Estimating dengue under-reporting in Puerto Rico using a multiplier model.

• Main Authors: Manjunath B Shankar (Author), Rosa L Rodríguez-Acosta (Author), Tyler M Sharp (Author), Kay M Tomashek (Author), Harold S Margolis (Author), Martin I Meltzer (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral illness that causes a variety of health outcomes, from a mild acute febrile illness to potentially fatal severe dengue. Between 2005 and 2010, the annual number of suspected dengue cases reported to the Passive Dengue Surveillance System (PDSS) in Puerto Rico ranged...