First outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever, Bangladesh

First outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever, Bangladesh

During the first countrywide outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Bangladesh, we conducted surveillance for dengue at a hospital in Dhaka. Of 176 patients, primarily adults, found positive for dengue, 60.2% had dengue fever, 39.2% dengue hemorrhagic fever, and 0.6% dengue shock syndrome. The Deng...

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Veröffentlicht in:Emerging infectious diseases 2002-07, Vol.8 (7), p.738-740
Hauptverfasser: Rahman, Mahbubur, Rahman, Khalilur, Siddque, A K, Shoma, Shereen, Kamal, A H M, Ali, K S, Nisaluk, Ananda, Breiman, Robert F
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Age Factors
Aged
Bangladesh
Bangladesh - epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable diseases
Dengue
Dengue - epidemiology
Dengue - immunology
Dengue - virology
dengue hemorrhagic fever
dengue outbreak
dengue shock syndrome
Dengue Virus - immunology
Dengue Virus - isolation & purification
Disease Outbreaks
Dispatch
Female
Health aspects
Hemorrhagic fever
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Male
Middle Aged
primary dengue infection
Serologic Tests
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Zusammenfassung:During the first countrywide outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Bangladesh, we conducted surveillance for dengue at a hospital in Dhaka. Of 176 patients, primarily adults, found positive for dengue, 60.2% had dengue fever, 39.2% dengue hemorrhagic fever, and 0.6% dengue shock syndrome. The Dengue virus 3 serotype was detected in eight patients.
ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid0807.010398