Autor(es): Ben-Chetrit Eli, Schwartz Eli

Resumo: Haiti lies on the western third of the isl- of Hispaniola in the Caribbean, - is one of the poorest nations in the Western hemisphere. Haiti attracts a lot of medical attention - support due to severe natural disasters followed by disastrous health consequences. Vector-borne infections are still prevalent there with some unique aspects comparing it to Latin American countries - other Caribbean isl-s. Although vector-borne viral diseases such as dengue - recently chikungunya can be found in many of the Caribbean isl-s, including Haiti, there is an apparent distinction of the vector-borne parasitic diseases. Contrary to neighboring Carribbean isl-s, Haiti is highly endemic for malaria, lymphatic filariasis - mansonellosis. Affected by repeat natural disasters, poverty - lack of adequate infrastructure, control of transmission within Haiti - prevention of dissemination of vector-borne pathogens to other regions is challenging. In this review we summarize some aspects concerning diseases caused by vector-borne pathogens in Haiti.

Palavras-Chave: Chikungunya; Dengue; Filaria; Haiti; Malaria

Imprenta: Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease, v. 13, n. 2, p. 150-158, 2015

Identificador do objeto digital: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.02.003

Descritores: Chikungunya virus - Infectious diseases ; Chikungunya virus - Viral infections ; Chikungunya Virus - Virus ; Chikungunya virus - Transmission ; Chikungunya virus - Dengue ; Chikungunya virus - Public health

Data de publicação: 2015

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