PMID: 16640849Apr 28, 2006Paper

Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever: research priorities

Revista Panamericana De Salud Pública = Pan American Journal of Public Health
María G GuzmanGustavo Kouri

Abstract

Dengue is one of the most important infectious diseases in tropical and subtropical countries. At present, the only strategy available to reduce the incidence of dengue is vector control. The World Health Organization and the Pan American Health Organization have called on all nations to take the needed steps to help diminish the burden of this disease and its medical and socioeconomic impact. It is hoped that it will be possible to reverse the increase in dengue and help control its spread through a coordinated, effective international response, along with epidemiological, clinical, and virological research that brings together the most advanced methods and techniques. This piece summarizes the most up-to-date information on dengue, analyzes current epidemiologic trends in the Region of the Americas, discusses the main global and Western Hemisphere initiatives to control the disease, and presents the main areas of research that should be developed in the immediate future.

Citations

Oct 15, 2010·Revista de saúde pública·Mariana I González FernándezEnrique Cifuentes
Jan 13, 2010·The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene·José Luis San MartínMaría G Guzmán
Oct 23, 2008·Journal of the American Mosquito Control Association·Elizabet L EstalloWalter R Almirón
Mar 28, 2012·Revista brasileira de epidemiologia = Brazilian journal of epidemiology·Luiz Marcelo Robalinho Ferraz, Isaltina Maria de Azevedo Mello Gomes
Mar 15, 2018·Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo·Imelda Menchaca-ArmentaKaren Zamora-Cerritos
Nov 26, 2013·Revista Da Sociedade Brasileira De Medicina Tropical·Creuza Rachel VicenteCrispim Cerutti
Sep 14, 2010·International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents·Alfonso Guzman, Raul E Istúriz

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