NCDC Deputy Director affirms no significant risk of dengue spread in Georgia despite imported cases

“There has never been a local case of dengue in Georgia. We have imported cases each year; there can be up to eight annually,” stated Paata Imnadze, Deputy Director General of the National Centre for Disease Control and Public Health within the Ministry of Health.

He confirmed that the patient diagnosed with the dengue virus has since recovered and returned to his home country.

Furthermore, Paata Imnadze emphasised that the risk of the dengue virus spreading within Georgia remains minimal.

“The key point is that there has been no documented local transmission in our country. For instance, some southern European countries have reported local cases, but since dengue is a vector-borne disease, it cannot spread without the presence of the mosquito vector. In this case, the patient has already recovered. The hospital where he was treated has been thoroughly disinfected, and mosquito control measures have been put in place, following standard protocol. Therefore, there is no significant risk of dengue spreading in Georgia. The patient has recovered and has returned home,” he explained.

Meanwhile, Ivane Chkhaidze, Medical Director of the Iashvili Children’s Central Hospital, announced today that the dengue virus has been detected in Georgia.