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14.10.2016 | Original Paper

Mapping Zika virus disease incidence in Valle del Cauca

verfasst von: Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales, Maria Leonor Galindo-Marquez, Carlos Julian García-Loaiza, Juan Alejandro Sabogal-Roman, Santiago Marin-Loaiza, Andrés F. Ayala, Guillermo J. Lagos-Grisales, Carlos O. Lozada-Riascos, Esteban Parra-Valencia, Jorge H. Rojas-Palacios, Eduardo López, Pío López, Martin P. Grobusch

Erschienen in: Infection | Ausgabe 1/2017

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Abstract

Objective

Geographical information systems (GIS) use for development of epidemiological maps in tropical diseases is increasingly frequently utilized. Here, we apply this technique to map the current Zika virus (ZIKV) outbreak in Colombia.

Methods

Surveillance cases data of the ongoing epidemic of ZIKV in Valle del Cauca department and its capital, Cali (2015–2016), were used to estimate cumulated incidence rates (cases/100,000 population) to develop the first maps in the department and it municipalities. The GIS software used was Kosmo Desktop 3.0RC1®. Three thematic incidence rate maps were developed.

Results

Up to April 2, 2016, 9,825 cases of ZIKV were reported (15.15 % of the country cases). The burden of ZIKV infection has been concentrated in the North of the department. Valle del Cauca borders with other departments with incidence of ZIKV infection, such as Quindío (173 cases) and Risaralda (687 cases). Eleven municipalities of Valle del Cauca had cases in the range between 250 and 499 cases/100,000, all in the North and East of the department. Cali, the capital concentrates more than a third of the reported cases of ZIKV in Valle del Cauca.

Conclusions

Use of GIS-based epidemiological maps allows to guide decision-making for prevention and control of diseases that constitute significant public health problems in the region and the country, such as exemplified by the emergence of ZIKV infection, particularly in departments such as Valle del Cauca with a high disease incidence.
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Metadaten
Titel
Mapping Zika virus disease incidence in Valle del Cauca
verfasst von
Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales
Maria Leonor Galindo-Marquez
Carlos Julian García-Loaiza
Juan Alejandro Sabogal-Roman
Santiago Marin-Loaiza
Andrés F. Ayala
Guillermo J. Lagos-Grisales
Carlos O. Lozada-Riascos
Esteban Parra-Valencia
Jorge H. Rojas-Palacios
Eduardo López
Pío López
Martin P. Grobusch
Publikationsdatum
14.10.2016
Verlag
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Erschienen in
Infection / Ausgabe 1/2017
Print ISSN: 0300-8126
Elektronische ISSN: 1439-0973
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-016-0948-1

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