Santa Catarina launches application to help reduce serious cases of dengue

Government of SC

Launch took place on Wednesday

Santa Catarina launched another strategy to help reduce the severity of dengue patients arriving at the health network: the Dengue Protocol application, developed by the Rio de Janeiro State Department of Health and shared with the states of the South and South Integration Consortium. Southeast (Cosud).

The objective of the platform for clinical case management is to provide agility and support to healthcare professionals. Furthermore, the application allows the identification of the stage of the disease and treatment of each patient through characteristics, signs and symptoms.

The risk classification groups are A, B, C and D, they differ in terms of symptoms, warning signs and social and demographic characteristics of the individuals.

“The panel will assist in the application of appropriate and timely treatment to prevent the worsening of the patients’ clinical condition and possibly death”, explains the Secretary of State for Health, Carmen Zanotto.

See the new technology: https://protocolodengue.saude.sc.gov.br/app_dengue/

Development

The application was developed based on the Dengue RJ Panel, created by the Rio de Janeiro State Secretariat, the tool is the result of collaboration between the states that are part of the South and Southeast Integration Consortium (Cosud).

“The app has a simple interface, but it helps professionals who receive a patient with suspected dengue fever on how to proceed. Just fill in the data and the app details the necessary clinical management, whether with hospital admission or just monitoring the treatment”, explains the superintendent of Health Surveillance of SC, the infectious disease doctor, Fábio Gaudenzi.

According to the Monitoring Panel, the state has 85,485 probable cases of dengue, with 40 confirmed deaths.

Actions in SC

According to information, SC intensified actions to combat the Aedes aegypti mosquito. The state government made a total transfer of 20 million reais to assist municipalities in activities, and investments in campaigns and publicity.

In addition to various training for health professionals to care for patients and meetings with managers and municipal teams to discuss the epidemiological scenario and intensify actions. Several bodies and departments joined Health, with a cleaning effort in yards and facilities of public bodies.

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