TY - JOUR
T1 - Estimating and mapping the incidence of giardiasis in Colombia, 2009–2013
AU - Rodríguez-Morales, Alfonso J.
AU - Granados-Álvarez, Santiago
AU - Escudero-Quintero, Harold
AU - Vera-Polania, Felipe
AU - Mondragon-Cardona, Alvaro
AU - Díaz-Quijano, Fredi Alexander
AU - Sosa-Valencia, Leonardo
AU - Lozada-Riascos, Carlos O.
AU - Escobedo, Angel A.
AU - Liseth, Olivia
AU - Haque, Ubydul
N1 - Funding Information:
Funding: Training on GIS for Alfonso J. Rodriguez-Morales was funded by Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. This study is part of the project “Desarrollo de Mapas Epidemiológicos a través de Sistemas de Información Geográfica para la Caracterización Geográfica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales en el Eje Cafetero de Colombia” (Code 5-15-5 [2015–2017]), Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. Ubydul Haque was supported in part by the Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, as part of the University of Florida Pre-eminence Initiative.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016
PY - 2016/8/1
Y1 - 2016/8/1
N2 - Background Giardiasis is one of the most common intestinal infections in the world. There have been no national studies on the morbidity of giardiasis in Colombia. In this study, incidence rates of giardiasis were estimated for the years 2009–2013. Methods An observational, retrospective study of the giardiasis incidence in Colombia, 2009–2013, was performed using data extracted from the personal health records system (Registro Individual de Prestación de Servicios, RIPS). Official population estimates from the National Department of Statistics (DANE) were used for the estimation of crude and adjusted incidence rates (cases/100 000 population). Results During the period studied, 15 851 cases were reported (median 3233/year; 5-year cumulated crude national rate of 33.97 cases/100 000 population). Of these, 50.3% were female; 58.4% were <10 years old and 14.8% were 10–19 years old. By region, 17.7% were from Bogotá (10.07 cases/100 000 population, 2009), 10.9% from Antioquia (9.42, 2009), 8.6% from Atlántico (15.67, 2009), and 6.5% from Risaralda (33.38, 2009). Cases were reported in all departments (even insular areas). Conclusions As giardiasis is neglected in many countries, surveillance is not regularly undertaken. Despite its limitations, this study is the first attempt to provide estimates of national giardiasis incidence with consistent findings regarding affected age groups and geographical distribution.
AB - Background Giardiasis is one of the most common intestinal infections in the world. There have been no national studies on the morbidity of giardiasis in Colombia. In this study, incidence rates of giardiasis were estimated for the years 2009–2013. Methods An observational, retrospective study of the giardiasis incidence in Colombia, 2009–2013, was performed using data extracted from the personal health records system (Registro Individual de Prestación de Servicios, RIPS). Official population estimates from the National Department of Statistics (DANE) were used for the estimation of crude and adjusted incidence rates (cases/100 000 population). Results During the period studied, 15 851 cases were reported (median 3233/year; 5-year cumulated crude national rate of 33.97 cases/100 000 population). Of these, 50.3% were female; 58.4% were <10 years old and 14.8% were 10–19 years old. By region, 17.7% were from Bogotá (10.07 cases/100 000 population, 2009), 10.9% from Antioquia (9.42, 2009), 8.6% from Atlántico (15.67, 2009), and 6.5% from Risaralda (33.38, 2009). Cases were reported in all departments (even insular areas). Conclusions As giardiasis is neglected in many countries, surveillance is not regularly undertaken. Despite its limitations, this study is the first attempt to provide estimates of national giardiasis incidence with consistent findings regarding affected age groups and geographical distribution.
KW - Colombia
KW - Giardiasis
KW - Infectious diseases epidemiology
KW - Parasitic
KW - Protozoan
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U2 - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.06.005
DO - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.06.005
M3 - Article
C2 - 27312583
AN - SCOPUS:84979680242
SN - 1201-9712
VL - 49
SP - 204
EP - 209
JO - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
JF - International Journal of Infectious Diseases
ER -