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Decadal Change in Seroprevalence of Chikungunya Virus Infection in Pune City, India

Viruses, 2022
Chikungunya virus (CHIKV) is an arthropod-borne virus capable of causing large outbreaks. We aimed to determine the decadal change in the extent of chikungunya virus infection from 2009 to 2019. We implemented a prospective cross-sectional survey in Pune
Shilpa Jagatram Tomar, Kalichamy Alagarasu, Ashwini More, Manasi Nadkarni, Rupali Bachal, Minal Bote, Jayashri Patil, Vasanthy Venkatesh, Deepti Parashar, Babasaheb Vishwanath Tandale   +9 more
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Uncovering the Burden of Dengue in Africa: Considerations on Magnitude, Misdiagnosis, and Ancestry

Viruses, 2022
Dengue is a re-emerging neglected disease of major public health importance. This review highlights important considerations for dengue disease in Africa, including epidemiology and underestimation of disease burden in African countries, issues with ...
Emily Gainor, E. Harris, A. D. LaBeaud
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Risk Factors for Elevated Serum Lipopolysaccharide in Acute Dengue and Association with Clinical Disease Severity

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2020
Although serum lipopolysaccharide (LPS) was shown to associate with development of severe dengue, the reasons for high LPS and its subsequent involvement in disease pathogenesis are not known.
N. L. Ajantha Shyamali, Sameera D. Mahapatuna, Laksiri Gomes, Ananda Wijewickrama, Graham S. Ogg, Gathsaurie Neelika Malavige   +5 more
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Dengue: A Growing Problem With New Interventions.

Pediatrics, 2022
Dengue is the disease caused by 1 of 3 distinct, but closely related dengue viruses (DENV-1-4) that are transmitted by Aedes spp. mosquito vectors. It is the most common arboviral disease worldwide, with the greatest burden in tropical and sub-tropical ...
Joshua M. Wong, Laura E Adams, A. Durbin, J. Muñoz-Jordán, K. Poehling, Liliana Sánchez-González, H. R. Volkman, G. Paz-Bailey   +7 more
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Antibody-dependent enhancement of severe dengue disease in humans

Science, 2017
Too much or too little—better than some Dengue fever is caused by a mosquito-transmitted flavivirus resembling Zika virus. Both viruses can cause severe diseases in humans with catastrophic sequelae.
L. Katzelnick, L. Gresh, M. E. Halloran, J. Mercado, G. Kuan, A. Gordon, Á. Balmaseda, E. Harris   +7 more
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Dengue: A Minireview

Viruses, 2020
Dengue, caused by infection of any of four dengue virus serotypes (DENV-1 to DENV-4), is a mosquito-borne disease of major public health concern associated with significant morbidity, mortality, and economic cost, particularly in developing countries ...
H. Harapan, Alice Michie, R. T. Sasmono, A. Imrie   +3 more
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Effectiveness of Wolbachia-infected mosquito deployments in reducing the incidence of dengue and other Aedes-borne diseases in Niterói, Brazil: A quasi-experimental study

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2021
Background The introduction of the bacterium Wolbachia (wMel strain) into Aedes aegypti mosquitoes reduces their capacity to transmit dengue and other arboviruses. Evidence of a reduction in dengue case incidence following field releases of wMel-infected
Sofia B Pinto, Thais I S Riback, Gabriel Sylvestre, Guilherme B Costa, Julia Peixoto, Fernando B S Dias, S. Tanamas, C. Simmons, S. Dufault, P. Ryan, S. O'Neill, F. Muzzi, Simon Kutcher, Jacqui Montgomery, Benjamin R. Green, Ruth Smithyman, A. Eppinghaus, V. Saraceni, B. Durovni, K. Anders, L. Moreira   +20 more
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ANTI-DENGUE TYPE 2 VIRUS ACTIVITIES OF ZINC (II) COMPLEX COMPOUNDS WITH 2-(2,4 -DIHYDROXYPHENYL)-3,5,7-TRIHYDROXYCROMEN-4-ONE LIGANDS IN VERO CELLS

Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2019
Dengue virus (DENV) is a disease that is transmitted through Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes, and is spread in tropical and sub-tropical regions.
Teguh Hari Sucipto, Harsasi Setyawati, Siti Churrotin, Ilham Harlan Amarullah, Sri Sumarsih, Puspa Wardhani, Aryati Aryati, Soegeng Soegijanto   +7 more
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Combined effects of hydrometeorological hazards and urbanisation on dengue risk in Brazil: a spatiotemporal modelling study.

Lancet Planetary Health, 2021
BACKGROUND Temperature and rainfall patterns are known to influence seasonal patterns of dengue transmission. However, the effect of severe drought and extremely wet conditions on the timing and intensity of dengue epidemics is poorly understood. In this
R. Lowe, Sophie A. Lee, K. O’Reilly, O. Brady, L. Bastos, G. Carrasco-Escobar, Rafael de Castro Catão, Felipe J. Colón-González, C. Barcellos, M. Carvalho, M. Blangiardo, H. Rue, A. Gasparrini   +12 more
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Clinical and hepatic evaluation in adult dengue patients: a prospective two-month cohort study

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012
INTRODUCTION: To analyze the liver dysfunction and evolution of signs and symptoms in adult dengue patients during a two-month follow-up period. METHODS: A prospective cohort study was conducted in Campos dos Goytacazes, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from ...
Ricardo Tristão-Sá, Claire Fernandes Kubelka, Eliana Zandonade, Sônia Maria Oliveira Zagne, Natally de Souza Maciel Rocha, Luiza Oliveira Zagne, Nathália Félix Araújo, Beatriz Amin, Flávia Fazoli, Luiz José de Souza, Oswaldo Gonçalves Cruz, Rivaldo Venâncio da Cunha, Delso do Nascimento, Íris Bucher Froes, Rita Maria Ribeiro Nogueira   +14 more
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