{"id":20589,"date":"2024-06-18T15:31:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=20589"},"modified":"2024-06-18T15:31:35","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:31:35","slug":"surge-in-dengue-cases-reported-in-region-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/surge-in-dengue-cases-reported-in-region-10\/","title":{"rendered":"Surge in Dengue Cases Reported in Region 10"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Over the past month, Region 10 has seen a significant increase in dengue cases, with the epicenter identified as Central Amelia\u2019s Ward in Linden. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Deputy Regional Health Officer Dr. Kenesha Samuels provided an update on the situation during a recent regional leaders&#8217; meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the last four weeks, Region 10 recorded 69, 67, 92, and 7 dengue cases respectively, indicating a rapid rise followed by a notable decrease. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The majority of these cases have been concentrated in Central Amelia\u2019s Ward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response to the outbreak, the Region 10 Health Department has intensified fogging exercises to reduce the mosquito population and curb the spread of dengue fever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Samuels emphasized the proactive measures being taken, including routine fogging across various communities such as Ituni and Kwakwani. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, these efforts are sometimes hindered by inclement weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The health department is also conducting educational campaigns to inform the public about preventing mosquito breeding and protecting themselves from bites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Samuels highlighted the importance of community cooperation in these efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Region 10 currently operates with two functional fogging machines and is awaiting the procurement of a higher-capacity machine to enhance their efforts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dengue fever, also known as &#8220;break-bone fever,&#8221; is a viral infection transmitted by mosquitoes, prevalent in tropical and subtropical regions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Common symptoms include high fever, headache, body aches, nausea, and rash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Severe cases can be fatal, so it is crucial to avoid mosquito bites, especially during the day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, there is no specific treatment for dengue; management primarily involves the use of pain relievers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over the past month, Region 10 has seen a significant increase in dengue cases, with the epicenter identified as Central Amelia\u2019s Ward in Linden. Deputy Regional Health Officer Dr. Kenesha&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":20590,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20589"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20591,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20589\/revisions\/20591"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}