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Cases*, deaths and outbreaks due to dengue fever (summary for the Americas)

Cases*, deaths and outbreaks due to dengue fever have been reported in the following countries in the Americas:

Mexico:

  • Chiapas - 3,400 cases; dengue haemorrhagic fever 200 cases; 0 deaths; Increasing trend
  • Guerrero - 4,420 cases; dengue haemorrhagic fever 1,855 cases; 8 deaths; Increasing trend
  • Isthmus of Tehuantepec area (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Tabasco) - 800 cases; dengue haemorrhagic fever 150 cases; 3 deaths
  • Michoacan - 1,125 cases; dengue haemorrhagic fever 82 cases; Increasing trend
  • Nuevo Leon - 1,550 cases
  • Sinaloa - 87 cases; dengue haemorrhagic fever 16 cases; 0 deaths
  • Tamaulipas
    • Sanitary District III - 160 cases; dengue haemorrhagic fever 24 cases; 0 deaths
    • Tampico and Madero - 550 cases; dengue haemorrhagic fever 163 cases

El Salvador: 13,360 cases; dengue haemorrhagic fever 770 cases; 6 deaths

Nicaragua: 5,082 cases; 4 deaths

Dominican Republic:

  • National data - 8,252 cases; dengue haemorrhagic fever 122 cases; 52 deaths; Increasing trend
  • Santiago - Arturo Grullon Children’s Hospital reports more than 700 cases, other medical centres 186 cases; 6 deaths

Colombia

  • Atlantico
    • Malambo - 3 deaths [note: based on dengue fever mortality rates, there could be as many as 300 or more infected people.]

*Note: Due to incomplete reporting, lack of access to health care in some areas, and the fact that many persons with dengue fever may not seek medical care and be reported to health authorities, there may be many more cases in the community than are reported. Travellers to these areas can reduce their risk of exposure to dengue fever virus by taking all necessary precautions to avoid mosquito bites.

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