| Best practices in dengue surveillance: a report from the Asia-Pacific and Americas Dengue Prevention Boards. | |
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PMID: 21103381 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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BACKGROUND: Dengue fever is a virus infection that is spread by the Aedes aegypti mosquito and can cause severe disease especially in children. Dengue fever is a major problem in tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: We invited dengue experts from around the world to attend meetings to discuss dengue surveillance. We reviewed literature, heard detailed reports on surveillance programs, and shared expert opinions. RESULTS: Presentations by 22 countries were heard during the 2.5 day meetings. We describe the best methods of surveillance in general, the stakeholders in dengue surveillance, and the steps from mosquito bite to reporting of a dengue case to explore how best to carry out dengue surveillance. We also provide details and a comparison of the dengue surveillance programs by the presenting countries. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE: The experts provided recommendations for achieving the best possible data from dengue surveillance accepting the realities of the real world (e.g., limited funding and staff). Their recommendations included: (1) Every dengue endemic country should make reporting of dengue cases to the government mandatory; (2) electronic reporting systems should be developed and used; (3) at minimum dengue surveillance data should include incidence, hospitalization rates, deaths by age group; (4) additional studies should be completed to check the sensitivity of the system; (5) laboratories should share expertise and data; (6) tests that identify dengue virus should be used in patients with fever for four days or less and antibody tests should be used after day 4 to diagnose dengue; and (7) early detection and prediction of dengue outbreaks should be goals for national surveillance systems. |
Authors:
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Mark E Beatty; Amy Stone; David W Fitzsimons; Jeffrey N Hanna; Sai Kit Lam; Sirenda Vong; Maria G Guzman; Jorge F Mendez-Galvan; Scott B Halstead; G William Letson; Joel Kuritsky; Richard Mahoney; Harold S Margolis; |
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Type: Journal Article; Practice Guideline; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Date: 2010-11-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Volume: 4 ISSN: 1935-2735 ISO Abbreviation: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Publication Date: 2010 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-11-24 Completed Date: 2011-04-12 Revised Date: 2013-07-03 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101291488 Medline TA: PLoS Negl Trop Dis Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: e890 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative, International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, Republic of Korea. mbeatty@pdvi.org |
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Americas
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epidemiology Asia / epidemiology Dengue / epidemiology*, immunology, prevention & control*, virology Dengue Virus / genetics, immunology, isolation & purification Humans Pacific Islands / epidemiology Population Surveillance* / methods |
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Investigator/Affiliation:
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Nihal Abeysinghe / ; Jeffrey Hanna / ; Sai Kit Lam / ; Pratap Singhasivanon / ; Agus Syahurachman / ; Nguyen Thi Kim Tien / ; Sirenda Vong / ; Yukiko Wagatsuma / ; Chusak Prasittisuk / ; Nugyen Phu Cuong / ; Pedro F C Vasconcelos / ; Anabelle Alfaro Obando / ; Maria G Guzman / ; Eduardo Fernandez / ; Jorge F Mendez-Galvan / ; Juan Jose Amador / ; José F Cordero / ; Iris de Chacon / ; Antonio Arbo / ; José Luis San Martin / ; Wellington Sun / ; Steve Waterman / ; Dianna Edgil / ; Donald Douglas / ; Ananda Amarasinghe / |
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