Chikungunya Fever.
Threat to the Region of the Americas.
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https://doi.org/10.35954/SM2012.31.1.4Keywords:
Arbovirosis; Epidemiology; Arbovirus infections; Chikungunya virus.Abstract
In recent years there has been a clear emergence and re-emergence of arbovirosis, diseases transmitted by bites of hematophagous arthropods, which is seen as a threat of globalization.
Culicid mosquitoes occupy a preferential place as arbovirus vectors due to their obligate hematophagy, their maximum adaptability to multiple environments at different latitudes and altitudes, and a great variability of preferred hosts on which to feed and disseminate viruses.
In our environment, imported pathology constitutes a challenge for clinicians, epidemiologists and health authorities since they represent a risk for the community.
This article provides an update on Chikungunya fever, an arbovirosis transmitted by vectors of the Aedes genus, which is at great risk of being introduced into the region of the Americas, due to the distribution and density of transmitting vectors in the region and the susceptibility of the population.
Received for review: June 2012.
Accepted for publication: July 2012.
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