{"id":480442,"date":"2025-08-28T23:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T03:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.net\/en\/uncategorized\/public-health-calls-on-citizens-to-join-actions-to-reduce-the-transmission-of-dengue\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T23:13:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T03:13:02","slug":"public-health-calls-on-citizens-to-join-actions-to-reduce-the-transmission-of-dengue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/uncategorized\/public-health-calls-on-citizens-to-join-actions-to-reduce-the-transmission-of-dengue\/","title":{"rendered":"Public Health calls on citizens to join actions to reduce the transmission of dengue"},"content":{"rendered":"Santo Domingo.<\/strong>– The Ministry of Health<\/a> continues to strengthen vector control actions to reduce the transmission of dengue in the country and calls on the population to maintain preventive measures, especially in the communities at greatest risk.\n\nIn that sense, the governing health institution has intensified the elimination of mosquito breeding grounds and community education on hygiene habits, as well as fumigation actions, while periodically monitoring areas where cases could occur with greater incidence.\n\nFor such purposes, the Ministry has implemented various actions that are part of the National Plan Against Dengue with the aim of reducing the incidence of this disease, such as the relaunch of the campaign “eliminate, clean and cover”, thanks to these efforts, until Epidemiological Week 33, no deaths associated with this cause have been registered.\n\n\n

Preventive measures against dengue:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\nPreventive measures against dengue include eliminating mosquito breeding sites (standing water in containers, tires), protecting against bites with repellent, and using mosquito nets on beds, doors, and windows.\n\nPublic Health urges you to go to the nearest health center if you experience symptoms such as: sudden high fever, severe headache (especially behind the eyes), muscle and joint pain (“breakbone fever”), nausea, vomiting, and a skin rash.\n\n\n

Epidemiological Bulletin SE-33<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\nFor Epidemiological Week 33-2025, one confirmed case of dengue was reported, and the cumulative total rises to 174 cases.\n\nThe cumulative incidence remains at 18.63 suspected cases per 100,000 inhabitants, while the cumulative incidence of confirmed cases is 2.55 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.\n\nThe Epidemiology Department reports two new cases of malaria, and to date, a total of 737 confirmed cases have been reported to the National Epidemiological Surveillance System (SINAVE).\n\nNo new cases of leptospirosis were reported; the cumulative total to date is 42. Strategies for the control of leptospirosis continue to be strengthened, with emphasis on rodent control, whose presence tends to increase during the rainy season.\n\nMeanwhile, the Dr. Defill\u00f3 National Reference Laboratory processed 24 respiratory samples, confirming the active circulation of multiple respiratory viruses, including the circulation of influenza A (H1N1) pdm09, Adenovirus, Coronavirus SARS-COV2, and Respiratory Syncytial Virus.\n\nSimilarly, cases of severe acute respiratory infection (SARI) in the country amount to 186. During SE-33, no new cases of COVID-19 were reported.\n\nMaternal and infant deaths\n\nIn SE-33, four maternal deaths were reported, of which three correspond to Dominican women and one to a woman of Haitian nationality. The accumulated total is 104 deaths, representing a 5% decrease compared to 2024, which recorded 109 deaths for the same period.\n\nIn addition, 29 infant deaths were reported, for a cumulative total of 1,111 deaths. The Ministry of Public Health, in conjunction with the National Health Service, has implemented various strategies to reduce maternal and infant mortality, including the improvement of prenatal and postnatal care, the strengthening of obstetric and neonatal services, and the continuous training of health personnel.\n\nThe central theme of Bulletin Se-33 is about dengue fever and the importance of the “International Dengue Day.” The date aims to raise awareness about the prevention of this disease. In 2025, the WHO has recorded 1.5 million cases and more than a thousand deaths worldwide.\n\nDengue is transmitted by the Aedes aegypti mosquito, which reproduces in stagnant water. In that sense, health authorities have intensified fumigation and developed educational campaigns for community cleaning.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Santo Domingo.– The Ministry of Health continues to strengthen vector control actions to reduce the transmission of dengue in the country and calls on the population to maintain preventive measures, especially in the communities at greatest risk. In that sense, the governing health institution has intensified the elimination of mosquito breeding grounds and community education […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133543,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-480442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phj1q1-20Z4","jetpack_featured_media_url":"","dum_api":{"author_name":"Carolina \u00c1lvarez","author_image":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/cropped-WhatsApp-Image-2026-05-26-at-5.31.57-PM-96x96.jpeg","categories_name":["Uncategorized"],"featured_media_url":null},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480442","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/133543"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=480442"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/480442\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=480442"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=480442"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/deultimominuto.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=480442"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}