Ibagué Saludable: A novel tool of Information and Communication Technologies for surveillance, prevention and control of dengue, chikungunya, Zika and other vector-borne diseases in Colombia

Guillermo A Jaramillo-Martinez; Heriberto Vasquez-Serna; Ruthdy Chavarro-Ordoñez; Oscar F Rojas-Gomez; Carlos E Jimenez-Canizales; Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales

doi:10.1016/j.jiph.2017.03.001

Ibagué Saludable: A novel tool of Information and Communication Technologies for surveillance, prevention and control of dengue, chikungunya, Zika and other vector-borne diseases in Colombia

J Infect Public Health. 2018 Jan-Feb;11(1):145-146. doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2017.03.001. Epub 2017 Apr 20.

Authors

Guillermo A Jaramillo-Martinez¹, Heriberto Vasquez-Serna², Ruthdy Chavarro-Ordoñez³, Oscar F Rojas-Gomez⁴, Carlos E Jimenez-Canizales⁵, Alfonso J Rodriguez-Morales⁶

Affiliations

¹ Municipality of Ibagué, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia; Secretary of Health of Ibague, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia; Ibague Saludable Research Group, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia.
² Secretary of Health of Ibague, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia; Ibague Saludable Research Group, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia; Colombian Collaborative Network on Zika and Other Arboviruses (RECOLZIKA), Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia.
³ Secretary of Health of Ibague, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia; Ibague Saludable Research Group, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia.
⁴ Ibague Saludable Research Group, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia; ESE Hospital San Francisco, Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia.
⁵ Secretary of Health of Ibague, Ibague, Tolima, Colombia; Colombian Collaborative Network on Zika and Other Arboviruses (RECOLZIKA), Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia; Internal Medicine, Universidad Surcolombiana, Neiva, Huila, Colombia; Public Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia; Infection and Immunity Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia.
⁶ Colombian Collaborative Network on Zika and Other Arboviruses (RECOLZIKA), Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia; Public Health and Infection Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia; Infection and Immunity Research Group, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Colombia. Electronic address: ajrodriguezmmd@gmail.com.

PMID: 28434775
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2017.03.001

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Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Animals
Chikungunya Fever / epidemiology*
Chikungunya Fever / prevention & control
Colombia / epidemiology
Dengue / epidemiology*
Dengue / prevention & control
Epidemiological Monitoring*
Health Communication / methods*
Humans
Mosquito Control / methods
Mosquito Control / organization & administration*
Zika Virus Infection / epidemiology*
Zika Virus Infection / prevention & control
Zoonoses / epidemiology*
Zoonoses / prevention & control