Dengue Infections Among Household Contacts of Symptomatic Index Cases: Implications for Community-Based Intervention Studies

Erik Koehne ORCID logo ; Liesbeth Van Wesenbeeck ; Martin L Hibberd ORCID logo ; Annemie Buelens ORCID logo ; Michiko Toizumi ORCID logo ; Kim De Clerck ; Leen Vijgen ; Ole Lagatie ORCID logo ; Lucy Masdin ORCID logo ; Hien Anh Thi Nguyen ; +10 more... Hoang Huy Le ; Duc Anh Dang ; Mai Kim Huynh ; Lien Thuy Le ORCID logo ; Trieu Bao Nguyên ; Stephane Hue ; Hung Thai Do ORCID logo ; Guillermo Herrera-Taracena ORCID logo ; Freya Rasschaert ORCID logo ; Lay-Myint Yoshida ORCID logo ; (2025) Dengue Infections Among Household Contacts of Symptomatic Index Cases: Implications for Community-Based Intervention Studies. Viruses, 17 (6). p. 859. ISSN 1999-4915 DOI: 10.3390/v17060859
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Background: Dengue is a global health concern, with half of the world’s population at risk and no antiviral treatment available. This Phase 0 study investigated dengue infections among household contacts (HHCs) of dengue index cases (ICs) and assessed the feasibility of conducting a Phase 2 trial for a novel antiviral.

Methods: Participants were enrolled in Nha Trang, Vietnam, from April 2022 to February 2023. Dengue ICs were identified within 72 h of fever onset, and their healthy adult HHCs enrolled within 48 h. Blood samples and questionnaires were collected bi-weekly for four weeks, with a follow-up visit on day 40. DENV RT-qPCR, NS1, and anti-DENV IgM/IgG ELISAs were performed.

Results: Overall, 130 dengue ICs and 301 HHCs were enrolled, with 91.7% (276/301) completing all follow-up visits. Baseline anti-DENV IgG showed prior dengue infections in 262/301 HHCs (87.0%). Fifty HHCs were excluded from the HHC infection analysis based on evidence of a DENV infection (viral load [VL], NS1, IgM, and IgG results) at enrollment. During follow-up, 2.0% of HHCs (5/251) had DENV infections based on virological parameters (DENV RNA and/or NS1 positivity), and anti-DENV IgG/IgM seroconversion was detected in 7.2% (18/251).

Conclusions: This study demonstrated the operational feasibility of a dengue IC-HHC design for a Phase 2 trial.


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