Hospital-Acquired Vector-Transmitted Dengue Fever: An Overlooked Problem?

Almeida-Nunes, Juliana; Marcílio, Izabel; Oliveira, Maura Salaroli de; Gonçalves, Edison; Batista, Marjorie Vieira; Mendrone, Alfredo; Levi, José Eduardo; Costa, Sílvia Figueiredo; Levin, Anna S.

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“… 11 Cases of vectorial transmitted dengue have been reported as nosocomial acquired infection as well, in endemic countries such as Brazil and India, with some papers reporting the presence of the vector inside the Hospital. 12 , 13 …”

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Transmission of dengue virus from deceased donors to solid organ transplant recipients: case report and literature review

Rosso

Pineda

Sanz

et al. 2018

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

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Dengue fever is a vector-transmitted viral infection. Non-vectorial forms of transmission can occur through organ transplantation. We reviewed medical records of donors and recipients with suspected dengue in the first post-transplant week. We used serologic and molecular analysis to confirm the infection. Herein, we describe four cases of dengue virus transmission through solid organ transplantation. The recipients had positive serology and RT-PCR. Infection in donors was detected through serology. All cases presented with fever within the first week after transplantation. There were no fatal cases. After these cases, we implemented dengue screening with NS1 antigen detection in donors during dengue outbreaks, and no new cases were detected. In the literature review, additional cases had been published through August 2017. Transmission of Dengue virus can occur through organ donation. In endemic regions, it is important to suspect and screen for dengue in febrile and thrombocytopenic recipients in the postoperative period.

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Transmission of dengue virus from deceased donors to solid organ transplant recipients: case report and literature review

Rosso

Pineda

Sanz

et al. 2018

The Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

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“…The use of hospitals as sentinels of early disease activity is gaining increased attention, given recent reports of hospital-acquired dengue outbreaks occurring well in advance of notable community transmission [51,52]. We consider routine monitoring of febrile episodes among patients and staff a feasible approach to sentinel surveillance in Zanzibar and suggest that both private and public hospitals be engaged to ensure widest possible coverage.…”

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Emerging epidemics: is the Zanzibar healthcare system ready to detect and respond to mosquito-borne viral diseases?

Saleh

Kitau

Konradsen

et al. 2021

BMC Health Serv Res

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Background Effective control of emerging mosquito-borne viral diseases such as dengue, chikungunya, and Zika requires, amongst other things, a functional healthcare system, ready and capable of timely detection and prompt response to incipient epidemics. We assessed the readiness of Zanzibar health facilities and districts for early detection and management of mosquito-borne viral disease outbreaks. Methods A cross-sectional study involving all 10 District Health Management Teams and 45 randomly selected public and private health facilities in Zanzibar was conducted using a mixed-methods approach including observations, document review, and structured interviews with health facility in-charges and District Health Management Team members. Results The readiness of the Zanzibar healthcare system for timely detection, management, and control of dengue and other mosquito-borne viral disease outbreaks was critically low. The majority of health facilities and districts lacked the necessary requirements including standard guidelines, trained staff, real-time data capture, analysis and reporting systems, as well as laboratory diagnostic capacity. In addition, health education programmes for creating public awareness and Aedes mosquito surveillance and control activities were non-existent. Conclusions The Zanzibar healthcare system has limited readiness for management, and control of mosquito-borne viral diseases. In light of impending epidemics, the critical shortage of skilled human resource, lack of guidelines, lack of effective disease and vector surveillance and control measures as well as lack of laboratory capacity at all levels of health facilities require urgent attention across the Zanzibar archipelago.

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“…There are several studies showing transmission of Dengue fever, Chikungunya and Zika virus through blood transfusion by asymptomatic donors or during incubation period and it is reasonable that needlestick and sharp injuries may carry a risk of transmission [26–28]. Also several healthcare facilities found vectors mosquitoes in their premises increasing the chances of healthcare workers arbovirus infection through classical form of transmission [29].…”

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Evaluation of anesthesiologists’ knowledge about occupational health: Pilot study

Kim¹,

Kimura²,

Pontes³

et al. 2018

BMC Anesthesiol

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BackgroundAn anesthesiologists’ work presents with numerous occupational risks owing to the large amount of time spent inside the operating room where constant noise, anesthetic vapors, ionizing radiation, infectious agents, and psychological stress are present. Herein, we evaluated anesthesiologists’ knowledge about occupational health.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted to assess 158 anesthesiologists from a tertiary hospital on their knowledge about occupational health using a structured questionnaire.ResultsThe survey revealed a lack of knowledge on the forms of prevention of occupational accidents (74.6% did not know how to act in case of a fire during surgery, 56% failed to identify the post-anesthesia care unit as the place with the highest contamination by inhalation anesthetics, and 42.7% failed to identify all personal protective equipment) and a surprisingly high rate of lack of observance of preventive measures (30.3% washed their hands before touching every patient, 52.5% did not use gloves during intravenous access, and 88.6% used protective equipment against ionizing radiation).ConclusionsDespite improvements in safety standards in healthcare facilities, our research showed lack of knowledge about major topics on occupational health by physicians. Improving safety awareness is an important goal of training programs and continued medical education.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12871-018-0661-y) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Hospital-Acquired Vector-Transmitted Dengue Fever: An Overlooked Problem?

Cited by 5 publications

References 7 publications

Transmission of dengue virus from deceased donors to solid organ transplant recipients: case report and literature review

Transmission of dengue virus from deceased donors to solid organ transplant recipients: case report and literature review

Emerging epidemics: is the Zanzibar healthcare system ready to detect and respond to mosquito-borne viral diseases?

Evaluation of anesthesiologists’ knowledge about occupational health: Pilot study

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