Advanced Age and Increased Risk for Severe Outcomes of Dengue Infection, Taiwan, 2014-2015

Dengue, a mosquitoborne flavivirus infection, is increas-ingly a disease of older adults who are more likely to have chronic diseases that confer risk for severe outcomes of dengue infection. In a population-based study in Taiwan, adjusted risks for dengue-related hospitalization, inten-sive care unit admission, and death increased progres-sively with age.

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Dengue, a mosquitoborne flavivirus infection, is increasingly affecting older adults who are more likely to have chronic diseases, increasing their risk for severe outcomes of dengue infection.