A brief description of the epidemiology of dengue in Dili, Timor-Leste, 2018-2022.

Autor:	Machado FN; Instituto Nacional de Saúde Pública de Timor-Leste, Comoro, Timor-Leste., Draper ADK; Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Dili, Timor-Leste.; National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia.; Centre for Disease Control, Public Health Unit, Top End Health Service, Northern Territory Government Department of Health, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia., Dos Santos FBA; Instituto Nacional de Saúde Pública de Timor-Leste, Comoro, Timor-Leste., Mali MA; Instituto Nacional de Saúde Pública de Timor-Leste, Comoro, Timor-Leste., Pereira Tilman AJ; Laboratorio Nacional da Saude, Bidau, Timor-Leste., Soares da Silva E; Laboratorio Nacional da Saude, Bidau, Timor-Leste., Soares NG; Surveillance Department, Municipality of Dili, Ministry of Health, Bairo Central, Timor-Leste., Sarmento N; Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Dili, Timor-Leste., Niha MAV; Surveillance Department, Ministry of Health, Caicoli, Timor-Leste.; World Health Organization, Timor-Leste Office, Caicoli, Timor-Leste., Soares AF; Surveillance Department, Ministry of Health, Caicoli, Timor-Leste., Taal A; STOP Program, World Health Organization, Dili, Timor-Leste., Francis JR; Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Dili, Timor-Leste., Yan J; Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Dili, Timor-Leste., Miller M; Field Epidemiology In Action, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia., Flint J; Field Epidemiology In Action, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, Australia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Communicable diseases intelligence (2018) [Commun Dis Intell (2018)] 2024 Apr 10; Vol. 48. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 10.
DOI:	10.33321/cdi.2024.48.16
Abstrakt:	Abstract: Dengue virus (DENV) infection causes 390 million infections per year and 40,000 deaths globally. It is endemic in many countries in Asia, Africa, the Americas, the Caribbean, and Oceania. Dengue is endemic in Timor-Leste year-round, but peak transmission occurs during the rainy season. We briefly describe the epidemiology of DENV in the Municipality of Dili between 2018 and 2022. There were 6,234 cases notified, with a mean annual incidence rate of 330 cases per 100,000 population. There were 55 deaths (case fatality rate 0.9%). The peak annual incidence (3,904 cases) occurred in 2022 after an outbreak was declared in January of that year; this outbreak included 760 cases of dengue haemorrhagic fever and 35 deaths. The number of outbreak cases requiring hospital treatment exceeded the usual capacity, but facilities established for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) isolation and treatment were repurposed to meet this demand. Existing strategies of vector control, minimising breeding sites and promoting early presentation for treatment should continue, as should the utilisation of surveillance systems and treatment facilities established during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, dengue incidence remains high, and other dengue control strategies-including the deployment of Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes-should be considered in Timor-Leste. (© Commonwealth of Australia CC BY-NC-ND.)
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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