The Ministry of Health (MoH) has issued an advisory about the rising incidence of mosquito-borne dengue in Guyana and the region and it said 11 persons have died here so far this year from the affliction.
In a release yesterday, the MoH informed that dengue is endemic to Guyana and the region of the Americas, and that every few years there is a cyclical increase in cases due to seasonal and climatic conditions, amongst other factors. It noted that there has been a significant increase in dengue cases in the Americas over the last few months with the highest number of cases observed in Bolivia, Brazil and Peru. The ministry also stated that it has recorded a total of 2,169 confirmed cases, with 239 patients hospitalised and 11 dengue-related deaths for this year.