據洛杉磯縣公共衛生部稱,週一在鮑德溫公園確認了一例罕見的登革熱病例,這是一種由蚊子傳播的病毒感染。 該病例是該州第三例與旅行無關的本地傳播登革熱確診病例。去年秋天,另外兩例在長灘和帕薩迪納確診。 公共衛生官員週一在聲明中表示,洛杉磯縣廣泛傳播登革熱病毒的潛在風險仍然很低。 洛杉磯縣衛生官員蒙圖·戴維斯 (Muntu Davis) 表示:“雖然目前廣泛傳播的可能性很低,但我們必須保持警惕,並通過公共教育和蚊蟲控制工作來防止更多病例。” 登革熱會引起類似流感的症狀,包括高燒、嚴重頭痛、肌肉疼痛和皮疹。嚴重的登革熱病例可能導致潛在危及生命的併發症,包括內出血和器官衰竭。 衛生官員表示,受感染的受害者正在康復,但為了保護病患隱私,他們不會透露症狀的嚴重程度。 戴維斯說,蚊子在炎熱的天氣繁殖,增加了叮咬和蚊媒疾病的風險。他鼓勵人們使用驅蟲劑,清除屋外蚊子產卵的積水,並使用紗窗和門紗來防止蚊子進入室內。 據洛杉磯縣公共衛生部稱,在洛杉磯縣,登革熱通常不會透過蚊子傳播。洛杉磯縣發現的登革熱病例大多是去過登革熱流行地區的人,包括加勒比海、中南美洲和東南亞等熱帶地區。 截至 7 月,今年與旅行相關的登革熱病例數是去年同期的三倍多。 洛杉磯縣公共衛生部發言人表示:“全球和美國的登革熱病例都在增加。” “拉丁美洲和波多黎各今年的登革熱病例數量創歷史新高,這導致洛杉磯縣和美國與旅行相關的登革熱病例增加” 聖蓋博谷蚊子和病媒控制區經理傑森·法內德週一在一份聲明中表示,該區已在該地區採取滅蚊治療措施,以減少蚊子數量和繁殖源。 Source link
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