Estimation of underreporting of Chikungunya virus infection cases in Girardot, Colombia, from November, 2014, to May, 2015

Introduction: Chikungunya virus infection in Colombia became epidemic in 2015. It is estimated that there is underreporting of cases to the public health surveillance system which can induce bias in epidemiological projections for decision making, a serious problem, as it veils the real magnitude an...

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Main Authors: Óscar Pacheco, Máncel Martínez, Ángela Alarcón, Mauricio Bonilla, Alexandra Caycedo, Tania Valbuena, Angie Zabaleta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Nacional de Salud 2017-12-01
Series:Biomédica: revista del Instituto Nacional de Salud
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Online Access:https://www.revistabiomedica.org/index.php/biomedica/article/view/3370