Dengue in Thailand and Cambodia: an assessment of the degree of underrecognized disease burden based on reported cases.

• Main Authors: Ole Wichmann (Author), In-Kyu Yoon (Author), Sirenda Vong (Author), Kriengsak Limkittikul (Author), Robert V Gibbons (Author), Mammen P Mammen (Author), Sowath Ly (Author), Philippe Buchy (Author), Chukiat Sirivichayakul (Author), Rome Buathong (Author), Rekol Huy (Author), G William Letson (Author), Arunee Sabchareon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Disease incidence data are needed to guide decision-making for public health interventions. Although dengue is a reportable disease in Thailand and Cambodia, the degree that reported incidence underrecognizes true disease burden is unknown. We utilized dengue incidence calculated from laboratory-con...