Autor(es): Anonymous Anonymous Anonymous Anon.

Resumo: Recent estimates predict over 300 million cases of dengue fever occur every year, transmitted by the Aedes sp. mosquito vector. The disease causes high fevers, headaches, muscle pain, and a characteristic rash. In severe cases, the disease can progress to dengue hemorrhagic fever, resulting in bleeding and blood plasma leakage, and even death. Brazil is especially hard hit by this disease with over 1 million cases reported in 2010. Cases in 2013 are also set to break the record with 714,000 cases already notified as of April 2013, reported by the Brazilian Ministerio da Saude. The MI-Dengue system provides real-time information about the presence, population dynamics, and viral load of Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus dengue fever vector population in urban areas for all 52 epidemiological weeks per year. The system is implemented citywide and the vector population information is used by government vector control departments to optimize vector control activities.

Palavras-Chave: Serological studies; Human diseases; Pest control; Population dynamics; Public health; Disease transmission; Exanthema; Dengue hemorrhagic fever; Dengue; Headache; Bleeding; Information systems; Aedes aegypti; Aedes albopictus

Imprenta: International Pest Control, v. 55, n.4, p. 194, 2013.

Descritores: Aedes aegypti - Transmission ; Aedes aegypti - Dengue ; Aedes aegypti - Public health

Data de publicação: 2013