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. 2014 May 27:1:140004.
doi: 10.1038/sdata.2014.4. eCollection 2014.

A global compendium of human dengue virus occurrence

Jane P Messina  1 , Oliver J Brady  1 , David M Pigott  1 , John S Brownstein  2 , Anne G Hoen  3 , Simon I Hay  4
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A global compendium of human dengue virus occurrence

Jane P Messina et al. Sci Data. .

Abstract

A global geographic database of human dengue virus occurrence was produced to generate a global risk map and associated burden estimates(1). Herein we present the database, which comprises occurrence data linked to point or polygon locations, derived from peer-reviewed literature and case reports as well as informal online sources. Entries date from 1960 to 2012. We describe all data collection processes in full, as well as geo-positioning, database management and quality-control procedures. This is the most comprehensive database of confirmed human dengue infection to-date, consisting of 8,309 geo-positioned occurrences in total.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors do not declare any competing financial interests.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Occurrence data processing summary, beginning with the raw inputs and showing the proportion of data lost through the stages of quality control before reaching the final occurrence database.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The numbers of occurrence locations per year separated by region.
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References

Data Citations

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