Laboratory-Enhanced Dengue Sentinel Surveillance in Colombo District, Sri Lanka: 2012-2014.

• Main Authors: Hasitha Tissera (Author), Ananda Amarasinghe (Author), Sunethra Gunasena (Author), Aruna Dharshan DeSilva (Author), Leong Wei Yee (Author), October Sessions (Author), Chanaka Muthukuda (Author), Paba Palihawadana (Author), Wolfgang Lohr (Author), Peter Byass (Author), Duane J Gubler (Author), Annelies Wilder-Smith (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2016-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Dengue has emerged as a significant public health problem in Sri Lanka. Historically surveillance was passive, with mandatory dengue notifications based on clinical diagnosis with only limited laboratory confirmation. To obtain more accurate data on the disease burden of dengue, we set up a laborato...