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Kaur J, Yadav CP, Chauhan NM, Baharia RK. Economic burden estimation associated with dengue and chikungunya in Gujarat, India. J Family Med Prim Care 2022; 11:5393-5403. [PMID: 36505586 PMCID: PMC9731033 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_694_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Dengue and chikungunya have been emerging as major vector-borne diseases. The global burden of the diseases is rising as a public health problem. The complexity of disease is governed by multiple constraints including only symptomatic treatment and inflicts heavy social and economic burden on society. The present study is designed to assess the economic burden of dengue and chikungunya infection by calculating cost per patient in Gujarat, India. Methods A total of 210 patients were enrolled in the study from Ahmedabad and Kheda district of Gujarat from May 2018 to December 2019 of which 150 had dengue and 60 chikungunya infections, subject to the willingness of participation in the survey. Information on wage loss days, cost associated with medicines, diagnosis, special food and travel cost, etc., for the calculation of the direct and indirect costs associated with dengue and chikungunya were collected from these participants using a structured questionnaire. Informed consent was taken before including any participant in the study. Results In the dengue sample, 86 were males (57.3%) and the rest were females, and in the chikungunya sample, 31 were males (51.7%) and the rest females. The median age of the participants with dengue and chikungunya was 18 (p25 to p75: 8 to 26) and 30 (p25 to p75: 21 to 45) years respectively. Median family income was recorded as Rs 15,000 (p25 to p75: 9000 to 25500) and Rs 12,000 (p25 to p75: 9000 to 18500) for the dengue and chikungunya cases, respectively. The average duration of the illness was observed to be higher in chikungunya (median days (P25 to p75): 15 (7-45)) than dengue (median days (P25 to p75): 10 (5-15)). The median indirect cost in the case of dengue was Rs 1,931 (p25 to p75: 300 to 4500) while Rs 2,550 (p25 to p75: 0 to 5250) was observed for chikungunya cases. Two types of direct cost, namely, direct cost related to medical expenses and direct cost related to other expenses were calculated. Direct cost related to medical expenses was observed to be higher in dengue (Md (P25 to p75): Rs 2,450 (400-5000)) than chikungunya (Md (P25 to p75): Rs 1,500 (150-5200)) while indirect cost related to other expenses were comparable between dengue (Md (P25 to p75): Rs 1,575 (1300-2600)) and chikungunya (Md (P25 to p75): Rs 1500 (850-2850)). The average total cost for one dengue episode was estimated to be Rs 6,860 (3700-12525) whereas it was Rs 7,000 (2550-14000) for one episode of Chikungunya. Conclusions Overall, patients have to bear high costs while suffering from dengue and chikungunya infections. Furthermore, the duration of illness while suffering from viral diseases also contributes to the substantial economic burden. Improved knowledge about the impact of the cost and the economic burden associated with dengue and chikungunya will help policymakers allocate and appropriate resources accordingly.
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- Jaspreet Kaur
- ICMR- National Institute of Malaria Research, Dwarka, New Delhi, India
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- ICMR- National Institute of Malaria Research, Field Unit, Civil Hospital Nadiad, Gujarat, India,Address for correspondence: Dr. Rajendra Kumar Baharia, Officer In-Charge and Scientist, ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, Field Station: Nadiad, Civil Hospital, Gujarat - 387 001, India. E-mail:
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Anti-dengue activity of super critical extract and isolated oleanolic acid of Leucas cephalotes using in vitro and in silico approach. BMC Complement Med Ther 2021; 21:227. [PMID: 34496833 PMCID: PMC8425015 DOI: 10.1186/s12906-021-03402-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2020] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Backgrounds Leucas cephalotes is a common ethnomedicinal plant widely used by traditional healers for the treatment of Malaria and other types of fever. Oleanolic acid and its derivatives have been reported for various types of pharmacological activities, such as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, hepatoprotective, anti-HIV and anti-HCV activity. Methods L.cephalotes plant extracts were prepared by supercritical fluid extraction (SFE) method and oleanolic acid was isolated by preparatory thin-layer chromatography. The compound was identified and characterize by using ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-VIS), Fourier transform infra-Red spectroscopy (FT-IR) and high-performance thin-layer chromatography (HPTLC). The structure of the compound was elucidated by proton nuclear magnetic resonance (1HNMR) and carbon nuclear magnetic resonance (1CNMR) and the purity checked by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The MTT assay was used to determine the toxicity of plant extract and oleanolic acid using a microplate reader at 595 nm. The anti-dengue activity of plant extract and oleanolic acid was tested in vitro and in silico using real-time RT-PCR. Results The optimum yield of the extract was obtained at 40 °C temperature and 15Mpa pressure. The maximum non-toxic dose (MNTD) of plant extract and oleanolic acid were found as 46.87 μg/ml and 93.75 μg/ml, respectively in C6/36 cell lines. UV spectrophotometer curve of the isolated compound was overlapped with standard oleanolic acid at 232 nm. Superimposed FT-IR structure of the isolated compound was indicated the same spectra at 3433, 2939, 2871, 1690, 1500,1463, 1387, 1250, 1209, 1137 and 656 position as per marker compound. HPTLC analysis showed the retention factor of L. cephalotes extract was 0.19 + 0.06 as similar to the standard oleanolic acid chromatogram. The NMR structure of the isolated compound was identified as similar to the marker oleanolic acid structure. DSC analysis revealed the purity of isolated oleanolic acid was 98.27% with a melting point of 311.16 °C. Real-time RT PCR results revealed that L. cephalotes supercritical extract and isolated oleanolic acid showed 100 and 99.17% inhibition against the dengue − 2 virus when treated with MNTD value of plant extract (46.87 μg/ml) and the test compound (93.75 μg/ml), respectively. The molecular study demonstrated the binding energy of oleanolic acid with NS1and NS5 (non-structural protein) were − 9.42 & -8.32Kcal/mol, respectively. Conclusions The SFE extract L. cephalotes and its active compound, oleanolic acid inhibiting the activity of dengue-2 serotype in the in vitro and in silico assays. Thus, the L.cephalotes plant could be an excellent source for drug design for the treatment of dengue infection. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12906-021-03402-2.
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Glaeser E, Jacobs B, Appelt B, Engelking E, Por I, Yem K, Flessa S. Costing of Cesarean Sections in a Government and a Non-Governmental Hospital in Cambodia-A Prerequisite for Efficient and Fair Comprehensive Obstetric Care. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:E8085. [PMID: 33147862 PMCID: PMC7663741 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17218085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Knowing the cost of health care services is a prerequisite for evidence-based management and decision making. However, only limited costing data is available in many low- and middle-income countries. With a substantially increasing number of facility-based births in Cambodia, costing data for efficient and fair resource allocation is required. This paper evaluates the costs for cesarean section (CS) at a public and a Non-Governmental (NGO) hospital in Cambodia in the year 2018. We performed a full and a marginal cost analysis, i.e., we developed a cost function and calculated the respective unit costs from the provider's perspective. We distinguished fixed, step-fixed, and variable costs and followed an activity-based costing approach. The processes were determined by personal observation of CS-patients and all procedures; the resource consumption was calculated based on the existing accounting documentation, observations, and time-studies. Afterwards, we did a comparative analysis between the two hospitals and performed a sensitivity analysis, i.e., parameters were changed to cater for uncertainty. The public hospital performed 54 monthly CS with an average length of stay (ALOS) of 7.4 days, compared to 18 monthly CS with an ALOS of 3.4 days at the NGO hospital. Staff members at the NGO hospital invest more time per patient. The cost per CS at the current patient numbers is US$470.03 at the public and US$683.23 at the NGO hospital. However, the unit cost at the NGO hospital would be less than at the public hospital if the patient numbers were the same. The study provides detailed costing data to inform decisionmakers and can be seen as a steppingstone for further costing exercises.
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- Eva Glaeser
- Department of General Business Administration and Health Care Management, University of Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany;
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- Social Health Protection Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ), Phnom Penh 12302, Cambodia; (B.J.); (B.A.); (E.E.)
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- Social Health Protection Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ), Phnom Penh 12302, Cambodia; (B.J.); (B.A.); (E.E.)
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- Social Health Protection Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ), Phnom Penh 12302, Cambodia; (B.J.); (B.A.); (E.E.)
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- National Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Phnom Penh 12150, Cambodia; (I.P.); (K.Y.)
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- National Institute of Public Health (NIPH), Phnom Penh 12150, Cambodia; (I.P.); (K.Y.)
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- Department of General Business Administration and Health Care Management, University of Greifswald, 17489 Greifswald, Germany;
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Morais MVF, de Andrade CR, da Silva GH, de Abreu E Silva M, Parreira AG, de Lima WG, Dias-Godói IP. Epidemiological Impact and Hospitalization costs applied to dengue in the Midwest region of Minas Gerais state, Brazil, from SUS perspective. J Vector Borne Dis 2020; 57:331-340. [PMID: 34856713 DOI: 10.4103/0972-9062.325642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Dengue is considered one of the greatest public health challenges in the world, especially, for tropical and subtropical countries. Brazil highlights with considerable number of registers associated with this arbovirus, with emphasis on the state of Minas Gerais and its municipalities in regions such as the midwest. We aimed to evaluate the economic and epidemiological impact of dengue in the midwest region of minas Gerais, from SUS perspective. METHODS Our study evaluated the epidemiological impact of dengue fever in the midwest region of Minas Gerais using data applied to Divinópolis city from SUS perspective between 2000 to 2015 considering SIH/SUS database (hospitalization registers) and 2007 to 2017 using the SINAN database (notification cases). We analyzed the number of notification registers and hospital services, as well as their costs, from a SUS perspective associated with this infection. RESULTS There were 26,516 notifications associated with dengue, with 21,953 cases being confirmed by SEMUSA, with a median incidence of 211 cases/100,000 inhabitants of dengue notifications between 2007 and 2017. The southeast and southwest regions in the municipality are highlighted with high number of cases. Additionally, 160 hospitalizations were recorded with 33.79% in individuals between 15 and 34 years old and expenses of USD 53,737.21 for SUS between 2000 and 2015. INTERPRETATION & CONCLUSION Divinópolis is the reference (social and economic) municipality of the midwest region in Minas Gerais state. Our study is the first conducted involving a long period of follow up applied to dengue context in this locality, especially, including the costs associated with hospitalization services. We hope to contribute to the discussions regarding the coping strategies of the disease, considering the impact in its different regions, highlighting the need for continued efforts and initiatives aimed at combating the vector of this and other arboviruses such as Zika and chikungunya.
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- Marcos VinIcius Freitas Morais
- Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Av. Paraná, 3001 - Jardim Belvedere, Divinópolis - MG, CEP 35501-170, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Av. Paraná, 3001 - Jardim Belvedere, Divinópolis - MG, CEP 35501-170, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Av. Paraná, 3001 - Jardim Belvedere, Divinópolis - MG, CEP 35501-170, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Secretaria de Vigilância em Saúde de Divinópolis, Minas Gerais Street, 55 Centro, CEP:35500-007 Divinópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais, Av. Paraná, 3001 - Jardim Belvedere, Divinópolis - MG, CEP 35501-170, Minas Gerais, Brazil
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- Faculdade de Farmácia, Departamento de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Av. Presidente Antônio Carlos, 6627, Campus Pampulha, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, CEP 31270-901; Researcher of the Group (CNPq) for Epidemiological, Economic & Pharmacological Studies of Arboviruses (EEPIFARBO), Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Avenida dos Ipês, s/n, Cidade Universitária, Cidade Jardim, Marabá, Pará, Brazil
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- Researcher of the Group (CNPq) for Center for Research in Management, Society and Epidemiology in Nursing and in the Network of Health Care - Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais; Av. Paraná, 3001 - Jardim Belvedere, Divinópolis - MG, CEP 35501-170, Minas Gerais; Institute of Health & Biological Studies - Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará, Avenida dos Ipês, s/n, Cidade Universitária, Cidade Jardim, Marabá, Pará, Brazil
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Echaubard P, Thy C, Sokha S, Srun S, Nieto-Sanchez C, Grietens KP, Juban NR, Mier-Alpano J, Deacosta S, Sami M, Braack L, Ramirez B, Hii J. Fostering social innovation and building adaptive capacity for dengue control in Cambodia: a case study. Infect Dis Poverty 2020; 9:126. [PMID: 32883345 PMCID: PMC7469325 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-020-00734-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Background The social-ecological systems theory, with its unique conception of resilience (social-ecological systems & resilience, SESR), provides an operational framework that currently best meets the need for integration and adaptive governance as encouraged by the Sustainable Development Goals. SESR accounts for the complex dynamics of social-ecological systems and operationalizes transdisciplinarity by focusing on community engagement, value co-creation, decentralized leadership and social innovation. Targeting Social Innovation (SI) in the context of implementation research for vector-borne diseases (VBD) control offers a low-cost strategy to contribute to lasting and contextualized community engagement in disease control and health development in low and middle income countries of the global south. In this article we describe the processes of community engagement and transdisciplinary collaboration underpinning community-based dengue management in rural primary schools and households in two districts in Cambodia. Methods Multiple student-led and community-based interventions have been implemented focusing on empowering education, communication for behavioral change and participatory epidemiology mapping in order to engage Cambodian communities in dengue control. We describe in particular the significance of the participatory processes that have contributed to the design of SI products that emerged following iterative consultations with community stakeholders to address the dengue problem. Results The SI products that emerged following our interaction with community members are 1) adult mosquito traps made locally from solid waste collections, 2) revised dengue curriculum with hands-on activities for transformative learning, 3) guppy distribution systems led by community members, 4) co-design of dengue prevention communication material by students and community members, 5) community mapping. Conclusions The initiative described in this article put in motion processes of community engagement towards creating ownership of dengue control interventions tools by community stakeholders, including school children. While the project is ongoing, the project’s interventions so far implemented have contributed to the emergence of culturally relevant SI products and provided initial clues regarding 1) the conditions allowing SI to emerge, 2) specific mechanisms by which it happens and 3) how external parties can facilitate SI emergence. Overall there seems to be a strong argument to be made in supporting SI as a desirable outcome of project implementation towards building adaptive capacity and resilience and to use the protocol supporting this project implementation as an operational guiding document for other VBD adaptive management in the region.
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- Pierre Echaubard
- SOAS University London, Thornhaugh Street, London, WC1H 0XG, UK.
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- Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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- Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Social Innovation and Health Initiatives, University of the Philipines, Manilla, Philippines
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- Social Innovation and Health Initiatives, University of the Philipines, Manilla, Philippines
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- Social Innovation and Health Initiatives, University of the Philipines, Manilla, Philippines
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- Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Australian Institute of Tropical Health & Medicine, James Cook University of North Queesland, Townsville, QLD, Australia
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Shah S, Abbas G, Riaz N, Anees Ur Rehman, Hanif M, Rasool MF. Burden of communicable diseases and cost of illness: Asia pacific region. Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res 2020; 20:343-354. [PMID: 32530725 DOI: 10.1080/14737167.2020.1782196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Communicable diseases such as AIDS/HIV, dengue fever, and malaria have a great burden and subsequent economic loss in the Asian region. The purpose of this article is to review the widespread burden of communicable diseases and related health-care burden for the patient in Asia and the Pacific. AREAS COVERED In Central Asia, the number of new AIDS cases increased by 29%. It is more endemic in the poor population with variations in the cost of illness. Dengue is prevalent in more than 100 countries, including the Asia-Pacific region. In Southeast Asia, the annual economic burden of dengue fever was between $ 610 and $ 1,384 million, with a per capita cost of $ 1.06 to $ 2.41. Globally, 2.9 billion people are at risk of developing malaria, 90% of whom are residents of the Asia and Pacific region. The annual per capita cost of malaria control ranged from $ 0.11 to $ 39.06 and for elimination from $ 0.18 to $ 27. EXPERT OPINION The cost of AIDS, dengue, and malaria varies from country to country due to different health-care systems. The literature review has shown that the cost of dengue disease and malaria is poorly documented.
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- Shahid Shah
- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad , Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmaceutics, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad , Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Pharmacy Practice, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad , Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University Sains Penang , Gelugor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Bahauddin Zakariya University , Multan, Pakistan
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Hung TM, Shepard DS, Bettis AA, Nguyen HA, McBride A, Clapham HE, Turner HC. Productivity costs from a dengue episode in Asia: a systematic literature review. BMC Infect Dis 2020; 20:393. [PMID: 32493234 PMCID: PMC7268537 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-020-05109-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2019] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral infection which has been estimated to cause a global economic burden of US$8.9 billion per year. 40% of this estimate was due to what are known as productivity costs (the costs associated with productivity loss from both paid and unpaid work that results from illness, treatment or premature death). Although productivity costs account for a significant proportion of the estimated economic burden of dengue, the methods used to calculate them are often very variable within health economic studies. The aim of this review was to systematically examine the current estimates of the productivity costs associated with dengue episodes in Asia and to increase awareness surrounding how productivity costs are estimated. Method We searched PubMed and Web of Knowledge without date and language restrictions using terms related to dengue and cost and economics burden. The titles and abstracts of publications related to Asia were screened to identify relevant studies. The reported productivity losses and costs of non-fatal and fatal dengue episodes were then described and compared. Costs were adjusted for inflation to 2017 prices. Results We reviewed 33 relevant articles, of which 20 studies reported the productivity losses, and 31 studies reported productivity costs. The productivity costs varied between US$6.7–1445.9 and US$3.8–1332 for hospitalized and outpatient non-fatal episodes, respectively. The productivity cost associated with fatal dengue episodes varied between US$12,035-1,453,237. A large degree of this variation was due to the range of different countries being investigated and their corresponding economic status. However, estimates for a given country still showed notable variation. Conclusion We found that the estimated productivity costs associated with dengue episodes in Asia are notable. However, owing to the significant variation in methodology and approaches applied, the reported productivity costs of dengue episodes were often not directly comparable across studies. More consistent and transparent methodology regarding the estimation of productivity costs would help the estimates of the economic burden of dengue be more accurate and comparable across studies.
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- Trinh Manh Hung
- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
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- Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School, Brandeis University, Waltham, USA
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- London Centre for Neglected Tropical Disease Research, London, UK.,Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, St Marys Campus, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London, UK
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.,Department of Global Health and Infection, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Falmer, Brighton, England
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.,Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Wellcome Trust Major Overseas Programme, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.,Centre for Tropical Medicine and Global Health, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.,MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, St Mary's Campus, Imperial College London, Norfolk Place, London, UK
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Supadmi W, Izzah QN, Suwantika AA, Perwitasari DA, Abdulah R. Cost of Illness Study of Patients with Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever at One of the Private Hospitals in Yogyakarta. J Pharm Bioallied Sci 2020; 11:S587-S593. [PMID: 32148368 PMCID: PMC7020834 DOI: 10.4103/jpbs.jpbs_214_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) caused by the dengue virus is one of the high-prevalence diseases in tropical countries, such as Indonesia. It has been highlighted that high-prevalence diseases are strongly correlated with high-treatment costs. In particular, Yogyakarta has been reported as one of the provinces with a high prevalence of DHF. This study aimed to estimate the cost of illness because of DHF and to analyze the correlation between the use of drugs with its cost and length of stay, with total hospital administrative cost at one of the private hospitals in Yogyakarta. A cross-sectional study was applied in this study by collecting patients’ medical record and financial data, such as demographic characteristic, medication, length of stay, and direct medical cost health-care perspective. The numbers of dengue patients were applied in this study by considering 87 patients and 143 patients with DHF in 2015 and 2016, respectively. Indirect medical costs were collected from a questionnaire by 20 respondents. Spearman’s statistical test was used in this study to conduct the bivariate test. The average direct medical cost from the perspective of health care in 2015 and 2016 in DHF patients with Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial (BPJS) insurance and non-BPJS insurance was US$243.6; US$363.41 and US$368.13; US$427.03. The indirect medical costs showed that the highest percentage productivity loss was US$70.98–212.95. Correlation between the numbers of drug with drug cost was significant (P < 0.05) with correlation coefficient (value ρ) of 0.527 and 0.603. Correlation between lengths of stay with the cost of hospitalization was significant (P < 0.05) with correlation coefficient (value ρ) of 0.375 and 0.562. It can be concluded that DHF has a relatively high cost of illness both in direct and indirect costs.
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- Woro Supadmi
- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.,Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Ahmad Dahlan, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.,Center of Excellence in Higher Education for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia.,Center of Excellence in Higher Education for Pharmaceutical Care Innovation, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, Indonesia
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The Impact of Dengue on Economic Growth: The Case of Southern Taiwan. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2020; 17:ijerph17030750. [PMID: 31991624 PMCID: PMC7037327 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17030750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Revised: 01/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Dengue has long been a public health problem in tropical and subtropical countries. In 2015, a dengue outbreak occurred in Taiwan, where 43,784 cases were reported. This study aims to assess the impact of dengue on Southern Taiwan’s economic growth according to the economic growth model-based regression approach recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). Herein, annual data from Southern Taiwan on the number of dengue cases, income growth, and demographics from 2010–2015 were analyzed. The percentage of reduction of the average income per capita in 2015 due to the dengue outbreak was estimated. Dengue was determined to have a negative linear economic impact on Southern Taiwan’s economic growth. In particular, a reduction of 0.26% in the average income per capita was estimated in Southern Taiwan due to the 2015 outbreak. If the model is applied alongside other dengue outbreak forecast models, then the forecast for economic reduction due to a future dengue outbreak may also be estimated. Prevention and recovery policies may subsequently be decided upon based on not only the number of dengue cases but also the degree of economic burden resulting from an outbreak.
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Vásquez-Trujillo A, Cardona-Arango D, Segura-Cardona AM, Parra-Henao GJ. Burden of dengue in the State of Meta, Colombia (2010-2016). CAD SAUDE PUBLICA 2020; 36:e00055119. [DOI: 10.1590/0102-311x00055119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Accepted: 11/19/2019] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract: In Colombia, dengue is a disease of great impact due to its morbidity and mortality, however, studies on the effects of the economic burden at the local level are scarce. Therefore, our study sought to describe the economic burden of dengue epidemics between 2010 and 2016 in the State of Meta, Colombia. A longitudinal study was performed using information from the records of the epidemiological information system (Sistema Nacional de Vigilancia en Salud Pública - SIVIGILA), and the indicator of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) was determined as an estimator of the burden of dengue. To assess the economic impact, two assessment scenarios were considered (minimum range and maximum range), which allowed the estimate of the effects of the years of life lost (YLLs). Mortality cases presented heterogeneity in the age groups, mainly affecting groups under 15 years and over 65 years, with YLLs raging between 158.58 and 300.38. In total, 2010 showed the highest medical care costs of the study period, with USD 664,123 for women and USD 740,221 for men. In the epidemic years (2010, 2012-2015) between 91,072.3 and 184,175.1 DALYs were lost per million inhabitants, which generated social burden costs higher than the USD 669.6 million. In conclusion, dengue can be considered a disease of high cost at the local level, economically affecting the General Social Security System in Health and social welfare.
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Jacobs B, Hui K, Lo V, Thiede M, Appelt B, Flessa S. Costing for universal health coverage: insight into essential economic data from three provinces in Cambodia. HEALTH ECONOMICS REVIEW 2019; 9:29. [PMID: 31667671 PMCID: PMC6822335 DOI: 10.1186/s13561-019-0246-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 10/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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BACKGROUND Knowledge of the costs of health services improves health facility management and aids in health financing for universal health coverage. Because of resource requirements that are often not present in low- and middle-income countries, costing exercises are rare and infrequent. Here we report findings from the initial phase of establishing a routine costing system for health services implemented in three provinces in Cambodia. METHODS Data was collected for the 2016 financial year from 20 health centres (including four with beds) and five hospitals (three district hospitals and two provincial hospitals). The costs to the providers for health centres were calculated using step-down allocations for selected costing units, including preventive and curative services, delivery, and patient contact, while for hospitals this was complemented with bed-day and inpatient day per department. Costs were compared by type of facility and between provinces. RESULTS All required information was not readily available at health facilities and had to be recovered from various sources. Costs per outpatient consultation at health centres varied between provinces (from US$2.33 to US$4.89), as well as within provinces. Generally, costs were inversely correlated with the quantity of service output. Costs per contact were higher at health centres with beds than health centres without beds (US$4.59, compared to US$3.00). Conversely, costs for delivery were lower in health centres with beds (US$128.7, compared to US$413.7), mainly because of low performing health centres without beds. Costs per inpatient-day varied from US$27.61 to US$55.87 and were most expensive at the lowest level hospital. CONCLUSIONS Establishing a routine health service costing system appears feasible if recording and accounting procedures are improved. Information on service costs by health facility level can provide useful information to optimise the use of available financial and human resources.
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- Bart Jacobs
- Social Health Protection Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ), c/o NIPH, No.2, Street 289, Khan Toul Kork, P.O. Box 1238, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Social Health Protection Network P4H, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Social Health Protection Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ), c/o NIPH, No.2, Street 289, Khan Toul Kork, P.O. Box 1238, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Department of Planning and Health Information, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Social Health Protection Programme, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GiZ), c/o NIPH, No.2, Street 289, Khan Toul Kork, P.O. Box 1238, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Department of General Business Administration and Health Care Management, University of Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Godói IP, Da Silva LVD, Sarker AR, Megiddo I, Morton A, Godman B, Alvarez-Madrazo S, Bennie M, Guerra-Junior AA. Economic and epidemiological impact of dengue illness over 16 years from a public health system perspective in Brazil to inform future health policies including the adoption of a dengue vaccine. Expert Rev Vaccines 2019; 17:1123-1133. [PMID: 30417706 DOI: 10.1080/14760584.2018.1546581] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Dengue is a serious global health problem endemic in Brazil. Consequently, our aim was to measure the costs and disease burden of symptomatic dengue infections in Brazil from the perspective of the Brazilian Public Health System (SUS) between 2000 and 2015, using Brazilian public health system databases. Specific age group incidence estimates were used to calculate the disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) to gain a better understanding of the disease burden. Areas covered: SUS spent almost USD159 million and USD10 million to treat dengue and severe dengue, respectively, between 2000 and 2015. This is principally hospitalization costs, with the majority of patients self-treated at home with minor symptoms. The average notification rate for dengue was 273 per 100,000 inhabitants and three per 100,000 for severe dengue, with annual DALYs estimates ranging between 72.35 and 6,824.45 during the 16 years. Expert commentary: The epidemiological and morbidity burden associated with dengue is substantial in Brazil, with costs affected by the fact that most patients self-treat at home with these costs not included in SUS. The Brazilian government urgently needs to proactively evaluate the real costs and clinical benefits of any potential dengue vaccination program by the National Immunization Program to guide future decision-making.
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- Isabella Piassi Godói
- a Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicamentos e Assistência Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil.,b SUS Collaborating Centre for Technology Assessment and Excellence in Health, Faculdade de Farmácia , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil.,c Institute of Health and Biological Studies - Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará , Avenida dos Ipês, s/n , Cidade Universitária , Cidade Jardim , Marabá, Pará , Brazil
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- c Institute of Health and Biological Studies - Universidade Federal do Sul e Sudeste do Pará , Avenida dos Ipês, s/n , Cidade Universitária , Cidade Jardim , Marabá, Pará , Brazil.,d Programa Interunidades de Pós Graduação em Bioinformática , Instituto de Ciências Biológicas , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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- e Health Economics and Financing Research, Health Systems & Population Studies Division , icddr, b , Dhaka , Bangladesh.,f Department of Management Science , University of Strathclyde , Glasgow , UK
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- f Department of Management Science , University of Strathclyde , Glasgow , UK.,g Economics & Policy , The Center for Disease Dynamics , Washington , DC , USA
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- f Department of Management Science , University of Strathclyde , Glasgow , UK
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- h Department of Pharmacoepidemiology , Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University , Glasgow , UK.,i Division of Clinical Pharmacology, Karolinska Institute , Karolinska University Hospital , Stockholm , Sweden.,j Health Economics Centre , Liverpool University Management School , Liverpool , UK.,k School of Pharmacy, Department of Public Health and Pharmacy Management , Sefako Health Sciences University , Pretoria , South Africa
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- h Department of Pharmacoepidemiology , Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University , Glasgow , UK.,l Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research , University of Strathclyde, Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences , Glasgow , UK
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- h Department of Pharmacoepidemiology , Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, Strathclyde University , Glasgow , UK
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- a Programa de Pós-graduação em Medicamentos e Assistência Farmacêutica, Faculdade de Farmácia , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil.,b SUS Collaborating Centre for Technology Assessment and Excellence in Health, Faculdade de Farmácia , Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais , Belo Horizonte , Brazil
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Oliveira LNDS, Itria A, Lima EC. Cost of illness and program of dengue: A systematic review. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0211401. [PMID: 30785894 PMCID: PMC6382265 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies on dengue related to the cost of illness and cost of the program are factors to describe the economic burden of dengue, a neglected disease that has global importance in public health. These studies are often used by health managers in optimizing financial resources. A systematic review of studies estimating the cost of dengue was carried out, comparing the costs between the studies and examining the cost drivers regarding the methodological choices. METHODS This study was done according to the guidelines of the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination (CRD). Several databases were searched: Medline, Virtual Health Library and CRD. Two researchers, working independently, selected the studies and extracted the data. The quality of the methodology of the individual studies was achieved by a checklist of 29 items based on protocols proposed by the British Medical Journal and Consolidated Health Economic Evaluation Reporting Standards. A qualitative and quantitative narrative synthesis was performed. RESULTS A literature search yielded 665 publications. Of these, 22 studies are in accordance with previously established inclusion criteria. The cost estimates were compared amongst the studies, highlighting the study design, included population and comparators used (study methodology). The component costs included in the economic evaluation were based on direct and indirect costs, wherein twelve studies included both costs, twelve studies adopted the societal perspective and ten studies used the perspective of the public health service provider, or of a private budget holder. CONCLUSION This study showed that the cost of dengue in 18 countries generated approximately US$ 3.3 billion Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) in 2015. This confirms that the burden of dengue has a great economic impact on countries with common socioeconomic characteristics and similarities in health systems, particularly developing countries, indicating a need for further studies in these countries.
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- Luana Nice da Silva Oliveira
- Faculty of Pharmacy, Center for Economics and Health Assessments, Institute of Health Technology Assessment, Federal University of Goiás, Goiás, Brazil
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- Institute of Tropical Pathology and Public Health, Department of Collective Health, Federal University of Goiás, Goiás, Brazil
- Center of Economics and Health Assessments, Institute of Health Technology Assessment, Federal University of Goiás, Goiás, Brazil
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Lee JS, Mogasale V, Lim JK, Ly S, Lee KS, Sorn S, Andia E, Carabali M, Namkung S, Lim SK, Ridde V, Njenga SM, Yaro S, Yoon IK. A multi-country study of the economic burden of dengue fever based on patient-specific field surveys in Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Cambodia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0007164. [PMID: 30817776 PMCID: PMC6394908 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue fever is a rapidly growing public health problem in many parts of the tropics and sub-tropics in the world. While there are existing studies on the economic burden of dengue fever in some of dengue-endemic countries, cost components are often not standardized, making cross-country comparisons challenging. Furthermore, no such studies have been available in Africa. METHODS/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A patient-specific survey questionnaire was developed and applied in Burkina Faso, Kenya, and Cambodia in a standardized format. Multiple interviews were carried out in order to capture the entire cost incurred during the period of dengue illness. Both private (patient's out-of-pocket) and public (non-private) expenditure were accessed to understand how the economic burden of dengue is distributed between private and non-private payers. A substantial number of dengue-confirmed patients were identified in all three countries: 414 in Burkina Faso, 149 in Kenya, and 254 in Cambodia. The average cost of illness for dengue fever was $26 (95% CI $23-$29) and $134 (95% CI $119-$152) per inpatient in Burkina Faso and Cambodia, respectively. In the case of outpatients, the average economic burden per episode was $13 (95% CI $23-$29) in Burkina Faso and $23 (95% CI $19-$28) in Kenya. Compared to Cambodia, public contributions were trivial in Burkina Faso and Kenya, reflecting that a majority of medical costs had to be directly borne by patients in the two countries. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The cost of illness for dengue fever is significant in the three countries. In particular, the current study sheds light on the potential economic burden of the disease in Burkina Faso and Kenya where existing evidence is sparse in the context of dengue fever, and underscores the need to achieve Universal Health Coverage. Given the availability of the current (CYD-TDV) and second-generation dengue vaccines in the near future, our study outcomes can be used to guide decision makers in setting health policy priorities.
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- Institute Pasteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), Nairobi, Kenya
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- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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- French Institute for Research on Sustainable Development (IRD), Universités Paris Sorbonne Cités, Paris, France
- University of Montreal Public Health Research Institute (IRSPUB), Montreal, Canada
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- International Vaccine Institute, Seoul, South Korea
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Nadjib M, Setiawan E, Putri S, Nealon J, Beucher S, Hadinegoro SR, Permanasari VY, Sari K, Wahyono TYM, Kristin E, Wirawan DN, Thabrany H. Economic burden of dengue in Indonesia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2019; 13:e0007038. [PMID: 30629593 PMCID: PMC6343936 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Dengue is associated with significant economic expenditure and it is estimated that the Asia Pacific region accounts for >50% of the global cost. Indonesia has one of the world’s highest dengue burdens; Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus are the primary and secondary vectors. In the absence of local data on disease cost, this study estimated the annual economic burden during 2015 of both hospitalized and ambulatory dengue cases in Indonesia. Methods Total 2015 dengue costs were calculated using both prospective and retrospective methods using data from public and private hospitals and health centres in three provinces: Yogyakarta, Bali and Jakarta. Direct costs were extracted from billing systems and claims; a patient survey captured indirect and out-of-pocket costs at discharge and 2 weeks later. Adjustments across sites based on similar clinical practices and healthcare landscapes were performed to fill gaps in cost estimates. The national burden of dengue was extrapolated from provincial data using data from the three sites and applying an empirically-derived epidemiological expansion factor. Results Total direct and indirect costs per dengue case assessed at Yogyakarta, Bali and Jakarta were US$791, US$1,241 and US$1,250, respectively. Total 2015 economic burden of dengue in Indonesia was estimated at US$381.15 million which comprised US$355.2 million for hospitalized and US$26.2 million for ambulatory care cases. Conclusion Dengue imposes a substantial economic burden for Indonesian public payers and society. Complemented with an appropriate weighting method and by accounting for local specificities and practices, these data may support national level public health decision making for prevention/control of dengue in public health priority lists. Dengue, an infection transmitted by mosquitos, is a public health concern particularly in tropical/subtropical areas and the Asia Pacific region where it is associated with a significant cost to society. Indonesia has one of the world’s highest dengue burdens but Indonesia-specific data on cost are lacking. To estimate the annual economic burden of dengue in Indonesia, this study collected data from public/private hospitals and health centres in three provinces (Yogyakarta, Bali and Jakarta) during 2015. We estimated cost of illness using the societal perspective: calculations of costs included those that were directly paid by the healthcare system, as well as costs incurred by the patients (or their family/care givers) and their lost productivity. The costs from the three provinces were then used as the basis for extrapolating cost of illness in Indonesia. The authors confirmed that dengue imposed a substantial economic burden for Indonesian public payers and society. Based on 2015 data, the authors estimated total economic burden of dengue in Indonesia at US$381.15 million. Of this, US$355.2 million related to patients treated in hospitals and US$26.2 million was for patients treated in health centres. Establishing a better understanding of the burden of dengue in Indonesia will help to guide public health decision-making at a national level and support prevention and control initiatives for this disease.
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- Mardiati Nadjib
- Health Policy and Administration Department, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Centre for Health Economics and Policy Studies, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Centre for Health Economics and Policy Studies, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Faculty of Medicine Universitas Indonesia, Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Centre for Health Economics and Policy Studies, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Centre for Health Economics and Policy Studies, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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- Department of Pharmacology & Therapy, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
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- Centre for Health Economics and Policy Studies, Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia
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Wilder-Smith A, Chawla T, Ooi EE. Dengue: An Expanding Neglected Tropical Disease. NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES - EAST ASIA 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-12008-5_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Development of a NS2B/NS3 protease inhibition assay using AlphaScreen ® beads for screening of anti-dengue activities. Heliyon 2018; 4:e01023. [PMID: 30560214 PMCID: PMC6289942 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2018.e01023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Revised: 10/27/2018] [Accepted: 12/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Dengue infection is an endemic infectious disease and it can lead to dengue fever, dengue hemorrhagic fever, and/or dengue shock syndromes. Dengue NS2B/NS3 protease complex is essential for viral replication and is a primary target for anti-dengue drug development. In this study, a NS2B/NS3 protease inhibition assay was developed using AlphaScreen® beads and was used to screen compounds for their protease inhibition activities. Methods The assay system utilized a known NS2B/NS3 peptide substrate, a recombinant of NS2B/NS3 protease with proprietary StrepTactin® donor and nickel chelate acceptor beads in 384-well format. Results The optimized assay to screen for NS2B/NS3 protease inhibitors was demonstrated to be potentially useful with reasonable zʹ factor, coefficient variance and signal to background ratio. However, screening of synthesized thioguanine derivatives using the optimized AlphaScreen® assay revealed weak NS2B/NS3 inhibition activities. Conclusion The AlphaScreen® assay to screen for NS2B/NS3 protease inhibitors is potentially applicable for high throughput screening.
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Laserna A, Barahona-Correa J, Baquero L, Castañeda-Cardona C, Rosselli D. Economic impact of dengue fever in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review. Rev Panam Salud Publica 2018; 42:e111. [PMID: 31093139 PMCID: PMC6386068 DOI: 10.26633/rpsp.2018.111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the economic impact of dengue in Latin America and the Caribbean using a systematic review that includes studies not previously considered by other reviews. METHODS Cochrane methodology was used to conduct a systematic review of the cost of dengue in Latin America. PubMed Central, EMBASE, and the Biblioteca Virtual en Salud-which includes scientific, peer-reviewed journals not indexed by other databases-were searched from inception through August 2016. All articles that reported cost of illness data for countries in Latin America were included. Included studies underwent a methodological appraisal using a seven-question instrument designed for cost of illness studies. Extracted data were direct and indirect costs for outpatient and hospitalized cases and total cost of the disease. Values were adjusted to 2015 US dollars using the consumer price index. RESULTS From a total of 848 initial references, 17 studies were included, mainly from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Mexico, and Puerto Rico; costs were available for 39 countries. The methodological appraisal showed that 70% of the studies met more than 70% of the evaluated items. The main economic impact of dengue was due to productivity costs. Average annual cost was more than US$ 3 billion. Direct costs represented over 70% of the total share for hospitalized cases. For outpatients, direct medical costs were low, but social costs were significant since indirect costs may account for up to 80% of the total cost. CONCLUSIONS Dengue fever has a significant economic impact in Latin America. It is essential to develop new public health interventions, such as dengue vaccination, to decrease the propagation of the disease and its total cost.
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- Andrés Laserna
- School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, School of Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia
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- School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, School of Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia
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- School of Medicine, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, School of Medicine, Bogotá, Colombia
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Department, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Medical School, Bogotá, Colombia
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Lee JS, Lourenço J, Gupta S, Farlow A. A multi-country study of dengue vaccination strategies with Dengvaxia and a future vaccine candidate in three dengue-endemic countries: Vietnam, Thailand, and Colombia. Vaccine 2018; 36:2346-2355. [PMID: 29573874 DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2018.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND The dengue vaccination era began when Dengvaxia (CYD-TDV) became available in 2016. In addition, several second-generation vaccine candidates are currently in phase 3 trials, suggesting that a broader availability of dengue vaccines may be possible in the near future. Advancing on the recent WHO-SAGE recommendations for the safe and effective use of CYD-TDV at the regional level on average, this study investigates the vaccination impacts and cost-effectiveness of CYD-TDV and of a hypothetical new vaccine candidate (NVC) in a country-specific manner for three endemic countries: Vietnam, Thailand, and Colombia. METHODS The vaccination impacts of CYD-TDV and NVC were derived by fitting the empirical seroprevalence rates of 9 year olds into an individual-based meta-population transmission model, previously used for the WHO-SAGE working group. The disability-adjusted life years were estimated by applying country-specific parametric values. The cost-effectiveness analyses of four intervention strategies in combination with routine and catch-up campaigns were compared for both vaccines to inform decision makers regarding the most suitable immunization program in each of the three countries. RESULTS AND CONCLUSION Both CYD-TDV and NVC could be cost-effective at the DALY threshold cost of $2000 depending upon vaccination costs. With CYD-TDV, targeting 9 year olds in routine vaccination programs and 10-29 year olds as a one-off catch-up campaign was the most cost-effective strategy in all three countries. With NVC, while the most cost-effective strategy was to vaccinate 9-29 and 9-18 year olds in Vietnam and Thailand respectively, vaccinating younger age cohorts between 1 and 5 years old in Colombia was more cost-effective than other strategies. Given that three countries will soon face decisions regarding whether and how to incorporate CYD-TDV or future dengue vaccines into their budget-constrained national immunization programs, the current study outcomes can be used to help decision makers understand the expected impacts and cost-effectiveness of such vaccines.
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- Jung-Seok Lee
- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Zoology, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Luh DL, Liu CC, Luo YR, Chen SC. Economic cost and burden of dengue during epidemics and non-epidemic years in Taiwan. J Infect Public Health 2018; 11:215-223. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2017.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 05/29/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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Gupta BP, Lamsal M, Chaulagain S, Rauniyar R, Malla R, Shrestha S, Kurmi R, Das Manandhar K. Emergence of dengue in Nepal. Virusdisease 2018; 29:129-133. [PMID: 29911144 DOI: 10.1007/s13337-018-0439-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2017] [Accepted: 02/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Dengue virus is a major health problem in Nepal. The endogenous dengue appeared in 2006 in the country with reported outbreaks in 2010, 2013 and 2016. Eleven years vertical data show there were sporadic cases in all the years and mostly adults between 25 and 40 years of age were infected with dengue virus. Compared with primary infections, secondary infections were observed in relatively larger numbers during the period of 2008-2016. Most of the cases had symptoms of dengue fever; while 7 and 19 cases demonstrated dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome in 2010 and 2013 respectively. The proportion of dengue hemorrhagic fever amongst all cases of dengue fever was 2.5:4.7% in 2010 and 2013. We found there is shift of serotype from dengue virus serotype-1 (DENV-1) in 2010, DENV-2 in 2013 and DENV-1 in 2016. We feel there is urgent need for better community, hospital and laboratory based surveillance system capable of monitoring the circulating dengue virus (DENV) serotypes in different districts of Nepal. With improvement in surveillance system and efficient management of cases, the case fatality rate due to severe dengue can be reduced.
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- Birendra Prasad Gupta
- 1Virology Laboratory, Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal.,Central Diagnostic Laboratory and Research Center Pvt. Ltd, Kathmandu, Nepal
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- 1Virology Laboratory, Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal
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- 1Virology Laboratory, Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal
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- 1Virology Laboratory, Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal
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- 1Virology Laboratory, Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal
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- 1Virology Laboratory, Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal
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- 1Virology Laboratory, Central Department of Biotechnology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu Nepal
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Kumaran E, Doum D, Keo V, Sokha L, Sam B, Chan V, Alexander N, Bradley J, Liverani M, Prasetyo DB, Rachmat A, Lopes S, Hii J, Rithea L, Shafique M, Hustedt J. Dengue knowledge, attitudes and practices and their impact on community-based vector control in rural Cambodia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2018; 12:e0006268. [PMID: 29451879 PMCID: PMC5833285 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Revised: 03/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Globally there are an estimated 390 million dengue infections per year, of which 96 million are clinically apparent. In Cambodia, estimates suggest as many as 185,850 cases annually. The World Health Organization global strategy for dengue prevention aims to reduce mortality rates by 50% and morbidity by 25% by 2020. The adoption of integrated vector management approach using community-based methods tailored to the local context is one of the recommended strategies to achieve these objectives. Understanding local knowledge, attitudes and practices is therefore essential to designing suitable strategies to fit each local context. METHODS AND FINDINGS A Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices survey in 600 randomly chosen households was administered in 30 villages in Kampong Cham which is one of the most populated provinces of Cambodia. KAP surveys were administered to a sub-sample of households where an entomology survey was conducted (1200 households), during which Aedes larval/pupae and adult female Aedes mosquito densities were recorded. Participants had high levels of knowledge regarding the transmission of dengue, Aedes breeding, and biting prevention methods; the majority of participants believed they were at risk and that dengue transmission is preventable. However, self-reported vector control practices did not match observed practices recorded in our surveys. No correlation was found between knowledge and observed practices either. CONCLUSION An education campaign regarding dengue prevention in this setting with high knowledge levels is unlikely to have any significant effect on practices unless it is incorporated in a more comprehensive strategy for behavioural change, such a COMBI method, which includes behavioural models as well as communication and marketing theory and practice. TRIAL REGISTRATION ISRCTN85307778.
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- Emmanuelle Kumaran
- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- National Dengue Control Program, National Center of Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- National Dengue Control Program, National Center of Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Malaria and other Vector-borne and Parasitic diseases Office of the WHO Representative in Cambodia, World Health Organization, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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- Data Analyst Unit, US Naval Medical Research Unit-2, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- National Dengue Control Program, National Center of Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control, Ministry of Health, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Technical Department, Malaria Consortium, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, United Kingdom
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Hernandez-Morales I, Van Loock M. An Industry Perspective on Dengue Drug Discovery and Development. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2018; 1062:333-353. [DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-8727-1_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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A multi-country study of the economic burden of dengue fever: Vietnam, Thailand, and Colombia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2017; 11:e0006037. [PMID: 29084220 PMCID: PMC5679658 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0006037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2017] [Revised: 11/09/2017] [Accepted: 10/14/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Background Dengue fever is a major public health concern in many parts of the tropics and subtropics. The first dengue vaccine has already been licensed in six countries. Given the growing interests in the effective use of the vaccine, it is critical to understand the economic burden of dengue fever to guide decision-makers in setting health policy priorities. Methods/Principal findings A standardized cost-of-illness study was conducted in three dengue endemic countries: Vietnam, Thailand, and Colombia. In order to capture all costs during the entire period of illness, patients were tested with rapid diagnostic tests on the first day of their clinical visits, and multiple interviews were scheduled until the patients recovered from the current illness. Various cost items were collected such as direct medical and non-medical costs, indirect costs, and non-out-of-pocket costs. In addition, socio-economic factors affecting disease severity were also identified by adopting a logit model. We found that total cost per episode ranges from $141 to $385 for inpatient and from $40 to $158 outpatient, with Colombia having the highest and Thailand having the lowest. The percentage of the private economic burden of dengue fever was highest in the low-income group and lowest in the high-income group. The logit analyses showed that early treatment, higher education, and better knowledge of dengue disease would reduce the probability of developing more severe illness. Conclusions/Significance The cost of dengue fever is substantial in the three dengue endemic countries. Our study findings can be used to consider accelerated introduction of vaccines into the public and private sector programs and prioritize alternative health interventions among competing health problems. In addition, a community would be better off by propagating the socio-economic factors identified in this study, which may prevent its members from developing severe illness in the long run. Dengue fever has been prevalent in South-East Asia and South America. Despite the increase of dengue fever cases, there continues to be a lack of economic assessment partly due to the absence of vaccines until recent times. Many of the previous economic burden studies for dengue fever were not standardized, making them difficult to compare. We implemented the standardized economic burden survey for dengue fever in a multi-country setting: Vietnam, Thailand, and Colombia. We found that the economic burden of dengue fever is substantial in all three dengue endemic countries. Our study also identified socio-economic factors which are related to the probability of experiencing severe illness. The first live attenuated, tetravalent dengue vaccine (CYD-TDV) has been already licensed in some dengue-endemic countries. As three countries will soon face decisions on whether and how to incorporate current and future vaccine candidates within their budget constraints, the updated economic burden estimates can be used to develop sustainable financing plans.
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El Fezzazi H, Branchu M, Carrasquilla G, Pitisuttithum P, Perroud AP, Frago C, Coudeville L. Resource Use and Costs of Dengue: Analysis of Data from Phase III Efficacy Studies of a Tetravalent Dengue Vaccine. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2017; 97:1898-1903. [PMID: 29141713 PMCID: PMC5805027 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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A tetravalent dengue vaccine (CYD-TDV) has recently been approved in 12 countries in southeast Asia and Latin America for individuals aged 9–45 years or 9–60 years (age indication approvals vary by country) living in endemic areas. Data on utilization of medical and nonmedical resources as well as time lost from school and work were collected during the active phase of two phase III efficacy studies performed in 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region and Latin America (NCT01373281; NCT01374516). We compared dengue-related resource utilization and costs among vaccinated and nonvaccinated participants. Country-specific unit costs were derived from available literature. There were 901 virologically confirmed dengue episodes among participants aged ≥ 9 years (N = 25,826): corresponding to 373 episodes in the CYD-TDV group (N = 17,230) and 528 episodes in the control group (N = 8,596). Fewer episodes in the CYD-TDV group resulted in hospitalization than in the control group (7.0% versus 13.3%; P = 0.002), but both had a similar average length of stay of 4 days. Overall, a two-thirds reduction in resource consumption and missed school/work days was observed in the CYD-TDV group relative to the control group. The estimated direct and indirect cost (2014 I$) associated with dengue episodes per participant in the CYD-TDV group was 73% lower than in the control group (I$6.72 versus I$25.08); representing a saving of I$I8.36 (95% confidence interval [CI]:17.05–19.78) per participant with vaccination. This is the first study providing information on dengue costs among vaccinated individuals and direct confirmation that vaccination has the potential to reduce dengue illness costs.
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- Hanna El Fezzazi
- Dengue Vaccination Impact and Economics, Sanofi Pasteur, Lyon, France
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- Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Santé Publique (EHESP)-ESSEC Business School, Cergy, France
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- Vaccine Trial Centre, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Clinical Research and Development, Sanofi Pasteur, Sâo Paulo, Brazil
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- Clinical Sciences, Sanofi Pasteur, Singapore, Singapore
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Hustedt J, Doum D, Keo V, Ly S, Sam B, Chan V, Alexander N, Bradley J, Prasetyo DB, Rachmat A, Muhammad S, Lopes S, Leang R, Hii J. Determining the efficacy of guppies and pyriproxyfen (Sumilarv® 2MR) combined with community engagement on dengue vectors in Cambodia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials 2017; 18:367. [PMID: 28778174 PMCID: PMC5545006 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-017-2105-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2016] [Accepted: 07/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background Evidence on the effectiveness of low-cost, sustainable, biological vector-control tools for the Aedes mosquitoes is limited. Therefore, the purpose of this trial is to estimate the impact of guppy fish (guppies), in combination with the use of the larvicide pyriproxyfen (Sumilarv® 2MR), and Communication for Behavioral Impact (COMBI) activities to reduce entomological indices in Cambodia. Methods/design In this cluster randomized controlled, superiority trial, 30 clusters comprising one or more villages each (with approximately 170 households) will be allocated, in a 1:1:1 ratio, to receive either (1) three interventions (guppies, Sumilarv® 2MR, and COMBI activities), (2) two interventions (guppies and COMBI activities), or (3) control (standard vector control). Households will be invited to participate, and entomology surveys among 40 randomly selected households per cluster will be carried out quarterly. The primary outcome will be the population density of adult female Aedes mosquitoes (i.e., number per house) trapped using adult resting collections. Secondary outcome measures will include the House Index, Container Index, Breteau Index, Pupae Per House, Pupae Per Person, mosquito infection rate, guppy fish coverage, Sumilarv® 2MR coverage, and percentage of respondents with knowledge about Aedes mosquitoes causing dengue. In the primary analysis, adult female Aedes density and mosquito infection rates will be aggregated over follow-up time points to give a single rate per cluster. This will be analyzed by negative binomial regression, yielding density ratios. Discussion This trial is expected to provide robust estimates of the intervention effect. A rigorous evaluation of these vector-control interventions is vital to developing an evidence-based dengue control strategy and to help direct government resources. Trial registration Current Controlled Trials, ID: ISRCTN85307778. Registered on 25 October 2015. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2105-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- John Hustedt
- Malaria Consortium, House #91, St. 95, Boeung Trabek, Chamkar Morn, PO Box 2116, Phnom Penh, 12305, Cambodia. .,London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK.
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- Malaria Consortium, House #91, St. 95, Boeung Trabek, Chamkar Morn, PO Box 2116, Phnom Penh, 12305, Cambodia
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- Malaria Consortium, House #91, St. 95, Boeung Trabek, Chamkar Morn, PO Box 2116, Phnom Penh, 12305, Cambodia
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- Cambodian National Dengue Control Program, #477 Betong Street.(Corner St.92), Village Trapangsvay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Cambodian National Dengue Control Program, #477 Betong Street.(Corner St.92), Village Trapangsvay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- World Health Organization, No. 177-179 corner Streets Pasteur (51) and 254; Sankat Chak Tomouk Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London, WC1E 7HT, UK
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit-2, #2, St. 289, Boeung Kok 2 commune, Toul Kork district, 289 Samdach Penn Nouth, Phnom Penh, 1225, Cambodia
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- US Naval Medical Research Unit-2, #2, St. 289, Boeung Kok 2 commune, Toul Kork district, 289 Samdach Penn Nouth, Phnom Penh, 1225, Cambodia
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- Malaria Consortium, House #91, St. 95, Boeung Trabek, Chamkar Morn, PO Box 2116, Phnom Penh, 12305, Cambodia
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- Malaria Consortium, House #91, St. 95, Boeung Trabek, Chamkar Morn, PO Box 2116, Phnom Penh, 12305, Cambodia
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- Cambodian National Dengue Control Program, #477 Betong Street.(Corner St.92), Village Trapangsvay, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Malaria Consortium, House #91, St. 95, Boeung Trabek, Chamkar Morn, PO Box 2116, Phnom Penh, 12305, Cambodia
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Fialho LG, da Silva VP, Reis SRNI, Azeredo EL, Kaplan MAC, Figueiredo MR, Kubelka CF. Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Effects of Norantea brasiliensis Choisy on Dengue Virus-2. Intervirology 2017; 59:217-227. [PMID: 28329744 DOI: 10.1159/000455855] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 01/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Severe dengue fever is a result of exacerbated immune responses and no specific treatments are available. We evaluated the antiviral and immunomodulatory effects of Norantea brasiliensis Choisy. METHODS Human adherent monocytes infected in vitro with dengue virus (DENV)-2 were incubated with the crude ethanol extract from leaves (NB1) or 3 derived fractions: dichloromethane (NB3), ethyl acetate (NB5), and butanolic (NB6) partitions. The antiviral and immunomodulatory activities were determined by intracellular detection of DENV antigen within monocytes and by secreted NS1 viral protein and cytokines. RESULTS The crude extract alone exhibited both antiviral activities (intracellular and secreted antigens) and all fractions derived from this extract modulated NS1 production. Regarding the immunomodulatory effect, among the secreted factors, TNF-α was inhibited by NB3 and NB6; IL-6 was inhibited by NB1, NB3, and NB6; IL-10 by NB1 and NB3; and IFN-α by NB6. The crude extract (NB1) presented the best antiviral effect, whereas the dichloromethane fraction (NB3) presented an immunomodulatory effect in the inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. CONCLUSION During in vitro DENV infection, N. brasiliensis Choisy exerts both antiviral and immunomodulatory effects that are likely associated, considering that less viral load may lead to less immunostimulation.
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- Luciana Gomes Fialho
- Laboratório de Imunologia Viral, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Imai N, Dorigatti I, Cauchemez S, Ferguson NM. Estimating Dengue Transmission Intensity from Case-Notification Data from Multiple Countries. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2016; 10:e0004833. [PMID: 27399793 PMCID: PMC4939939 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004833] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 06/17/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite being the most widely distributed mosquito-borne viral infection, estimates of dengue transmission intensity and associated burden remain ambiguous. With advances in the development of novel control measures, obtaining robust estimates of average dengue transmission intensity is key for assessing the burden of disease and the likely impact of interventions. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPLE FINDINGS We estimated the force of infection (λ) and corresponding basic reproduction numbers (R0) by fitting catalytic models to age-stratified incidence data identified from the literature. We compared estimates derived from incidence and seroprevalence data and assessed the level of under-reporting of dengue disease. In addition, we estimated the relative contribution of primary to quaternary infections to the observed burden of dengue disease incidence. The majority of R0 estimates ranged from one to five and the force of infection estimates from incidence data were consistent with those previously estimated from seroprevalence data. The baseline reporting rate (or the probability of detecting a secondary infection) was generally low (<25%) and varied within and between countries. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE As expected, estimates varied widely across and within countries, highlighting the spatio-temporally heterogeneous nature of dengue transmission. Although seroprevalence data provide the maximum information, the incidence models presented in this paper provide a method for estimating dengue transmission intensity from age-stratified incidence data, which will be an important consideration in areas where seroprevalence data are not available.
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- Natsuko Imai
- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Ridde V, Agier I, Bonnet E, Carabali M, Dabiré KR, Fournet F, Ly A, Meda IB, Parra B. Presence of three dengue serotypes in Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso): research and public health implications. Infect Dis Poverty 2016; 5:23. [PMID: 27044528 PMCID: PMC4820922 DOI: 10.1186/s40249-016-0120-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2015] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The significant malaria burden in Africa has often eclipsed other febrile illnesses. Burkina Faso's first dengue epidemic occurred in 1925 and the most recent in 2013. Yet there is still very little known about dengue prevalence, its vector proliferation, and its poverty and equity impacts. METHODS An exploratory cross-sectional survey was performed from December 2013 to January 2014. Six primary healthcare centers in Ouagadougou were selected based on previously reported presence of Flavivirus. All patients consulting with fever or having had fever within the previous week and with a negative rapid diagnostic test (RDT) for malaria were invited to participate. Sociodemographic data, healthcare use and expenses, mobility, health-related status, and vector control practices were captured using a questionnaire. Blood samples of every eligible subject were obtained through finger pricks during the survey for dengue RDT using SD BIOLINE Dengue Duo (NS1Ag and IgG/IgM)® and to obtain blood spots for reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis. In a sample of randomly selected yards and those of patients, potential Aedes breeding sites were found and described. Larvae were collected and brought to the laboratory to monitor the emergence of adults and identify the species. RESULTS Of the 379 subjects, 8.7 % (33/379) had positive RDTs for dengue. Following the 2009 WHO classification, 38.3 % (145/379) had presumptive, probable, or confirmed dengue, based on either clinical symptoms or laboratory testing. Of 60 samples tested by RT-PCR (33 from the positive tests and 27 from the subsample of negatives), 15 were positive. The serotypes observed were DENV2, DENV3, and DENV4. Odds of dengue infection in 15-to-20-year-olds and persons over 50 years were 4.0 (CI 95 %: 1.0-15.6) and 7.7 (CI 95 %: 1.6-37.1) times higher, respectively, than in children under five. Average total spending for a dengue episode was 13 771 FCFA [1 300-67 300 FCFA] (1$US = 478 FCFA). On average, 2.6 breeding sites were found per yard. Potential Aedes breeding sites were found near 71.4 % (21/28) of patients, but no adult Aedes were found. The most frequently identified potential breeding sites were water storage containers (45.2 %). Most specimens collected in yards were Culex (97.9 %). CONCLUSIONS The scientific community, public health authorities, and health workers should consider dengue as a possible cause of febrile illness in Burkina Faso.
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- Valéry Ridde
- />Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Montreal School of Public Health (ESPUM), Montréal, Canada
- />University of Montreal Public Health Research Institute (IRSPUM), Pavillon 7101 Avenue du Parc, P.O. Box 6128, Centre-ville Station, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7 Canada
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- />University of Montreal Public Health Research Institute (IRSPUM), Pavillon 7101 Avenue du Parc, P.O. Box 6128, Centre-ville Station, Montreal, Quebec H3C 3J7 Canada
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- />Identités et Différenciations de l’Environnement des Espaces et des Sociétés – Caen (IDEES), University of Caen Basse-Normandie, Caen, France
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- />International Vaccine Institute, Dengue Vaccine Initiative, SNU Research Park, 1 Gwanak-ro, Gwanak-gu, Seoul, 151-742 Korea
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- />Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), B.P. 545 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- />Unité Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs : écologie, génétique, évolution et contrôle (MIVEGEC), Institut de recherche pour le développement (IRD), B.P. 171 Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso
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- />Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS), 03 B.P. 7192 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- />Grupo de Virus Emergentes y Enfermedad, Departamento de Microbiología Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia
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Rodríguez RC, Carrasquilla G, Porras A, Galera-Gelvez K, Yescas JGL, Rueda-Gallardo JA. The Burden of Dengue and the Financial Cost to Colombia, 2010-2012. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2016; 94:1065-1072. [PMID: 26928834 PMCID: PMC4856604 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.15-0280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2015] [Accepted: 01/16/2016] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Data on the burden of dengue and its economic costs can help guide health policy decisions. However, little reliable information is available for Colombia. We therefore calculated the burden of the disease, expressed in disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), for two scenarios: endemic years (average number of cases in non-epidemic years 2011 and 2012) and an epidemic year (2010, when the highest number of dengue cases was reported in the study period). We also estimated the total economic cost of the disease (U.S. dollars at the average exchange rate for 2012), including indirect costs to households derived from expenses such as preventing entry of mosquitos into the home and costs to government arising from direct, indirect, and prevention and monitoring activities, as well as the direct medical and non-medical costs. In the epidemic year 2010, 1,198.73 DALYs were lost per million inhabitants versus 83.88 in endemic years. The total financial cost of the disease in Colombia from a societal perspective was US$167.8 million for 2010, US$129.9 million for 2011, and US$131.7 million for 2012. The cost of mosquito prevention borne by households was a major cost driver (accounting for 46% of the overall cost in 2010, 62% in 2011, and 64% in 2012).
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- Raúl Castro Rodríguez
- *Address correspondence to Raúl Castro Rodríguez, Department of Economics, Facultad de Economía, Universidad de los Andes, Calle 19A No.1-37 Este, Bloque W, Oficina 919, Bogotá, Colombia. E-mail:
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Constenla D, Garcia C, Lefcourt N. Assessing the Economics of Dengue: Results from a Systematic Review of the Literature and Expert Survey. PHARMACOECONOMICS 2015; 33:1107-1135. [PMID: 26048354 DOI: 10.1007/s40273-015-0294-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The economics of dengue is complex and multifaceted. OBJECTIVES We performed a systematic review of the literature to provide a critical overview of the issues related to dengue economics research and to form a background with which to address the question of cost. METHODS Three literature databases were searched [PubMed, Embase and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS)], covering a period from 1980 to 2013, to identify papers meeting preset inclusion criteria. Studies were reviewed for methodological quality on the basis of a quality checklist developed for this purpose. An expert survey was designed to identify priority areas in dengue economics research and to identify gaps between the methodology and actual practice. Survey responses were combined with the literature review findings to determine stakeholder priorities in dengue economics research. RESULTS The review identified over 700 papers. Forty-two of these papers met the selection criteria. The studies that were reviewed presented results from 32 dengue-endemic countries, underscoring the importance of dengue as a global public health problem. Cost analyses were the most common, with 21 papers, followed by nine cost-effectiveness analyses and seven cost-of-illness studies, indicating a relatively strong mix of methodologies. Dengue annual overall costs (in 2010 values) ranged from US$13.5 million (in Nicaragua) to $56 million (in Malaysia), showing cost variations across countries. Little consistency exists in the way costs were estimated and dengue interventions evaluated, making generalizations around costs difficult. CONCLUSIONS The current evidence suggests that dengue costs are substantial because of the cost of hospital care and lost earnings. Further research in this area will broaden our understanding of the true economic impact of dengue.
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- Dagna Constenla
- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 855 N. Wolfe Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, 21205, USA.
- Dengue Vaccine Initiative (DVI), Baltimore, USA.
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 855 N. Wolfe Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, 21205, USA
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- Department of International Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 855 N. Wolfe Street, Suite 600, Baltimore, 21205, USA
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Imai N, Dorigatti I, Cauchemez S, Ferguson NM. Estimating dengue transmission intensity from sero-prevalence surveys in multiple countries. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2015; 9:e0003719. [PMID: 25881272 PMCID: PMC4400108 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2015] [Accepted: 03/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Estimates of dengue transmission intensity remain ambiguous. Since the majority of infections are asymptomatic, surveillance systems substantially underestimate true rates of infection. With advances in the development of novel control measures, obtaining robust estimates of average dengue transmission intensity is key for assessing both the burden of disease from dengue and the likely impact of interventions. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS The force of infection (λ) and corresponding basic reproduction numbers (R0) for dengue were estimated from non-serotype (IgG) and serotype-specific (PRNT) age-stratified seroprevalence surveys identified from the literature. The majority of R0 estimates ranged from 1-4. Assuming that two heterologous infections result in complete immunity produced up to two-fold higher estimates of R0 than when tertiary and quaternary infections were included. λ estimated from IgG data were comparable to the sum of serotype-specific forces of infection derived from PRNT data, particularly when inter-serotype interactions were allowed for. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Our analysis highlights the highly heterogeneous nature of dengue transmission. How underlying assumptions about serotype interactions and immunity affect the relationship between the force of infection and R0 will have implications for control planning. While PRNT data provides the maximum information, our study shows that even the much cheaper ELISA-based assays would provide comparable baseline estimates of overall transmission intensity which will be an important consideration in resource-constrained settings.
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- Natsuko Imai
- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Mathematical Modelling of Infectious Diseases Unit, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- MRC Centre for Outbreak Analysis and Modelling, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Williams M, Mayer SV, Johnson WL, Chen R, Volkova E, Vilcarromero S, Widen SG, Wood TG, Suarez-Ognio L, Long KC, Hanley KA, Morrison AC, Vasilakis N, Halsey ES. Lineage II of Southeast Asian/American DENV-2 is associated with a severe dengue outbreak in the Peruvian Amazon. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2014; 91:611-20. [PMID: 25002298 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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During 2010 and 2011, the Loreto region of Peru experienced a dengue outbreak of unprecedented magnitude and severity for the region. This outbreak coincided with the reappearance of dengue virus-2 (DENV-2) in Loreto after almost 8 years. Whole-genome sequence indicated that DENV-2 from the outbreak belonged to lineage II of the southeast Asian/American genotype and was most closely related to viruses circulating in Brazil during 2007 and 2008, whereas DENV-2 previously circulating in Loreto grouped with lineage I (DENV-2 strains circulating in South America since 1990). One amino acid substitution (NS5 A811V) in the 2010 and 2011 isolates resulted from positive selection. However, the 2010 and 2011 DENV-2 did not replicate to higher titers in monocyte-derived dendritic cells and did not infect or disseminate in a higher proportion of Aedes aegypti than DENV-2 isolates previously circulating in Loreto. These results suggest that factors other than enhanced viral replication played a role in the severity of this outbreak.
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- Maya Williams
- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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- Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Lima, Peru; Department of Pathology and Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Department of Biology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico; Department of Virology, US Naval Medical Research Unit No. 6, Iquitos, Peru; Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas; Dirección General de Epidemiología del Ministerio de Salud del Perú, Lima, Perú; Entomology Department, University of California, Davis, California; Institute for Human Infections and Immunity and Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas
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Lover AA, Buchy P, Rachline A, Moniboth D, Huy R, Meng CY, Leo YS, Yuvatha K, Sophal U, Chantha N, Y B, Duong V, Goyet S, Brett JL, Tarantola A, Cavailler P. Spatial epidemiology and climatic predictors of paediatric dengue infections captured via sentinel site surveillance, Phnom Penh Cambodia 2011-2012. BMC Public Health 2014; 14:658. [PMID: 24972712 PMCID: PMC4085229 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2014] [Accepted: 06/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background Dengue is a major contributor to morbidity in children aged twelve and below throughout Cambodia; the 2012 epidemic season was the most severe in the country since 2007, with more than 42,000 reported (suspect or confirmed) cases. Methods We report basic epidemiological characteristics in a series of 701 patients at the National Paediatric Hospital in Cambodia, recruited during a prospective clinical study (2011–2012). To more fully explore this cohort, we examined climatic factors using multivariate negative binomial models and spatial clustering of cases using spatial scan statistics to place the clinical study within a larger epidemiological framework. Results We identify statistically significant spatial clusters at the urban village scale, and find that the key climatic predictors of increasing cases are weekly minimum temperature, median relative humidity, but find a negative association with rainfall maximum, all at lag times of 1–6 weeks, with significant effects extending to 10 weeks. Conclusions Our results identify clustering of infections at the neighbourhood scale, suggesting points for targeted interventions, and we find that the complex interactions of vectors and climatic conditions in this setting may be best captured by rising minimum temperature, and median (as opposed to mean) relative humidity, with complex and limited effects from rainfall. These results suggest that real-time cluster detection during epidemics should be considered in Cambodia, and that improvements in weather data reporting could benefit national control programs by allow greater prioritization of limited health resources to both vulnerable populations and time periods of greatest risk. Finally, these results add to the increasing body of knowledge suggesting complex interactions between climate and dengue cases that require further targeted research.
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- Andrew A Lover
- Infectious Diseases Programme, Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore, MD3, 16 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597, Singapore.
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Carrington LB, Simmons CP. Human to mosquito transmission of dengue viruses. Front Immunol 2014; 5:290. [PMID: 24987394 PMCID: PMC4060056 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2014.00290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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The successful transmission of dengue virus from a human host to a mosquito vector requires a complex set of factors to align. It is becoming increasingly important to improve our understanding of the parameters that shape the human to mosquito component of the transmission cycle so that vaccines and therapeutic antivirals can be fully evaluated and epidemiological models refined. Here we describe these factors, and discuss the biological and environmental impacts and demographic changes that are influencing these dynamics. Specifically, we examine features of the human infection required for the mosquito to acquire the virus via natural blood feeding, as well as the biological and environmental factors that influence a mosquito's susceptibility to infection, up to the point that they are capable of transmitting the virus to a new host.
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- Lauren B. Carrington
- Dengue Group, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Dengue Group, Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
- Nuffield Department of Clinical Medicine, Centre for Tropical Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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Mueller TC, Siv S, Khim N, Kim S, Fleischmann E, Ariey F, Buchy P, Guillard B, González IJ, Christophel EM, Abdur R, von Sonnenburg F, Bell D, Menard D. Acute undifferentiated febrile illness in rural Cambodia: a 3-year prospective observational study. PLoS One 2014; 9:e95868. [PMID: 24755844 PMCID: PMC3995936 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0095868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2013] [Accepted: 04/01/2014] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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In the past decade, malaria control has been successfully implemented in Cambodia, leading to a substantial decrease in reported cases. Wide-spread use of malaria rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) has revealed a large burden of malaria-negative fever cases, for which no clinical management guidelines exist at peripheral level health facilities. As a first step towards developing such guidelines, a 3-year cross-sectional prospective observational study was designed to investigate the causes of acute malaria-negative febrile illness in Cambodia. From January 2008 to December 2010, 1193 febrile patients and 282 non-febrile individuals were recruited from three health centers in eastern and western Cambodia. Malaria RDTs and routine clinical examination were performed on site by health center staff. Venous samples and nasopharyngeal throat swabs were collected and analysed by molecular diagnostic tests. Blood cultures and blood smears were also taken from all febrile individuals. Molecular testing was applied for malaria parasites, Leptospira, Rickettsia, O. tsutsugamushi, Dengue- and Influenza virus. At least one pathogen was identified in 73.3% (874/1193) of febrile patient samples. Most frequent pathogens detected were P. vivax (33.4%), P. falciparum (26.5%), pathogenic Leptospira (9.4%), Influenza viruses (8.9%), Dengue viruses (6.3%), O. tsutsugamushi (3.9%), Rickettsia (0.2%), and P. knowlesi (0.1%). In the control group, a potential pathogen was identified in 40.4%, most commonly malaria parasites and Leptospira. Clinic-based diagnosis of malaria RDT-negative cases was poorly predictive for pathogen and appropriate treatment. Additional investigations are needed to understand their impact on clinical disease and epidemiology, and the possible role of therapies such as doxycycline, since many of these pathogens were seen in non-febrile subjects.
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- Tara C. Mueller
- Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- National Center for Parasitology, Entomology, and Malaria Control, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Malaria Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Malaria Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Parasitology and Mycology Department, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France
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- Virology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Medical Laboratory, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND), Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Intellectual Ventures Laboratory, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Malaria Molecular Epidemiology Unit, Institut Pasteur in Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
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Tarantola A, Goutard F, Newton P, de Lamballerie X, Lortholary O, Cappelle J, Buchy P. Estimating the burden of Japanese encephalitis virus and other encephalitides in countries of the mekong region. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2014; 8:e2533. [PMID: 24498443 PMCID: PMC3907313 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Diverse aetiologies of viral and bacterial encephalitis are widely recognized as significant yet neglected public health issues in the Mekong region. A robust analysis of the corresponding health burden is lacking. We retrieved 75 articles on encephalitis in the region published in English or in French from 1965 through 2011. Review of available data demonstrated that they are sparse and often derived from hospital-based studies with significant recruitment bias. Almost half (35 of 75) of articles were on Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) alone or associated with dengue. In the Western Pacific region the WHO reported 30,000-50,000 annual JEV cases (15,000 deaths) between 1966 and 1996 and 4,633 cases (200 deaths) in 2008, a decline likely related to the introduction of JEV vaccination in China, Vietnam, or Thailand since the 1980s. Data on dengue, scrub typhus and rabies encephalitis, among other aetiologies, are also reviewed and discussed. Countries of the Mekong region are undergoing profound demographic, economic and ecological change. As the epidemiological aspects of Japanese encephalitis (JE) are transformed by vaccination in some countries, highly integrated expert collaborative research and objective data are needed to identify and prioritize the human health, animal health and economic burden due to JE and other pathogens associated with encephalitides.
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- Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), Département ES, Unité AGIRs, Montpellier, France
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- Lao-Oxford-Mahosot Hospital-Wellcome Trust Research Unit, Microbiology Laboratory, Mahosot Hospital, Vientiane, Lao PDR and Centre for Tropical Medicine, Nuffield Department of Medicine, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Aix Marseille University, IRD French Institute of Research for Development, EHESP French School of Public Health, UMR_D 190 “Emergence des Pathologies Virales”, Marseille, France
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- Université René Descartes, Hôpital Necker-Enfants malades, Centre d'Infectiologie Necker Pasteur, IHU Imagine, Labex IBEID, Paris, France
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- Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), Département ES, Unité AGIRs, Montpellier, France
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Stahl HC, Butenschoen VM, Tran HT, Gozzer E, Skewes R, Mahendradhata Y, Runge-Ranzinger S, Kroeger A, Farlow A. Cost of dengue outbreaks: literature review and country case studies. BMC Public Health 2013; 13:1048. [PMID: 24195519 PMCID: PMC4228321 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-1048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 10/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background Dengue disease surveillance and vector surveillance are presumed to detect dengue outbreaks at an early stage and to save – through early response activities – resources, and reduce the social and economic impact of outbreaks on individuals, health systems and economies. The aim of this study is to unveil evidence on the cost of dengue outbreaks. Methods Economic evidence on dengue outbreaks was gathered by conducting a literature review and collecting information on the costs of recent dengue outbreaks in 4 countries: Peru, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, and Indonesia. The literature review distinguished between costs of dengue illness including cost of dengue outbreaks, cost of interventions and cost-effectiveness of interventions. Results Seventeen publications on cost of dengue showed a large range of costs from 0.2 Million US$ in Venezuela to 135.2 Million US$ in Brazil. However, these figures were not standardized to make them comparable. Furthermore, dengue outbreak costs are calculated differently across the publications, and cost of dengue illness is used interchangeably with cost of dengue outbreaks. Only one paper from Australia analysed the resources saved through active dengue surveillance. Costs of vector control interventions have been reported in 4 studies, indicating that the costs of such interventions are lower than those of actual outbreaks. Nine papers focussed on the cost-effectiveness of dengue vaccines or dengue vector control; they do not provide any direct information on cost of dengue outbreaks, but their modelling methodologies could guide future research on cost-effectiveness of national surveillance systems. The country case studies – conducted in very different geographic and health system settings - unveiled rough estimates for 2011 outbreak costs of: 12 million US$ in Vietnam, 6.75 million US$ in Indonesia, 4.5 million US$ in Peru and 2.8 million US$ in Dominican Republic (all in 2012 US$). The proportions of the different cost components (vector control; surveillance; information, education and communication; direct medical and indirect costs), as percentage of total costs, differed across the respective countries. Resources used for dengue disease control and treatment were country specific. Conclusions The evidence so far collected further confirms the methodological challenges in this field: 1) to define technically dengue outbreaks (what do we measure?) and 2) to measure accurately the costs in prospective field studies (how do we measure?). Currently, consensus on the technical definition of an outbreak is sought through the International Research Consortium on Dengue Risk Assessment, Management and Surveillance (IDAMS). Best practice guidelines should be further developed, also to improve the quality and comparability of cost study findings. Modelling the costs of dengue outbreaks and validating these models through field studies should guide further research.
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- Hans-Christian Stahl
- Global Health Task Force, Freiburg University Medical Center, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
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Abd Kadir SL, Yaakob H, Mohamed Zulkifli R. Potential anti-dengue medicinal plants: a review. J Nat Med 2013; 67:677-89. [PMID: 23591999 PMCID: PMC3765846 DOI: 10.1007/s11418-013-0767-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2012] [Accepted: 03/12/2013] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Dengue fever causes mortality and morbidity around the world, specifically in the Tropics and subtropic regions, which has been of major concern to governments and the World Health Organization (WHO). As a consequence, the search for new anti-dengue agents from medicinal plants has assumed more urgency than in the past. Medicinal plants have been used widely to treat a variety of vector ailments such as malaria. The demand for plant-based medicines is growing as they are generally considered to be safer, non-toxic and less harmful than synthetic drugs. This article reviews potential anti-dengue activities from plants distributed around the world. Sixty-nine studies from 1997 to 2012 describe 31 different species from 24 families that are known for their anti-dengue activities. About ten phytochemicals have been isolated from 11 species, among which are compounds with the potential for development of dengue treatment. Crude extracts and essential oils obtained from 31 species showed a broad activity against Flavivirus. Current studies show that natural products represent a rich potential source of new anti-dengue compounds. Further ethnobotanical surveys and laboratory investigations are needed established the potential of identified species in contributing to dengue control.
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- Siti Latifah Abd Kadir
- Department of Bioprocess Engineering, Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Malaysia
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- Institute of Bioproduct Development, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Malaysia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biosciences and Bioengineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 Skudai, Johor Malaysia
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Humphries-Waa K, Drake T, Huszar A, Liverani M, Borin K, Touch S, Srey T, Coker R. Human H5N1 influenza infections in Cambodia 2005-2011: case series and cost-of-illness. BMC Public Health 2013; 13:549. [PMID: 23738818 PMCID: PMC3700884 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Background Southeast Asia has been identified as a potential epicentre of emerging diseases with pandemic capacity, including highly pathogenic influenza. Cambodia in particular has the potential for high rates of avoidable deaths from pandemic influenza due to large gaps in health system resources. This study seeks to better understand the course and cost-of-illness for cases of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Cambodia. Methods We studied the 18 laboratory-confirmed cases of avian influenza subtype H5N1 identified in Cambodia between January 2005 and August 2011. Medical records for all patients were reviewed to extract information on patient characteristics, travel to hospital, time to admission, diagnostic testing, treatment and disease outcomes. Further data related to costs was collected through interviews with key informants at district and provincial hospitals, the Ministry of Health and non-governmental organisations. An ingredient-based approach was used to estimate the total economic cost for each study patient. Costing was conducted from a societal perspective and included both financial and opportunity costs to the patient or carer. Sensitivity analysis was undertaken to evaluate potential change or variation in the cost-of-illness. Results Of the 18 patients studied, 11 (61%) were under the age of 18 years. The majority of patients (16, 89%) died, eight (44%) within 24 hours of hospital admission. There was an average delay of seven days between symptom onset and hospitalisation with patients travelling an average of 148 kilometres (8-476 km) to the admitting hospital. Five patients were treated with oseltamivir of whom two received the recommended dose. For the 16 patients who received all their treatment in Cambodia the average per patient cost of H5N1 influenza illness was US$300 of which 85.0% comprised direct medical provider costs, including diagnostic testing (41.2%), pharmaceuticals (28.4%), hospitalisation (10.4%), oxygen (4.4%) and outpatient consultations (0.6%). Patient or family costs were US$45 per patient (15.0%) of total economic cost. Conclusion Cases of avian influenza in Cambodia were characterised by delays in hospitalisation, deficiencies in some aspects of treatment and a high fatality rate. The costs associated with medical care, particularly diagnostic testing and pharmaceutical therapy, were major contributors to the relatively high cost-of-illness.
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- Karen Humphries-Waa
- Communicable Disease Policy Research Group, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Public Health, 9th Fl, Satharanasukwisit Building, 420/1 Rajvithi Road, Bangkok 10400 Thailand.
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Villabona-Arenas CJ, Mondini A, Bosch I, Schimitt D, Calzavara-Silva CE, de A Zanotto PM, Nogueira ML. Dengue virus type 3 adaptive changes during epidemics in São Jose de Rio Preto, Brazil, 2006-2007. PLoS One 2013; 8:e63496. [PMID: 23667626 PMCID: PMC3646734 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0063496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2013] [Accepted: 04/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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Global dengue virus spread in tropical and sub-tropical regions has become a major international public health concern. It is evident that DENV genetic diversity plays a significant role in the immunopathology of the disease and that the identification of polymorphisms associated with adaptive responses is important for vaccine development. The investigation of naturally occurring genomic variants may play an important role in the comprehension of different adaptive strategies used by these mutants to evade the human immune system. In order to elucidate this role we sequenced the complete polyprotein-coding region of thirty-three DENV-3 isolates to characterize variants circulating under high endemicity in the city of São José de Rio Preto, Brazil, during the onset of the 2006-07 epidemic. By inferring the evolutionary history on a local-scale and estimating rates of synonymous (dS) and nonsynonimous (dN) substitutions, we have documented at least two different introductions of DENV-3 into the city and detected 10 polymorphic codon sites under significant positive selection (dN/dS > 1) and 8 under significant purifying selection (dN/dS < 1). We found several polymorphic amino acid coding sites in the envelope (15), NS1 (17), NS2A (11), and NS5 (24) genes, which suggests that these genes may be experiencing relatively recent adaptive changes. Furthermore, some polymorphisms correlated with changes in the immunogenicity of several epitopes. Our study highlights the existence of significant and informative DENV variability at the spatio-temporal scale of an urban outbreak.
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- Christian Julian Villabona-Arenas
- Laboratório de Evolução Molecular e Bioinformática (LEMB), Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas. Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Saúde Pública. Departamento de Ciências Biológicas. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas - Universidade Estadual Paulista “Júlio de Mesquita Filho” Araraquara/SP, Brazil
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- Division of Heath Science and Technology, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Department of Infectious Disease and Global Health, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, North Grafton, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Laboratório de Imunologia Celular e Molecular (LICM), Centro de Pesquisas Rene Rachou (CPqRR), Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (Fiocruz), Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Evolução Molecular e Bioinformática (LEMB), Departamento de Microbiologia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas. Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Pesquisas em Virologia, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto, São José do Rio Preto, SP, Brazil
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Shepard DS, Undurraga EA, Halasa YA. Economic and disease burden of dengue in Southeast Asia. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013; 7:e2055. [PMID: 23437406 PMCID: PMC3578748 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 281] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue poses a substantial economic and disease burden in Southeast Asia (SEA). Quantifying this burden is critical to set policy priorities and disease-control strategies. METHODS AND FINDINGS We estimated the economic and disease burden of dengue in 12 countries in SEA: Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, East-Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Viet Nam. We obtained reported cases from multiple sources--surveillance data, World Health Organization (WHO), and published studies--and adjusted for underreporting using expansion factors from previous literature. We obtained unit costs per episode through a systematic literature review, and completed missing data using linear regressions. We excluded costs such as prevention and vector control, and long-term sequelae of dengue. Over the decade of 2001-2010, we obtained an annual average of 2.9 million (m) dengue episodes and 5,906 deaths. The annual economic burden (with 95% certainty levels) was US$950m (US$610m-US$1,384m) or about US$1.65 (US$1.06-US$2.41) per capita. The annual number of disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), based on the original 1994 definition, was 214,000 (120,000-299,000), which is equivalent to 372 (210-520) DALYs per million inhabitants. CONCLUSION Dengue poses a substantial economic and disease burden in SEA with a DALY burden per million inhabitants in the region. This burden is higher than that of 17 other conditions, including Japanese encephalitis, upper respiratory infections, and hepatitis B.
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- Donald S Shepard
- Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA.
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Undurraga EA, Halasa YA, Shepard DS. Use of expansion factors to estimate the burden of dengue in Southeast Asia: a systematic analysis. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2013; 7:e2056. [PMID: 23437407 PMCID: PMC3578761 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0002056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 99] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/26/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dengue virus infection is the most common arthropod-borne disease of humans and its geographical range and infection rates are increasing. Health policy decisions require information about the disease burden, but surveillance systems usually underreport the total number of cases. These may be estimated by multiplying reported cases by an expansion factor (EF). METHODS AND FINDINGS As a key step to estimate the economic and disease burden of dengue in Southeast Asia (SEA), we projected dengue cases from 2001 through 2010 using EFs. We conducted a systematic literature review (1995-2011) and identified 11 published articles reporting original, empirically derived EFs or the necessary data, and 11 additional relevant studies. To estimate EFs for total cases in countries where no empirical studies were available, we extrapolated data based on the statistically significant inverse relationship between an index of a country's health system quality and its observed reporting rate. We compiled an average 386,000 dengue episodes reported annually to surveillance systems in the region, and projected about 2.92 million dengue episodes. We conducted a probabilistic sensitivity analysis, simultaneously varying the most important parameters in 20,000 Monte Carlo simulations, and derived 95% certainty level of 2.73-3.38 million dengue episodes. We estimated an overall EF in SEA of 7.6 (95% certainty level: 7.0-8.8) dengue cases for every case reported, with an EF range of 3.8 for Malaysia to 19.0 in East Timor. CONCLUSION Studies that make no adjustment for underreporting would seriously understate the burden and cost of dengue in SEA and elsewhere. As the sites of the empirical studies we identified were not randomly chosen, the exact extent of underreporting remains uncertain. Nevertheless, the results reported here, based on a systematic analysis of the available literature, show general consistency and provide a reasonable empirical basis to adjust for underreporting.
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- Eduardo A. Undurraga
- Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
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- Schneider Institutes for Health Policy, Heller School for Social Policy and Management, Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Wettstein ZS, Fleming M, Chang AY, Copenhaver DJ, Wateska AR, Bartsch SM, Lee BY, Kulkarni RP. Total economic cost and burden of dengue in Nicaragua: 1996-2010. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012; 87:616-22. [PMID: 22890033 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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The burden of dengue in Nicaragua has been steadily rising during the last three decades; however, there have been few efforts to quantify the burden (measured in disability-adjusted life years [DALYs]) and cost to society. Using primary data from the Nicaraguan Ministry of Health (MINSA), the total cost and burden of dengue were calculated from 1996 to 2010. Total costs included both direct costs from medical expenditures and prevention activities and indirect costs from lost productivity. The annual disease burden ranged from 99 to 805 DALYs per million, with a majority associated with classic dengue fever. The total cost was estimated to be US$13.5 million/year (range: US$5.1-27.6 million). This analysis can help improve allocation of dengue control resources in Nicaragua and the region. As one of the most comprehensive analyses of its type to date in Nicaragua and Latin America, this study can serve as a model to determine the burden and cost of dengue.
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Tam PT, Dat NT, Huu LM, Thi XCP, Duc HM, Tu TC, Kutcher S, Ryan PA, Kay BH. High household economic burden caused by hospitalization of patients with severe dengue fever cases in Can Tho province, Vietnam. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012; 87:554-8. [PMID: 22826478 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.12-0101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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During 2006-2007, a cohort of 144 confirmed dengue cases in Can Tho Province, Vietnam were compared with a matching set of 144 households that had no dengue cases. Approximately 6-9 months after sickness, there were no significant differences in terms of knowledge of the etiology of dengue, mosquito breeding habitats, and prevention measures in respondents from both sets of households. There was also no difference in the abundance of Aedes aegypti (Linn.) adults but the average numbers of late instar and pupal Ae. aegypti per household were greater in the negative control houses. Thus, the risk seemed to be no higher in case households, although it is conceivable that changes may have occurred in either group over the intervening period. The average cost for a dengue patient was 2,798,000 Vietnamese Dong (VND) (US$167.77), 2,154,000 VND for direct costs, and 644,000 VND for indirect costs. There was a 22% difference in cost for those with and without health insurance. In terms of impact on family economies, 47.2% had to borrow money for treatment, and after 6 months, 71.7% had not begun or had only managed part repayments. Approximately 72.9% indicated that the cost of supporting a dengue patient had impacted on the family economy, with the loss averaging 36% of the annual income in the lowest economic quartile.
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- Pham Thi Tam
- Can Tho University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Can Tho City, Vietnam
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Burden of disease resulting from chronic mountain sickness among young Chinese male immigrants in Tibet. BMC Public Health 2012; 12:401. [PMID: 22672510 PMCID: PMC3444415 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2011] [Accepted: 06/06/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background In young Chinese men of the highland immigrant population, chronic mountain sickness (CMS) is a major public health problem. The aim of this study was to measure the disease burden of CMS in this population. Methods We used disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) to estimate the disease burden of CMS. Disability weights were derived using the person trade-off methodology. CMS diagnoses, symptom severity, and individual characteristics were obtained from surveys collected in Tibet in 2009 and 2010. The DALYs of individual patients and the DALYs/1,000 were calculated. Results Disability weights were obtained for 21 CMS health stages. The results of the analyses of the two surveys were consistent with each other. At different altitudes, the CMS rates ranged from 2.1-37.4%; the individual DALYs of patients ranged from 0.13-0.33, and the DALYs/1,000 ranged from 3.60-52.78. The age, highland service years, blood pressure, heart rate, smoking rate, and proportion of the sample working in engineering or construction were significantly higher in the CMS group than in the non-CMS group (p < 0.05). These variables were also positively associated with the individual DALYs (p < 0.05). Among the symptoms, headaches caused the largest proportion of DALYs. Conclusion The results show that CMS imposes a considerable burden on Chinese immigrants to Tibet. Immigrants with characteristics such as a higher residential altitude, more advanced age, longer highland service years, being a smoker, and working in engineering or construction were more likely to develop CMS and to increase the disease burden. Higher blood pressure and heart rate as a result of CMS were also positively associated with the disease burden. The authorities should pay attention to the highland disease burden and support the development and application of DALYs studies of CMS and other highland diseases.
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Díaz-Quijano FA, Waldman EA. Factors associated with dengue mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1995-2009: an ecological study. Am J Trop Med Hyg 2012; 86:328-34. [PMID: 22302870 DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2012.11-0074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022] Open
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In this study, we aimed to estimate the effect that environmental, demographic, and socioeconomic factors have on dengue mortality in Latin America and the Caribbean. To that end, we conducted an observational ecological study, analyzing data collected between 1995 and 2009. Dengue mortality rates were highest in the Caribbean (Spanish-speaking and non-Spanish-speaking). Multivariate analysis through Poisson regression revealed that the following factors were independently associated with dengue mortality: time since identification of endemicity (adjusted rate ratio [aRR] = 3.2 [for each 10 years]); annual rainfall (aRR = 1.5 [for each 10(3) L/m(2)]); population density (aRR = 2.1 and 3.2 for 20-120 inhabitants/km(2) and > 120 inhabitants/km(2), respectively); Human Development Index > 0.83 (aRR = 0.4); and circulation of the dengue 2 serotype (aRR = 1.7). These results highlight the important role that environmental, demographic, socioeconomic, and biological factors have played in increasing the severity of dengue in recent decades.
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Lam SK, Burke D, Capeding MR, Chong CK, Coudeville L, Farrar J, Gubler D, Hadinegoro SR, Hanna J, Lang J, Lee HL, Leo YS, Luong CQ, Mahoney R, Mcbride J, Mendez-Galvan J, Ng LC, Nimmannitya S, Ooi EE, Shepard D, Smit J, Teyssou R, Thomas L, Torresi J, Vasconcelos P, Wirawan DN, Yoksan S. Preparing for introduction of a dengue vaccine: Recommendations from the 1st Dengue v2V Asia-Pacific Meeting. Vaccine 2011; 29:9417-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2011.08.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 08/09/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Chen R, Vasilakis N. Dengue--quo tu et quo vadis? Viruses 2011; 3:1562-608. [PMID: 21994796 PMCID: PMC3187692 DOI: 10.3390/v3091562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 182] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2011] [Revised: 08/12/2011] [Accepted: 08/12/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Dengue viruses (DENV) are by far the most important arboviral pathogens in the tropics around the world, putting at risk of infection nearly a third of the global human population. DENV are members of the genus Flavivirus in the Family Flaviviridae and comprise four antigenically distinct serotypes (DENV-1-4). Although they share almost identical epidemiological features, they are genetically distinct. Phylogenetic analyses have revealed valuable insights into the origins, epidemiology and the forces that shape DENV evolution in nature. In this review, we examine the current status of DENV evolution, including but not limited to rates of evolution, selection pressures, population sizes and evolutionary constraints, and we discuss how these factors influence transmission, pathogenesis and emergence.
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- Rubing Chen
- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; E-Mail:
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- Department of Pathology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; E-Mail:
- Center for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
- Institute for Human Infection and Immunity, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
- Center for Tropical Diseases, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Blvd, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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Soumahoro MK, Boelle PY, Gaüzere BA, Atsou K, Pelat C, Lambert B, La Ruche G, Gastellu-Etchegorry M, Renault P, Sarazin M, Yazdanpanah Y, Flahault A, Malvy D, Hanslik T. The Chikungunya epidemic on La Réunion Island in 2005-2006: a cost-of-illness study. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2011; 5:e1197. [PMID: 21695162 PMCID: PMC3114750 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0001197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2010] [Accepted: 04/21/2011] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND This study was conducted to assess the impact of chikungunya on health costs during the epidemic that occurred on La Réunion in 2005-2006. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS From data collected from health agencies, the additional costs incurred by chikungunya in terms of consultations, drug consumption and absence from work were determined by a comparison with the expected costs outside the epidemic period. The cost of hospitalization was estimated from data provided by the national hospitalization database for short-term care by considering all hospital stays in which the ICD-10 code A92.0 appeared. A cost-of-illness study was conducted from the perspective of the third-party payer. Direct medical costs per outpatient and inpatient case were evaluated. The costs were estimated in Euros at 2006 values. Additional reimbursements for consultations with general practitioners and drugs were estimated as € 12.4 million (range: € 7.7 million-€ 17.1 million) and € 5 million (€ 1.9 million-€ 8.1 million), respectively, while the cost of hospitalization for chikungunya was estimated to be € 8.5 million (€ 5.8 million-€ 8.7 million). Productivity costs were estimated as € 17.4 million (€ 6 million-€ 28.9 million). The medical cost of the chikungunya epidemic was estimated as € 43.9 million, 60% due to direct medical costs and 40% to indirect costs (€ 26.5 million and € 17.4 million, respectively). The direct medical cost was assessed as € 90 for each outpatient and € 2,000 for each inpatient. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE The medical management of chikungunya during the epidemic on La Réunion Island was associated with an important economic burden. The estimated cost of the reported disease can be used to evaluate the cost/efficacy and cost/benefit ratios for prevention and control programmes of emerging arboviruses.
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