Although she was quickly taken to intensive care, a six-month-old girl died of dengue fever in New Caledonia. His general condition deteriorated very quickly.
A six-month-old girl died on the evening of Saturday, May 19 in Noumea as a result of dengue fever, due to the deterioration of her general condition.
Evolution of the lightning disease
“The parents of the infant had driven him to the Koutio medipole on Friday evening,” said a government statement. Despite intensive care, the course of the disease was overwhelming. Declared in New Caledonia on February 22, the dengue epidemic has already killed a 74-year-old woman, with no particular medical history.
According to health authorities, 1,200 cases of dengue have been identified in New Caledonia. Around 20 new cases are currently reported every day. The population was asked not to relax their efforts in the fight against mosquito breeding sites.
Dengue fever, also called “tropical flu”, is a tropical hemorrhagic fever linked to an arbovirus, transmitted by the bite of a female tiger mosquito only. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates the number of annual cases in the world at 50 million, including 500,000 cases of “hemorrhagic” dengue, ie which are fatal in more than 2.5% of cases. . Dengue is initially present in the tropics and subtropics of the world.
Symptoms of dengue
Symptoms appear 3 to 14 days (on average 4 to 7 days) after the infective bite. A flu syndrome is then observed affecting infants, young children and adults. There is no specific treatment. While dengue hemorrhagic fever is a life-threatening complication, early clinical diagnosis and prompt clinical management often save lives.
As the Health Organization (WHO) points out, “more than 70% of the disease burden attributable to this disease is found in Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific. In Latin America and the Caribbean, Both the incidence and severity of the disease have increased rapidly in recent years. Africa and the eastern Mediterranean have also experienced more epidemic outbreaks in the past decade. ” Recently, nearly 1,300 cases of dengue have been confirmed in the north, west and south of Réunion since January 1, 2018.
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