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Distribución espacial de casos e incidencia dedengue: análisis de la situación para MedellínColombia / Spatial distribution and incidence of dengue cases: an analysis of the situation in Medellín, Colombia
Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública ; 31(3): 329-337, sep.-dic. 2013. ilus, tab
Article in Es | LILACS | ID: lil-700553
Responsible library: CO55.1
RESUMEN

Objetivo:

analizar la distribución espacial de los casos y laincidencia de dengue.

Metodología:

se ubicaron espacialmente17.400 casos de dengue notificados por las Unidades PrimariasGeneradoras de Datos a la Secretaría de Salud de Medellínen el período 2007 a 2011 a través de las direcciones de lasviviendas de los pacientes. Se calcularon las incidencias y seubicaron geoespacialmente utilizando el software ArcGis 9,3,categorizándolas por niveles de riesgo según la OrganizaciónPanamericana de la Salud. Resultados y

discusión:

laenfermedad se distribuyó heterogéneamente en los diferentesbarrios de la ciudad. Los años 2007 y 2010 presentaron elmayor número de casos, correspondiendo a años epidémicos,mientras que los demás años mostraron un comportamientoendémico. En el 2007 ningún barrio se ubicó en la categoríariesgo muy alto, pero sí 49 localidades para el año 2010. Paralos años endémicos según la incidencia de dengue, de los249 barrios de la ciudad, en los años 2008 y 2009, solo dosse encontraron en riesgo alto y ninguno para 2011, y un granporcentaje de barrios en estos años se ubicaron en riesgo bajo...
ABSTRACT

Objective:

to analyze the spatial distribution of denguecases and the incidence of this disease.

Methodology:

17.400 dengue cases were spatially located by means of theaddresses of patients which were reported by Data GeneratingPrimary Units to the Medellin Office of the Health Secretaryfrom 2007 to 2011. Dengue incidences were calculated andgeospatially ranked with the ArcGIS 9.3 software, and theywere categorized by risk level according to the Pan AmericanHealth Organization. Results and

Discussion:

the diseasewas distributed heterogeneously throughout the variousneighborhoods of the city. The years 2007 and 2010 had thehighest number of cases, thus being epidemic years; the other years showing an endemic behavior. In 2007 none of theneighborhoods was in very high risk category; however, in2010, 49 neighborhoods were placed inside this category. Asfor endemic years according to dengue incidence, of the 249neighborhoods of the city, just two of them were found in highrisk in 2008 and 2009, but none in 2011. Moreover, a largepercentage of neighborhoods in these years were considered tobe in the low risk category...
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Epidemiology / Incidence / Dengue / Geographic Information Systems Type of study: Incidence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Colombia Language: Es Journal: Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Country of publication: Colombia
Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Epidemiology / Incidence / Dengue / Geographic Information Systems Type of study: Incidence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies / Screening_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: America do sul / Colombia Language: Es Journal: Rev. Fac. Nac. Salud Pública Journal subject: SAUDE PUBLICA Year: 2013 Document type: Article Affiliation country: Colombia Country of publication: Colombia