Incidence of Dengue Virus Infection in Adults and Children in a Prospective Longitudinal Cohort in the Philippines.

• Main Authors: Maria Theresa Alera (Author), Anon Srikiatkhachorn (Author), John Mark Velasco (Author), Ilya A Tac-An (Author), Catherine B Lago (Author), Hannah E Clapham (Author), Stefan Fernandez (Author), Jens W Levy (Author), Butsaya Thaisomboonsuk (Author), Chonticha Klungthong (Author), Louis R Macareo (Author), Ananda Nisalak (Author), Laura Hermann (Author), Daisy Villa (Author), In-Kyu Yoon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND:The mean age of dengue has been increasing in some but not all countries. We sought to determine the incidence of dengue virus (DENV) infection in adults and children in a prospective cohort study in the Philippines where dengue is hyperendemic. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS:A prospectiv...