The Dengue Vaccine Initiative: A Bibliometric Analysis of Research Publications

Abstract

Dengue fever has become a significant public health problem in tropical and subtropical regions and affects millions of people annually. Approximately 390 million people worldwide are estimated to be infected with dengue every year, of which 96 million develop dengue fever. Recently, there has been a noticeable increase in dengue cases, primarily in areas with tropical and subtropical climates. Vaccines have been developed to prevent or reduce the severity of the disease. This study reviews the number of publications on dengue vaccines and related topics worldwide. We aimed to evaluate the research output and create a narrative on global vaccine distribution, challenges in vaccine initiatives, and the future of dengue vaccines as a strategy to combat the virus in endemic countries. We used keywords such as ‘Dengue virus’ AND ‘Vaccines,’ ‘Dengue fever’ AND “Vaccine initiatives” AND ‘Dengue virus’ AND ‘Vaccine safety’ to collect data from the Scopus database. We performed a descriptive analysis to determine the frequency of publications and reviewed the relevant articles for information from the Scopus database. The dengue vaccine initiative is vital in the fight against dengue through collaboration, innovation, and knowledge sharing.