Differences in TB incidence between prison and general populations, Pereira, Colombia, 2010–2011
2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 93; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.tube.2013.02.001
ISSN1873-281X
AutoresD.M. Castañeda-Hernández, John E. Martínez-Ramírez, Adrián Bolívar-Mejía, Alfonso J. Rodríguez‐Morales,
Tópico(s)Travel-related health issues
ResumoGeographical information systems (GIS) have been demonstrated earlier to be of great use to inform public health action against vector-borne infectious diseases.Using surveillance data on the ongoing ZIKV outbreak from Pereira, Colombia (2015–2016), we estimated incidence rates (cases/100,000 population), and developed maps correlating with the ecoepidemiology of the area.Up to October 8, 2016, 439 cases of ZIKV were reported in Pereira (93 cases/100,000 pop.), with highest rates in the South-West area. At the corregiments (sub-municipalities) of Pereira, Caimalito presented the highest rate. An urban area, Cuba, has 169 cases/100,000 pop., with a low economical level and the highest Aedic index (9.1%). Entomological indexes were associated with ZIKV incidence at simple and multiple non-linear regressions (r2 > 0.25; p < 0.05).Combining entomological, environmental, human population density, travel patterns and case data of vector-borne infections, such as ZIKV, leads to a valuable tool that can be used to pinpoint hotspots also for infections such as dengue, chikungunya and malaria. Such a tool is key to planning mosquito control and the prevention of mosquito-borne diseases in local populations. Such data also enable microepidemiology and the prediction of risk for travelers who visit specific areas in a destination country.
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