A framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the Republic of Panama

The dengue virus (DENV) is endemic in most tropical regions of Central and South America. It is known that when the number of mosquito vectors (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus) for this disease becomes abundant, the number of infectious cases increases. DENV has been known to be continuously circ...

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Main Authors: Grimaldo E. Ureña, Yamilka Diaz, Juan M. Pascale, Sandra López-Vergès, Javier E. Sanchez-Galan
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Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fitd.2024.1465856/full
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author Grimaldo E. Ureña
Yamilka Diaz
Juan M. Pascale
Sandra López-Vergès
Javier E. Sanchez-Galan
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description The dengue virus (DENV) is endemic in most tropical regions of Central and South America. It is known that when the number of mosquito vectors (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus) for this disease becomes abundant, the number of infectious cases increases. DENV has been known to be continuously circulating in Panama since 1993, with an increasing number of cases reported in recent years after the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other vector-borne diseases. Preventing dengue outbreaks by having an early detection system is of the utmost importance. To tackle this task, we propose an overall surveillance system framework tailored to the Panamanian situation but applicable to many countries suffering the same maladies. This manuscript presents a transdisciplinary vision that encompasses aspects of sample management, vector surveillance, sharing of weather information, and georeferencing of cases in a Geographic Information System and defining data-driven software solutions for prediction of possible outbreaks.
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spelling doaj-art-0a99c82bcc43467eb0f44e07468f9f7f2025-01-27T06:41:06ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Tropical Diseases2673-75152025-01-01510.3389/fitd.2024.14658561465856A framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the Republic of PanamaGrimaldo E. Ureña0Yamilka Diaz1Juan M. Pascale2Sandra López-Vergès3Javier E. Sanchez-Galan4Dirección de Investigación, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Panamá, PanamaDepartment of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panamá, PanamaDepartment of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panamá, PanamaDepartment of Research in Virology and Biotechnology, Gorgas Memorial Institute of Health Studies, Panamá, PanamaFacultad de Ingenieria de Sistemas Computacionales, Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá, Panamá, PanamaThe dengue virus (DENV) is endemic in most tropical regions of Central and South America. It is known that when the number of mosquito vectors (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus) for this disease becomes abundant, the number of infectious cases increases. DENV has been known to be continuously circulating in Panama since 1993, with an increasing number of cases reported in recent years after the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other vector-borne diseases. Preventing dengue outbreaks by having an early detection system is of the utmost importance. To tackle this task, we propose an overall surveillance system framework tailored to the Panamanian situation but applicable to many countries suffering the same maladies. This manuscript presents a transdisciplinary vision that encompasses aspects of sample management, vector surveillance, sharing of weather information, and georeferencing of cases in a Geographic Information System and defining data-driven software solutions for prediction of possible outbreaks.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fitd.2024.1465856/fulldengue virusarbovirusepidemiological surveillanceoutbreakone healthmosquito vectors
spellingShingle Grimaldo E. Ureña
Yamilka Diaz
Juan M. Pascale
Sandra López-Vergès
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A framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the Republic of Panama
Frontiers in Tropical Diseases
dengue virus
arbovirus
epidemiological surveillance
outbreak
one health
mosquito vectors
title A framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the Republic of Panama
title_full A framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the Republic of Panama
title_fullStr A framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the Republic of Panama
title_full_unstemmed A framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the Republic of Panama
title_short A framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the Republic of Panama
title_sort framework for the early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks in the republic of panama
topic dengue virus
arbovirus
epidemiological surveillance
outbreak
one health
mosquito vectors
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fitd.2024.1465856/full
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