2021
Dengue Virus Infections among Peace Corps Volunteers in Timor-Leste, 2018–2019
Sánchez-González L, Venuto M, Poe S, Major C, Baskara L, Abdiyeva S, Murphy D, Munoz-Jordan J, Medina F, Paz-Bailey G, Petersen K, Becker K, Sharp T. Dengue Virus Infections among Peace Corps Volunteers in Timor-Leste, 2018–2019. American Journal Of Tropical Medicine And Hygiene 2021, 104: 2202-2209. PMID: 33901000, PMCID: PMC8176509, DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.21-0020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDengue virus infectionMosquito avoidance behaviorsVirus infectionPeace Corps volunteersAnti-DENV IgM antibodiesPeace Corps Medical OfficersOngoing health risksReporting feverDENV infectionIgM antibodiesRecent infectionEpidemiological characteristicsClinical managementMedical recordsMosquito bitesBed netsCollected bloodHealth servicesTravel historyDisease severityDisease controlInfectionMedical officersPreventive measuresDengue
2013
Virus-Specific Differences in Rates of Disease during the 2010 Dengue Epidemic in Puerto Rico
Sharp TM, Hunsperger E, Santiago GA, Muñoz-Jordan JL, Santiago LM, Rivera A, Rodríguez-Acosta RL, Feliciano L, Margolis HS, Tomashek KM. Virus-Specific Differences in Rates of Disease during the 2010 Dengue Epidemic in Puerto Rico. PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 2013, 7: e2159. PMID: 23593526, PMCID: PMC3617145, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute febrile illnessReverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reactionLaboratory-positive casesPrimary infectionDengue casesDENV-1DENV-2Anti-DENV IgM antibodiesSerum specimenMortality of dengueMosquito-transmitted dengue virusPrimary DENV infectionPassive dengue surveillance systemHealth care providersPrimary prevention interventionsTranscriptase-polymerase chain reactionOnly age groupDENV nucleic acidLaboratory diagnostic dataRates of diseaseFebrile illnessSevere dengueDENV infectionIgM antibodiesDENV antigen