Epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre-pandemic to post-pandemic periods in the Americas and Brazil

Introduction: Dengue is an asymptomatic infection or present symptoms like low fever to disabling high fever, severe headache, retroocular, muscle and joint pain, in addition to skin rashes, and if associated with COVID-19, it can worsen the illness condition. Objective: investigate the epidemiolog...

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Main Authors: Viviane Karolina Vivi-Oliveira, Vagner Ferreira do Nascimento, Ana Cláudia Pereira Terças-Trettel, Bianca Ayne Terrabuio, Klaucia Rodrigues Vasconcelos, Elaine Cristina de Oliveira, Diniz Pereira Leite-Júnior
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Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2024-07-01
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author Viviane Karolina Vivi-Oliveira
Vagner Ferreira do Nascimento
Ana Cláudia Pereira Terças-Trettel
Bianca Ayne Terrabuio
Klaucia Rodrigues Vasconcelos
Elaine Cristina de Oliveira
Diniz Pereira Leite-Júnior
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Vagner Ferreira do Nascimento
Ana Cláudia Pereira Terças-Trettel
Bianca Ayne Terrabuio
Klaucia Rodrigues Vasconcelos
Elaine Cristina de Oliveira
Diniz Pereira Leite-Júnior
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description Introduction: Dengue is an asymptomatic infection or present symptoms like low fever to disabling high fever, severe headache, retroocular, muscle and joint pain, in addition to skin rashes, and if associated with COVID-19, it can worsen the illness condition. Objective: investigate the epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre-pandemic, pandemic and post-pandemic periods from an American and Brazilian perspective. Methodology: descriptive study, based on the search for information in epidemiological bulletins, data from DATASUS and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, in addition to articles available in databases provided by SciELO, ScienceDirect and Pubmed. Results: In the period before the pandemic, the high number of notifications was due to the DENV2 serotype, causing a large epidemic. In the years 2020-2021 there was a drop in the number of notifications due to the introduction of social and public health measures, misdiagnosis between the signs/symptoms of dengue and COVID-19, inaccurate serological tests and underreporting. In 2022 and 2023, the epidemiological scenario again points to increasing notification of dengue cases, mainly due to changes in routine vector control during the pandemic, combined with favorable environmental factors, such as increased rainfall. Conclusion: the neglect of both dengue fever and other diseases has negatively impacted the population today, since in order to mitigate the damage caused by the pandemic, actions to promote and prevent the health of endemic diseases in our territory, when placed in the background, have caused the underreporting of cases, influenced by changes in the political, economic and health spheres of society.
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spelling doaj-art-b308808976da428db5a3fbfeea1520d62025-08-20T02:56:30ZengUniversidad de Costa RicaPoblación y Salud en Mesoamérica1659-02012024-07-0122110.15517/psm.v22i1.57664Epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre-pandemic to post-pandemic periods in the Americas and BrazilViviane Karolina Vivi-Oliveira0Vagner Ferreira do Nascimento1Ana Cláudia Pereira Terças-Trettel2Bianca Ayne Terrabuio3Klaucia Rodrigues Vasconcelos4Elaine Cristina de Oliveira5Diniz Pereira Leite-Júnior 6Collective Health Institute, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Central Public Health Laboratory of the State of Mato Grosso (LACEN)State University of Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), BRAZILState University of Mato Grosso (UNEMAT), BRAZILCentral Public Health Laboratory of the State of Mato Grosso (LACEN), BRAZILCentral Public Health Laboratory of the State of Mato Grosso Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Central Public Health Laboratory of the State of Mato Grosso (LACEN), BRAZILFaculty of Medicine, Federal University of Mato Grosso (UFMT), Central Public Health Laboratory of the State of Mato Grosso (LACEN), BRAZIL Introduction: Dengue is an asymptomatic infection or present symptoms like low fever to disabling high fever, severe headache, retroocular, muscle and joint pain, in addition to skin rashes, and if associated with COVID-19, it can worsen the illness condition. Objective: investigate the epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre-pandemic, pandemic and post-pandemic periods from an American and Brazilian perspective. Methodology: descriptive study, based on the search for information in epidemiological bulletins, data from DATASUS and the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization, in addition to articles available in databases provided by SciELO, ScienceDirect and Pubmed. Results: In the period before the pandemic, the high number of notifications was due to the DENV2 serotype, causing a large epidemic. In the years 2020-2021 there was a drop in the number of notifications due to the introduction of social and public health measures, misdiagnosis between the signs/symptoms of dengue and COVID-19, inaccurate serological tests and underreporting. In 2022 and 2023, the epidemiological scenario again points to increasing notification of dengue cases, mainly due to changes in routine vector control during the pandemic, combined with favorable environmental factors, such as increased rainfall. Conclusion: the neglect of both dengue fever and other diseases has negatively impacted the population today, since in order to mitigate the damage caused by the pandemic, actions to promote and prevent the health of endemic diseases in our territory, when placed in the background, have caused the underreporting of cases, influenced by changes in the political, economic and health spheres of society. https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/article/view/57664Arbovirus infectionsCOVID-19Denguepandemics
spellingShingle Viviane Karolina Vivi-Oliveira
Vagner Ferreira do Nascimento
Ana Cláudia Pereira Terças-Trettel
Bianca Ayne Terrabuio
Klaucia Rodrigues Vasconcelos
Elaine Cristina de Oliveira
Diniz Pereira Leite-Júnior
Epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre-pandemic to post-pandemic periods in the Americas and Brazil
Población y Salud en Mesoamérica
Arbovirus infections
COVID-19
Dengue
pandemics
title Epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre-pandemic to post-pandemic periods in the Americas and Brazil
title_full Epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre-pandemic to post-pandemic periods in the Americas and Brazil
title_fullStr Epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre-pandemic to post-pandemic periods in the Americas and Brazil
title_full_unstemmed Epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre-pandemic to post-pandemic periods in the Americas and Brazil
title_short Epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre-pandemic to post-pandemic periods in the Americas and Brazil
title_sort epidemiological evolution of dengue in the pre pandemic to post pandemic periods in the americas and brazil
topic Arbovirus infections
COVID-19
Dengue
pandemics
url https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/psm/article/view/57664
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