Dengue incidence and length of viremia by RT-PCR in a prospective observational community contact cluster study from 2005–2009 in Indonesia

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 17; no. 2; p. e0011104
• Main Authors: Riswari, Silvita Fitri, Velies, Dyana Safitri, Lukman, Nurhayati, Jaya, Ungke Anton, Djauhari, Hofiya, Ma’roef, Chairin Nisa, Myint, Khin Saw Aye, Widjaja, Susana, der Ven, Andre van, Alisjahbana, Bachti, Mast, Quirijn de, Kosasih, Herman
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.02.2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Antibodies; Antibodies, Viral; Asymptomatic; Asymptomatic Infections - epidemiology; Biology and life sciences; Body temperature; Care and treatment; Clusters; Comparative analysis; Dengue; Dengue fever; Dengue hemorrhagic fever; Dengue Virus - genetics; Development and progression; Diagnostic tests; Disease; Disease transmission; ELISA; Enrollments; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Evaluation; Fever - epidemiology; Global health; Health risks; Human diseases; Humans; Immunoglobulin M; Incidence; Indonesia - epidemiology; Infection control; Infections; Infectious disease incubation period; Informed consent; Medicine and Health Sciences; Nucleotide sequence; PCR; Polymerase chain reaction; Public health; R&D; Research & development; Research and Analysis Methods; Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; RNA, Viral; RNA-directed DNA polymerase; Tropical diseases; Vector-borne diseases; Viral diseases; Viremia; Viremia - epidemiology; Viruses; Indonesia; United States > US

Dengue has become a major global health threat since being recognized three centuries ago. Important gaps remain in understanding the transmission dynamics of dengue virus (DENV) infection. This study reports the results of a prospective observational cluster study that investigated the incidence of...