Venezuela: Far from the path to dengue and chikungunya control

Highlights • Dengue globally affects around 390 million people. • Venezuela is one of the most affected countries (63,726 cases in 2013). • Also chikungunya is significantly affecting Venezuela (>36,945 cases 2014). • DENV and CHIKV outbreaks therefore call for urgent interventions aimed to stop...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of clinical virology 2015-05, Vol.66, p.60-61
Hauptverfasser:	Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J, Paniz-Mondolfi, Alberto E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Allergy and Immunology Chikungunya Fever - epidemiology Chikungunya Fever - prevention & control Communicable Disease Control - methods Dengue - epidemiology Dengue - prevention & control Humans Incidence Infectious Disease Venezuela - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Highlights • Dengue globally affects around 390 million people. • Venezuela is one of the most affected countries (63,726 cases in 2013). • Also chikungunya is significantly affecting Venezuela (>36,945 cases 2014). • DENV and CHIKV outbreaks therefore call for urgent interventions aimed to stop both. • Control and prevention is a collective responsibility including governmental and NGO partners.
ISSN:	1386-6532 1873-5967
DOI:	10.1016/j.jcv.2015.02.020