Open AccessDevelopment of a sustainable academic and clinical medical mission: Honduras
Author(s) -
K. Brickman,
Theodore Ramsay,
Brianna Crosby,
V. Kazane
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
annals of global health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602
H-Index - 66
ISSN - 2214-9996
DOI - 10.1016/j.aogh.2016.04.664
Subject(s) - annals , global health , publication , public health , publishing , political science , health care , health policy , medicine , public relations , law , geography , nursing , archaeology
has been affected with over 500,000 cases of Chikungunya – which is more than half of the overall outbreak and 5% of the country’s population. While Dengue hasn’t spiked since 2007, the virus remains endemic affecting 6,035 people in 2014 on the island. While infections with these viruses are rarely fatal, the most concerning issue to the Dominican Republic is the economic and health services burden, especially since 20-30% of cases can have long-term sequelae.
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