Epidemiological Alert: Complications and sequelae of COVID-19 (12 August 2020)
Alerta Epidemiológica: Complicaciones y secuelas por COVID-19 (12 de agosto del 2020)
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Between 10 July and 10 August 2020, an additional 4,433,115 cases of COVID-19, including 114,480 additional deaths, were reported in the Region of the Americas, for a cumulative total of 10,697,800 confirmed cases of COVID-19 including 390,849 deaths. This represents a relative increase of 64% in cases and 37% in deaths compared to the number of new cases and deaths reported during the previous 4-week period (12 June to 9 July). The highest proportion of new cases were reported in the United States of America (44%) and Brazil (30%), while the highest proportion of new deaths were reported in Brazil (29%), the United States of America (26%), and Mexico (17%). More than 7 months following the notification of the first COVID-19 cases (Joint Report of the WHO and the Government of China in February 2020), there have been advances in the knowledge of the disease, including but not limited to the source of infection; the pathogenesis and virulence of the virus; transmissibility; risk factors; effectiveness of prevention measures; surveillance; diagnosis; clinical management; and complications and sequelae, amongst others. However, there remain several gaps pertaining to these factors that still require contribution from the entire scientific community. [...] Entre el 10 de julio y el 10 de agosto de 2020 se notificaron 4.433.115 casos adicionales de COVID-19, incluidas 114.480 defunciones adicionales en la región de las Américas, para un total acumulado de 10.697.800 casos confirmados de COVID-19, incluyendo 390.849 defunciones. Esto representa un aumento relativo de 64% en casos nuevos y de 37% en defunciones, comparado con el total de casos nuevos y muertes notificadas en las 4 semanas previas (12 de junio al 9 de julio). La mayor proporción de nuevos casos fueron reportados en Estados Unidos de América (44%) y Brasil (30%); mientras que la mayor proporción de nuevas defunciones fueron reportadas en Brasil (29%), Estados Unidos de América (26%) y México (17%). A más de 7 meses desde la notificación de los primeros casos de COVID-19 (reporte conjunto de la OMS y el Gobierno de China en febrero de 2020) fueron muchos los avances alcanzados en relación al conocimiento de la enfermedad; esto incluye pero no se limita a la fuente de infección, patogénesis y virulencia del virus, transmisibilidad, factores de riesgo, efectividad de medidas de prevención, vigilancia, diagnóstico, manejo clínico, complicaciones y secuelas, entre otros. Sin embargo, existen varias brechas en todos estos aspectos que aún requieren el aporte de toda la comunidad científica. [...]
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Pan American Health Organization / World Health Organization. Epidemiological Alert: Complications and sequelae of COVID-19. 12 August 2020, Washington, D.C.: PAHO/WHO; 2020 Organización Panamericana de la Salud / Organización Mundial de la Salud. Alerta Epidemiológica: COVID-19, complicaciones y secuelas. 12 de agosto de 2020, Washington, D.C. OPS/OMS. 2020
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