Economic and disease burden of dengue in Mexico.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue imposes a substantial economic and disease burden in most tropical and subtropical countries. Dengue incidence and severity have dramatically increased in Mexico during the past decades. Having objective and comparable estimates of the economic burden of dengue is essential to inform health policy, increase disease awareness, and assess the impact of dengue prevention and control technologies.

Methods and findings

We estimated the annual economic and disease burden of dengue in Mexico for the years 2010-2011. We merged multiple data sources, including a prospective cohort study; patient interviews and macro-costing from major hospitals; surveillance, budget, and health data from the Ministry of Health; WHO cost estimates; and available literature. We conduc

SUBMITTER: Undurraga EA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4364886 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature