The Uncertainty Surrounding the Burden of Post-acute Consequences of Dengue Infection

Trinh Manh Hung; Bridget Wills; Hannah E Clapham; Sophie Yacoub; Hugo C Turner

doi:10.1016/j.pt.2019.06.004

The Uncertainty Surrounding the Burden of Post-acute Consequences of Dengue Infection

Trends Parasitol. 2019 Sep;35(9):673-676. doi: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.06.004. Epub 2019 Jul 3.

Authors

Trinh Manh Hung¹, Bridget Wills², Hannah E Clapham², Sophie Yacoub², Hugo C Turner³

Affiliations

¹ Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Africa Asia Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
² Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Africa Asia Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
³ Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Africa Asia Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK. Electronic address: hturner@oucru.org.

PMID: 31279656
DOI: 10.1016/j.pt.2019.06.004

Abstract

Post-acute consequences currently form a significant component of the dengue disability-adjusted life year (DALY) burden estimates. However, there is considerable uncertainty regarding the incidence, duration, and severity of these symptoms. Further research is needed to more accurately estimate the health and economic burden of these dengue manifestations.

Keywords: DALY; dengue; health burden; persistent symptoms; post-acute consequences.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cost of Illness*
Dengue / complications*
Dengue / economics
Humans
Quality-Adjusted Life Years
Uncertainty*

Grants and funding

106680/Z/14/Z/WT_/Wellcome Trust/United Kingdom