title: Epidemic dengue/dengue hemorrhagic fever as a public health, social and economic problem in the 21st century.
abstract: Dengue fever/dengue hemorrhagic fever is now one of the most important public health problems in tropical developing countries and also has major economic and societal consequences.
authors.affiliation: Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Public Health Service, US Dept of Health and Human Services, PO Box 2087, Fort Collins, CO 80522, USA. dgubler@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Duane J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Gubler
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D000569:Americas / Q000453:epidemiology; D001210:Asia, Southeastern / Q000453:epidemiology; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011634:Public Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019595:Severe Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology; D012940:Social Problems / Q000191:economics / Q000517:prevention & control*