SEROPREVALENCE AND SEROCONVERSION OF DENGUE FEVER IN A HEALTHY POPULATION IN GUANGZHOU, CHINA

• Published in: Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health Vol. 51; no. 4; pp. 570 - 578
• Main Authors: Wu, Qilin, Jing, Qinlong, Li, Yilan, Yang, Lili, Chen, Zongqiu, Ma, Mengmeng, Yang, Zhicong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bangkok Central Coordinating Board, SEAMEO-TROPMED Project 01.07.2020
• Subjects: Age; Antibodies; Asymptomatic; Asymptomatic infection; Dengue fever; Disease transmission; Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; Fever; IgG antibody; Immunoglobulin G; Insecticides; Males; Population studies; Regression models; Seroconversion; Serology; Standard deviation; Vector-borne diseases; Viral diseases; Guangzhou China; China

Dengue infection may present as a severe febrile illness or may be asymptomatic. In this study, we aim to determine the seroprevalence of the dengue antibodies and the dengue antibody seroconversion rate and the factors significantly associated with conversion in an apparently healthy population in...