Abstract
In 2009, the WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases (TDR) and the International Development Research Centre (IDRC) launched a call for innovative community-based ecosystem management research projects for dengue and Chagas disease prevention in low and middle income countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. Eight research institutions were selected. The outputs of these projects led to a better understanding of the interaction between ecological, biological, social and economic (eco-bio-social) determinants of dengue and Chagas disease in Latin America and the Caribbean. Both diseases are considered highly relevant in the regional health agendas.
Highlights
Dengue, caused by any of the four dengue virus serotypes, is regarded as the most important arboviral disease globally
An analysis of dengue cases and its social and economic determinants revealed that countries with higher levels of social inequality (Gini index), illiteracy, and populations living without access to water and sanitation services had the highest prevalence of dengue.[3]
The goal is to reduce the burden of dengue by reducing dengue mortality by 50% and morbidity by 25% by 2020
Summary
Dengue, caused by any of the four dengue virus serotypes, is regarded as the most important arboviral disease globally. In the Americas, the estimated economic cost of the disease supersedes US$2.1 billion per year.[4] An analysis of dengue cases and its social and economic determinants revealed that countries with higher levels of social inequality (Gini index), illiteracy, and populations living without access to water and sanitation services had the highest prevalence of dengue.[3]
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