Prevalence of febrile syndromes in dengue surveillance, havana city, 2007.
MEDICC Rev
; 13(2): 47-51, 2011 04.
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OBJECTIVE: Determine point prevalence of febrile syndromes and compare with prevalence reported by habitual clinical and seroepidemiologic dengue surveillance system in Havana City. METHODS: In October 2007, a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in a representative sample, calculating prevalences of febrile syndromes and undifferentiated febrile syndromes. Chi-square analysis was used for rate comparisons. RESULTS: Point prevalences of febrile syndromes and undifferentiated febrile syndromes were 352.6 and 144.2 times greater, respectively, than those reported by the habitual clinical and seroepidemiologic dengue surveillance system; these differences were statistically significant (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Point prevalence of febrile syndromes was far greater than prevalence reported by the habitual clinical and seroepidemiologic dengue surveillance system, an indication of underreporting.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Idioma:
En
Revista:
MEDICC Rev
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SAUDE PUBLICA
Ano de publicação:
2011
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Article
País de afiliação:
Cuba
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos