Etiologies of Zoonotic Tropical Febrile Illnesses That Are Not Part of the Notifiable Diseases in Colombia
In Colombia, tropical febrile illnesses represent one of the most important causes of clinical attention. Febrile illnesses in the tropics are mainly zoonotic and have a broad etiology. The Colombian surveillance system monitors some notifiable diseases. However, several etiologies are not monitored...
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| author | Carlos Ramiro Silva-Ramos Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez Cristian C. Serna-Rivera Salim Mattar Marylin Hidalgo |
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| description | In Colombia, tropical febrile illnesses represent one of the most important causes of clinical attention. Febrile illnesses in the tropics are mainly zoonotic and have a broad etiology. The Colombian surveillance system monitors some notifiable diseases. However, several etiologies are not monitored by this system. In the present review, we describe eleven different etiologies of zoonotic tropical febrile illnesses that are not monitored by the Colombian surveillance system but have scientific, historical, and contemporary data that confirm or suggest their presence in different regions of the country: <i>Anaplasma</i>, Arenavirus, <i>Bartonella</i>, relapsing fever group <i>Borrelia</i>, <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>, <i>Ehrlichia</i>, Hantavirus, Mayaro virus, <i> Orientia</i>, Oropouche virus, and <i>Rickettsia</i>. These could generate a risk for the local population, travelers, and immigrants, due to which they should be included in the mandatory notification system, considering their importance for Colombian public health. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-96b627ac95e347e5ab1b0f84c92304e22023-11-19T12:01:20ZengMDPI AGMicroorganisms2076-26072023-08-01119215410.3390/microorganisms11092154Etiologies of Zoonotic Tropical Febrile Illnesses That Are Not Part of the Notifiable Diseases in ColombiaCarlos Ramiro Silva-Ramos0Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez1Cristian C. Serna-Rivera2Salim Mattar3Marylin Hidalgo4Grupo de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, ColombiaServicio de Infectología, Hospital Militar Central, Bogotá 110110, ColombiaGrupo de Investigación en Ciencias Veterinarias (CENTAURO), Línea de Investigación Zoonosis Emergentes y Re-Emergentes, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín 050034, ColombiaInstituto de Investigaciones Biológicas del Trópico, Universidad de Córdoba, Montería 230001, ColombiaGrupo de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Departamento de Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá 110231, ColombiaIn Colombia, tropical febrile illnesses represent one of the most important causes of clinical attention. Febrile illnesses in the tropics are mainly zoonotic and have a broad etiology. The Colombian surveillance system monitors some notifiable diseases. However, several etiologies are not monitored by this system. In the present review, we describe eleven different etiologies of zoonotic tropical febrile illnesses that are not monitored by the Colombian surveillance system but have scientific, historical, and contemporary data that confirm or suggest their presence in different regions of the country: <i>Anaplasma</i>, Arenavirus, <i>Bartonella</i>, relapsing fever group <i>Borrelia</i>, <i>Coxiella burnetii</i>, <i>Ehrlichia</i>, Hantavirus, Mayaro virus, <i> Orientia</i>, Oropouche virus, and <i>Rickettsia</i>. These could generate a risk for the local population, travelers, and immigrants, due to which they should be included in the mandatory notification system, considering their importance for Colombian public health.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/9/2154<i>Alphavirus</i><i>Anaplasma</i>arbovirusarenavirus<i>Bartonella</i><i>Borrelia</i> |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Ramiro Silva-Ramos Álvaro A. Faccini-Martínez Cristian C. Serna-Rivera Salim Mattar Marylin Hidalgo Etiologies of Zoonotic Tropical Febrile Illnesses That Are Not Part of the Notifiable Diseases in Colombia Microorganisms <i>Alphavirus</i> <i>Anaplasma</i> arbovirus arenavirus <i>Bartonella</i> <i>Borrelia</i> |
| title | Etiologies of Zoonotic Tropical Febrile Illnesses That Are Not Part of the Notifiable Diseases in Colombia |
| title_full | Etiologies of Zoonotic Tropical Febrile Illnesses That Are Not Part of the Notifiable Diseases in Colombia |
| title_fullStr | Etiologies of Zoonotic Tropical Febrile Illnesses That Are Not Part of the Notifiable Diseases in Colombia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Etiologies of Zoonotic Tropical Febrile Illnesses That Are Not Part of the Notifiable Diseases in Colombia |
| title_short | Etiologies of Zoonotic Tropical Febrile Illnesses That Are Not Part of the Notifiable Diseases in Colombia |
| title_sort | etiologies of zoonotic tropical febrile illnesses that are not part of the notifiable diseases in colombia |
| topic | <i>Alphavirus</i> <i>Anaplasma</i> arbovirus arenavirus <i>Bartonella</i> <i>Borrelia</i> |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/9/2154 |
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