Dengue Surveillance in Colombo, Sri Lanka: Baseline seroprevalence among children

Dengue virus (DENV) infection has been endemic to Sri Lanka and reliable estimates of burden of disease are limited. Such information is crucial for prevention and control of the disease and for vaccine introduction. We are conducting a community based enhanced passive surveillance study to estimate...

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Published in:Procedia in vaccinology 2010, Vol.2 (1), p.109-112
Main Authors: Tissera, H.A, De Silva, A.D, Abeysinghe, M.R.N, de Silva, A.M, Palihawadana, P, Gunasena, S, Tam, C.C., Gamage, T.M, De Silva, T, Rajapaksa, L.C, Amarasinghe, A, Letson, G.W, Margolis, H.S
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Language:English
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Dengue in Sri Lanka
Dengue infection
Dengue surveillance
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Summary:Dengue virus (DENV) infection has been endemic to Sri Lanka and reliable estimates of burden of disease are limited. Such information is crucial for prevention and control of the disease and for vaccine introduction. We are conducting a community based enhanced passive surveillance study to estimate burden of DENV infection and disease. The study is based on a one year follow-up cohort of 800 randomly-selected children aged
ISSN:1877-282X
1877-282X
DOI:10.1016/j.provac.2010.03.020