Evolution of dengue disease and entomological monitoring in Santa Cruz, Bolivia 2002 - 2008.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In the context of a rapid increase of dengue cases in the Americas, a monitoring system based on systematic serological control (IgM) of patients consulting for suspected dengue was developed in Bolivia at the end of the 1990s. In the most affected city of Santa Cruz, this system was complemented by an entomological surveillance program based on periodical search for immature stages of Aedes aegypti in dwelling water-holding containers. Here, we analyze these data and describe dengue patterns over 6 years (2002-2008), highlighting the spatial distribution of patients and vectors.

Methodology /principal findings

Data mining concerned six annual epidemic cycles (2002-2008), with continuous serological and clinical results and entomological data from 16 surveys, exam

SUBMITTER: Bremond P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4338224 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature