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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
Dengue tools: Innovative tools and strategies for the surveillance and control of dengue
Global Health Action, Volume 5, No. 1, Article 17273, Year 2012
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Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease estimated to cause about 230 million infectionsworldwide every year, of which 25,000 are fatal. Global incidence has risen rapidly in recent decades with some 3.6 billion people, over half of the world's population, now at risk, mainly in urban centres of the tropics and subtropics. Demographic and societal changes, in particular urbanization, globalization, and increased international travel, are major contributors to the rise in incidence and geographic expansion of dengue infections. Major research gaps continue to hamper the control of dengue. The European Commission launched a call under the 7th Framework Programme with the title of 'Comprehensive control of Dengue fever under changing climatic conditions'. Fourteen partners from several countries in Europe, Asia, and South America formed a consortium named 'DengueTools' to respond to the call to achieve better diagnosis, surveillance, prevention, and predictive models and improve our understanding of the spread of dengue to previously uninfected regions (including Europe) in the context of globalization and climate change. The consortium comprises 12 work packages to address a set of research questions in three areas: Research area 1: Develop a comprehensive early warning and surveillance system that has predictive capability for epidemic dengue and benefits from novel tools for laboratory diagnosis and vector monitoring. Research area 2: Develop novel strategies to prevent dengue in children. Research area 3: Understand and predict the risk of global spread of dengue, in particular the risk of introduction and establishment in Europe, within the context of parameters of vectorial capacity, global mobility, and climate change. In this paper, we report on the rationale and specific study objectives of 'DengueTools'. DengueTools is fundedunder the Health theme of the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community, Grant Agreement Number: 282589 Dengue Tools. © 2012 Annelies Wilder-Smith et al.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wilder-Smith, Annelies
Sweden, Umea
Umeå Universitet
Germany, Heidelberg
Medizinischen Fakultät Heidelberg
Tissera, Hasitha Aravinda
Sri Lanka, Colombo
Ministry of Health Colombo
AbuBakar, Sazaly A.
Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Universiti Malaya
Alphey, Luke S.
United Kingdom, Abingdon
Oxitec Limited
Kittayapong, Pattamaporn
Thailand, Nakhon Pathom
Mahidol University
Lindsay, Steve W.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Logan, James G.
United Kingdom, London
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Hatz, Christoph F.R.
Switzerland, Allschwil
Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute Swiss Tph
Reiter, Paul
France, Paris
Institut Pasteur, Paris
Rocklöv, Joacim
Sweden, Umea
Umeå Universitet
Byass, P.
Sweden, Umea
Umeå Universitet
Louis, Valérie R.
Germany, Heidelberg
Medizinischen Fakultät Heidelberg
Tozan, Yeşim
Germany, Heidelberg
Medizinischen Fakultät Heidelberg
United States, Boston
School of Public Health
Massad, Eduardo
Brazil, Sao Paulo
Universidade de São Paulo
Tenorio, Antonio
Spain, Madrid
Instituto de Salud Carlos Iii
Lagneau, Christophe
France, Montpellier
Entente Interdépartementale Pour la Démoustication du Littoral Méditerranéen
L'Ambert, Grégory
France, Montpellier
Entente Interdépartementale Pour la Démoustication du Littoral Méditerranéen
Wegerdt, Johannah
Sweden, Umea
Umeå Universitet
Gubler, Duane J.
Singapore, Singapore City
National University of Singapore
Statistics
Citations: 98
Authors: 19
Affiliations: 15
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3402/gha.v5i0.17273
ISSN:
16549880
Research Areas
Environmental
Infectious Diseases
Maternal And Child Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study