Enhanced Surveillance for Fatal Dengue-Like Acute Febrile Illness in Puerto Rico, 2010-2012.

• Main Authors: Kay M Tomashek (Author), Aidsa Rivera (Author), Brenda Torres-Velasquez (Author), Elizabeth A Hunsperger (Author), Jorge L Munoz-Jordan (Author), Tyler M Sharp (Author), Irma Rivera (Author), Dario Sanabria (Author), Dianna M Blau (Author), Renee Galloway (Author), Jose Torres (Author), Rosa Rodriguez (Author), Javier Serrano (Author), Carlos Chávez (Author), Francisco Dávila (Author), Janice Perez-Padilla (Author), Esther M Ellis (Author), Gladys Caballero (Author), Laura Wright (Author), Sherif R Zaki (Author), Carmen Deseda (Author), Edda Rodriguez (Author), Harold S Margolis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dengue is a leading cause of morbidity throughout the tropics; however, accurate population-based estimates of mortality rates are not available.We established the Enhanced Fatal Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance System (EFASS) to estimate dengue mortality rates in Puerto Rico. Healthcare professio...