Dengue: context and trajectory in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil

Dengue since its arrival in mid-1986 had a major impact on public health in the capital of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. Impacts occurred mainly in the first months of the year of the period of higher incidence of rainfall and temperature, causing epidemics that become a concern for the sul-mato-grossensesociety. Climatic factors trigger mobilization of health professionals to intensify vector-fighting campaigns and treat the symptoms in those infected. Although there are a number of measures to deal with dengue epidemics, each year this disease appears again, ignoring the authorities' efforts to contain it. Of the various strategies in the field of health, epidemiology produces technical-scientific knowledge that assists in combating the disease vector. On the other hand, the same can not be said about the historical trajectory of dengue in Campo Grande, as a result of which the studies carried out to date favor approaches on symptoms, problems with the vector and treatment. Thus, characterizing the history of dengue is necessary because it is through history that we can observe the past, to think about how to plan the present and the future. History helps us to recognize the nature and limits of social representations. Thus, in light of the foregoing, this manuscript presents a bibliographical review that contextualizes dengue and its trajectory in Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.