Vol. 42 No. 3 (2025): Junio
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Epidemiological complexity of dengue virus infection in Latin America and its impact on regional vaccination strategies: Analysis by the Arbovirus Expert Group of the Foundation for Fighting Infectious Diseases in Developing Countries (FIDEC).

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  • Jaime Torres,
  • Hebe Vásquez,
  • Xavier Sáez-Llorens,
  • Angela Gentile,
  • João Bosco-Siqueira,
  • María A. Morales,
  • Wilfrido Coronel,
  • María L. Avila-Aguero,
  • Ana M. Bispi,
  • Nancy Sandoval Paiz,
  • Tomas Orduna,
  • José Brea del Castillo,
  • Ricardo Ruttimann,
  • Jorge Chaverri Murillo,
  • Yori Roque
Jaime Torres
Sección de Infectología, Universidad Central de Venezuela
Hebe Vásquez
FIDEC (Fighting Infectious Diseases in Emerging Countries)
Una Salud

Published 2025-07-04

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Torres J, Vásquez H, Sáez-Llorens X, Gentile A, Bosco-Siqueira J, Morales MA, Coronel W, Avila-Aguero ML, Bispi AM, Sandoval Paiz N, Orduna T, Brea del Castillo J, Ruttimann R, Chaverri Murillo J, Roque Y. Epidemiological complexity of dengue virus infection in Latin America and its impact on regional vaccination strategies: Analysis by the Arbovirus Expert Group of the Foundation for Fighting Infectious Diseases in Developing Countries (FIDEC). Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2025 Jul. 4 [cited 2026 Apr. 30];42(3). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/2438

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Abstract

In March 2024, a preliminary meeting of the Latin American Dengue Forum, a regional multidisciplinary group of arbovirus specialists convened by the Foundation Center for Infectious Disease Studies (FIDEC), was held in Panama City. The objective was to analyze in detail the complex issue of dengue on the continent and to formulate a strategic framework aimed at optimizing the control and prevention of the disease in Latin America. This approach encompasses all aspects related to dengue disease, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, vector control, environmental considerations, and analysis of the effects of regulations and policies. In November of that year, in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, a workshop involving Dengue Forum specialists took place, during which key proposals were deliberated and formulated to enhance dengue monitoring, diagnosis, and prevention strategies. Consequently, a position paper was drafted, summarizing the salient aspects of the current epidemiological status of the disease in the region and the expert group's recommendations to overcome the existing limitations and barriers hindering a comprehensive approach to the disease.

Keywords: dengue; strategies; vaccination; complexity; Latin America

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