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DengueTools : innovative tools and strategies for the surveillance and control of dengue

Wilder-Smith, Annelies and Renhorn, Karl-Erik and Tissera, Hasitha and Abu Bakar, Sazaly and Alphey, Luke and Kittayapong, Pattamaporn and Lindsay, Steve and Logan, James and Hatz, Christoph and Reiter, Paul and Rocklöv, Joacim and Byass, Peter and Louis, Valérie R. and Tozan, Yesim and Massad, Eduardo and Tenorio, Antonio and Lagneau, Christophe and L'Ambert, Grégory and Brooks, David and Wegerdt, Johannah and Gubler, Duane. (2012) DengueTools : innovative tools and strategies for the surveillance and control of dengue. Global health action, Vol. 5 , 17273.

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Abstract

Dengue fever is a mosquito-borne viral disease estimated to cause about 230 million infections worldwide 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 funded under the Health theme of the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community, Grant Agreement Number: 282589 Dengue Too
Faculties and Departments:09 Associated Institutions > Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) > Department of Medicine (MED)
UniBasel Contributors:Hatz, Christoph
Item Type:Article, refereed
Article Subtype:Research Article
Publisher:Co-Action Publishing
Note:Publication type according to Uni Basel Research Database: Journal article
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