Relationship between transmission intensity and incidence of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Thailand.

BACKGROUND: Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito-borne virus, and potentially fatal dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) occurs mainly in secondary infections. It recently was hypothesized that, due to the presence of cross-immunity, the relationship between the incidence of DHF and transmission intensit...

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Main Authors: Suwich Thammapalo, Yoshiro Nagao, Wataru Sakamoto, Seeviga Saengtharatip, Masaaki Tsujitani, Yasuhide Nakamura, Paul G Coleman, Clive Davies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2442222?pdf=render