Tifus murino en el Cairo-valle ¿Brote o condición endémica emergente?

Abstract

Introducción: En el Municipio de El Cairo Valle se reportó un brote de Tifus Murino, el cual habitualmente no se diagnostica en la región.Métodos: Se presenta una serie de casos obtenidos del Sitema de Vigilancia Epidemiológica del Municipio de El Cairo, administrado por el Hospital Municipal. Resultados: Se reportan 34 casos nuevos de Tifus Murino, que como características especiales fueron predominantemente femeninos, y población adulta. Conclusión: El brote fue controlado con la oportuna intervención del Comité de Vigilancia Epidemiológica del Municipio y coordinado por diferentes instituciones.

Abstract

Introduction: El Cairo is a town in Valle, Murine Typhus is not ommonly diagnosed, a shot was reported in this region by information systems.Methods: Some cases have been taken from the Municipal Epidemiological Vigilance System in El Cairo, Valley which is administered by the Local Hospital Results: Thirty- four new cases of Murine Typhus were reported having all of them a predominant characteristic; they were found in female and adult population.Conclusion: The outbreak was controlled as a result of the appropiate intervention from the Municipal Epidemiological Vigilance Committee and the coordinated work from some institutions.

Key words: Typhus Endemic Flea - Borne; Epidemiologic Surveillance; Zoonoses; Ectoparasitic Infestations

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