Epidemiology of dengue in Latin America

B Zambrano, JL San Martin - Journal of the Pediatric Infectious …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease. It is estimated that 50 million dengue infections
occur each year with 500 000 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever and at least 12 000 …

[HTML][HTML] Index cluster study of dengue virus infection in Nicaragua

M Reyes, JC Mercado, K Standish… - The American journal …, 2010 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Traditional study designs do not identify acute asymptomatic or pre-symptomatic dengue
virus (DENV) infections, thus limiting our understanding of immunologic and viral factors that …

Secondary dengue virus infections during the 2009 outbreak in B uenos A ires

E Tittarelli, PR Barrero, AS Mistchenko… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate the occurrence of secondary dengue virus (DENV) infections during
the 2009 outbreak in a non‐endemic area. Viral loads were evaluated in serum from acute …

Risk factors for the incidence of dengue virus infection in preschool children

MG Teixeira, V Morato, FR Barreto… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To estimate the seroincidence of dengue in children living in Salvador, Bahia,
Brazil and to evaluate the factors associated. Methods A prospective serological survey was …

Epidemiology of dengue and other arboviruses in a cohort of school children and their families in Yucatan, Mexico: Baseline and first year follow-up

DP Rojas, GA Barrera-Fuentes… - PLoS neglected …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Dengue is the most prevalent mosquito-borne viral disease of humans and is caused by the
four serotypes of dengue virus. To estimate the incidence of dengue and other arboviruses …

Epidemiology of dengue virus in Iquitos, Peru 1999 to 2005: interepidemic and epidemic patterns of transmission

AC Morrison, SL Minnick, C Rocha… - PLoS neglected …, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Comprehensive, longitudinal field studies that monitor both disease and vector
populations for dengue viruses are urgently needed as a pre-requisite for developing locally …

[HTML][HTML] Seroprevalence of neutralizing antibodies against dengue virus in two localities in the state of Morelos, Mexico

IY Amaya-Larios, RA Martínez-Vega… - The American journal …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Humoral immune response against dengue virus (DENV) is an important component in
dengue-endemic transmission. We conducted a cross-sectional nested cohort study to …

Epidemiology of infant dengue cases illuminates serotype-specificity in the interaction between immunity and disease, and changes in transmission dynamics

H Clapham, DAT Cummings, A Nisalak… - PLoS neglected …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Infants born to dengue immune mothers acquire maternal antibodies to
dengue. These antibodies, though initially protective, decline during the first year of life to …

Seroprevalence and seroconversion of dengue and implications for clinical diagnosis in Amazonian children

AC Martins, TM Pereira… - Interdisciplinary …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of serum IgG dengue in children in an
Amazonian population, to assess the seroconversion rate in 12 months, and to estimate how …

Characterization of dengue virus infections among febrile children clinically diagnosed with a non-dengue illness, Managua, Nicaragua

JJ Waggoner, L Gresh… - The Journal of …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background. We sought to characterize dengue virus (DENV) infections among febrile
children enrolled in a pediatric cohort study who were clinically diagnosed with a non …