Mapping Zika virus disease incidence in Valle del Cauca

Abstract

used was Kosmo Desktop 3.0RC1 ® . Three thematic incidence rate maps were developed. Results Up to April 2, 2016, 9,825 cases of ZIKV were reported (15.15 % of the country cases). The burden of ZIKV infection has been concentrated in the North of the department. Valle del Cauca borders with other departments with incidence of ZIKV infection, such as Quindío (173 cases) and Risaralda (687 cases). Eleven municipalities of Valle del Cauca had cases in the range between 250 and 499 cases/100,000, all in the North and East of the department. Cali, the capital concentrates more than a third of the reported cases of ZIKV in Valle del Cauca. Conclusions Use of GIS-based epidemiological maps allows to guide decision-making for prevention and control of diseases that constitute significant public health problems in the region and the country, such as exemplified by the emergence of ZIKV infection, particularly in departments such as Valle del Cauca with a high disease incidence.

Spatial Distribution of Dengue in Honduras during 2016-2019 Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) – Implications During Epidemic for Public Health and Travel Medicine

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“…GIS-based maps provide relevant information to assess the risk to individuals traveling to specific destinations in endemic-epidemic areas allowing detailed prevention advice [4,6,33]. Such maps allow integration of prevention and control strategies, as well as public health policies, for joint control of this vector-borne disease in this and other countries of the region [55].…”

“…The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) currently streamlines reports from ministries of health and reports weekly confirmed and suspected cases of arboviral diseases such as DENV, CHIK, and ZIKV by country [24,[26][27][28][29][30][31]. These reports provide up-todate data about the epidemiology of arboviral diseases in affected global regions [12], However, there is no detailed information about specific places, departments or municipalities, which is necessary to make more specific recommendations to travelers as well for public health prioritization and policies [4,27,29,32,33], especially during epidemics, as is the case for Honduras in 2019.…”

Clinical features of the first cases and a cluster of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Bolivia imported from Italy and Spain

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Relationship between epidemiologic surveillance with geo-climatic variables during Zika outbreak in Guerrero State, Mexico 2016

“…In this way, it seeks to make efficient economic and human resources. 21,22 In addition, they allow identifying priority areas; especially with Dengue disease in areas or municipalities that repeat cases over time. 23 In the present study, the areas where Zika outbreaks occurred and their relationship with geoclimatic variables were identified.…”