A comparison of passive surveillance and active cluster-based surveillance for dengue fever in southern coastal Ecuador

Dengue is a major emerging infectious disease, endemic throughout the tropics and subtropics, with approximately 2.5 billion people at risk globally. Active (AS) and passive surveillance (PS), when combined, c...

Source: BMC Public Health - July 6, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Melissa Vitale, Christina D. Lupone, Aileen Kenneson-Adams, Robinson Jaramillo Ochoa, Tania Ordo ñez, Efráin Beltran-Ayala, Timothy P. Endy, Paula F. Rosenbaum and Anna M. Stewart-Ibarra Tags: Research article Source Type: research