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Sociodemographic and sanitary profile of chikungunya virus infection in medium-sized municipality in Mato Grosso, from January to March 2018, Brasil

Poblac. salud mesoam; 18 (2), 2021
Abstract Introduction: The chikungunya virus has already been identified in more than 60 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas, and chronicity after the disease impacts the lives of those affected by the virus, as well as society, the economy and public health. The objective was to character...

COVID-19 y su impacto en el control del mosquito Aedes (Stegomyia) aegypti y la vigilancia epidemiológica de infecciones por arbovirus

Gac. méd. Méx; 157 (2), 2021
Resumen En países americanos, simultáneas a la pandemia de enfermedad por coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) se están dando epidemias ocasionadas por diferentes arbovirus (del dengue, chikunguña y virus del Zika). En México, varias de las estrategias para control del mosquito Aedes aegypti, transmisor de a...

Caracterización sociodemográfica y clínica de pacientes diagnosticados con dengue y chikungunya en Nariño, Colombia
Clinical and socio-demographic characterization of patients diagnosed with dengue and chikungunya in Nariño, Colombia

Rev. cuba. med. trop; 73 (1), 2021
RESUMEN Introducción: Existen más de 390 millones de personas infectadas y 20 000 muertes anualmente a causa del dengue en el mundo. El chikungunya ocasionó una larga epidemia en las Américas con más de 2 millones y medio de casos hasta el 2017. Objetivo: Identificar las características sociodemo...

Características clínicas de los pacientes con fiebre manchada de las Montañas Rocosas, infección por dengue y chikungunya

Gac. méd. Méx; 157 (1), 2021
Resumen Introducción: La distinción clínica entre infecciones arbovirales y las provocadas por rickettsias es crucial para iniciar el tratamiento médico apropiado. Objetivo: Comparar las diferencias entre fiebre manchada de las Montañas Rocosas (FMMR) y otras enfermedades transmitidas por vector (...

Impact of concurrent epidemics of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19

Abstract INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the epidemiological implications of arbovirus infections and coronavirus disease (COVID-19) co-occurrences in Espírito Santo, Brazil. METHODS: This ecological study of dengue, chikungunya, zika, and COVID-19 was performed from January 1 to July 31, 2020. ...

Analytical and clinical performance of molecular assay used by the Brazilian public laboratory network to detect and discriminate Zika, Dengue and Chikungunya viruses in blood

Braz. j. infect. dis; 25 (2), 2021
ABSTRACT In response to the Zika epidemics in Brazil, the ZDC molecular assay (Bio-Manguinhos) was developed and registered at the Brazilian Regulatory Agency of Health Surveillance - ANVISA. The circulation of Zika (ZIKV) Dengue (DENV) and Chikungunya (CHIKV) viruses and their clinical similarities are ...

Long-Term Persistence of Serum-Specific Anti-Chikungunya IgM Antibody - A Case Series of Brazilian Patients

Abstract The persistence of serum-specific anti-chikungunya IgM antibodies (CHIKV-IgM) can vary after chikungunya fever (CHIK) infection. However, the factors related to its production are not yet known. We described a case series drawn up from data collected from 57 patients between 12 and 36 months aft...

Autoregressive spatial modeling of possible cases of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika in the capital of Northeastern Brazil

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Dengue, chikungunya, and Zika are a growing global health problem. This study analyzed the spatial distribution of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika cases in São Luís, Maranhão, from 2015 to 2016 and investigated the association between socio-environmental and economic factors and ...