Emergent and re-emergent zoonotic infectious diseases in Uruguay (2004-2024). Part II: Arboviral diseases

Abstract

In a previous communication, the authors followed a One Health approach to analyse human, animal, and socio-environmental and climatic changes affecting the emergence and re-emergence of zoonotic infectious diseases (ZID) in recent decades in Uruguay. Based on Uruguayan’s WOAH reports and the zoonotic reports from the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock and the Ministry of Public Health, the focus was on Rabies, Leishmaniasis, Avian Influenza, and Western Equine Encephalitis. This research article briefly summarises these results, adding the analysis of the available data on Arboviral diseases transmitted by Aedes aegypti, Dengue and Chikungunya, based on the reports from the Ministry of Public Health and the Pan-American Health Organization. We analyse their recent outbreaks and distribution, highlighting the potential impact of our findings. Finally, we deepen our previous comparative analysis of the monitoring sources, which, as we reported, show some differences and methodological gaps requiring improvement and verification, adding the recent autochthonous Dengue and Chikungunya reports since 2023.