Epidemiología de control vectorial y estrategias de prevención del dengue en Guayaquil
Dengue is a viral infection spread by the bite of infected female mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. Currently, four dengue serotypes are identified. This disease occurs frequently in tropical and subtropical climates, especially in urban and semi-urban areas. Among the social factors are the densities...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | Spanish |
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2021
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| Online Access: | https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=8056943 |
| Source: | RECIMUNDO: Revista Científica de la Investigación y el Conocimiento, ISSN 2588-073X, Vol. 5, Nº. 3, 2021, pags. 158-167 |
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Dengue is a viral infection spread by the bite of infected female mosquitoes of the genus Aedes. Currently, four dengue serotypes are identified. This disease occurs frequently in tropical and subtropical climates, especially in urban and semi-urban areas. Among the social factors are the densities of the population, poor socioeconomic status, and homes with drains clogged by waste, lack of running water supply, the use of uncovered tanks and water stored for more than 7 days. This article describes and compares different literatures on vector control epidemiology and dengue prevention strategies in Guayaquil. To do this, this information is collected from different bibliographic sources acquired from databases (SCOPUS, PubMed, Cochrane Library, Google Scholar), assessing the quality and veracity of the information collected, as well as the timeliness of the content. Regarding vector controls, the guidelines, more than individualized by canton or
province, are taken in a general way, dictated by the ministry of health, the world health organization, among others. Vector controls are associated with having information on: index surveys in priority sectors or neighborhoods, kindergartens, schools, high schools and other sites of human concentration, control techniques against the adult vector at the focal and perifocal level with thermo-equipment. portable nebulizers, extensive to places of concentration such as schools, high schools, barracks, control of the adult vector with heavy equipment in neighborhoods or sectors where haemorrhagic cases occur, treatment of breeding sites that cannot be ruled out, routine elimination of breeding sites and specific removal of breeding sites ( sectorized collection operations). With this information, epidemiological control policies and prevention strategies are designed. Among the prevention strategies is the awareness of citizens about the prevention mea-
-sures that should be taken at home such as: not having water tanks stored and uncovered for a long time, the use of mosquito nets and insect repellants, elimination of all garbage that can generate Aedes Aegypti larvae hatcheries. Public health institutions as well as regional authorities must have fumigation and abatement plans to prevent outbreaks and eliminate mosquitoes |
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