Messina, Jane PBrady, Oliver JPigott, David MBrownstein, JohnHoen, Anne GHay, Simon I2015-06-022014Messina, Jane P, Oliver J Brady, David M Pigott, John S Brownstein, Anne G Hoen, and Simon I Hay. 2014. “A global compendium of human dengue virus occurrence.” Scientific Data 1 (1): 140004. doi:10.1038/sdata.2014.4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sdata.2014.4.2052-4463http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:16121068A global geographic database of human dengue virus occurrence was produced to generate a global risk map and associated burden estimates1. Herein we present the database, which comprises occurrence data linked to point or polygon locations, derived from peer-reviewed literature and case reports as well as informal online sources. Entries date from 1960 to 2012. We describe all data collection processes in full, as well as geo-positioning, database management and quality-control procedures. This is the most comprehensive database of confirmed human dengue infection to-date, consisting of 8,309 geo-positioned occurrences in total.en-USJournal Article2015-06-0210.1038/sdata.2014.4