Fiebre de Chikungunya: enfermedad infrecuente como emergencia médica en Cuba / Chikungunya fever: uncommon disease as a medical emergency in Cuba
Medisan
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18(6): 848-856, jun. 2014.
Article
in Spanish
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RESUMEN
Debido a la emergencia en el Caribe por fiebre de Chikungunya, y teniendo en cuenta que no tiene antecedentes en Cuba, además de la situación entomológica que presenta la provincia de Santiago de Cuba, donde existen vectores transmisores de enfermedades, tales como mosquitos Aedes aegypti y Aedes albopictus; se realizó una revisión bibliográfica exhaustiva, para contribuir a la actualización sobre el tema de toda la comunidad médica de la provincia.
ABSTRACT
Due to the emergency in the Caribbean caused by Chikungunya fever, and keeping in mind that it has no history in Cuba, besides the entomological situation that presents Santiago de Cuba province, where vectors transmitting diseases exist, such as Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, an exhaustive literature review was carried out, to contribute to the updating on the topic of the whole medical community from the province.
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Main subject:
Chikungunya virus
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Alphavirus Infections
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Aedes
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Vector Control of Diseases
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Insect Vectors
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
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Cuba
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Medisan
Journal subject:
Medicine
Year:
2014
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Cuba
Institution/Affiliation country:
Universidad de Ciencias Médicas/CU
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