Severity and Outcomes of Dengue in Hospitalized Jamaican Children in 2018–2019 During an Epidemic Surge in the Americas

Severity and Outcomes of Dengue in Hospitalized Jamaican Children in 2018–2019 During an Epidemic Surge in the Americas

ObjectiveIn 2019, dengue was among the “top-ten threats to global health,” with 3.1 million cases reported from the Americas, the highest ever. Simultaneously, Jamaica reported its largest dengue outbreak in 40 years, following Chikungunya and Zika virus epidemics, in 2014 and 2016–2017, respectivel...

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Main Authors: Aileen May Lue, Michelle-Ann Elizabeth Hue Richards-Dawson, Georgiana Marie Gordon-Strachan, Syed Matthew Kodilinye, Jacqueline Anne Theresa Dunkley-Thompson, Tracia Dahlia James-Powell, Curtis Alphonso Pryce, Chadwic De'sean Mears, Joshua James Anzinger, Karen Webster-Kerr, Celia Dana Claire Christie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
Subjects:
dengue
severe dengue
dengue serotype
antibody-dependent enhancement
children
immunity
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2022.889998/full

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