Journal article
The global distribution and burden of dengue.
- Abstract:
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Dengue is a systemic viral infection transmitted between humans by Aedes mosquitoes. For some patients, dengue is a life-threatening illness. There are currently no licensed vaccines or specific therapeutics, and substantial vector control efforts have not stopped its rapid emergence and global spread. The contemporary worldwide distribution of the risk of dengue virus infection and its public health burden are poorly known. Here we undertake an exhaustive assembly of known records of dengue ...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Funding
+ Science and Technology Directorate, Department of Homeland Security
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Funding agency for:
Hay, S
Grant:
Senior Research Fellowship (095066)
+ Wellcome Trust
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Funding agency for:
Simmons, C
Grant:
Senior Research Fellowship (084368)
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Nature Publishing Group Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Nature Journal website
- Volume:
- 496
- Issue:
- 7446
- Pages:
- 504-507
- Publication date:
- 2013-04-07
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1476-4687
- ISSN:
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0028-0836
- Source identifiers:
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394915
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- Language:
- English
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- Pubs id:
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pubs:394915
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uuid:1860e574-b851-42a1-9d1e-93e00418e4ab
- Local pid:
- pubs:394915
- Deposit date:
- 2013-11-16
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- Copyright holder:
- Macmillan Publishers
- Copyright date:
- 2013
- Notes:
- ©2013 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Nature Publishing Group at: [10.1038/nature12060]
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