Ministry of Health presents plan to combat dengue fever; what does it entail?

Health Secretary David Kershenobich presented the "Annual Dengue Plan", which aims to reduce the number of new cases of Dengue, Zika, Chikungunya and other arboviruses by 50% in the period 2025-2030 in a coordinated and sustainable manner.

He said that from June to December, there will be an intensification of actions in areas with cases and entomological risk, including the release of mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia as well as research projects for dengue vaccines.

Regarding the cases registered in 2025, he reported that There have been 1,781 non-serious cases of dengue; 1,921 alarm cases; 155 serious cases; and 18 deaths.

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"59.5% of confirmed cases are in Jalisco, Veracruz, Michoacán, Guerrero, and Tamaulipas," the Secretary of Health reported.

"We are conducting a workshop on the clinical management of dengue, specifically so that healthcare personnel know that treatment is primarily symptomatic and includes hydration. We are doing this in collaboration with the Pan American Health Organization, trying to establish clinical criteria for dengue management," he reported.

David Kershenobich asked the general public for help in keeping the yard clean, to avoid mosquitoes accumulating and for that it is important to eliminate breeding grounds. And the recommendations are to wash the places where water can accumulate and become infected, cover the containers, throw away some of the containers, turn them over, weed the yards and finally remove the junk, avoiding, for example, tires where water is retained and mosquitoes grow.

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