With a 405% increase in dengue cases, state health is calling for doctors and nurses to train

Medical professionals and nurses from Tocantins will have the opportunity to participate in the training “Web-Seminar on Clinical Management of Dengue, Chikungunya and Zika”, promoted by the Ministry of Health, on the 26th, in an online format, from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon. Tocantins State Department of Health invites all professionals in the Department of Public and Private Health for this update regarding the diagnosis and proper management of patients suspected of being infected with the virus.

The State Department of Health’s Arbovirus management technology, Renata Braga, is asking 139 municipalities in Tocantins to widely disseminate the event and involve doctors and nurses working in the initial, medium and high complexity stages (public and private). “With the significant increase in cases, training is essential to improve patient management and prevent exacerbations of cases and deaths,” he says.

The webinar will be attended by Infectious Disease Specialist Melissa Falcao, who will discuss the clinical management of dengue, chikungunya and Zika – symptoms, diagnoses and case study; Arbovirus technical advisor in Tocantins, Gisele Luz, speaking about the epidemiological scenario in Tocantins, and technician from the General Coordination of MS Laboratories, Emerson Araujo, speaking about laboratory monitoring.

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In 2022, to date, 27 municipalities have confirmed dengue cases in the state – an increase of 405% with 21 cases in 2021 versus 106 this year, and the outbreaks of dengue 1 and dengue 2.

As for chikungunya, a case of infection has been confirmed in Arias this year. For the Zika virus, there were no confirmations in 2022 and two cases were recorded in 2021. (with SES/TO information)