Best practices in dengue surveillance: a report from the Asia-Pacific and Americas Dengue Prevention Boards.

<h4>Background</h4>Dengue fever is a virus infection that is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause severe disease especially in children. Dengue fever is a major problem in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world.<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>We i...

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Main Authors: Mark E Beatty, Amy Stone, David W Fitzsimons, Jeffrey N Hanna, Sai Kit Lam, Sirenda Vong, Maria G Guzman, Jorge F Mendez-Galvan, Scott B Halstead, G William Letson, Joel Kuritsky, Richard Mahoney, Harold S Margolis, Asia-Pacific and Americas Dengue Prevention Boards Surveillance Working Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-11-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21103381/pdf/?tool=EBI