TY - JOUR
T1 - Dengue Outbreak - Peru, 2023
AU - Munayco, César V.
AU - Rosales, Betsabet Yadira Valderrama
AU - Lizarbe, Susan Yanett Mateo
AU - Fabian, Carmen Rosa Yon
AU - Sánchez, Ricardo Peña
AU - Sánchez, César Henry Vásquez
AU - García, Maria Paquita
AU - Padilla-Rojas, Carlos
AU - Suárez, Victor
AU - Sánchez-González, Liliana
AU - Jones, Forrest K.
AU - Kohatsu, Luciana
AU - Adams, Laura E.
AU - Morgan, Juliette
AU - Paz-Bailey, Gabriela
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2024/2/1
Y1 - 2024/2/1
N2 - What is already known about this topic? Dengue, a mosquitoborne viral disease, is endemic to Peru, with the annual number of cases ranging between 4,698 and 68,290 from 2017 to 2022. What is added by this report? In March 2023, a sharp increase in dengue cases in Peru occurred. In the first 30 weeks of the year, 222,620 cases (exceeding the previous 5-year average by a factor of approximately 10) and 381 dengue-associated deaths were reported. The Lima metropolitan area experienced a substantially higher incidence compared with historical levels, when few locally acquired cases were observed. What are the implications for public health practice? Dengue outbreaks can be abrupt and can strain health care systems, necessitating rapid outbreak detection in addition to intensive preparedness and efforts to strengthen response capacity at the primary care level.
AB - What is already known about this topic? Dengue, a mosquitoborne viral disease, is endemic to Peru, with the annual number of cases ranging between 4,698 and 68,290 from 2017 to 2022. What is added by this report? In March 2023, a sharp increase in dengue cases in Peru occurred. In the first 30 weeks of the year, 222,620 cases (exceeding the previous 5-year average by a factor of approximately 10) and 381 dengue-associated deaths were reported. The Lima metropolitan area experienced a substantially higher incidence compared with historical levels, when few locally acquired cases were observed. What are the implications for public health practice? Dengue outbreaks can be abrupt and can strain health care systems, necessitating rapid outbreak detection in addition to intensive preparedness and efforts to strengthen response capacity at the primary care level.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85184344195
U2 - 10.15585/mmwr.mm7304a4
DO - 10.15585/mmwr.mm7304a4
M3 - Artículo
C2 - 38300858
AN - SCOPUS:85184344195
SN - 0149-2195
VL - 73
SP - 86
EP - 88
JO - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
JF - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
IS - 4
ER -