Dengue infection in children in Ratchaburi, Thailand: a cohort study. I. Epidemiology of symptomatic acute dengue infection in children, 2006-2009.

• Main Authors: Arunee Sabchareon (Author), Chukiat Sirivichayakul (Author), Kriengsak Limkittikul (Author), Pornthep Chanthavanich (Author), Saravudh Suvannadabba (Author), Vithaya Jiwariyavej (Author), Wut Dulyachai (Author), Krisana Pengsaa (Author), Harold S Margolis (Author), G William Letson (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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<h4>Background</h4>There is an urgent need to field test dengue vaccines to determine their role in the control of the disease. Our aims were to study dengue epidemiology and prepare the site for a dengue vaccine efficacy trial.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We performed a pros...