Abstract
Resumo O estudo das doenças transmitidas por vetores sempre foi uma área de interesse do Instituto do Higiene do Medicina Tropical (IHMT). Após a erradicação da malária em Portugal a atividade do IHMT neste domínio do conhecimento centrou-se principalmente no estudo destas patologias nas regiões tropicais e subtropicais. No entanto, com a (re)emergência de algumas destas doenças a nível global, nomeadamente arboviroses como a febre de dengue e de Chikungunya, a atividade do IHMT não só se intensificou como passou a refletir uma preocupação crescente com a vulnerabilidade dos territórios nacionais a estas patologias. Tal preocupação veio culminar com a declaração de um surto de dengue na ilha da Madeira o que impulsionou o IHMT a expandir a sua atividade muito além da pesquisa científica para as áreas da monitorização, vigilância e controlo vetorial destas patologias.
Abstract
The study of vector-borne diseases has always been an area of interest of the Instituto do Higiene do Medicina Tropical (IHMT). After the eradication of malaria in Portugal, the activity of IHMT in this field of knowledge focused mainly on the study of these diseases in tropical and subtropical regions. However with the (re)emergence of some of these illnesses at global level, including arboviroses such as those caused by dengue and Chikungunya viruses, the work carried out at IHMT started to reflect a growing concern about the vulnerability of the national territories to these diseases. This concern has intensified with the notification of a dengue outbreak in Madeira, which led IHMT to expand its activity beyond the scientific research into the areas of monitoring, surveillance and vector control of these diseases.
Abstract
The study of vector-borne diseases has always been an area of interest of the Instituto do Higiene do Medicina Tropical (IHMT). After the eradication of malaria in Portugal, the activity of IHMT in this field of knowledge focused mainly on the study of these diseases in tropical and subtropical regions. However with the (re)emergence of some of these illnesses at global level, including arboviroses such as those caused by dengue and Chikungunya viruses, the work carried out at IHMT started to reflect a growing concern about the vulnerability of the national territories to these diseases. This concern has intensified with the notification of a dengue outbreak in Madeira, which led IHMT to expand its activity beyond the scientific research into the areas of monitoring, surveillance and vector control of these diseases.
Original language | Portuguese |
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Pages (from-to) | 19-23 |
Journal | Anais do Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical |
Volume | 13 |
Publication status | Published - 2015 |