title: Dengue: where are we today?
abstract: Dengue is considered the main arthropod-borne viral disease of humans. In the last few years, an increasing number of reports of mild and severe cases have been reported. The growing dengue incidence observed in recent years has been accompanied by reports of new observations, findings and global initiatives with an improvement in our understanding of this phenomenon. The epidemiology and new clinical classification of dengue, advances in the diagnostic and pathogenesis knowledge, and vaccine development as well as control methods including new global initiatives are summarised here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology, PAHO/WHO Collaborating Center for the Study of Dengue and its Vector, "Pedro Kouri" Tropical Medicine Institute of Havana, Cuba.
authors.forename: Maria Guadalupe
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Guzman
authors.forename: Susana
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kouri