[Chronic symptoms after a dengue episode, a need for research].

نویسندگان

  • Fernando Choque-Chávez
  • Francisco Huamaní-Fuente
  • Carlos Canelo-Aybar
چکیده

Sr. Editor. El dengue es una de las enfermedades virales metaxénicas reemergentes con mayor carga de enfermedad y socioeconómica en regiones tropicales y subtropicales. Se estima que más de la mitad de la población mundial vive en áreas de riesgo. En América Latina, casi todos los países son endémicos o hiperendémicos, excepto, Chile y Uruguay. El Perú reportó, en el período 2004-2010, 9917 casos de dengue; ubicándose en la decimoctava posición de los países que más casos reportaron (1). Desde el año 1990 hasta el 2014, el país ha evidenciado una tendencia al incremento en el número de casos de dengue, especialmente en los departamentos de la Amazonía y la costa norte. Durante el 2015 los casos reportados hasta la semana epidemiológica 20, llego a 20 536 (41,6% confirmados y 58,4% probables) y un total de 20 muertes confirmadas (2).

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica

دوره 33 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2016