Dengue en Colombia
Jorge Boshell,Hernando Groot,Manuel Gacharna,Gladys Marquez,Martha González,Martha O. Gaitán,Christine Berlie,M. Martinez +7 more
TLDR
Se hace un resumen de las actividades que desarrolla el Laboratorio de Virologia del Instituto Nacional de Salud para apoyar el diagnostico de esta enfermedad en el pais y sobre the actividad del virus de fiebre amarilla en focos selvaticos vecinos a ciudades altamente infestadas.Abstract:
In 1947 the Colombian goverment established a campain for the erradication of Aedes aegypti in the country, following the recomendations of the Pan American Sanitaq Bureau. This campaign caused the disappearance of endemic dengue for approximately 20 years until it reappeared in explosive form with the epidemic of dengue 2 on the Atlantic Coast (1971-1972), followed by two documented large epidemics of dengue 3 (1975-1977) and dengue 1 in 1978. A summary is given of the activities developed by the virus laboratory of the National Institute of Health to aid the diagnosis of this disease in the country, including the first isolation of dengue 4 virus in 1982, the activity of dengue 1 ,- 2 and 4 viruses to the present time, the clinical and virological findings of a hemorragic case associated to dengue virus infection and a short report of the epidemic of Tumaco on the Pacific Coast, in which the simultaneous activity of dengue 1 and dengue 2 viruses was demonstrated. Finally, information is given on the current status of Aedes aegypti infestation in the country and about the activity of yellow fever virus in sylvatic foci close to heavily infected cities, detected in the month of January, 1987 in Colombia.read more
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Epidemiological Trends of Dengue Disease in Colombia (2000-2011): A Systematic Review
TL;DR: Gaps identified in epidemiological knowledge regarding dengue disease in Colombia may provide several avenues for future research, namely studies of asymptomatic d Dengue virus infection, primary versus secondary infections, and under-reporting of the disease.
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Population dynamics of Aedes aegypti from a dengue hyperendemic urban setting in Colombia.
Clara B. Ocampo,Dawn M. Wesson +1 more
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El dengue y el dengue hemorrágico: prioridades de investigación
TL;DR: The most up-to-date information on dengue is summarized, current epidemiologic trends in the Region of the Americas are analyzed, the main global and Western Hemisphere initiatives to control the disease are discussed, and the main areas of research that should be developed in the immediate future are presented.
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Temporal distribution of dengue virus serotypes in Colombian endemic area and dengue incidence: re-introduction of dengue-3 associated to mild febrile illness and primary infection
TL;DR: The findings show the importance of continuous virological surveillance to identify the risk factors of dengue epidemics and severity, and the need for regular monitoring of virus serotypes isolated in Santander, Colombia.
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Dengue hemorrágico en niños: diez años de experiencia clínica.
Angela Méndez,Gerardo González +1 more
TL;DR: In Bucaramanga, Colombia, dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF) has become endemo-epidemic since 1992 and a cross-sectional study covering a period of 10 years was undertaken in children under 13 years of age hospitalized at the University Hospital.