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Mayaro virus in Latin America and the Caribbean

Ganjian, Niloofar; Riviere-Cinnamond, Ana.
Rev. panam. salud pública; 44 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Objectives. To assess the distribution of Mayaro virus (MAYV) in Latin America and the Caribbean and evaluate existing country-level MAYV surveillance mechanisms. Methods. Research was conducted from May 2018 through May 2019 to collect data from academic literature on Mayaro fever in Latin Am...
Brotes de Enfermedades/prevención & control, Infecciones por Alphavirus/epidemiología, Vigilancia en Salud Pública/métodos, América Latina/epidemiología, Indias Occidentales/epidemiología
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Chronic Kidney Disease in the Caribbean Island of Antigua: Causes, Morbidity and Mortality Factors

Meade, G; Soyibo, AK; Lawrence-Wright, M; Ferguson, T; Thomas, I.
West Indian med. j; 67 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its associated high morbidity and mortality cause a significant economic burden and decreased quality of life in affected patients in Antigua, the rest of the Caribbean and globally. The causes of CKD in Antigua, morbidity and mortality factors affec...
Indias Occidentales/epidemiología, Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/mortalidad, Insuficiencia Renal Crónica/etiología, Estudios Retrospectivos, Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad, Progresión de la Enfermedad, Prevalencia
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First detection of dengue and chikungunya viruses in natural populations of Aedes aegypti in Martinique during the 2013 - 2015 concomitant outbreak

Farraudière, Laurence; Sonor, Fabrice; Crico, Said; Étienne, Manuel; Mousson, Laurence; Hamel, Rodolphe; Missé, Dorothée; Failloux, Anna-Bella; Simard, Frédéric; Yébakima, André.
Rev. panam. salud pública; 41 (), 2017
ABSTRACT Dengue and chikungunya viruses are transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. In Martinique, an island of the French West Indies, Aedes aegypti is the suspected vector of both arboviruses; there is no Aedes albopictus on the island. During the concomitant outbreak of 2013 - 2015, the authors collected wil...
Dengue/transmisión, Aedes/virología, Fiebre Chikungunya/transmisión, Control de Vectores de las Enfermedades, Martinica/epidemiología, Indias Occidentales/epidemiología, Región del Caribe/epidemiología
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