Dengue Burden and Factors Influencing Severity in Honduras: A Descriptive and Analytical Study.

Melba Zúniga-Gutiérrez Marlon Meléndez Saroni Shadai Rodríguez Montoya Héctor Alcides Figueroa Escobar Jorge López Sandra Paz Dilcia Sauceda-Acosta

Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (2024)

During the study period, dengue presented endemic behavior, with peaks consistent with the last two epidemics in Honduras in 2015 and 2019. The main factors associated with dengue severity were age< 19 years, male sex, and being from La Paz, Copán, or Valle.

Keyphrases

zika virus
dengue virus
aedes aegypti
risk factors
mass spectrometry
cross sectional