Dengue Virus Seroprevalence Data for Mérida, Yucatán, 2023

92.9 KB of serological data from Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, collected in 2023. The dataset contains disaggregated data supporting a 2025 study on dengue seroprevalence in Mexico City. Author JOSE RAMOS-CASTAÑEDA published the data under a CC-BY-4.0 license on figshare.

Use Cases

• Estimate dengue virus seroprevalence rates based on the described serological methodology.
• Analyze age-specific immunity patterns based on the study's focus on persons aged 5-35 years.
• Model geographic variation in dengue exposure based on data from the boroughs of Mexico City referenced in the linked study.

Strengths

• Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed study published in The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries.
• The dataset is published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• File size of 92.9 KB indicates a focused, manageable dataset.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The description metadata is limited, referencing a different geographic study (Mexico City) than the dataset title (Mérida).

Provenance

Source

JOSE RAMOS-CASTAÑEDA

Collection Method

Methodology described in the linked 2025 seroprevalence study.

Time Range

2023

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 17:19:48; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Mérida, Yucatán, México