Chikungunya outbreak in Paraguay records 264 fatalities

Paraguay’s Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare reported on Tuesday that there have been 264 confirmed fatalities from chikungunya fever since the outbreak started.

The latest report reveals a significant downtrend in deaths over the last three weeks, with only one new fatality in the past week. However, two more probable deaths are currently under investigation.

Most fatalities—over 70 percent—were individuals with comorbidities, notably cardiovascular conditions and arterial hypertension.

The report also highlighted a consistent decrease in chikungunya infections over the past nine weeks, solidifying the downtrend since the peak in the 11th epidemiological week of the year.

Despite this positive trend, a slight uptick in nationwide dengue cases has been observed.

Since the onset of the arbovirus epidemic, Paraguay has reported a total of 91,857 chikungunya cases and 5,874 dengue cases, with 1,468 chikungunya and 721 dengue cases reported in the last three weeks.

Over half of the chikungunya cases are concentrated in the Central department, the capital city of Asunción, and the Guairá (south-central) and Amambay (north) departments.

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