Amazonas ranks 8th in the national ranking for lowest incidence of dengue

Amazonas occupies 8th place in the ranking for the lowest incidence rate of probable dengue cases in Brazil: The data, updated this Friday (04/26), appears on the Arbovirus Monitoring Panel of the Ministry of Health.

The total in the state is 8,880 probable cases and an incidence of 225.3 cases per 100 thousand inhabitants.

In the ranking, the state is behind Roraima (39.6), Ceará (109.3), Sergipe (138.2), Maranhão (138.4), Alagoas (169.7), Pará (174.3) and Piauí (224.2). The states with the highest incidence are: Paraíba (230.8), Pernambuco (252.1), Rondônia (298.2), Tocantins (327.6), Rio Grande do Norte (402.7) and Mato Grosso do Sul ( 538.4).

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The Secretary of State for Health, Nayara Maksoud, spoke about the efforts of the Government of Amazonas to combat the disease, with the provision of technical support and equipment for municipalities, in addition to monitoring and educational campaigns to encourage vaccination. She said:

“The challenges are great across the country, but we are making progress in Amazonas, with assertive policies and joint efforts between the State Government and city halls, in the fight against dengue.”

Among the government’s actions to combat dengue, in March this year, 20 vehicles and 125 insecticide sprayers were delivered to 20 municipalities in the interior of the state, with an investment of approximately R$5 million. The municipalities selected to receive the vehicles and equipment were Apuí, Barcelos, Benjamin Constant, Borba, Boca do Acre, Coari, Canutama, Guajará, Eirunepé, Humaitá, Iranduba, Itacoatiara, Lábrea, Manacapuru, Manaus, Manicoré, Novo Aripuanã, Tabatinga, Tefé and São Gabriel da Cachoeira.

Furthermore, the Municipal Health Secretariats, working with FVS-RCP (Amazonas Health Surveillance Foundation – Dr. Rosemary Costa Pinto), offer technical support, monitor immunization campaigns, communication and health education actions, in addition to provide strategic and professional support to strengthen the fight against these diseases.