Geographical distribution, evaluation of risk of dengue and its relationship with the El Niño Southern Oscillation in an endemic region of Peru between 2004 and 2015.

Wilmer Silva-CasoWalter Espinoza-EspírituJaquelin Espejo-EvaristoHugo Carrillo-NgMiguel Angel Aguilar-LuisLuciana StimmlerJuana Mercedes Del Valle-Mendoza

Published in: BMC research notes (2019)

For the analysis, the definition and information about the ENSO events in Peru was obtained from the SENAMHI and IGP reports. The geographical distribution of dengue cases in the territory comprising the 11 districts is homogeneous. There were 1 498 confirmed cases of dengue reported, the highest incidence was determined in Puerto Inca where it reached an incidence of 3210.14/100,000 hab. Of the 11 districts, 2 were classified as a high risk of transmission, 3 as moderate risk, 3 as low risk and in 3 of them the risk of virus transmission could not be determined.

Keyphrases

zika virus
aedes aegypti
dengue virus
risk factors
high frequency
high intensity
emergency department
social media
adverse drug
electronic health record