title: [Integrated prevention and control strategy for dengue in Mesoamerica].
abstract: Dengue in the Americas is a public health problem in ascent. The control strategies have not been effective when sustained in the intensive use of insecticides and poor community participation. The Mesoamerican Initiative for the Prevention and the Integrated Control of Dengue synthesizes the works generated by the Integrated Strategy of the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO) and the risks stratification strategy designed by the countries of the Mesoamerican region. The objective is to progressively reduce the incidence of dengue cases until a 50% reduction is reached over a five years period. This document describes the elements for the risk stratification, the activities for prevention and control organized by levels of intensity and frequency and the indicators used to pursuit the objectives. To face the dispersion of the problem a concentration of efforts for control in the areas of greater risk is presented; the opportunity in the detection of cases is highlighted to tackle the fast dissemination of the infection; focus on the most productive breeding sites is proposed to battle against the vast dissemination of the breeding sites; and the severity of the infection must be addressed by capable clinical human resources. This strategy was designed along with the national representatives of the control programs to create master plans that provided the basis for the integrated prevention and control of dengue in the Mesoamerican region.
authors.affiliation: Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México. hector.gomez@insp.mx
authors.forename: Héctor
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gómez-Dantés
authors.forename: José Luis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: San Martín
authors.forename: Rogelio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Danis-Lozano
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Manrique-Saide
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002489:Central America / Q000453:epidemiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission; D003906:Developing Countries; D019353:Endemic Diseases; D006040:Goals; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration; D007303:Insect Vectors; D007391:International Cooperation; D007753:Laboratories / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D009032:Mosquito Control / Q000458:organization & administration; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011634:Public Health; D012308:Risk Management