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. 2015 Jul 8;93(1):18–23. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.13-0663

Table 2.

Number of cases and incidence density* of symptomatic dengue recorded during the trial

Countries N Subjects with at least one Incidence density (95% confidence interval) per 100 person-years
Acute febrile episode Serologically probable dengue Virologically confirmed dengue Acute febrile episodes Serologically probable dengue Virologically confirmed dengue Either Serologically probable or virologically confirmed Both Serologically probable and virologically confirmed
All 3000 235 50 18 17.7 (15.6; 20.1) 3.6 (2.7; 4.8) 1.3 (0.8; 2.1) 4.1 (3.2; 5.4) 0.8 (0.4; 1.4)
Brazil 750 42 15 5 20.5 (15.2; 27.8) 7.2 (4.3; 11.9) 2.4 (1.0; 5.7) 7.7 (4.7; 12.5) 1.9 (0.7; 5.1)
Colombia 1200 98 8 6 15.3 (12.5; 18.6) 1.2 (0.6; 2.4) 0.9 (0.4; 2.0) 1.9 (1.1; 3.4) 0.1 (0; 1.1)
Mexico 750 44 8 1 17.8 (13.2; 23.9) 3.1 (1.6; 6.3) 0.4 (0.1; 2.8) 3.1 (1.6; 6.3) 0.4 (0.1; 2.8)
Puerto Rico 300 51 19 6 22.0 (16.7; 29.0) 7.7 (4.9; 12.0) 2.3 (1.0; 5.2) 8.1 (5.2; 12.5) 1.0 (0.8; 4.7)
*

Defined as the number of new cases arising from defined population in specified time period divided by the total at risk person-time of observation.

20 participants experienced two episodes, i.e., there was a total of 255 episodes.