2023-09-05 22:20:00
High dengue fever activity has been reported throughout the Guatemala until September. There Zacapa region is the most affected. The Guatemalan Ministry of Health has declared, for a period of three months, starting August 30, 2023, a state of health emergency due to the dengue fever epidemic which affects the entire territory.
Health authorities have reported high dengue fever activity across Guatemala, with more than 12,260 suspected cases reported between January 1 and August 19. This figure is 2.5 times higher than the 4,869 cases reported during a similar period in 2022. Departments reporting more than 150 dengue cases per 100,000 inhabitants include Zacapa (309.5 cases per 100,000 inhabitants) , Chiquimula (309.2 cases), Peten Sur Oriental (254.7 cases), Escuintla (195.6 cases), Quetzaltenango (169.3 cases), Baja Verapaz (150.3 cases), Sacatepequez (113.8 cases ), Peten Norte (103.8 cases), and Jutiapa (100.4 cases).
Dengue fever is a threat to the whole country, all year round, but transmission is highest from May to December. Health authorities reported approximately 8,407 dengue cases in Guatemala in 2022, 2,861 cases in 2021, and 5,983 cases in 2020.
Source: Crisis24, France Diplomatie, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs.
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