Dengue Disease Surveillance: Improving Data for Dengue Control
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Dengue Disease Surveillance: Improving Data for Dengue Control
Dengue disease surveillance has been notoriously difficult in the past, with differences between reported and estimated cases being very large; since the quality of available data is generally poor, case estimates vary widely [1,2]. While it is clear that the incidence of dengue is on the increase worldwide, it is difficult to determine how much of this increase should be attributed to improvem...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003311