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Santo Domingo.- The Dominican Republic’s Ministry of Well being confirmed three imported instances of chikungunya detected in vacationers from Cuba however emphasised that there’s at present no neighborhood transmission within the nation. The instances had been recognized by means of the nationwide epidemiological surveillance system and confirmed by exams on the Dr. Defilló Nationwide Reference Laboratory.

Well being Minister Víctor Atallah reassured the inhabitants that authorities are monitoring the state of affairs each day and urged the general public to bolster preventive measures. Chikungunya, transmitted by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, causes fever and intense joint ache much like dengue.

In response to rising instances within the Caribbean—significantly in Cuba—the ministry has strengthened surveillance nationwide, elevated lively searches for febrile instances, and intensified vector management measures resembling fumigation, elimination of breeding websites, and neighborhood schooling. Well being checks additionally stay heightened at airports, ports, and border factors.

Preparedness protocols have been bolstered in well being facilities to make sure correct analysis, scientific administration, and well timed care, following PAHO/WHO suggestions. Authorities once more urged the general public to eradicate standing water, cowl tanks, use repellents, and assist neighborhood clean-up and fumigation efforts.