학술논문

Co-circulation of dengue, chikungunya, and Zika viruses in Colombia from 2008 to 2018
Document Type
article
Source
Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública, Vol 43, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2019)
Subject
Zika virus
dengue virus
chikungunya virus
coinfection
equity
Colombia
Medicine
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Language
English
Spanish; Castilian
Portuguese
ISSN
1020-4989
1680-5348
Abstract
Objective. This study aimed to identify the co-circulation patterns of three viruses (dengue, Zika, and chikungunya) in Colombia from 2008 to 2018 by using notification reports provided to the national surveillance system. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted through a review of data for 2008 through 2018 from Colombias Public Health Surveillance System (SIVIGILA). Results. In 2015, when chikungunya was first detected, it had a higher incidence (1 359.0 cases per 100 000 persons) than did the two other diseases. In 2016, when the circulation of Zika virus was first found, the incidence was 296.4 cases per 100 000 persons; that incidence declined dramatically in the next two years. Between 2015 and 2018, there was a substantial decrease in the frequency of dengue circulation, with it going from 334.1 cases per 100 000 persons in 2015 to 90.7 cases per 100 000 in 2017 and 173.1 cases per 100 000 in 2018. Conclusions. The decrease in the number of dengue cases after co-circulation of the three viruses could indicate possible cross-protection. This finding should be further analyzed.