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 Dengue virus 3 serotype was detected in eight patients.
Rahman
Mahbubur
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Laboratory Sciences Division, ICDDR,B: Centre for Health an Population Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh. mahbubur@icddeb.org
Rahman
Khalilur
K
Siddque
A K
AK
Shoma
Shereen
S
Kamal
A H M
AH
Ali
K S
KS
Nisaluk
Ananda
A
Breiman
Robert F
RF
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