In Saint-Martin, a slight increase in clinically suggestive cases of dengue seen in town medicine was observed until mid-August.
The epidemic continues and the major circulating serotype is serotype 1. The latest figures suggest nearly 60 clinical cases of dengue, against around 1970 the previous week. "This increase is to be interpreted with attention in this period of summer holidays and closures of medical practices", explains in its report Public Health France Antilles. Since the start of the epidemic last January, nearly 4 clinically suggestive cases of dengue have been recorded. A passage to the emergency room was recorded last week against 111 passages per week the three previous weeks. No passage to the emergency room was followed by hospitalization last week. Since the start of the epidemic, 27 emergency room visits for suspected dengue fever have been recorded, XNUMX of which were followed by hospitalization.
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