Epidemiological Characteristics of Dengue Disease in Latin America and in the Caribbean: A Systematic Review of the Literature
| Autor: | Maricela Piña-Pozas, Tomás Agustín Orduna, Elsa Sarti, Daniela Vázquez-Vega, Jaime R. Torres |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Caribbean island lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine Latin Americans lcsh:RC955-962 Public health 030231 tropical medicine Outbreak Review Article General Medicine Disease medicine.disease Microbiology Dengue fever 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Geography Environmental protection Environmental health Epidemiology medicine Parasitology 030212 general & internal medicine Socioeconomic status |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Tropical Medicine, Vol 2017 (2017) Journal of Tropical Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1687-9694 1687-9686 |
| DOI: | 10.1155/2017/8045435 |
| Popis: | Dengue, an important mosquito-borne virus transmitted mainly byAedes aegypti, is a major public health issue in Latin America and the Caribbean. National epidemiological surveillance systems, usually based on passive detection of symptomatic cases, while underestimating the true burden of dengue disease, can provide valuable insight into disease trends and excess reporting and potential outbreaks. We carried out a systematic review of the literature to characterize the recent epidemiology of dengue disease in Latin America and the English-speaking and Hispanic Caribbean Islands. We identified 530 articles, 60 of which met criteria for inclusion. In general, dengue seropositivity across the region was high and increased with age. All four virus serotypes were reported to circulate in the region. These observations varied considerably between and within countries and over time, potentially due to climatic factors (temperature, rainfall, and relative humidity) and their effect on mosquito densities and differences in socioeconomic factors. This review provides important insight into the major epidemiological characteristics of dengue in distinct regions of Latin America and the Caribbean, allowing gaps in current knowledge and future research needs to be identified. |
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