Egger, Joseph R;
Coleman, Paul G;
(2007)
Age and clinical dengue illness.
Emerging infectious diseases, 13 (6).
pp. 924-925.
ISSN 1080-6040
DOI: https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1306.070008
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The relationship between age and risk for classic dengue fever has never been quantified. We use data from clinical patients to show that the relative risk of having classical disease after primary dengue virus infection increases with age. This relationship has implications for strategies aimed at controlling dengue fever.