Rural-urban comparisons of dengue seroprevalence in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Cheng Hoon Chew (Author), Yuan Liang Woon (Author), Faridah Amin (Author), Tassha H. Adnan (Author), Asmah Hani Abdul Wahab (Author), Zul Edzhar Ahmad (Author), Mohd Adam Bujang (Author), Abdul Muneer Abdul Hamid (Author), Rahman Jamal (Author), Wei Seng Chen (Author), Chee Peng Hor (Author), Lena Yeap (Author), Ling Ping Hoo (Author), Pik Pin Goh (Author), Teck Onn Lim (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2016-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Each year an estimated 390 million dengue infections occur worldwide. In Malaysia, dengue is a growing public health concern but estimate of its disease burden remains uncertain. We compared the urban-rural difference of dengue seroprevalence and determined age-specific dengue se...