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Aedes aegypti

2008: Number of Reported Cases of
Dengue & Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF),
Region of the Americas (by country and subregion)

Figures for 2008 (to week noted by each country*)
(Last Update: Epidemiological Week / EW 32, data received 7 August 2008)

Country or Subregion Weeka Cases of D & DHFb reported Serotyped (%) DHFe Deaths Population x 1,000 (DHF/D) x 100 CFR
Clinical Incidence Ratec Lab. Confirmed Incidence Ratec
North America
United States*** Week 0 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- 0 1,200 0.00 0.00
Subtotal -- 0 -- 0 -- -- 0 0 0 -- --
Central America and Mexico
Belizeg Week 24 16 6.93 -- 0.00 DEN 0 0 231 0.00 0.00
Costa Rica** Week 30 4,523 139.43 -- 0.00 DEN 1, 2 43 0 3,244 0.95 0.00
El Salvadorf Week 29 3,524 55.09 787 12.30 DEN 0 -- 6,397 0.00 0.00
Guatemala Week 23 963 8.24 83 0.71 DEN 1, 2 4 0 11,687 0.00 0.00
Honduras Week 30 6,637 100.94 -- 0.00 DEN 2, 4 657 2 6,575 9.90 0.30
Mexicof Week 20 16,285 16.23 3,268 3.26 DEN 1 747 0 100,368 4.59 0.00
Nicaraguag Week 25 147 2.82 129 2.48 DEN 18 1 5,208 12.24 5.56
Panama Week 24 269 9.28 -- 0.00 DEN 3 2 0 2,899 0.74 0.00
Subtotal -- 32,364 -- 4,267 -- -- 1,471 3 -- -- --
Andean Subregion
Bolivia** Week 18 730 36.50 321 16.05 DEN 3 0 2,000 0.41 0.00
Colombia Week 29 15,666 68.29 3,394 14.80 DEN 1, 2, 3 1,623 5 22,939 10.36 0.31
Ecuador Week 19 1,894 14.13 -- 0.00 DEN 15 0 13,408 0.00 0.00
Peru Week 30 9,528 36.51 2,266 8.68 DEN 28 1 26,095 0.29 3.57
Venezuela Week 16 20,601 74.96 -- 0.00 DEN 1, 2, 3, 4 1,410 0 27,481 0.00 0.00
Subtotal -- 48,419 -- 5,981 -- -- 3,079 6 -- -- --
Southern Cone
Argentina Week 18 28 0.07 3 0.01 DEN 1 0 0 37,448 0.00 0.00
Brazil Week 22 472,997 274.11 -- 0.00 DEN 1, 2, 3 9,957 199 172,559 2.11 2.00
Chile**** Week 28 16 0.35 -- 0.00 DEN 1 0 0 4,537 0.00 0.00
Paraguay Week 18 1,953 34.65 8 0.14 DEN -- -- 5,636 0.00 0.00
Uruguay*** Week 18 0 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 3,385 0.00 0.00
Subtotal -- 474,994 -- 11 -- -- 9,957 199 -- -- --
Hispanic Caribbean
Cubaf Week -- 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 11,254 -- --
Dominican Republic Week 26 1,074 12.64 422 4.97 DEN 27 6 8,495 2.51 22.22
Puerto Rico Week 28 1,559 39.45 -- 0.00 DEN 1, 2, 3 1 2 3,952 0.06 200.00
Subtotal -- 2,633 -- 422 -- -- 28 8 -- -- --
Caribbean: English-, French-, and Dutch-Speaking*
American Virgin Islands Week -- -- -- -- DEN -- -- -- 0.00 0.00
Anguilla Week 30 1 8.33 -- 0.00 DEN 1 -- -- 12 0.00 0.00
Antigua & Barbuda Week 20 -- 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 65 0.00 0.00
Aruba Week -- 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 104 0.00 0.00
Bahamas Week 26 0 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 308 0.00 0.00
Barbados Week 12 1 0.37 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 268 0.00 0.00
Bermuda Week 30 0 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 63 0.00 0.00
British Virgin Islands Week 24 0 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN 2, 4 -- -- 24 0.00 0.00
Cayman Islands Week 24 1 2.50 -- 0.00 DEN 2 0 0 40 0.00 0.00
Curaçao Week -- 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 217 0.00 0.00
Dominica Week 28 12 16.90 -- 0.00 DEN 2 0 0 71 0.00 0.00
French Guianag Week 17 191 112.35 -- 0.00 DEN 1, 2, 4 0 0 170 0.00 0.00
Grenada Week 4 0 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 94 0.00 0.00
Guadaloupeg Week 21 160 37.12 -- 0.00 DEN 1, 2 -- -- 431 0.00 0.00
Guyanag Week 24 72 9.44 -- 0.00 DEN 0 -- 763 0.00 0.00
Haitif
Jamaica Week 24 207 7.97 -- 0.00 DEN 2 0 2,598 0.97 0.00
Martiniqueg Week 19 485 125.65 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 386 0.00 0.00
Montserrat Week 28 0 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 8 0.00 0.00
St. Kitts & Nevis Week -- 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 38 0.00 0.00
St. Lucia Week 24 28 18.79 -- 0.00 DEN 2 0 0 149 0.00 0.00
St. Vincent & the Grenadines Week 20 1 0.88 -- 0.00 DEN -- -- 114 0.00 0.00
Suriname Week 28 8 1.91 -- 0.00 DEN 5 0 419 62.50 0.00
Trinidad & Tobago Week 16 74 5.69 -- 0.00 DEN 2 5 0 1,300 0.00 0.00
Turks & Caicos Islands Week 24 0 0.00 -- 0.00 DEN 0 0 17 0.00 0.00
Subtotal -- 1,257 -- 0 -- -- 12 0 -- -- --
TOTAL -- 559,667 -- 10,681 -- -- 14,547 216 483,457 -- --
Summary by Subregion
Subregion Dengue DHF Deaths
North America 0 0 0
Central America 32,364 1,471 3
Andean 48,419 3,079 6
Southern Cone 474,994 9,957 199
Hispanic Caribbean 2,633 28 8
Caribbean 1,257 12 0
a Epidemiological week
b Cases of dengue and DHF
c Incidence per 100,000 pop. (to date)
d Serotypes circulating (%)
e Cases of DHF only
f Without reports
g Confirmed cases only
h Cases are from Easter Island only
* Figures from the English Caribbean provided by the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC)
** Population at risk
*** Imported cases
CFR = Case fatality rate of DHF
DHF/D = DHF/D ratio %
Source: Reports to PAHO from the Ministries of Health of the respective countries;
figures from the English-speaking Caribbean provided by the Caribbean Epidemiology Centre (CAREC).
Regional data compiled by PAHO on the basis of said reports.

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