The estimated number of clinically suggestive cases of dengue seen in city medicine in Saint-Martin has increased for a month, indicate the health authorities in a bulletin dated November 14th. Seven cases were recorded during the third in October, double the following week and twenty-six the first in November.
In total, since July, 69 clinically suggestive cases of dengue fever have been seen in general practice.
In addition, seven biologically confirmed cases have been recorded in the past four weeks. The DENV-1 serotype has been identified, specify the health authorities.
A total of ten biologically confirmed cases have been recorded since July.
What is a clinically suggestive case?
It is a suspected case having: a high fever (> 38,5 ° C) of sudden onset of less than 10 days and at least one of the following signs: pain syndrome (headache, arthralgia, myalgia, low back pain), back pain orbital, fatigue and in the absence of another infectious etiology. Any clinically suggestive case must be the subject of laboratory confirmation.
The start date of the signs must be mentioned systematically on the prescription.
What is a biologically confirmed case?
This is a clinically evocative case in which the viral genome has been demonstrated by RT-PCR. The search for NS1 antigens can also confirm the case of dengue. This diagnostic research is carried out on whole blood from D1 to D7 from the date of onset of the signs.
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