Stratified sero-prevalence revealed overall high disease burden of dengue but suboptimal immunity in younger age groups in Pune, India.
Akhilesh C MishraVidya A ArankalleSwapnil A GadhavePritam H MahadikShubham ShrivastavaMandar BhutkarVarsha M VaidyaPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2018)
Our study suggests that Pune city has high disease burden, all 4 serotypes are circulating, significant spatial heterogeneity in seroprevalence and suboptimal immunity in younger age groups. This would allow informed decisions to be made on management of dengue and introduction of upcoming dengue vaccines in the city.