In PAHO HQ All PAHO PAHO + WHO

1994, 104p., ISBN 92 75 11548 6
Order code: SP 548
Price: US$20.00 / US$15.00 in Latin
America and the Caribbean
Languages Available: English, Spanish
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Color cover (293 KB)
Title pages (53 KB)
Table of Contents (40 KB)
Preface (77 KB)

Chapters 1-10:

  1. Introduction (75 KB)
  2. Dengue & Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (1261 KB)
  3. Surveillance (786 KB)
  4. Prevention & Control Strategies (434 KB)
  5. Sustainable Prevention & Control Programs (1785 KB)
  6. Emergency Preparation & Response (808 KB)
  7. Evaluation of Prevention & Control Programs (476 KB)
  8. Operational Research (33 KB)
  9. Training in Dengue Programs (79 KB)
  10. Recommendations for Dengue Programs (65 KB)

Selected Bibliography (83 KB)
Annexes (328 KB)

Dengue and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
in the Americas:
Guidelines for Prevention and Control

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Dengue and its potentially fatal forms, dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome, have again become a serious health problem in many parts of the Americas. Although a campaign once practically eradicated Aedes aegypti, the disease's principal vector, from the Region, most of the countries have become reinfested and have suffered epidemics due to the curtailing of public expenditure on health that took place during the 1980s. Clearly, a new set of guidelines was needed.

The present guidelines stress the fact that dengue is primarily a problem of domestic sanitation. Through physical means and without the overuse of chemicals, A. aegypti and the other important vector, A. albopictus, can be eliminated. Contrary to the centralized and vertically structured programs of the past, these guidelines emphasize ways to transfer the responsibility, capability, and motivation for dengue control and prevention to the community.

Prepared by eighteen representatives from seven countries in the Americas and several PAHO staff members—all experts in the field—this publication fills a critical niche in the fight against dengue in the Americas and is an invaluable tool for health professionals everywhere who work in vector control.