Open AccessReflections on Afro-descendant origin and the outcome of dengue fever cases in Colombia.
Author(s) -
Aura Caterine Rengifo,
María Alexandra Durán,
Y Ortíz,
J. Martín Rodríguez,
Martha Ospina
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
colombia medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1657-9534
pISSN - 0120-8322
DOI - 10.25100/cm.v48i2.2935
Subject(s) - dengue fever , dengue virus , assertion , descendant , population , ethnic group , disease , medicine , demography , political science , virology , sociology , law , pathology , computer science , physics , astronomy , programming language
Dear editors, cordial greetingsAs a group of researchers and professionals signing this letter to the editors, respectfully, we want to make a series of observations and reflections regarding the article “Afro-Colombian ethnicity, a paradoxical protective factor against dengue”1 , published in your prestigious journal.We considered that the article in question lightly concludes that the Afro-Colombian population present a lower risk of complications compared to the non-Afro-Colombian population. This situation, besides of not being completely based on data and facts that it describes and analyzes, is an assertion that can be a source of deeply disorientation for the Colombian health services, upon a time these conclusions get disseminated, and it can also mistakenly indicate to Afro-Colombian people that the risk of complications is lower in the presence of a virus causing a dengue disease.