El dengue es una enfermedad viral aguda transmitida a través de la picadura del mosquito (artrópodo) Aedes aegypti infectado con cualquiera de los serotipos de virus dengue. Son virus envueltos, de 40 a 50 nm de diámetro, con cápside icosaédrica y genoma de ácido ribonucleico (ARN) monocatenario, n...
El dengue es una enfermedad febril producida por el virus DENV, transmitida principalmente por el mosquito Aedes aegypti, siendo uno de los problemas de Salud Pública de mayor presentación en países de América Latina, incluido Ecuador. Objetivo: Evaluar intervenciones comunitarias integradas en el ma...
BACKGROUND A previous phylogeographic study revealed two Aedes aegypti African-related mitochondrial lineages distributed in Colombian's cities with different eco-epidemiologic characteristics with regard to dengue virus (DENV). It has been proposed these lineages might indicate independent invasion sou...
Abstract Climate is considered an important factor in the temporal and spatial distribution of vector-borne diseases. Dengue transmission involves many factors: although it is not yet fully understood, climate is a critical factor as it facilitates risk analysis of epidemics. This study analyzed the effe...
INTRODUCCIÓN: Al inicio de la pandemia, la Organización Mundial de la Salud alertó que la transmisión simultánea de dengue y la enfermedad por el nuevo coronavirus (COVID-19) en algunas regiones podría ocasionar casos de coinfección y agravamiento por la superposición de síntomas y la dificultad...
ABSTRACT Objective. To identify and describe broadly the factors related to the occurrence of dengue epidemics in Brazil. Methods. Systematic review of studies published in Medline, Lilacs, PubMed, Cochrane, BVS, Web of Science, Scopus, and thesis and dissertations databases using descriptors cataloged...
BACKGROUND Forty percent of the world's population live in areas where they are at risk from dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and dengue shock syndrome. Dengue viruses are transmitted primarily by the mosquito Aedes aegypti. In Cali, Colombia, approximately 30% of field collected Ae. aegypti are ...
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Cerebrospinal fluid analysis contributes to the diagnosis and neuropathogenesis of neuroinvasive arboviruses. Neurological complications caused by dengue, Zika, and chikungunya infections have high clinical relevance because of their high potential to cause death or neurological d...
La coexistencia de la COVID-19 y el dengue obliga a médicos y demás personal de la salud a conocer sus particularidades para hacer diagnóstico diferencial. Son enfermedades virales que producen fiebre, afectación general, anorexia, cefalea y, a veces, algunos síntomas digestivos tales como vómitos ...
ABSTRACT Objective To assess Google Trends accuracy for epidemiological surveillance of dengue and yellow fever, and to compare the incidence of these diseases with the popularity of its terms in the state of São Paulo. Methods Retrospective cohort. Google Trends survey results were compared to the ...
