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Dengue: Nuestra experiencia en el Hospital Dr Abel Zubizarreta

Los mosquitos del género Aedes, presentes en la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, pueden transmitir enfermedades virales que constituyen un problema creciente de Salud Pública a nivel mundial y en la región de las Américas: el Dengue, Fiebre Chikunguya, la enfermedad por virus Zika y la Fiebre Amarilla. Los fa...

Perfil epidemiológico del brote de dengue 2016 en el Hospital Durand

Para presentar el perfil epidemiológico del brote de dengue presentado en el Hospital General de Agudos Carlos Durand, de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires, se describen distintos aspectos de esta enfermedad, la situación en Argentina y en la ciudad, y la definición y clasificación de casos. En Enero de 2016...

Factores sociales asociados con la utilización de los servicios de atención prenatal en Ecuador

RESUMEN Objetivos La atención prenatal es uno de los pilares de la salud pública y permite el acceso a intervenciones tales como la prevención de la transmisión materno-infantil del VIH y de la sífilis congénita. Este artículo tiene como objetivo describir los factores sociales asociados con la u...

Spatial analysis for the identification of risk areas for schistosomiasis mansoni in the State of Sergipe, Brazil, 2005-2014

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Schistosomiasis is a parasitic infectious disease with a worldwide prevalence. The objective of this work is to identify risk areas for schistosomiasis mansoni transmission in the State of Sergipe, Brazil, during the period from 2005 to 2014. METHODS: We conducted an epidemiolog...

Assessment of the housing improvement program for chagas disease control in the northwestern municipalities of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Housing Improvement Program for Chagas Disease Control (HIPCDC) was established in 2001 in Northwestern Rio Grande do Sul State, aiming to improve the conditions of the domiciliary and peridomiciliary environments to make them resistant to triatomine colonization. This study ...

Human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1 infection: three infected generations in the same family

Abstract The human T-cell lymphotropic virus-1 (HTLV-1) affects worldwide population; the estimated number of currently infected individuals is 10-20 million. In this report, we describe the clinical findings of three family members with vertical transmission of HTLV-1. This case report highlights the im...

One year after the zika virus outbreak in Brazil: from hypotheses to evidence

Abstract Zika virusis an arbovirus of the Flaviviridae family with two major strains, an Asian and an African strain. The main vectors involved in the transmission of Zika virus are the Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes. Despite its identification, discovered in 1947 in the Zika forest in Uga...

Frequency and diversity of phlebotomine sand flies (diptera: psychodidae) in sinop, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Understanding the diversity of sand flies is important for the epidemiology and control of leishmaniasis. This study aimed to understand the frequency, diversity, and seasonality of medically important sand flies in the municipality of Sinop, State of Mato Grosso, Brazil. METHODS...