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Comunidad y Salud

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STRANIERI M, Mirna et al. Eco-epidemiological aspects of dengue: Municipality naguanagua, carabobo state, periodo 2006-2010. Comunidad y Salud [online]. 2013, vol.11, n.2, pp.18-26. ISSN 1690-3293.

In Venezuela Dengue is endemic, with cyclical outbreaks in almost all human settlements located below 1800 meters above sea level., Studies of this disease have been made about the habits of Aedesaegypti vector, , their breeding sites and socioeconomic and cultural conditions. General Objective: To describe the dynamics of eco-epidemiological Naguanagua Dengue in the town during the period 2006-2010.Material and Methods: A descriptive study nonrandom sample type and intentional. The data were collected through secondary sources, by reviewing database. Results: We identified 06 areas of increased morbidity from Dengue in the Municipality. Infection affection as follows: 0-4 years was affected males, 5-9 years: females, 10-14 and 15- 19 years in men prevailed arboviruses. Indexes aedicos home (IAC) and deposit (IAD) remained above 5%. Farms predominated helpful: tanks barrels, followed materos in highly urbanized area in various deposits stood useless hatcheries and rubbers. Conclusion: There are repetitive areas of dengue infection in male prevails 0 a19 year old entomological indices are very high, dominated tanks, barrels, tanks and various rubbers as vector breeding sites.

Keywords : Dengue; epidemiological dynamics; indexes aedicos.

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