Economic impact of dengue illness and the cost-effectiveness of future vaccination programs in Singapore.

• Main Authors: Luis R Carrasco (Author), Linda K Lee (Author), Vernon J Lee (Author), Eng Eong Ooi (Author), Donald S Shepard (Author), Tun L Thein (Author), Victor Gan (Author), Alex R Cook (Author), David Lye (Author), Lee Ching Ng (Author), Yee Sin Leo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Dengue illness causes 50-100 million infections worldwide and threatens 2.5 billion people in the tropical and subtropical regions. Little is known about the disease burden and economic impact of dengue in higher resourced countries or the cost-effectiveness of potential dengue vaccines...