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Situación actual del dengue como enfermedad reemergente en Costa Rica / Current situation of Dengue as a re-emerging disease in Costa Rica
Gutiérrez Albenda, David Alberto.
  • Gutiérrez Albenda, David Alberto; Universidad de Costa Rica. Escuela de Medicina. CR
Rev. costarric. salud pública ; 27(1): 35-41, ene.-jun. 2018. tab, graf
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: biblio-960274
RESUMEN
Resumen

Objetivo:

Analizar la epidemiología descriptiva del Dengue para determinar si actualmente cumple con criterios de enfermedad reemergente en Costa Rica.

Metodología:

Se realizó un estudio descriptivo de una serie cronológica del periodo 1993-2016. La información se obtuvo de fuentes secundarias. Los datos se analizaron mediante la aplicación de hojas de cálculo Microsoft Excel 2016 (v16.0).

Resultados:

La tasa de incidencia de casos de Dengue muestra una tendencia hacia el alta de 1993 a 2016 (0,14% a 0,48% respectivamente). La tasa de letalidad muestra una tendencia hacia la disminución en defunciones durante el mismo periodo. Esta tendencia en la incidencia significa que el Dengue se mantiene como una enfermedad reemergente.
ABSTRACT
Abstract Study

objective:

Analyze Dengue descriptive epidemiology to determine if it currently meets the criteria for a reemerging disease in Costa Rica.

Methods:

A descriptive study was conducted on a time-series for the period of 1993-2016. The information was obtained from secondary sources. The data were analyzed using the Microsoft Excel 2016 application spreadsheet software (v16.0).

Results:

The incidence rate of Dengue cases shows a tendency towards the increase, for the period from 1993 to 2016 (from 0.14% to 0.48% respectively), while fatality rate shows a tendency towards decrease in deaths registered during the same period. This incidence rate tendency means that Dengue remains as a re-emerging disease.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Aedes / Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Dengue Type of study: Incidence study Country/Region as subject: Central America / Costa Rica Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. costarric. salud pública Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Costa Rica Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Costa Rica/CR

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Aedes / Communicable Diseases, Emerging / Dengue Type of study: Incidence study Country/Region as subject: Central America / Costa Rica Language: Spanish Journal: Rev. costarric. salud pública Journal subject: Public Health Year: 2018 Type: Article Affiliation country: Costa Rica Institution/Affiliation country: Universidad de Costa Rica/CR