Journal ArticleOpen Access
First Outbreak of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, Bangladesh
Authors
Author Affiliations
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka Community Hospital Trust, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Science
Published InEmerging infectious diseases
Year2002
Citations191
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.
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