Clinical and virological study of dengue cases and the members of their households: the multinational DENFRAME Project.

• Main Authors: Philippe Dussart (Author), Laurence Baril (Author), Laure Petit (Author), Lydie Beniguel (Author), Luong Chan Quang (Author), Sowath Ly (Author), Raimunda do Socorro Silva Azevedo (Author), Jean-Baptiste Meynard (Author), Sirenda Vong (Author), Loïc Chartier (Author), Aba Diop (Author), Ong Sivuth (Author), Veasna Duong (Author), Cao Minh Thang (Author), Michael Jacobs (Author), Anavaj Sakuntabhai (Author), Marcio Roberto Teixeira Nunes (Author), Vu Ti Que Huong (Author), Philippe Buchy (Author), Pedro Fernando da Costa Vasconcelos (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Dengue has emerged as the most important vector-borne viral disease in tropical areas. Evaluations of the burden and severity of dengue disease have been hindered by the frequent lack of laboratory confirmation and strong selection bias toward more severe cases. METHODOLOGY: A multinatio...