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Dengue Outbreak in Honduras: 105 Deaths and Counting in 2024
Tico Times ^ | August 17, 2024

Posted on 08/19/2024 12:31:17 PM PDT by nickcarraway

In a concerning development, health authorities in Honduras launched a massive campaign against dengue this Friday, responding to a crisis that has claimed 105 lives and affected more than 99,000 people so far this year. The situation has prompted urgent action across the nation.

Health ministry brigades mobilized throughout the capital’s neighborhoods, focusing on destroying mosquito breeding sites. This coordinated effort, which spans the entire country, has seen active participation from local residents joining the cause.

Lorenzo Pavón, director of Epidemiological Surveillance at the Ministry of Health, provided sobering statistics to local media. “So far in 2024, we’ve recorded 105 deaths, though only 42 have been officially certified,” he stated. The official further revealed that the total number of dengue cases has reached an alarming 99,973 this year alone.

The severity of the outbreak has stretched the healthcare system to its limits. Hospitals and health centers across Honduras have been forced to establish special wards dedicated to treating the influx of dengue patients, as reported by local media outlets.

This current crisis, while severe, has not yet surpassed the devastating impact of 2019, which remains Honduras’ worst year on record for dengue. That year saw 180 fatalities and a staggering 113,000 cases of infection.

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) reports that the dengue outbreak extends beyond Honduras, affecting other Central American nations. Guatemala ranks as the second most impacted country in the region, with 82 deaths among 69,937 cases. Panama follows with 23 fatalities in 16,149 cases. El Salvador has reported seven deaths out of 5,009 patients, while Nicaragua has recorded one death among 55,542 cases. Costa Rica, interestingly, has not reported any deaths despite 16,806 cases.

Dengue, an endemic disease in tropical regions, manifests with severe symptoms including high fevers, intense headaches, nausea, vomiting, and muscle pain. In its most severe form, it can lead to life-threatening hemorrhages. The disease’s spread is closely linked to rainfall patterns, as the mosquito vector thrives in stagnant water environments.

As Honduras grapples with this health crisis, the government’s aggressive response underscores the urgent need for comprehensive mosquito control measures and public health interventions to curb the spread of this deadly disease.


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1 posted on 08/19/2024 12:31:17 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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I’m sure we’ll be seeing some of these cases in the US before too long with our porous border.


2 posted on 08/19/2024 12:36:14 PM PDT by woweeitsme
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To: woweeitsme

I think all borders are porous to mosquitos.


3 posted on 08/19/2024 12:41:35 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: nickcarraway

I was vaccinated against all possible diseases wherever there was an Air Force base in 1983. I don’t know if Dengue Fever was among them. Of course, all my service records were destroyed in a fire.

Fortunately, tropical diseases are nearly unknown in Western Oregon.


4 posted on 08/19/2024 12:41:42 PM PDT by jimtorr
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I don’t think we had a vaccine for Dengue until around 2015.


5 posted on 08/19/2024 12:48:19 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

DDT

Now


6 posted on 08/19/2024 12:49:11 PM PDT by Chickensoup
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To: jimtorr

There was no vaccine for dengue then. First vaccine approved by US was in 2019.


7 posted on 08/19/2024 12:52:59 PM PDT by CatHerd (Let's not forget FR is a Christian site and do our best to honor that.)
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To: nickcarraway

Does Pfizer have a vaccine for it yet?


8 posted on 08/19/2024 12:56:57 PM PDT by dljordan (What would Michael Collins do?)
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To: Jamestown1630

Sadly, tiger mosquitoes (invasive species from Asia) have been spreading over the US, so all we need are some immigrants with dengue to start the spread here.

Dengue is one nasty disease and can have nasty after effects, too. Close friend of mine had it in SE Asia, and I was grateful I just got malaria. Yes, I’d much rather get malaria than dengue.


9 posted on 08/19/2024 12:58:59 PM PDT by CatHerd (Let's not forget FR is a Christian site and do our best to honor that.)
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To: nickcarraway; metmom; 2ndreconmarine; Fitzcarraldo; Covenantor; Mother Abigail; EBH; Dog Gone; ...
Infectious Disease Ping - Dengue outbreak in Honduras kills 105 , while Dengue affects Guatemala, Panama, El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Costa Rica
Tourists to Middle and South America may be at risk

”In a concerning development, health authorities in Honduras launched a massive campaign against dengue this Friday,
responding to a crisis that has claimed 105 lives and affected more than 99,000 people so far this year.
The situation has prompted urgent action across the nation. “

”Health ministry brigades mobilized throughout the capital’s neighborhoods, focusing on destroying mosquito breeding sites.
This coordinated effort, which spans the entire country, has seen active participation from local residents joining the cause. “

”Lorenzo Pavón, director of Epidemiological Surveillance at the Ministry of Health, provided sobering statistics to local media.
“So far in 2024, we’ve recorded 105 deaths, though only 42 have been officially certified,” he stated.
The official further revealed that the total number of dengue cases has reached an alarming 99,973 this year alone. “

”The severity of the outbreak has stretched the healthcare system to its limits. Hospitals and health centers across Honduras
have been forced to establish special wards dedicated to treating the influx of dengue patients, as reported by local media outlets. “

” Dengue, an endemic disease in tropical regions, manifests with severe symptoms including high fevers, intense headaches, nausea, vomiting, and muscle pain.
In its most severe form, it can lead to life-threatening hemorrhages.
The disease’s spread is closely linked to rainfall patterns, as the mosquito vector thrives in stagnant water environments. “

” As Honduras grapples with this health crisis, the government’s aggressive response underscores the urgent need for comprehensive mosquito control measures
and public health interventions to curb the spread of this deadly disease “

10 posted on 08/19/2024 1:02:18 PM PDT by Tilted Irish Kilt
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To: nickcarraway

Probably mosquitoes specially developed by Genocide Bill Gates to prevent the disease ... just kidding about the preventing part.


11 posted on 08/19/2024 1:05:58 PM PDT by RetiredTexasVet (We used to be a Republic, we are now a Fascist Klepto-Thugocracy.)
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To: CatHerd

We can get Dengue here with or without immigrants bringing it. Mosquitos and their larvae get around.

It seems to be spread by the Aedes type, mainly Aedes aegypti - the same one spreading West Nile, Zika and others. Often, it is asymptomatic; but yes, it can be bad.

(My grandmother had malaria as a child in the Tidewater of Virginia; she was still having repeated symptoms for years after.)


12 posted on 08/19/2024 1:12:16 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

Yes, both Aedes albopictus and Aedes egypti can spread dengue. So watch out for any striped mozzies! Both are believed to have been introduced here via import of tires. Distribution of both species is similar in the US.

The mozzies (vector) can only spread it if they have bitten a human or animal carrying the disease, so, actually, immigrants (or returning tourists) carrying the virus are needed.

Aedes albopictus can withstand colder temperatures, perhaps why it is the main vector for dengue in Europe, and it is feared it may the same in US.

My grandfather had malaria in Tennessee — so few people realize we had malaria here before DDT and flood control.

I had multi-drug resistant P. falciparum in SE Asia, so they gave me “toxic doses of quinine” to knock it out. The cure was worse than the disease and I was deaf for two weeks, but it wiped it out, no recurrences. Still not allowed donate blood, though.


13 posted on 08/19/2024 2:04:20 PM PDT by CatHerd (Let's not forget FR is a Christian site and do our best to honor that.)
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To: nickcarraway

Socialism outbreak continues - hundreds of millions dead.


14 posted on 08/19/2024 2:29:25 PM PDT by fruser1
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To: CatHerd

Yes; international travel and commerce has caused the insects to spread; and I know that Zika, at least, has been shown to be passed from the female to the eggs. I’d be surprised if other viruses could not.

Plenty of people come to the US perfectly legally, and they could be carrying all sorts of things. (We had a case of Ebola some years ago.)

I am against illegal immigration; but I think we’d still have all of these diseases without it, unless we want to completely isolate ourselves from any international travel.

(My grandmother was still buying quinine to have on hand when she was old - you could still buy it it in the local grocery stores then).


15 posted on 08/19/2024 2:29:40 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: nickcarraway
Miniaturized poison flying vampire drones.

We're screwed.

16 posted on 08/19/2024 2:43:48 PM PDT by Manic_Episode (A government of the government, by the government, for the government)
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To: Jamestown1630

Quinine is available on Amazon, or course. Prescription and Cinchona Bark herbal supplements.

Cinchona bark is the source for quinine.


17 posted on 08/19/2024 2:53:25 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: jimtorr

My Granny used to get it in little green glass bottles at the tiny local grocery store.


18 posted on 08/19/2024 2:58:29 PM PDT by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Jamestown1630

Exactly. Just the ease of travel can spread diseases globally, especially airborne diseases.

When it comes to vector-borne diseases, it’s much easier to contain when it’s just one or two here and there. When it’s groups, it gets much harder. Look at the Yellow Fever outbreak of 1783 in Philadelphia, for example (sudden influx of groups from endemic area). Zika became a worry here with the arrival of groups of immigrants from endemic areas, but, so far at least, better contained thanks to modern methods.

Yes, we would still have diseases carried via international travel. Allowing millions to cross our southern border with no health checks and no record of ingress and destination(s) (as opposed to legal travellers) means it’s harder to trace those spreading diseases and contain the spread, so it’s somewhat more problematic.

I think we’re on the same page here?


19 posted on 08/19/2024 3:08:06 PM PDT by CatHerd (Let's not forget FR is a Christian site and do our best to honor that.)
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“My grandfather had malaria in Tennessee — so few people realize we had malaria here before DDT and flood control.”

My maternal grandfather got malaria in Florida on his way to Cuba in 1898.


20 posted on 08/19/2024 3:21:08 PM PDT by PLMerite ("They say that we were Cold Warriors. Yes, and a bloody good show, too. 😁 " - Robert Conquest )
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