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Zika virus: New clinical syndromes and its emergence in the western hemisphere [PDF]

, 2016
Zika virus (ZIKV) had remained a relatively obscure flavivirus until a recent series of outbreaks accompanied by unexpectedly severe clinical complications brought this virus into the spotlight as causing an infection of global public health concern.
Brazilian Medical Genetics Society–Zika Embryopathy Task Force, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Collaborative Cross Consortium, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, Helen M. Lazear, Michael S. Diamond, T. C. Pierson   +9 more
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Analysis of dengue cases according to clinical severity, São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, 2017
Severe dengue cases have increased in Brazil since 2001, with the first records in Maranhão dating back to 2002. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of severe dengue cases by age group and the possible risk factors.
José de Jesus Dias Júnior, Maria dos Remédios Freitas Carvalho Branco, Rejane Christine de Sousa Queiroz, Alcione Miranda dos Santos, Emnielle Pinto Borges Moreira, Maria do Socorro da Silva   +5 more
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Risk factors of severe dengue in children: A nested case-control study

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2021
Background: Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral disease whose severity varies from a mild undifferentiated fever to severe fatal form. The objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence and risk factors of severe dengue.
Sridevi A Naaraayan, Kuthanoor Chinnasamy Sundar   +1 more
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The effects of weather and climate change on dengue [PDF]

, 2013
There is much uncertainty about the future impact of climate change on vector-borne diseases. Such uncertainty reflects the difficulties in modelling the complex interactions between disease, climatic and socioeconomic determinants.
Colón-González, Felipe J., Fezzi, Carlo, Hunter, Paul R., Lake, Iain R.   +3 more
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Wolbachia versus dengue: Evolutionary forecasts. [PDF]

, 2013
A novel form of biological control is being applied to the dengue virus. The agent is the maternally transmitted bacterium Wolbachia, naturally absent from the main dengue vector, the mosquito Aedes aegypti.
Bull, James J, Turelli, Michael
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The Zika outbreak of the 21st century. [PDF]

, 2016
The Zika virus outbreak has captivated the attention of the global audience and information has spread rapidly and wildly through the internet and other media channels.
Ansari, Aftab, Chang, Christopher, Gershwin, M Eric, Ortiz, Kristina   +3 more
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Multivariate Hierarchical Frameworks for Modelling Delayed Reporting in Count Data [PDF]

, 2019
In many fields and applications count data can be subject to delayed reporting. This is where the total count, such as the number of disease cases contracted in a given week, may not be immediately available, instead arriving in parts over time.
Dobson A., Gelman A., R Core Team
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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS OF SEVERE DENGUE INFECTIONS IN CHILDREN

Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2020
The  incidence of dengue fever increase annually and can increase morbidity and mortality. Dengue fever is mosquito-borne disease and caused by one of four serotype dengue viruses.
Senja Baiduri, Dominicius Husada, Dwiyanti Puspitasari, Leny Kartina, Parwati Setiono Basuki, Ismoedijanto Ismoedijanto   +5 more
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Schistosoma haematobium infection and Buruli ulcer [PDF]

, 2004
No abstract ...
Aguiar, Julia, Debacker, Martine, Gryseels, Bruno, Guedenon, Augustin, Johnson, Roch C., Kestens, Luc, Portaels, François, Scott, Janet T.   +7 more
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Discovery and validation of circulating miRNAs for the clinical prognosis of severe dengue.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundEarly prognostic markers of severe dengue may improve case management and reduce dengue-related mortalities. This study aimed to identify circulating microRNAs (miRNAs) as biomarkers for predicting severe dengue.MethodologySerum samples from ...
Umaporn Limothai, Nattawat Jantarangsi, Natthasit Suphavejkornkij, Sasipha Tachaboon, Janejira Dinhuzen, Watchadaporn Chaisuriyong, Supachoke Trongkamolchai, Mananya Wanpaisitkul, Chatchai Chulapornsiri, Anongrat Tiawilai, Thawat Tiawilai, Terapong Tantawichien, Usa Thisyakorn, Nattachai Srisawat   +13 more
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