Dengue

A Wilder-Smith, EE Ooi, O Horstick, B Wills - The Lancet, 2019‏ - thelancet.com
Mortality from severe dengue is low, but the economic and resource burden on health
services remains substantial in endemic settings. Unfortunately, progress towards …

COVID-19 in comparison with other emerging viral diseases: risk of geographic spread via travel

A Wilder-Smith - Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine and Vaccines, 2021‏ - Springer
Purpose of review The COVID-19 pandemic poses a major global health threat. The rapid
spread was facilitated by air travel although rigorous travel bans and lockdowns were able …

Severe dengue in travellers: pathogenesis, risk and clinical management

S Halstead, A Wilder-Smith - Journal of travel medicine, 2019‏ - academic.oup.com
Rationale for review Dengue is a frequent cause of febrile illness among travellers and has
overtaken malaria as the leading cause of febrile illness for those traveling to Southeast …

Economic and disease burden of dengue illness in India

DS Shepard, YA Halasa, BK Tyagi… - … American journal of …, 2014‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Between 2006 and 2012 India reported an annual average of 20,474 dengue cases.
Although dengue has been notifiable since 1996, regional comparisons suggest that …

The 2012 dengue outbreak in Madeira: exploring the origins

A Wilder-Smith, M Quam, O Sessions, J Rocklov… - 2014‏ - dr.ntu.edu.sg
In 2012, Madeira reported its first major outbreak of dengue. To identify the origin of the
imported dengue virus, we investigated the interconnectivity via air travel between dengue …

Importation of yellow fever into China: assessing travel patterns

A Wilder-Smith, WY Leong - Journal of travel medicine, 2017‏ - academic.oup.com
Rapid increase in trade and a growing air passenger market encourages high travel volume
between the regions associated with increasing risks of such importations including China …

[HTML][HTML] Dengue expansion in Africa—not recognized or not happening?

T Jaenisch, T Junghanss, B Wills… - Emerging infectious …, 2014‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
An expert conference on Dengue in Africa was held in Accra, Ghana, in February 2013 to
consider key questions regarding the possible expansion of dengue in Africa. Four key …

High dengue burden and circulation of 4 virus serotypes among children with undifferentiated fever, Kenya, 2014–2017

MM Shah, BA Ndenga, FM Mutuku… - Emerging Infectious …, 2020‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Little is known about the extent and serotypes of dengue viruses circulating in Africa. We
evaluated the presence of dengue viremia during 4 years of surveillance (2014–2017) …

Molecular and genomic investigation of an urban outbreak of dengue virus serotype 2 in Angola, 2017–2019

Z Neto, PA Martinez, SC Hill, D Jandondo… - PLoS Neglected …, 2022‏ - journals.plos.org
Background The transmission patterns and genetic diversity of dengue virus (DENV)
circulating in Africa remain poorly understood. Circulation of the DENV serotype 1 (DENV1) …

Recent advances in understanding dengue

S Yacoub, J Mongkolsapaya, G Screaton - F1000Research, 2016‏ - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Dengue is an emerging threat to billions of people worldwide. In the last 20 years, the
incidence has increased four-fold and this trend appears to be continuing. Caused by one of …