Zika fever, also known as zika virus disease or simply zika, is an infectious disease caused by the zika virus. The outbreak has already killed five people in the east of the country and infected more than 7,000. In recent years, ecuador and other south american countries have experienced an increase in arboviral diseases. A global strategy on dengue fever and dhf was developed in 1995 and its implementation was bolstered in 1999. Pdf dengue en colombia martha lucia gonzalez gonzalez. The most affected areas include colombo, trincomalee, and jaffna. For information on zika in us states, visit zika in the us. The information on this page is for travelers to international destinations and us territories. Click on your destination for zika information search for a place by name or zoom and click on the map to see cdcs travel recommendations for zika. Risk of dengue exists throughout the country and transmission occurs yearround.
Furthermore, the latest socioeconomic and political instability in venezuela and the mass migration of its population. The viruses are transmitted through the bite of infected aedes aegypti and aedes albopictu s female mosquitoes that feed both indoors and outdoors during the daytime from dawn to dusk. Dengue is a viral infection caused by four types of viruses denv1, denv2, denv3, denv4 belonging to the flaviviridae family. Bbc news americas dengue fever outbreak in bolivia. For the most current information about zika virus, please visit cdcs zika website. The origins of dengue and chikungunya viruses in ecuador. Those suffering from dengue fever are advised to drink plenty of fluids and rest. Phylogenetic, phylodynamic, and phylogeographic analyses of 82 samples from dengue patients revealed cocirculation of 2 genotype v dengue virus lineages, suggesting that this virus has become endemic to the buenos aires metropolitan area. Bolivia facing dengue fever epidemic latin american herald. Dengue y chikungunya por departamento 2016 departamentos dengue 2016 chikungunya 2016 pando 484 611 santa cruz 642 810 beni 1.
Check this page for the most uptodate information before you make travel plans. The largest outbreak of dengue in buenos aires, argentina, occurred during 2016. The bbc described it as the worst outbreak of dengue fever in the countrys history. Bolivia has sounded the alarm about the countrys worst outbreak of dengue fever for 22 years. A rise in dengue infections was followed by introductions of chikungunya and zika, two viruses never before seen in many of these areas. Dengue virus 1 outbreak in buenos aires, argentina, 2016. Furthermore, the latest socioeconomic and political instability in venezuela and the mass migration of its population into the neighboring.
The 2009 bolivian dengue fever epidemic was an epidemic of dengue fever which struck bolivia in early 2009, escalating into a national emergency by february. At least 18 people died and 31,000 were infected by the mosquitotransmitted arbovirus on 20 february, the pan american health organization. Subsequently, the awareness of variable responses to the infection presenting. Most cases have no symptoms, but when present they are usually mild and can resemble dengue fever. On 20 february, the pan american health organization reported 80 cases of the lethal dengue hemorrhagic fever in bolivia since the beginning of the year, of which they were reporting a 22% fatality rate. Symptoms may include fever, red eyes, joint pain, headache, and a maculopapular rash. Bolivia is facing an epidemic in its tropical lowlands and its strained health system appears unable to cope. Bolivia facing dengue fever epidemic 7000 and growing exponentially. In 2016, infant mortality increased 30% in one year, to 11,466 deaths of children under the age of one. Brasil, colombia, ecuador, bolivia, peru y suriname notifican casos sospechosos. Venezuela is the only south american country where infant mortality has returned to levels last seen in the 1990s, according to the hrwjohns hopkins report. Dengue outbreak recent cases of dengue have been reported from sri lanka.