Somalia on alert for malnutrition and dengue

• April 25, 2024

The malnutrition is a problem global and social, as it hinders the physical development and intellectual of people, weakens the immune system and makes it more vulnerable to diseases and infections . Currently the Horn of Africa (for its triangular shape) suffers the worst food crisis of recent years, for the droughts registered in the area over the years.

Recently, the United Nations (UN) declared the situation of famine in the south of Somalia , that is, in Bakool and Bajo Shabele; this is a historical fact for this country, since it was not given since 1992.

Given the circumstances, almost half of the Somali population - around 3.7 million people - are in a situation of humanitarian crisis ; In addition, there are 780 thousand children at risk of dying from lack of food , if they do not receive help, he pointed out the United Nations Children's Fund (Unicef).

The UN has made an international call for the community to provide the necessary financial resources to deal with the problem.

Regrettably, this concern is not the only one in the region, with the lack of resources and Water drinking have been detonated diseases As the anger , malaria Y dengue .

What is dengue?

It is a disease acute viral that is transmitted by mosquitoes Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which are formed in the Water accumulated in containers and objects in disuse. Between the symptom is the fever , Headaches , joints Y muscles .

Currently there is no vaccine or drug to control the suffering ; however, some scientists Australians stressed that one bacterium common that infects mosquitoes transmitters shows promising progress in controlling fever of the tropical evil.

According to the publication in the magazine Nature , it has been shown that insect resist the propagation if it is infected with Wolbachia pipientis , as stops the replication of virus . The researchers will analyze if this discovery works against the different strains.