Understanding Dengue Underreporting: An Analysis of the Impacts for the World, Latin America and Brazil
Notifiable diseases are legally designated due to their epidemic potential, requiring mandatory reporting by healthcare professionals to support public health surveillance and control. This narrative review analyzes weaknesses in the compulsory notification process, with emphasis on dengue, revealin...
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| author | Carlos Letacio Silveira Lessa Bianca Sampaio Dotto Fiuza Katharine Valéria Saraiva Hodel Cíntia Minafra Marilda de Souza Gonçalves Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado |
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| description | Notifiable diseases are legally designated due to their epidemic potential, requiring mandatory reporting by healthcare professionals to support public health surveillance and control. This narrative review analyzes weaknesses in the compulsory notification process, with emphasis on dengue, revealing critical gaps in surveillance systems and health data reporting globally. A structured literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and SciELO, including articles in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Inclusion criteria focused on studies related to dengue surveillance, underreporting, health information systems, and notification policies. The findings demonstrate persistent failures in data collection, diagnostic confirmation, and reporting practices, which compromise the accuracy of epidemiological indicators and hinder timely responses. These limitations reflect broader challenges in dengue control. Strengthening surveillance infrastructure and reporting protocols is essential to mitigate underreporting and improve decision-making in public health. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-758fa2b3314945e9aee92a65e87d212c2025-08-20T03:15:20ZengWileyThe Scientific World Journal1537-744X2025-01-01202510.1155/tswj/9993911Understanding Dengue Underreporting: An Analysis of the Impacts for the World, Latin America and BrazilCarlos Letacio Silveira Lessa0Bianca Sampaio Dotto Fiuza1Katharine Valéria Saraiva Hodel2Cíntia Minafra3Marilda de Souza Gonçalves4Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado5Postgraduate Program in Industrial Management and TechnologySENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS)SENAI Institute of Innovation (ISI) in Health Advanced Systems (CIMATEC ISI SAS)School of Veterinary and Animal ScienceGonçalo Moniz InstitutePostgraduate Program in Industrial Management and TechnologyNotifiable diseases are legally designated due to their epidemic potential, requiring mandatory reporting by healthcare professionals to support public health surveillance and control. This narrative review analyzes weaknesses in the compulsory notification process, with emphasis on dengue, revealing critical gaps in surveillance systems and health data reporting globally. A structured literature search was conducted in PubMed, Scopus, and SciELO, including articles in English, Portuguese, and Spanish. Inclusion criteria focused on studies related to dengue surveillance, underreporting, health information systems, and notification policies. The findings demonstrate persistent failures in data collection, diagnostic confirmation, and reporting practices, which compromise the accuracy of epidemiological indicators and hinder timely responses. These limitations reflect broader challenges in dengue control. Strengthening surveillance infrastructure and reporting protocols is essential to mitigate underreporting and improve decision-making in public health.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/tswj/9993911 |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Letacio Silveira Lessa Bianca Sampaio Dotto Fiuza Katharine Valéria Saraiva Hodel Cíntia Minafra Marilda de Souza Gonçalves Bruna Aparecida Souza Machado Understanding Dengue Underreporting: An Analysis of the Impacts for the World, Latin America and Brazil The Scientific World Journal |
| title | Understanding Dengue Underreporting: An Analysis of the Impacts for the World, Latin America and Brazil |
| title_full | Understanding Dengue Underreporting: An Analysis of the Impacts for the World, Latin America and Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Understanding Dengue Underreporting: An Analysis of the Impacts for the World, Latin America and Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding Dengue Underreporting: An Analysis of the Impacts for the World, Latin America and Brazil |
| title_short | Understanding Dengue Underreporting: An Analysis of the Impacts for the World, Latin America and Brazil |
| title_sort | understanding dengue underreporting an analysis of the impacts for the world latin america and brazil |
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