Estimating dengue transmission intensity from sero-prevalence surveys in multiple countries.

BACKGROUND:Estimates of dengue transmission intensity remain ambiguous. Since the majority of infections are asymptomatic, surveillance systems substantially underestimate true rates of infection. With advances in the development of novel control measures, obtaining robust estimates of average dengu...

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Main Authors: Natsuko Imai, Ilaria Dorigatti, Simon Cauchemez, Neil M Ferguson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-04-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4400108?pdf=render