Pimentel Raquel, Skewes-Ramm Ronald, Moya José
Dirección General de Epidemiología, Ministerio de Salud Pública, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana.
Organización Panamericana de la Salud, Santo Domingo, República Dominicana,
Rev Panam Salud Publica. 2014 Nov;36(5):336-41.
The chikungunya epidemic in the Dominican Republic began in February 2014. During the first six months 429 421 cases were recorded, representing 65% of all those notified to the Pan American Health Organization by 33 countries and territories of the Region of the Americas. This epidemic has spread quickly in the Dominican Republic, requiring a focused intersectoral response, led by the Ministry of Public Health and involving major efforts by the National Epidemiological System and the health services network. Given that the virus will affect thousands of people, this article seeks to describe the actions that have already been carried out, and to share the results and lessons learned during these first months with health ministries and professionals in the countries of the Region, in order to assist them to prepare an appropriate response to confront the epidemic effectively and efficiently.
多米尼加共和国的基孔肯雅热疫情始于2014年2月。在头六个月里，共记录了429421例病例，占美洲区域33个国家和领土向泛美卫生组织通报的所有病例的65%。此次疫情在多米尼加共和国迅速蔓延，需要由公共卫生部牵头、国家流行病学系统和卫生服务网络做出重大努力的跨部门重点应对措施。鉴于该病毒将影响数千人，本文旨在描述已经采取的行动，并与该区域各国的卫生部和专业人员分享在最初几个月中取得的成果和汲取的经验教训，以协助他们做好适当应对准备，切实有效地抗击疫情。
