1. WHO position paper on dengue vaccines -- May 2024.
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IMMUNIZATION , *PUBLIC health surveillance , *PATIENT safety , *COST effectiveness , *DISEASE vectors , *VACCINE effectiveness , *TRAVEL , *DENGUE , *INFORMATION resources , *TREATMENT effectiveness , *ANTI-infective agents , *VIRAL vaccines , *VACCINE immunogenicity , *EPIDEMICS , *COMMUNICATION , *MOLECULAR diagnosis , *INDUSTRIAL hygiene , *INFECTIOUS disease transmission - Abstract
The article focuses on the second licensed dengue vaccine, TAK-003, along with the position of the World Health Organization (WHO) for its use, and provides an update on the first licensed dengue vaccine, CYD-TDV. Topics discussed include epidemiology and transmission of dengue, classifications made by the WHO on dengue illness, and diagnosis, treatment and prevention.
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- 2024