Estimates of dengue force of infection in children in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Dengue is the most important vector-borne viral disease worldwide and a major cause of childhood fever burden in Sri Lanka, which has experienced a number of large epidemics in the past decade. Despite this, data on the burden and transmission of dengue virus in the Indian Subcontinent are lacking....

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Main Authors: Clarence C Tam, Hasitha Tissera, Aravinda M de Silva, Aruna Dharshan De Silva, Harold S Margolis, Ananda Amarasinge
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3674987?pdf=render