Vol. 36 No. 6 (2019): Diciembre
Epidemiología

Epidemiology of dengue in Central America and the Dominican Republic

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  • María L. Ávila-Agüero,
  • Kattia Camacho-Badilla,
  • José Brea Del Castillo,
  • Lizbeth Cerezo,
  • Lourdes Dueñas,
  • Marco Luque,
  • Mario Melgar,
  • Crisanta Rocha
María L. Ávila-Agüero
Hospital Nacional de Niños San José
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Kattia Camacho-Badilla
Servicio de Infectología Hospital Nacional de Niños San José, Costa Rica
José Brea Del Castillo
Centro Médico Universidad Central del Este, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana
Lizbeth Cerezo
Ministerio de Salud de Panamá, Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá
Lourdes Dueñas
Hospital de Niños Benjamin Bloom, San Salvador El Salvador
Marco Luque
Instituto Hondureño de Seguridad Social y Hospital Escuela Universitario, Tegucigalpa Honduras
Mario Melgar
Hospital Roosevelt, Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
Crisanta Rocha
Hospital Metropolitano Vivían Pellas, Managua, Nicaragua

Published 2020-01-18

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Ávila-Agüero ML, Camacho-Badilla K, Brea Del Castillo J, Cerezo L, Dueñas L, Luque M, Melgar M, Rocha C. Epidemiology of dengue in Central America and the Dominican Republic. Rev. Chilena. Infectol. [Internet]. 2020 Jan. 18 [cited 2025 Nov. 27];36(6). Available from: https://revinf.cl/index.php/revinf/article/view/496

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Abstract

Background: Central America experiences a high burden of dengue reporting about 8% of all cases in the continent. This work reports the epidemiology of dengue in the sub region in a 10 years period. Aim: To describe the epidemiology of dengue in Central America and the Dominican Republic. Methods: Study period from 2005 to 2014. The data on dengue cases and deaths of the countries of Central America and the Dominican Republic, reported by the Ministries of Health, were compiled and analyzed and corroborated with the data published in the online bulletins and the interactive database of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO). Population statistics were obtained from the National Statistics and Census Institutes of each country. Results: During the study period, 1,118,464 cases of dengue were notified. There were 32,431 serious cases reported, 888 people died. The lethality per case of dengue was on average 0.08%. The four dengue serotypes circulated during the decade analyzed. Discussion: Clinical and epidemiological information indicates high incidence rates, which have fluctuated in recent years, with significant co-circulation of several serotypes at the same time. Conclusions: Notorious surveillance data collection differences were identified between countries, determining a heterologous epidemiological pattern.
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