The only way for dengue to spread in the human population is through the human-mosquito-human cycle. Most research in this field discusses the dengue-mosquito or dengue-human relationships over a particular study area, but few have explored the local spatial variations of dengue-mosquito and dengue-human relationships within a study area. This study examined whether spatial heterogeneity exists...

Dengue fever is caused by one of the four serotypes of the dengue virus and is transmitted by the urban mosquito Aedes aegypti. In 1993, the city of Charters Towers in the tropical north of Australia experienced an epidemic caused by the dengue 2 virus. A cross-sectional sample of 1,000 people was assessed for determinants of recent symptomatic dengue infection. After exclusion of people with p...

OBJECTIVE In spite of long-term endemicity and repeated government and private efforts, effective, sustained community participation for dengue prevention remains a challenge in Puerto Rico. This study explored differences found in interviews conducted in 2001 in attitudes toward dengue and its prevention by respondents' gender and whether they had a prior dengue infection. Findings may be used...

Dengue is currently listed as a "neglected tropical disease" (NTD). But is dengue still an NTD or not? Classifying dengue as an NTD may carry advantages, but is it justified? This review considers the criteria for the definition of an NTD, the current diverse lists of NTDs by different stakeholders, and the commonalities and differences of dengue with other NTDs. We also review the current rese...

BACKGROUND Dengue illness causes 50-100 million infections worldwide and threatens 2.5 billion people in the tropical and subtropical regions. Little is known about the disease burden and economic impact of dengue in higher resourced countries or the cost-effectiveness of potential dengue vaccines in such settings. METHODS AND FINDINGS We estimate the direct and indirect costs of dengue from ...

Address correspondence to: Tyler M. Sharp, PhD, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dengue Branch, 1324 Calle Cañada, San Juan, PR 00920. Email: [email protected] Dengue represents an increasingly important public health challenge in Puerto Rico, with recent epidemics in 2007, 2010, and 2012–2013. Although recent advances in dengue vaccine development offer hope for primary prevention, the ...

Background: Dengue fever is the most common viral infection transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes. This disease puts more than 3.9 billion people from 129 countries at risk of contracting dengue and causes 40,000 deaths each year. study aims to analyze effectiveness SI-DBD applications for finding, recording, reporting suspected cases dengue.
 Methods: type research a quasi-experiment with The N...

The past 40 years have seen a dramatic increase in the frequency, magnitude and geographic expansion of epidemic dengue, making it the most important vector-borne viral disease in the world. Mosquito control, the only option available for dengue control, has failed. New and innovative tools in the pipeline, however, may provide the opportunity to rollback this disease. The past 40 years have se...

introductio dengue fever is the world’s most important hemorrhagic fever, especially in america, pacific islands, and asia. in countries like ours where viral hepatitis, malaria, enteric fever are common; it represents a challenge to identify the etiology of acute fever complicated by hepatitis. case presentation we report a case of acute hepatitis in a 7-year-old male with dengue hemorrhagic f...

Myocarditis is a common complication of severe dengue infection. However, data about prevalence and characterization of myocarditis in dengue are still lacking. In 2014, the worst outbreak of dengue in the last two decades in China occurred. In this study, we described the clinical and laboratory diagnostic features of dengue with myocarditis. Totally, 1782 diagnosed dengue patients were admitt...