High dengue case capture rate in four years of a cohort study in Nicaragua compared to national surveillance data.

Dengue is a major public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions; however, under-reporting of cases to national surveillance systems hinders accurate knowledge of disease burden and costs. Laboratory-confirmed dengue cases identified through the Nicaraguan Pediatric Dengue Cohort Study (P...

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Main Authors: Katherine Standish, Guillermina Kuan, William Avilés, Angel Balmaseda, Eva Harris
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2838781?pdf=render