing number of cases and outbreaks in Europe, namely in France, Italy, and Spain.
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Due to the heat, we will see an increase in the activity of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.
Since last week, Portugal has had a Dengue vaccine that does not require prior contact with the virus and is effective against the disease thus preventing the need for hospitalisation for milder cases for up to four and a half years after being administered.
All those who were diagnosed with dengue fever by the Region's health services in 2012 (more than 1,000) will be invited to complete an online survey, as part of a comparative study between symptomatic and asymptomatic dengue cases.