Trends in dengue research in the Philippines: A systematic review

by Kristal An Agrupis, Michelle Ylade, Josephine Aldaba, Anna Lena Lopez, Jacqueline Deen Dengue is an important public health problem in the Philippines. We sought to describe the trends in dengue research in the country. We searched four databases and identified published studies on dengue research in the Philippines during the past 60 years. We reviewed 135 eligible studies, of whic h 33% were descriptive epidemiologic studies or case series, 16% were entomologic or vector control studies, 12% were studies on dengue virology and serologic response, 10% were socio-behavioral and economics studies, 8% were clinical trials, 7% were on burden of disease, 7% were investigations on m arkers of disease severity, 5% were on dengue diagnostics, and 2% were modeling studies. During the last decade, dengue research in the Philippines has increased and evolved from simple descriptive studies to those with more complex and diverse designs. We identified several key topics where more re search would be useful.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Source Type: research