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Comment
. 2009 Sep;6(9):e1000129.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000129. Epub 2009 Sep 1.

Changing patterns of dengue epidemiology and implications for clinical management and vaccines

Cameron P Simmons  1 , Jeremy Farrar
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Changing patterns of dengue epidemiology and implications for clinical management and vaccines

Cameron P Simmons et al. PLoS Med. 2009 Sep.

Abstract

Cameron Simmons and Jeremy Farrar discuss the changing patterns of dengue epidemiology and the implications for clinical management and vaccines, drawing upon a recent study by Derek Cummings and colleagues in Thailand.

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The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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