Dengue in Thailand and Cambodia: An assessment of the degree of underrecognized disease burden based on reported cases

• Main Authors: Ole Wichmann, In Kyu Yoon, Sirenda Vong, Kriengsak Limkittikul, Robert V. Gibbons, Mammen P. Mammen, Sowath Ly, Philippe Buchy, Chukiat Sirivichayakul, Rome Buathong, Rekol Huy, G. William Letson, Arunee Sabchareon
• Other Authors: International Vaccine Institute, Seoul
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine; Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/12628
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: Disease incidence data are needed to guide decision-making for public health interventions. Although dengue is a reportable disease in Thailand and Cambodia, the degree that reported incidence underrecognizes true disease burden is unknown. We utilized dengue incidence calculated from la...