Worrying trend: Whooping cough cases rise in Santa Fe, measles alert added | OneFootball

The Province of Santa Fe reported an increase in cases of whooping cough (pertussis) recorded in the Epidemiological Bulletin for Week 48, with data reported to the National Health Surveillance System (SNVS) up to November 29. The report confirms 54 cases and 11 probable cases, in addition to the death of a one-month-old baby in the Rosario department.

This scenario is compounded by enhanced dengue surveillance and the national measles alert, which require health teams to intensify prevention and control measures.

Sustained increase in whooping cough cases in Santa Fe

Between Epidemiological Weeks 1 and 48, Santa Fe reported 283 suspected cases, with 54 confirmed cases and 11 probable cases.

The Rosario department accounts for 81.5% of confirmed cases, followed by La Capital, General López, Constitución, Caseros, Castellanos, and Belgrano.

Infections affect a wide age range, from 1 month to 68 years, with the following groups especially affected:

The report confirms the death of a one-month-old baby diagnosed with pertussis, also associated with invasive disease by Haemophilus influenzae and meningitis by Streptococcus pneumoniae.

The infant was not yet eligible to receive pertussis vaccines, and the mother had not received the dTpa vaccine during pregnancy, a measure that protects the newborn during the first months of life.

Dengue situation: 353 cases reported but none confirmed

Alongside the rise in pertussis, the provincial report details that during the season spanning from EW31 to EW48, 353 suspected cases of dengue were reported in Santa Fe, although none have been confirmed so far.

The Ministry of Health requests that health teams intensify surveillance, optimize differential diagnosis of Acute Undifferentiated Febrile Syndrome (AUFS), and ensure the preparedness of health services for potential outbreaks, especially with rising temperatures and increased activity of the Aedes aegypti mosquito.

Nationally, according to Epidemiological Bulletin 784, 11 confirmed cases have already been recorded, four without a travel history. Viral circulation is concentrated in Formosa and the Metropolitan Region, although the risk of spread is high throughout the country.

National measles alert: confirmed cases and reinforced surveillance

The epidemiological report also recalls the national measles alert, issued on November 24, after confirmed cases of circulation in Argentina were detected.

Although no cases have been reported in Santa Fe as of the end of EW48, the National Ministry of Health warns of the need to:

The re-emergence of measles in the region—a disease considered eliminated in Argentina since 2000—increases surveillance at borders, educational institutions, and health centers.

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