Pedro Ramos, the Regional Secretary for Health and Civil Protection, guarantees that the cases of Dengue detected in Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in Funchal are under control and there is no reason for concern. However, on the 18th of February, Diário da Notícias confirmed that the National Institute of Health Doutor…
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The PS wants to know what plan is drawn up by the Regional Government to face a possible outbreak of dengue. This is in light of the dengue virus being detected in an ‘Aedes aegypti’ mosquito in a monitoring trap located in Funchal. Marta Freitas, through a statement, reiterated her…
The Regional Health Authority has confirmed that as part of the daily monitoring activities carried out by the Regional Directorate of Health, the presence of the dengue virus in the Aedes Aegypti mosquito was identified in a trap located in Funchal. In a note sent by the Regional Directorate of…
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.
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.
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