The Critical Role of Early Dengue Surveillance and Limitations of Clinical Reporting - Implications for Non-Endemic Countries.

The increasing dengue burden and epidemic severity worldwide have highlighted the need to improve surveillance. In non-endemic areas such as Taiwan, where outbreaks start mostly with imported cases from Southeast Asia, a closer examination of surveillance dynamics to detect cases early is necessary....

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Main Authors: Jui-Hung Kao, Chaur-Dong Chen, Zheng-Rong Tiger Li, Ta-Chien Chan, Tsung-Hwa Tung, Ying-Hsia Chu, Hau-Yuan Cheng, Jien-Wei Liu, Fuh-Yuan Shih, Pei-Yun Shu, Chien-Chou Lin, Wu-Hsiung Tsai, Chia-Chi Ku, Chi-Kung Ho, Chwan-Chuen King
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4976904?pdf=render