Chinese authorities warn dengue prevention of a “serious and complex” situation

China He warned A “serious and complex” situation After dengue prevention and control, the Asian country has registered the number of cases imported from the disease in the first months of the year.

Liu King, Deputy Director of the Prevention and Control Department of Infectious Diseases, explained this Thursday at a press conference “World dengue epidemic records a rapid bad course in recent years” According to the state chain CCTV, he warned of the “significant increase” in the number of cases imported in China.

Of the factors that prevent the disease, Liu quoted its expansion through the Southeast Asia countries that share the border with China.

The effect of climate change

In addition, the expert “the Climate change, which causes an increase in temperature As for rain, it has provided the most appropriate conditions for mosquitoes, major dengue transmitters, survival. “

Liu added that some dengue cases “present different symptoms”, which is difficult and “considers the” hidden risk of spreading. “

Last year, the Chinese Southeast Province Canton recorded its largest dengue explosion Over the past five years, more than 10,000 cases have been discovered.

In recent years, there has been a tendency to spread dengue towards the north of China, which has traditionally been unregistered.

“This disease can be extended to the northern and central parts of China, which is increasingly operated by favorable climate conditions Mosquito breeding In those regions, “local experts warned last September.

According to a study by the local Yikai media, between 2015 and 2023, the dengue event in China increased an average of 70.79 %annually, with cases in all provinces except Tibet (Southwest).

China is not the only country that has recorded the number of dengue cases: countries of the South American continent Peru, Paraguay or Brazil have warned of similar trends.

The disease affects all ages, and according to the World Health Organization, El Nio’s climate phenomenon is in the context of the expansion of the infection.