Epidemic dengue/dengue hemorrhagic fever as a public health, social and economic problem in the 21st century

Duane J. Gubler^{a b}✉

1. ^aDivision 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
2. ^bDivision 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
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