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dc.contributor.authorBhatt, Samiren_US
dc.contributor.authorGething, Peter W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBrady, Oliver J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMessina, Jane P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFarlow, Andrew W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMoyes, Catherine L.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDrake, John M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorBrownstein, John S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHoen, Anne G.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSankoh, Osmanen_US
dc.contributor.authorMyers, Monica F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGeorge, Dylan B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorJaenisch, Thomasen_US
dc.contributor.authorWint, G.R. Williamen_US
dc.contributor.authorSimmons, Cameron P.en_US
dc.contributor.authorScott, Thomas W.en_US
dc.contributor.authorFarrar, Jeremy J.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHay, Simon I.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-10T20:34:08Z
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.identifier.citationBhatt, S., P. W. Gething, O. J. Brady, J. P. Messina, A. W. Farlow, C. L. Moyes, J. M. Drake, et al. 2013. “The global distribution and burden of dengue.” Nature 496 (7446): 504-507. doi:10.1038/nature12060. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nature12060.en
dc.identifier.issn0028-0836en
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:11878919
dc.description.abstractDengue is a systemic viral infection transmitted between humans by Aedes mosquitoes1. For some patients dengue is a life-threatening illness2. There are currently no licensed vaccines or specific therapeutics, and substantial vector control efforts have not stopped its rapid emergence and global spread3. The contemporary worldwide distribution of the risk of dengue virus infection4 and its public health burden are poorly known2,5. Here we undertake an exhaustive assembly of known records of dengue occurrence worldwide, and use a formal modelling framework to map the global distribution of dengue risk. We then pair the resulting risk map with detailed longitudinal information from dengue cohort studies and population surfaces to infer the public health burden of dengue in 2010. We predict dengue to be ubiquitous throughout the tropics, with local spatial variations in risk influenced strongly by rainfall, temperature and the degree of urbanisation. Using cartographic approaches, we estimate there to be 390 million (95 percent credible interval 284-528) dengue infections per year, of which 96 million (67-136) manifest apparently (any level of clinical or sub-clinical severity). This infection total is more than three times the dengue burden estimate of the World Health Organization2. Stratification of our estimates by country allows comparison with national dengue reporting, after taking into account the probability of an apparent infection being formally reported. The most notable differences are discussed. These new risk maps and infection estimates provide novel insights into the global, regional and national public health burden imposed by dengue. We anticipate that they will provide a starting point for a wider discussion about the global impact of this disease and will help guide improvements in disease control strategies using vaccine, drug and vector control methods and in their economic evaluation. [285]en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.relation.isversionofdoi:10.1038/nature12060en
dc.relation.hasversionhttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3651993/pdf/en
dash.licenseLAAen_US
dc.titleThe global distribution and burden of dengueen
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.versionVersion of Recorden
dc.relation.journalNatureen
dash.depositing.authorBrownstein, John S.en_US
dc.date.available2014-03-10T20:34:08Z
dc.identifier.doi10.1038/nature12060*
dash.authorsorderedfalse
dash.contributor.affiliatedBrownstein, John


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