The Nicaraguan pediatric dengue cohort study: incidence of inapparent and symptomatic dengue virus infections, 2004-2010.

• Main Authors: Aubree Gordon (Author), Guillermina Kuan (Author), Juan Carlos Mercado (Author), Lionel Gresh (Author), William Avilés (Author), Angel Balmaseda (Author), Eva Harris (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Dengue, caused by the four serotypes of dengue virus (DENV), is the most prevalent mosquito-borne viral disease of humans. To examine the incidence and transmission of dengue, the authors performed a prospective community-based cohort study in 5,545 children aged 2-14 years in Managua, Nicaragua, be...