Assessing the Burden of Dengue during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Year/Age Group | DALYs (95% CI) | % YLL | DALY Rate |
---|---|---|---|
2020 | |||
0–4 | 413 (404–424) | 94 | 4.1 |
5–14 | 1333 (1293–1382) | 92 | 6.1 |
15–29 | 2003 (1935–2087) | 91 | 6.4 |
30–44 | 1716 (1659–1785) | 91 | 6.4 |
45–59 | 1575 (1541–1617) | 94 | 7.6 |
60–69 | 506 (496–517) | 95 | 6.0 |
70–79 | 419 (415–425) | 97 | 9.4 |
80+ | 157 (155–159) | 97 | 7.1 |
All | 8121 (7897–8396) | 92 | 6.5 |
2021 | |||
0–4 | 519 (515–525) | 98 | 5.2 |
5–14 | 793 (779–810) | 95 | 3.7 |
15–29 | 1011 (989–1037) | 94 | 3.2 |
30–44 | 833 (817–853) | 95 | 3.1 |
45–59 | 918 (908–931) | 97 | 4.4 |
60–69 | 319 (316–323) | 97 | 3.8 |
70–79 | 214 (213–216) | 98 | 4.8 |
80+ | 124 (123–125) | 98 | 5.6 |
All | 4733 (4661–4820) | 96 | 3.8 |
2022 | |||
0–4 | 613 (606–621) | 97 | 6.1 |
5–14 | 1330 (1303–1363) | 94 | 6.1 |
15–29 | 2376 (2341–2419) | 96 | 7.6 |
30–44 | 1814 (1790–1845) | 96 | 6.7 |
45–59 | 1454 (1438–1473) | 97 | 7.0 |
60–69 | 419 (414–425) | 97 | 4.9 |
70–79 | 338 (336–342) | 98 | 7.6 |
80+ | 118 (116–119) | 97 | 5.3 |
All | 8461 (8344–8605) | 96 | 6.7 |
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Lugo-Radillo, A.; Mendoza-Cano, O.; Trujillo, X.; Huerta, M.; Ríos-Silva, M.; Guzmán-Esquivel, J.; Benites-Godínez, V.; Bricio-Barrios, J.A.; Ríos-Bracamontes, E.F.; Cárdenas-Rojas, M.I.; et al. Assessing the Burden of Dengue during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2023, 8, 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8040232
Lugo-Radillo A, Mendoza-Cano O, Trujillo X, Huerta M, Ríos-Silva M, Guzmán-Esquivel J, Benites-Godínez V, Bricio-Barrios JA, Ríos-Bracamontes EF, Cárdenas-Rojas MI, et al. Assessing the Burden of Dengue during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2023; 8(4):232. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8040232
Chicago/Turabian StyleLugo-Radillo, Agustin, Oliver Mendoza-Cano, Xóchitl Trujillo, Miguel Huerta, Mónica Ríos-Silva, José Guzmán-Esquivel, Verónica Benites-Godínez, Jaime Alberto Bricio-Barrios, Eder Fernando Ríos-Bracamontes, Martha I. Cárdenas-Rojas, and et al. 2023. "Assessing the Burden of Dengue during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Mexico" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 8, no. 4: 232. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed8040232