Dengue: guidelines for patient care in the Region of the Americas. 2. ed.

Faced with the complex situation caused by dengue in the Americas and around the world, in 2003 the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) developed the Integrated Management Strategy for Dengue Prevention and Control in the Americas (IMS-Dengue) in collaboration with its member countries in order to tackle the disease through these six components: laboratory, social communication, epidemiology, integrated vector management, environmental, and patient care. The Organization considers patient care to be a vital component and has made it a priority.