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Revista Científica Ciencia Médica
Print version ISSN 1817-7433On-line version ISSN 2220-2234
Abstract
MOLLINEDO PEREZ, Juan Sergio; AYMARA MOLLINEDO, Zoraida; GIRONDA, Wilson Julio and MOLLINEDO, Rene Edmundo. TRAVELER'S DENGUE TROPICAL DISEASES OUTSIDE THE TROPICS IN BOLIVIA. Rev Cient Cienc Méd [online]. 2021, vol.24, n.2, pp.102-107. Epub Dec 31, 2021. ISSN 1817-7433. https://doi.org/10.51581/rccm.v24i2.398.
Introduction:
The occurrence of tropical diseases outside the tropics is a priority in the prevention of emerging infectious diseases in Bolivian health for the XXI century.
Objective:
Evaluate in La Paz city the presence of Tropical Diseases, with an emphasis on Dengue, defying the traditional vision that their presence is restricted to tropical areas.
Materials and methods:
From November 20I2 to February 20I3, a descriptive, cross-sectional, retrospective study was carried out in 876 patients who came by referral or on their own initiative to the recently implemented Tropical Medicine clinic at the National Institute of Health Laboratories (INLASA) in the city of La Paz.
Results:
In 4 months of care, specialty clinical examinations were performed on all patients from 6 departments, resulting in 44 presenting febrile syndrome; With the support of the general and specific laboratory tests requested, it was concluded that 34 suffered from dengue, 3 from Plasmodium vivax malaria, I from leptospirosis, and 3 from etiologies of bacterial origin.
Conclusion:
In the city of La Paz exists a significant presence of Tropical Pathologies cases, mainly dengue and malaria, so the health system must consider the need for specific care services for these pathologies, in order to provide timely care for these increasingly prevalent diseases in the Andean area of the country.
Keywords : Dengue; Neglected tropical diseases; arbovirosis and Aedes aegypti.