title: First outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever, Bangladesh.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Sciences Division, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health an Population Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh. mahbubur@icddeb.org
authors.forename: Mahbubur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: Khalilur
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rahman
authors.forename: A K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Siddque
authors.forename: Shereen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Shoma
authors.forename: A H M
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Kamal
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Ananda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nisaluk
authors.forename: Robert F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Breiman
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001459:Bangladesh / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003715:Dengue / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012698:Serologic Tests