Epidemiology of dengue disease in the Philippines (2000-2011): a systematic literature review.

This literature analysis describes the available dengue epidemiology data in the Philippines between 2000 and 2011. Of 253 relevant data sources identified, 34, including additional epidemiology data provided by the National Epidemiology Center, Department of Health, Philippines, were reviewed. Ther...

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Published in:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Main Authors: Lulu Bravo, Vito G Roque, Jeremy Brett, Ruby Dizon, Maïna L'Azou
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0003027
https://doaj.org/article/e5afb53f94644a51946cc1e40d101c70
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Summary:This literature analysis describes the available dengue epidemiology data in the Philippines between 2000 and 2011. Of 253 relevant data sources identified, 34, including additional epidemiology data provided by the National Epidemiology Center, Department of Health, Philippines, were reviewed. There were 14 publications in peer reviewed journals, and 17 surveillance reports/sources, which provided variable information from the passive reporting system and show broad trends in dengue incidence, including age group predominance and disease severity. The peer reviewed studies focused on clinical severity of cases, some revealed data on circulating serotypes and genotypes and on the seroepidemiology of dengue including incidence rates for infection and apparent disease. Gaps in the data were identified, and include the absence incidence rates stratified by age, dengue serotype and genotype distribution, disease severity data, sex distribution data, and seroprevalence data.