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The growing list of controversies threatening Democrat Graham Platner’s Maine Senate bid
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Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has emerged as one of the party’s fastest-rising political figures, drawing national attention for his populist message and outsider image.
But as his profile has grown, so has scrutiny of his past conduct, with controversies ranging from sexually explicit messages and offensive social media posts to a Nazi-linked tattoo and campaign staff upheaval.
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In continued clean-up of those scandals, Platner came to Washington, D.C. on Tuesday to huddle with party figures at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee headquarters just one week before his primary election.
The Marine veteran and oyster farmer has defended himself against the criticism and retained the support of prominent Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass. Still, some have questioned whether the allegations could complicate Democrats’ efforts to unseat Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, in one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races.
Here’s a look at the major controversies that have engulfed Platner’s campaign.
Explicit text messages and sexting allegations
Senate candidate Graham Platner is under fire, but it was his wife Amy Gertner coming out with a controversial five-minute social media post by the campaign to denounce the ‘attacks’ while she did not deny the allegations of infidelity in a new marriage. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The most recent controversy surrounding Platner stems from reports that he exchanged sexually explicit messages with multiple women during his marriage, an issue that campaign aides were reportedly aware of as his Senate bid was taking shape.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, informed a campaign aide about the text exchanges shortly after he launched his Senate bid as staffers were assessing potential political liabilities.
According to the report, Gertner discovered the messages months after the couple married in 2024 and disclosed their existence before her husband held a campaign rally alongside progressive Sen. Sanders. The campaign told Politico that the aide viewed the matter as a private issue between the couple and did not raise concerns about it publicly.
SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER SENT EXPLICIT TEXTS TO MULTIPLE WOMEN WHILE MARRIED, WIFE SAYS: REPORT
Platner’s campaign later confirmed the existence of the text exchanges to Politico.
He also told Fox News Digital in a statement: «Amy and I went through something hard — because of me. We did the work, and I’m grateful for her every hour of every day.»
«I’ve learned throughout this campaign is that people don’t care about gossip or headlines, they care that you’re fighting for their hospitals, their paycheck, their kids… Our opponents want politics to be empty of content and empty of actual change — and beating that is exactly what our movement is about,» he added.
In a statement to the Journal, Gertner criticized the disclosure of the information, saying she had shared «deeply personal details» about her marriage with someone she considered a friend, only to see those details become public.
She revealed that the two attended couple’s counseling, worked through the issues in their marriage and have since emerged as a stronger couple.
«I know who Graham is. I know the man I married and the husband he has been to me on the best and the worst days of my life,» Gertner said. «That hasn’t changed, and it won’t.»
Nazi-linked tattoo
Graham Platner, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Maine, points to a covered tattoo that was previously recognized as a Nazi symbol during an interview in Portland, Maine, on Oct. 22, 2025. (WGME via AP)
Platner’s campaign also faced intense scrutiny after it was revealed he once had a skull-and-crossbones tattoo on his chest closely resembling the «Totenkopf» symbol used by Hitler’s SS paramilitary forces.
The Maine Democrat said he got the tattoo during a «night of drinking» while on leave in Croatia in 2007 as a Marine and claimed he was entirely unaware of its meaning at the time.
In an Instagram video posted in May, Platner elaborated on the tattoo’s origins. He explained that he merely selected the design from a flash tattoo wall while «carousing» with fellow Marines in Split, Croatia.
«We thought it looked cool,» he downplayed.
Platner said he was later «appalled» to learn the image resembled a Nazi symbol, arguing that his life and career have been defined by opposition to fascism, racism and Nazism. He also noted that he was never questioned about the tattoo during his military service.
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Rather than undergo removal, Platner said he chose to cover the tattoo because tattoo removal services were not readily available near his rural Maine home.
«Going to a tattoo removal place is going to take a while,» he told The Associated Press. «I wanted this thing off my body.»
The symbol was ultimately covered with a tattoo featuring a Celtic knot and images of dogs, which Platner said were meant to honor his family pets.
Deleted Reddit posts reveal offensive comments
U.S. Senate candidate from Maine Graham Platner speaks during a campaign event on May 17, 2026, in Portland, Maine. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
The keystone scrutiny Platner has faced during his bid stemmed from thousands of now-deleted Reddit posts that resurfaced after he launched his Senate campaign.
In posts first reported by CNN and Politico, Platner referred to himself as a «communist» and «socialist» and endorsed the slogan «all cops are b—–ds.»
In other posts, he argued that those who «expect to fight fascism without a good semi-automatic rifle, they ought to do some reading of history» and said that «an armed working class is a requirement for economic justice.»
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The posts under his since-retired username «P-hustle» were deleted before Platner announced his Democratic Senate bid in August.
The candidate has since addressed the posts multiple times, telling CNN and Politico that he was «f—ing around on the internet» during a period when he felt «lost and very disillusioned with our government who sent me overseas to watch my friends die.»
«I made dumb jokes and picked fights,» Platner said. «But of course I’m not a socialist. I’m a small business owner, a Marine Corps veteran, and a retired s—poster.»
In the posts Platner made crude comments about masturbating in port-a-potties and claimed a U.S. service member who took enemy fire in Afghanistan «didn’t deserve to live.»
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The controversies have done little to erode Platner’s standing within the Democratic Party as he has continued to attract national attention and grassroots support in the Democratic primary bid to challenge Sen. Collins for her seat.
Since former Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills halted her campaign in April, much of the party establishment has consolidated behind Platner, and national Democrats have continued to support his candidacy despite the flurry of scandals.
The steady stream of allegations and past controversies has also drawn attention to a little-known provision in Maine election law that allows political parties to replace a nominee under certain circumstances after a primary election.
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Under state law, a candidate who wins a primary and subsequently withdraws by 5 p.m. on July 13 can be replaced by a nominee selected by party officials. Any replacement candidate must then be chosen by 5 p.m. on July 27.
There is currently no indication that Platner plans to withdraw from the race, and the Democratic hopeful has repeatedly vowed to continue his campaign. Still, the provision has drawn renewed interest as questions persist about whether additional revelations could complicate his candidacy.
Platner’s campaign did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
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Rising socialist stars on track to Congress: Who are Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander and Claire Valdez?
Far-left candidates win New York primaries, sparking Democrat Party ‘shockwaves’
Fox News’ Harris Faulkner reports on the ‘socialist sweep’ in New York, as far-left candidates secured key victories in Democratic Party primaries. These wins send ‘shockwaves’ through the Democrat establishment, highlighted by controversial figures backing policies like abolishing ICE and Medicare-for-all. Cassie Smedile and Meghan Hays provide their analysis during ‘The Faulkner Focus.’
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The Democratic Party has an identity crisis.
Three far-left radicals backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani won their primary elections Tuesday night in a clean sweep by socialist and socialist-adjacent candidates. The mayor’s preferred candidates destroyed those backed by the Democrat establishment and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), leaving party leadership shellshocked.
Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) members Darializa Avila Chevalier and State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez, along with progressive Democrat and former DSA member Brad Lander, all have a clear path to Congress after winning in heavily blue districts.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani arrives to take part in the National Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York City on June 14, 2026. (Adam Gray/Associated Press)
Here’s what we know about them:
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Darializa Avila Chevalier
Avila Chevalier, 32, is originally from Florida. She attended Columbia University and is currently pursuing a PhD at the City University of New York (CUNY).
She spent much of her time in college organizing against the political right, and is a hardline anti-Israel actor. At the Ivy League school, she helped found a group called Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), which later caused a firestorm when it posted «Death to America» in Farsi on X.
In 2024, the group faced widespread condemnation when it stated that it was «fighting for the total eradication of Western civilization.» Columbia has distanced itself from the group.
Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier speaks during a Get Out the Vote rally at King’s Theater in New York City on June 18, 2026. Sen. Bernie Sanders and Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned alongside her and other candidates ahead of the Democratic primary and early voting. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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Avila Chevalier identifies as «Afro Latina» and converted to Islam in recent years. Her parents emigrated from the Dominican Republic before she was born, and her nationality became a central focus of her primary battle in the largely Dominican 13th Congressional District, especially as she appeared to distance herself from her roots.
Tuesday night, she ousted five-term Democrat Adriano Espaillat (D-N.Y.), a progressive in his own right, after running against him from his left.
Avila Chevalier deleted a rash of inflammatory far-left posts from her X account where she attacked other Democrats including former President Joe Biden, whom she called a «rapist» and a «war criminal,» Vice President Kamala Harris, whom she cursed out, and progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., whom she chastised for his «liberal Zionism.»
Darializa Avila Chevalier, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 13th Congressional District, speaks with a voter in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan on June 14, 2026, in New York, N.Y. (Shuran Huang/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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Perhaps most egregiously, she has trashed the United States on multiple occasions — one time calling her home country «a f—ing disgrace.»
«I forgot to get napkins so I just wiped my hand on the American flag behind me,» she said in yet another deleted post.
The soon-to-be congresswoman is also a rabid anti-borders activist, and has argued for completely abolishing police and prisons.
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In a 2021 repost on X, then Twitter, she said that abolishing borders, prisons and police is «possible, necessary, and the only moral way forward,» and later amplified and echoed posts that claimed «all deportation is wrong» and to «literally abolish the border.»
In a debate against Espaillat last week, Avila Chevalier argued that illegal aliens shouldn’t be deported from the under any circumstances, even if they have committed violent crimes or served jail time. She bizarrely argued that deporting violent alien criminals constitutes «double jeopardy,» since Americans who commit the same crimes cannot be deported.
Darializa Avila Chevalier, Democratic candidate for Congress in New York’s 13th Congressional District, speaks with voter Maria Rodriguez in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Manhattan on June 14, 2026. (Shuran Huang/For The Washington Post via Getty Images)
She also waged a war on white women and even once blasted black and Arab men for «fetishizing ugly colonizer women.»
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State Assemblywoman Claire Valdez
Valdez currently represents New York’s State Assembly for the 37th District, a position she was elected to in 2024. She took office in 2025, and almost immediately launched her congressional bid to replace outgoing Rep. Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y., who is retiring from Congress.
Valdez is from Lubbock, Texas, and moved to New York to pursue a career as an artist in 2015. She is part Native American and a citizen of the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Nation.
She, like Avila Chevalier, was endorsed by Justice Democrats, a far-left group that rose to prominence for helping launch the political career of socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. The group describes Valdez as a «proud Democratic Socialist.»
Congressional candidate Claire Valdez acknowledges supporters during her primary-night watch party at 99 Scott Studio in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, on June 23, 2026. Valdez won the 7th District race against Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso to succeed retiring Rep. Nydia Velazquez. She was one of three progressive candidates endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mamdani. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
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The endorsement brags that Valdez «worked low-wage customer service jobs through high school, college and after.» One of those jobs was as a worker at Columbia University, where she joined UAW Local 2110, which represents full and part-time secretarial and clerical employees. She was elected to the bargaining committee of the union.
Justice Democrats says that in her capacity as an assemblywoman, she «has fought to tax the rich, protect tenants, and empower working people.»
Valdez, too, has called Israel’s military action in Gaza a «genocide.»
«Two and a half years ago, Israeli leaders clearly stated their intent to carry out a genocide in Gaza,» she said in an X post on June 3. «And that’s exactly what they did. I was in the streets with so many New Yorkers protesting our complicity and to free Palestine.»
State Rep. Claire Valdez, a Democrat from New York and U.S. House candidate, arrives for a canvass launch ahead of the primary election in Brooklyn, New York, on June 22, 2026. (Adam Gray/Bloomberg)
She has called for the U.S. to withhold funding to Israel.
Valdez has also outwardly called for the abolishment of ICE, which she described as a «fascist agency» and accused them of «terrorizing» the community and «kidnapping» people.
«This fascist administration is kidnapping our neighbors from their immigration court check-ins,» she said in a 2025 post to X. «What is Albany waiting for? State leaders cannot ignore this emergency any longer. We cannot allow ONE MORE neighbor to be targeted.»
«We must pass NY4ALL and get ICE OUT OF NEW YORK.»
Former NYC Comptroller Brad Lander
Lander served as the chief financial officer for New York City from 2022 to 2025 as comptroller.
Before that, he represented Brooklyn’s 39th District on the New York City Council for 12 years, and founded the Progressive Caucus while on the council.
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Democratic congressional candidate Brad Lander speaks at an election eve rally in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on June 22, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
Lander was a card-carrying DSA member until 2023, when he was turned off by the group’s response to the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack on Israeli concertgoers that killed 1,200 people.
He defeated incumbent Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., in a landslide on Tuesday night in New York’s 10th Congressional District.
Lander says his first priority in Congress will be to «vanquish Trump’s fascism» and abolish ICE, and accused billionaires of «rigging our economy.»
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He has described himself as an «ally» to the black community, and in a 2022 candidate survey for the comptroller job shockingly accused himself of possible white supremacy.
Democratic Congressional candidate Brad Lander speaks at an election eve rally in the East Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, on June 22, 2026. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
«As a white man, that work starts by listening as honestly as I can to black people about the anger and pain they are feeling, and the system of white supremacy and systemic racism it reflects,» he said.
«That is not easy —because it implicates me, because the anger is so deep, and because what it would take to change it is so big. But it must be the starting point. From deep listening, action-oriented solutions and genuine commitments should follow.»
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In 2020, Lander called for police to suspend arresting criminals and demanded most inmates at Rikers be released. He also advocated for cutting NYPD’s budget by $1 billion in a letter to constituents, according to the New York Post.
«My commitment to working to defund the NYPD,» the letter reportedly said.
None of the primary winners responded to Fox News Digital’s comment requests.
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Rafael Grossi habló sobre el acuerdo entre EE.UU. e Irán y aseguró que habrá inspecciones nucleares en Teherán
El director del Organismo Internacional de Energía Atómica (OIEA), el argentino Rafael Grossi, aseguró que los inspectores de la agencia de Naciones Unidas volverán a ingresar a las instalaciones nucleares iraníes para supervisar las actividades vinculadas al programa atómico de Teherán, en el marco del acuerdo preliminar alcanzado entre Estados Unidos e Irán.
“Obviamente, para hacer eso, tendremos que inspeccionar”, afirmó Grossi durante una conferencia de prensa en la central nuclear de Fukushima Daiichi, en Japón. Y añadió: “El que esto ocurra pasado mañana o en una semana o en 10 días, es importante, pero no esencial. Esto va a ocurrir”.
Las declaraciones del diplomático argentino constituyen hasta ahora la señal más contundente del OIEA sobre el eventual regreso de sus inspectores a instalaciones clave del programa nuclear iraní, en particular a los centros de enriquecimiento de uranio, a los que la agencia perdió acceso desde la guerra de 2025 entre Israel, Estados Unidos e Irán.
Grossi sostuvo que el memorándum de entendimiento firmado por Washington y Teherán establece de manera explícita que las actividades nucleares relacionadas con instalaciones y materiales atómicos quedarán bajo supervisión internacional.
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“Puedo entender las declaraciones políticas, son parte de la realidad, pero lo fundamental que me gustaría recordarles y llamar su atención es que ha habido un Memorándum de Entendimiento, firmado por ambos presidentes”, señaló el jefe del organismo.
Según explicó, el acuerdo “establece explícitamente que las actividades nucleares que se van a llevar a cabo con respecto a las instalaciones de material nuclear serán supervisadas por el OIEA en todos los términos”.
El titular del organismo reconoció, de todos modos, las contradicciones surgidas en las últimas horas en torno al alcance del entendimiento, a las que definió como una “guerra de palabras”.
Las contradicciones sobre el alcance del acuerdo
El presidente de Irán, Masoud Pezeshkian, firma el memorando de entendimiento firmado previamente por Donald Trump. (Foto: AP)
La afirmación de Grossi llegó en medio de la incertidumbre sobre si Irán ya aceptó o no permitir el acceso de inspectores internacionales a las instalaciones vinculadas con su programa nuclear.
Pocas horas después de las declaraciones del argentino, el gobierno iraní salió a desmentir esa interpretación. El viceministro de Relaciones Exteriores, Kazem Gharibabadi, aseguró que la delegación de su país no se reunió con Grossi durante su estadía en Suiza y sostuvo que las inspecciones en las instalaciones dañadas durante los ataques estadounidenses no forman parte de los compromisos actuales.
“Estos asuntos se revisarán y decidirán únicamente en el marco de un acuerdo final y como resultado de una acción práctica por la otra parte para poner fin a todas las sanciones y otras medidas”, escribió el funcionario iraní en la red social X.
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La postura de Teherán también contradice las declaraciones del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, quien había afirmado el martes que Irán aceptó los controles internacionales.
“Irán ha aceptado plena y completamente que se realicen inspecciones nucleares al más alto nivel durante mucho tiempo”, escribió el mandatario estadounidense en sus redes sociales. Incluso aseguró que sin ese compromiso no existirían negociaciones entre ambos países.
El rol del OIEA es considerado central para determinar el estado de las reservas nucleares iraníes. Aunque la agencia pudo visitar otras instalaciones del país desde el final de la guerra de doce días de 2025, entre ellas la central nuclear de Bushehr, continúa sin acceso a los sitios de enriquecimiento de uranio.
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Esa situación impide al organismo verificar el estado de las reservas iraníes y examinar las cadenas de centrifugadoras utilizadas para enriquecer uranio.
Tanto Irán como el OIEA sostienen que actualmente Teherán no está enriqueciendo uranio. Sin embargo, desde los bombardeos estadounidenses e israelíes de junio de 2025 persisten interrogantes sobre el destino de las reservas de uranio altamente enriquecido que permanecían bajo control iraní.
La semana pasada, Estados Unidos e Irán firmaron un memorándum de entendimiento que prevé la dilución de las reservas iraníes de uranio enriquecido y un alivio de las sanciones respaldadas por Washington sobre las exportaciones de petróleo iraní. El acuerdo también estableció un plazo de 60 días para avanzar hacia compromisos más amplios.
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La influenza continúa cobrando vidas en Panamá. El Ministerio de Salud (Minsa) confirmó cuatro nuevas defunciones asociadas a esta enfermedad durante la semana epidemiológica 22, elevando a 51 el número de fallecidos registrados en lo que va de 2026.
Las cifras reflejan que el virus sigue representando una amenaza para los grupos más vulnerables, especialmente adultos mayores, niños pequeños y personas con enfermedades crónicas.
De acuerdo con el informe epidemiológico más reciente, el 62.7% de las muertes por influenza registradas este año corresponden a hombres. Además, el grupo más afectado ha sido el de personas de 65 años y más, que concentra el 63% de los fallecimientos, seguido por los menores de un año.
Uno de los datos que más preocupa a las autoridades sanitarias es que el 100% de las personas fallecidas no había recibido la vacuna contra la influenza correspondiente a la temporada actual. Asimismo, el 82% tampoco se había vacunado durante la campaña de 2025.
El informe señala además que el 78% de los fallecidos presentaba factores de riesgo asociados a edad avanzada o enfermedades metabólicas, cardiovasculares y renales.
La influenza es una enfermedad respiratoria causada por virus que afectan la nariz, la garganta y los pulmones. Aunque en muchos casos provoca síntomas similares a los de un resfriado común, puede derivar en complicaciones graves como neumonía, insuficiencia respiratoria, descompensación de enfermedades crónicas e incluso la muerte.
Los síntomas más frecuentes incluyen fiebre alta, tos, dolor de garganta, congestión nasal, dolores musculares, dolor de cabeza y fatiga intensa.
Las autoridades sanitarias insisten en que la vacunación sigue siendo la principal herramienta de prevención. En Panamá, la vacuna contra la influenza se aplica de forma gratuita en las instalaciones del sistema público de salud y está disponible para toda la población, con especial énfasis en adultos mayores, embarazadas, niños pequeños, pacientes con enfermedades crónicas y personal de salud.
Las cifras oficiales muestran además que la circulación de virus respiratorios sigue siendo elevada. Durante la semana epidemiológica analizada se registraron 964 casos de síndrome gripal, para un acumulado anual de 18,271 casos.
Paralelamente, las infecciones respiratorias agudas graves, que incluyen bronconeumonías y neumonías, sumaron 432 nuevos casos en una sola semana y alcanzaron un acumulado de 7,882 casos en lo que va del año.
Mientras tanto, el dengue continúa siendo una de las enfermedades transmitidas por mosquitos con mayor impacto en el país. Hasta la semana epidemiológica 22 se habían confirmado 3,000 casos. De ellos, 2,632 fueron clasificados como dengue sin signos de alarma, 348 presentaron signos de alarma y 20 evolucionaron a dengue grave.
El dengue puede provocar fiebre alta, dolor detrás de los ojos, dolores musculares y articulares, náuseas y erupciones en la piel. En sus formas más severas puede generar hemorragias, afectación de órganos vitales y choque, por lo que requiere atención médica inmediata.
Otro padecimiento que continúa generando preocupación es la malaria. El informe reporta 79 nuevos casos notificados o actualizados durante la semana analizada, para un acumulado anual de 4,281 casos. La enfermedad, transmitida por mosquitos infectados del género Anopheles, puede causar fiebre, escalofríos, sudoración intensa, dolor de cabeza y anemia. Sin tratamiento oportuno, algunas variantes pueden resultar potencialmente mortales.
Entre las enfermedades menos conocidas por la población destaca la leptospirosis. Aunque durante la semana 22 no se notificaron nuevos casos, las autoridades actualizaron un caso correspondiente a semanas anteriores, elevando el acumulado anual a 23.
La leptospirosis es una infección bacteriana transmitida principalmente por el contacto con agua, suelo o alimentos contaminados con orina de animales infectados, especialmente roedores.
Sus síntomas iniciales pueden confundirse con los de otras enfermedades febriles e incluyen fiebre, dolor de cabeza, dolores musculares y vómitos. Sin embargo, en los casos más graves puede provocar insuficiencia renal, daño hepático, meningitis e incluso la muerte.
El reporte también registra 1,206 casos acumulados de leishmaniasis, enfermedad transmitida por la picadura de pequeños insectos conocidos como flebótomos o jején. Dependiendo de la variante, puede producir lesiones cutáneas persistentes o afectar órganos internos.
En cuanto al hantavirus, Panamá acumula 10 casos de fiebre por hantavirus y otros 10 casos de síndrome cardiopulmonar por hantavirus durante 2026. Esta enfermedad se transmite por el contacto con excretas de roedores infectados y puede evolucionar rápidamente hacia una insuficiencia respiratoria severa.
El informe epidemiológico también reporta 52 casos acumulados de gusano barrenador en humanos, siete casos de enfermedad por virus Oropouche, seis casos de viruela símica y cuatro casos de chikungunya, mientras que el zika continúa sin registrar casos durante este año.
Ante este panorama, las autoridades reiteraron el llamado a mantener las medidas de autocuidado, acudir oportunamente a los servicios de salud y completar los esquemas de vacunación disponibles. Para el Minsa, la combinación de inmunización, control de criaderos de mosquitos y atención temprana sigue siendo la mejor defensa frente a las enfermedades que continúan circulando en el país.
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