In week 49 alone, 32 suspected dengue cases were reported, and one was confirmed.

The most affected provinces are Santo Domingo, 22%, that is, seven out of 32 in the last week, Duarte, 10%, three out of 32, and Espaillat, 10%, three out of 32. Males accounted for 59.38% of all reported cases.

Until week 49, 10,168 cases were reported, of which 1,279 were confirmed. According to data from the Ministry of Health, the province of Santiago had the highest number of positive cases, with 284, which represents 22%.

The disease

Dengue is a viral infection that is transmitted from mosquitoes to people.

It is more common in regions with tropical and subtropical climates.

In recent decades in the Dominican Republic, the incidence of dengue has increased enormously.

Cases reported to the World Health Organization have risen from 505,430 in 2000 to 5.2 million in 2019.

The disease has been controlled in the Dominican Republic. This year, all surveillance and control measures were taken, and that has been recognized.

Dengue cases were recorded in 2023, affecting over 80 countries in all World Health Organization (WHO) regions.

Since the beginning of 2023, persistent transmission of dengue, combined with an unexpected spike in cases, resulted in the reporting of an all-time high of more than 6.5 million cases and more than 7,300 deaths related to this disease.

Data indicates that between week five of 2024, 48,945 cases of dengue were reported, an increase of 195% compared to the same period in 2023 and 220% compared to the average of the last five years.

Malaria

Malaria is a potentially fatal disease caused by parasites that are transmitted to people through the bites of infected mosquitoes.

In the Americas, 505,600 cases of malaria and about 116 deaths were recorded in 2023. Eighteen countries.

In the country, the situation

So far this year, 36,262 cases have been reported in the country, of which laboratory tests confirmed 999.

The most affected sex is male, with 71%, which implies 706 out of 999; the most reported age group is between 20 and 24 years old.

As of week 49 of 2024, the competent agencies notified the Ministry of Public Health of 251 suspected cases of malaria, of which four cases were confirmed.

According to the trend of confirmed cases during week number 49, the sample increased to six cases.