Vigilancia intensificada sobre el Dengue y los primeros casos de dengue hemorrágico confirmados en Colombia durante el primer semestre de 1990

Abstract

We show here the results obtained of the Active Surviellance of the National System of Health on Classic Dengue (CD), Classic Dengue with Hemorrhagic Feactures (CDIHF) Hemorrhagic Dengue (HD) and Hemnorrhagic Dengue with Socho Syndrome (HDI SS), during first semester in 1990. From the total 3.098 samples revieved, 568 CD (18%) were confirmed, 121 Showed Hemorrhagic Feactures (21 %) and 35 were considered as HD (6%), accoding to the OMS requirements including the last 35 cases, 9 of them presening shock (26%), on of which was fatal (3%). The reions showing more CD incidence were: Arauca and Casanare. For HD, the regions with high incidence in Colombia were Arauca, Magdalena and Norte de Santander.