title: A global compendium of human dengue virus occurrence.
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.
authors.affiliation: Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford , South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK.
authors.forename: Jane P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Messina
authors.affiliation: Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford , South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK.
authors.forename: Oliver J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Brady
authors.affiliation: Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford , South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK.
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Pigott
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Informatics Program, Boston Children's Hospital , Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Brownstein
authors.affiliation: Department of Community and Family Medicine, Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth College , Hanover, New Hampshire 03755, USA.
authors.forename: Anne G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Hoen
authors.affiliation: Spatial Ecology and Epidemiology Group, Department of Zoology, University of Oxford , South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3PS, UK ; Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health , Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Simon I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Hay
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016208:Databases, Factual; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003716:Dengue Virus; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D012306:Risk