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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Published in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2002-07, Vol.8 (7), p.738-740
Main Authors:	Rahman, Mahbubur, Rahman, Khalilur, Siddque, A K, Shoma, Shereen, Kamal, A H M, Ali, K S, Nisaluk, Ananda, Breiman, Robert F
Format:	Article
Language:	eng
Subjects:	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 Hemorrhagic fever Humans Infant Infant, Newborn Male Middle Aged primary dengue infection Serologic Tests
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