title: First case of Dengue virus infection in Nepal.
abstract: Dengue virus transmitted by Aedes mosquito is one of the important cause health problems in world. Dengue fever and more severe and often fatal forms namely dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome are emerging health problems in many part of the globe. No cases of Dengue virus infection have been reported from Nepal till date and for the first time, we report a case of dengue fever from Nepal.
authors.affiliation: Sukra Raj Tropical and Infectious Diseases Hospital, Teku, Kathmandu, Nepal. basupandey@wlink.com.np
authors.forename: Basu Dev
authors.initials: BD
authors.lastname: Pandey
authors.forename: Shiba Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Rai
authors.forename: Kouichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morita
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kurane
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000330:Aedes; D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D003715:Dengue / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000635:transmission; D003716:Dengue Virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007303:Insect Vectors; D009390:Nepal
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral