Dengue seroprevalence, seroconversion and risk factors in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Dengue virus (DENV) activity has been reported in Dhaka, Bangladesh since the early 1960s with the greatest burden of dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever cases observed in 2000. Since this time, the intensity of dengue activity has varied from year to year, and its determining factors remained relatively unknown. In light of such gaps in knowledge, the main objectives of this study were to determine the magnitude of seroprevalence and seroconversion among the surveyed population, and establish the individual/household level risk factors for the presence of DENV antibodies among all age groups of target populations in the city of Dhaka.

Methodology/principal findings

Considering the lack of fine scale investigations on the factors driving dengue activity in B

SUBMITTER: Dhar-Chowdhury P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5380355 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature