Threat LensBiologicalImported Dengue case in Padua province

Imported Dengue case in Padua province

Type of event:
Disease/Outbreak, Public Health

Victims

Wounded

1

Date

August 20, 2024

What happened

The Euganean Local Health Authority has informed the local administration about a case of Dengue virus infection in a Cittadella resident (Province of Padua) who has recently returned from overseas. According to health officials, the individual had traveled to Southeast Asia. To safeguard public health, the mayor has decreed the execution of measures to prevent the spread of arboviruses, following the protocols of the National Plan for Prevention, Surveillance, and Response to Arboviruses (PNA), and adhering to the operational guidelines set by the Veneto Region. No further details have been disclosed.

Where it happened

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