Internal travel and risk of dengue transmission in Colombia

CHAPARRO, PABLO ENRIQUE; DE LA HOZ, FERNANDO; LOZANO BECERRA, JUAN CARLOS; REPETTO, SILVIA ANALIA; ALBA SOTO, CATALINA D

REVISTA PANAMERICANA DE SALUD PúBLICA

Organización Panamericana de la Salud

Lugar: Washington; Año: 2014 vol. 33

1020-4989

Human behavior plays a key role in the dynamics of dengue transmission. However, research on the relationship between human movement and dengue transmission within endemic countries is limited. From January 2008 to December 2011, the authors of this study conducted a retrospective analysis of imported dengue infections in Bogotá, Colombia. Bogotá is a vector-transmission-free city that is also the capital district and most populated municipality in Colombia. The study revealed that 1) Bogotá inhabitants acquired dengue infection in diverse localities throughout the country but the largest proportion of cases (35.6%) were contracted at popular tourist destinations in dengue-endemic areas near Bogotá (