Lessons learned in the control of aedes aegypti to address dengue and the emergency of chikungunya in iquitos, Peru

Authors

  • Stalin Vilcarromero Naval Medical Research Unit No 6. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Wilma Casanova Dirección Regional de Salud Loreto. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Juila S. Ampuero Naval Medical Research Unit No 6. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Cesar Ramal-Asayag Hospital Regional de Loreto. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Crystyan Siles Naval Medical Research Unit No 6. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Gloria Díaz Laboratorio Regional de Salud Pública, Iquitos, Peru.
  • Salomón Durand Naval Medical Research Unit No 6. Iquitos, Peru. Hospital de Apoyo de Iquitos. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Juan C. Celis-Salinas Hospital Regional de Loreto. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Helvio Astete Naval Medical Research Unit No 6. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Percy Rojas Hospital Regional de Loreto. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Gabriela Vásquez-La Torre Universidad Nacional de la Amazonia Peruana. Iquitos, Peru. University of California. Davis, EE.UU.
  • Johan Marín Hospital Regional de Loreto. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Isabel Bazán Naval Medical Research Unit No 6. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Yuri Alegre Centro de Salud Moronacocha. Iquitos, Peru.
  • Amy C. Morrison Naval Medical Research Unit No 6. Iquitos, Peru. University of California. Davis, EE.UU.
  • Hugo Rodriguez-Ferrucci Hospital de Apoyo de Iquitos. Iquitos, Peru.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17843/rpmesp.2015.321.1590

Keywords:

Dengue, Dengue/prevention & control, Chikungunya virus, Virus release

Abstract

Dengue has affected Iquitos since 1990 causing outbreaks of major impact on public health and for this reason great efforts have been made for its temporal control. Currently, with the expansion of the chikungunya virus in the Americas and the threat of the emergence of the virus in Iquitos, we reflect on lessons learned by way of the activities undertaken in the area of vector control; epidemiological surveillance, diagnosis and clinical management during periods of outbreaks of dengue, in a way that will allow us to better face the threat of an outbreak of chikungunya virus in the largest city in the Peruvian Amazon.

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Published

2015-04-02

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Vilcarromero S, Casanova W, Ampuero JS, Ramal-Asayag C, Siles C, Díaz G, et al. Lessons learned in the control of aedes aegypti to address dengue and the emergency of chikungunya in iquitos, Peru. Rev Peru Med Exp Salud Publica [Internet]. 2015 Apr. 2 [cited 2024 Nov. 3];32(1):172-8. Available from: https://rpmesp.ins.gob.pe/index.php/rpmesp/article/view/1590

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