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Cuadro Clínico del Dengue | CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC (2023) C2

Website last accessed on 31.03.2023 Conozca la presentación clínica y la clasificación del dengue.

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Chikungunya as a paradigm for emerging viral diseases: Evaluating disease impact and hurdles to vaccine development

Rezza G., Weaver S.C. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases (2019) C2

Chikungunya fever (CHIKF) is an emerging infectious disease caused by an alphavirus transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquitoes. Because mosquito control programs are not highly efficient for outbreak containment, vaccines are essential to reduce the burden of disease. Although no licensed vaccine against ... more

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Technical handbook for dengue surveillance, dengue outbreak prediction/detection and outbreak response (“model contingency plan”)

World Health Organization WHO; TDR Program (2017) C_WHO

The aim of this “model contingency plan” is to assist programme managers and planners in devel-oping a national, context-specific, dengue outbreak response plan in order to: (a) detect a dengue outbreak at an early stage through clearly defined and validated alarm signals; (b) precisely define w... more

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Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Chikungunya Fever - 2009

World Health Organization - Regional Office for South-East Asia (2009) CC

This guideline for the prevention and control of chikungunya fever (CF) is intended for use by all peripheral health workers in the Region and is based on the strategy outlined above. This document will focus mainly on preventing, predicting and detecting outbreaks, and after detection, investig... more

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Comprehensive Guidelines for Prevention and Control of Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever -Revised and expanded edition

World Health Organization WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia WHO Regional Office for South-East Asia (2011) CC

Revised and expanded version of the Guidelines

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Laboratory Tests Used in the Diagnostic and Research of Dengue Virus: Present and Future

Juan Samuel Sulca Herencia IntechOpen (2018) CC

Dengue is a significant public health problem. There are four dengue virus serotypes identified; however, its diagnosis is difficult due to the existence of many viruses, bacteria, and parasites producing the same clinical presentation, being present in the same geographical area and even producing ... more

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Curso de autoaprendizaje: Diagnóstico y manejo clínico del dengue

Pan American Health Organization PAHO ; World Health Organization WHO (2020) C_WHO

El propósito de este curso es proveer al personal de salud encargado de atender casos sospechosos de dengue la información necesaria para realizar un diagnóstico y manejo clínico oportuno, evitando la progresión a las formas graves y las muertes ocasionadas por esta enfermedad.

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Self-learning course: Clinical diagnosis and management of dengue

Pan American Health Organization PAHO ; World Health Organization WHO (2021) C_WHO

This first online course is geared at helping healthcare workers in diagnosing and managing all aspects of dengue in order to avoid complications and fatalities. This course was developed with a comprehensive vision. It is divided into seven modules that include: Epidemiological informatio... more