Cayman sees first case of dengue in three years
(CNS): The Public Health Department has confirmed a case of dengue fever in the Cayman Islands this week, the first for three years. Officials have not said if the individual suffering from the mosquito-borne viral disease had a travel history to a place where it is prevalent but did confirm there had been no local transmission. Although dengue is not considered to be endemic to Cayman, as historically there has been no sustained transmission, it can still spread when Aedes aegypti mosquitoes bite infected travellers.
An average of one to four imported cases per year are recorded locally, but with the closure of the borders in 2020 and 2021 the last reported case of dengue was in 2019. With the confirmation of this one case, the PHD is now urging people to practice measures that will prevent them from getting bitten.
“The Public Health Department works very closely with the Mosquito Research and Control Unit (MRCU) to take vector control measures every time a suspected case is reported,” said Medical Officer of Health Dr Samuel Williams-Rodriguez.
MRCU Director Dr Alan Wheeler added that his department had already begun preventative control measures across the Cayman Islands and would continue to monitor and adjust its activities based on surveillance findings and guidance from the PHD.
This guidance is greatly impacted by the Health Services Authority’s (HSA) capacity to test locally for vector-borne diseases, such as dengue. It has a year-round surveillance system that involves weekly monitoring of potential mosquito-borne illnesses reported by public and private physicians that have proven very sensitive when detecting dengue cases.
Public Health asked the public to be aware of the symptoms. “With the frequency of travel between the Cayman Islands and other regional destinations, the likelihood of an increase in imported cases is a strong possibility,” officials warned.
Recommended prevention measures include wearing long sleeves and long pants, and using mosquito bite repellent containing at least 50% DEET. People should also eliminate potential Aedes aegypti breeding grounds by turning over sources of standing water around their homes and other buildings.
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Now lets talk about the gmo mozzies they released years ago and take money from public and ran away leaving a mess.
2022 Communicable Diseases:
1. Monkeypox
2. West Nile Virus
3. COVID-19
4. Ebola
5. Vibrio
6. Diphtheria
7. Cholera
8. Chikungunya
9. Dengue
A communicable disease is one that is spread from one person to another through a variety of ways that include: contact with blood and bodily fluids; breathing in an airborne virus; or by being bitten by an insect.
Here is a more realistic list of communicable diseases (in no particular order)
Norovirus
STDs
Tuberculosis
Flu
bacterium Borrelia (Lyme disease)
Coxsackievirus (Hand, foot, and mouth disease)
Streptococcus pyogenes bacterium (strep throat)
Cayman is open to all types of contagious diseases
Greed being the worst
Tourist here. Came back from Cayman 11 days ago, but ended up at the clinic 3 days after returning home. Negative for covid, flu and strep. Did have high fever, congestion, high heart rate (dr. Thought dehydration), body aches, fatigue, headache, ear ache. Still have itchy eyes and ears with some congestion and still feel out of energy. I know you all aren’t doctors, but would this possibly been dengue? I have been drinking hot tea, and lots of fluids, getting plenty of fluids and just getting rest assuming just a virus. Do feel on the mend, but it has been over a week. Just curious on thoughts of dengue? Thanks. Loved my trip.
Could be dengue, as a common symptom is a rash, so that could explain the itching. Dengue is usually nothing to worry about, and it’s very rare for it to become life threatening; it’s pretty much just a very awful flu, so you should be fine. Or maybe you caught something while traveling, cause airports and planes are full of germs. But I hope you get better! I’m happy you enjoyed it here!
“Nothing to worry about?” Are you sure?
🦟🦟”You don’t die from it, but you wish you could,” says Duane Gubler. He should know – he’s been stricken by dengue fever three times. Gubler’s first infection consigned him to bed for more than a week with a raging temperature and the agonizing limb pains that have earned the disease its sobriquet ‘break-bone fever’. In addition, some sufferers lose hair and develop a measles-like rash, bleeding gums and depression that can last for weeks.
https://www.nature.com/articles/news020415-10
Sorry about your illness. Were you on Grand, or one of the sister islands?
Get well soon!
I was on GC. I figured it was something I caught traveling as I also had connecting flights and layovers. I just saw this article and where I had a high hr ( that dr contributed to dehydration) and itching that usually do not come with a regular flu, just thought I would ask. I am feeling better, but still not 100%… this has lingered.
Yes, love Cayman, the people and the sea! Wonderful island and trip!
Dengue is bad. My friend’s wife got it on her trip to Mexico. One out of several family members. She literally couldn’t get up for at least a month. It was that brutal. She self-diagnosed it and was later confirmed by the appropriate tests . Initially her Doctors were just like yours.
Here’s hoping you return to normal quickly. None of my family, that I am aware of,
has ever been affected by dengue. I live on the Brac and occasionally mosquitos are a problem for a few days, but our mosquito control has been doing very well keeping them under control.
Thank you for your replies and well wishes.
The dengue virus exacts a devastating and growing toll on public health in the tropics, yet remains little studied.
🆘yet remains little studied🆘
Don’t remember dengue awareness campaign ever!
Don’t remember dengue research fund raisers ever.
Don’t remember runs, walks and other public events for dengue ever.
Let’s get covered in insert repellant from head to toe – remember if you don’t wear insect repellant you are spreading the virus.
Yes and wear masks too, lots of masks.
Don’t forget to socially distance too. Them mosquitos look for packs of people to attack.
Apparently MRCU planes can only fly once a month over each designated coverage area. Why is that?
Because people get cancer.
where is the constant covid poster who will likely want to shut down the island again and not let anybody out after 4pm?????
In stunned silence after learning of the Italian guy who tested positive for Covid, Monkey-pox and HIV at the same time!
Somehow, I have trouble believing that.
Dengue fever is not a human-to-human communicable disease like COVID.
Dengue fever remains little studied 🦟🤒
a person infected and suffering from dengue fever can infect other mosquitoes
https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/dengue-and-severe-dengue
Not directly.
Thanks PACT!
And the free flow of people from Jamaica and elsewhere in the region.
Always one racist on every thread.
It’s only racist when it isn’t true.
That’s what the racists say. Justification and rationalisation is a device to make racists feel better than other racists.
What relevance does race have to the prevalence of disease in particular places, and the risks of infection thereby arising?
What relevance does travel from Jamaica have in respect of a disease not capable of person to person transmission?
The person coming from Jamaica have dengue, the mosquito in Cayman bite them and pass it on locally to someone here. Any other stupid questions?
Nonsense.