Schutz-Haut-Insekten

Is Luxembourg prepared for the spread of dengue fever?

Dengue is spreading more and more in our so-called temperate regions. In this regard, the Democratic Party deputies André Bauler and Gilles Baum put some questions to the Minister of Health, asking, among other things, about the preparation of our hospitals, the monitoring of the spread of the virus in our country and the perspectives established by the WHO.

« Actuellement la dengue, fièvre dite mystérieuse, fait un retour ravageur en Inde à un rythme impressionnant. En effet, le virus de la dengue, qui est une infection virale transmise par piqûre de moustique, se propage assez facilement dans les milieux urbains et semi-urbains.

Il nous revient que cette maladie des régions tropicales et subtropicales tend à se propager de plus en plus dans les régions dites tempérées en raison du changement climatique, de la mondialisation des échanges et de l’urbanisation progressive si bien que l’OMS qualifie ce virus de maladie appelée « réémergente ».

Voilà pourquoi nous aimerions poser les questions suivantes à Madame la Ministre de la Santé :

  • Nos hôpitaux seraient-ils préparés, si besoin en était, à accueillir et à soigner avec efficacité des patients atteints du virus de la dengue et retournant des régions les plus touchées à l’heure qu’il est ? Existe-t-il un traitement spécifique de la dengue ?
  • Comment le Ministère de la Santé surveille-t-il l’expansion du virus dans nos contrées ? Existe-t-il des statistiques en la matière?
  • Quelles sont les perspectives établies par l’Organisation mondiale de la Santé (OMS) pour ce qui est de la propagation de ce virus dans nos régions au cours des années à venir ? »

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