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Validity and Usefulness of Revised WHO Guidelines in Children with Dengue Fever [PDF]

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2018
Introduction: Dengue fever is the most rapidly spreading mosquito borne viral infection with a 30-fold increase in the disease burden over last five decades with a variable clinical course and outcome.
Sriram Pothapregada, Vijayalakshmi Sivapurapu, Banupriya Kamalakannan, Mahalakshmy Thulasingham   +3 more
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Economic burden of dengue fever in China: A retrospective research study.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2022
BackgroundDengue fever has been a significant public health challenge in China. This will be particularly important in the context of global warming, frequent international travels, and urbanization with increasing city size and population movement.
Meng Xu, Nan Chang, Taotian Tu, Jimin Sun, Jinyong Jiang, Yu Xia, Wenge Tang, Hengqing Ji, Xiaotao Zhao, Jin Zhu, Li Qi, Xiaobo Liu, Qiyong Liu   +12 more
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Frayed Rope and Resilient Threads: Fijian Healthcare and the COVID‐19 Pandemic

Asia Pacific Viewpoint, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In April 2021, Fiji faced international scrutiny due to ‘horrific’ hospital conditions, including staff and patients lacking food, non‐operational operating theatres, and critical shortages of beds, medicine, and equipment. After successfully avoiding a major outbreak in 2020, a sudden surge in COVID‐19 cases in 2021 overwhelmed the public ...
Sharon McLennan, Johanna Thomas‐Maude, Apisalome Movono, Akisi Ravono   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Early predictors of dengue hemorrhagic fever in children with dengue fever: a comparative study

Rehman Journal of Health Sciences
Background: Dengue fever is a viral disease carried by Aedes mosquitoes. A high-grade fever, body pains, rash, and gastrointestinal symptoms are common in symptomatic cases, while many infections are asymptomatic.
Saeeda Sadiq, Amna Mobeen, Naveed Ashraf, Fasih Hashmi, Shehzad Munir, Anam Ahmad   +5 more
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Dengue encephalitis

Muller Journal of Medical Sciences and Research, 2015
Presentation of dengue fever can range from asymptomatic infection to life-threatening dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome. We report a case of dengue fever presenting as encephalitis, which is very rare.
Amit A Bharadiya, Jyotsna B Jaju, Swati C Aundhakar, Makarand Mane, Vikrant Mahajani   +4 more
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Early tocilizumab and outcomes in acute necrotizing encephalopathy

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
Early tocilizumab and outcome in acute necrotising encephalopathy. Aim To evaluate the timing and safety of tocilizumab in acute necrotizing encephalopathy (ANE). Method This was a multicentre retrospective study evaluating outcomes (modified Rankin Scale [mRS]) in children with ANE treated with tocilizumab. A logistic regression model determined a cut‐
Velda X Han, Prithuja Poudyal, Vanessa Lee, Arushi Gahlot Saini, Shekeeb S Mohammad, Sekhar C Pillai, Gouri Rao Passi, Naveen Sankhyan, Ahmad Rithauddin Mohamed, Lokesh Lingappa, Hiroshi Sakuma, Russell C Dale, Ming Lim, Terrence Thomas, for The International ANE Study Group   +14 more
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PREDICTION OF DENGUE FEVER EPIDEMIC SPREADING USING DYNAMICS TRANSMISSION VECTOR MODEL

Indonesian Journal of Tropical and Infectious Disease, 2015
Increasing number of dengue cases in Surabaya shows that its city has high potential of dengue fever epidemic. Although some policies were designed by Surabaya Health Department, such as fogging and mosquito’s nest eradication, but these efforts still ...
Retno Widyaningrum, Srigunani Partiwi, Arief Rahman, Adithya Sudiarno   +3 more
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Dengue@Home: evaluation of a hospital in the home pathway for management of adults with dengue fever

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The rising incidence of dengue in popular travel destinations for Australians is increasing the burden on local healthcare systems. Since hospital‐based monitoring consumes significant resources, alternative models of care are needed.
Georgina Oakman, Seok M. Lim, Elin Wee, Irani Thevarajan, Karin Leder, Kirsty L. Buising, James S. McCarthy, Stephen Muhi   +7 more
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Gender Justice in the Triple Planetary Crisis: A Scoping Review

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim To identify and report how gender justice is conceptualised and discussed in contemporary health literature in relation to the Triple Planetary Crisis of climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss, with a particular focus on the experiences of women and gender‐diverse populations, and the representation of nurses and other healthcare ...
Catelyn Richards, Micah Peters, Julia Charalambous, Lila Singh‐Peterson, Lucy Osborn, Aletha Ward, Jessica LeClair, Tracy Levett‐Jones   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Preimaginal development of Aedes aegypti L. (Diptera: Culicidae) in brackish water gives rise to adult mosquitoes with thicker cuticles and greater insecticide resistance

Medical and Veterinary Entomology, EarlyView.
The principal arboviral vector Aedes aegypti can develop in coastal brackish water field habitats (0.5–15 g/L salt) with larvae possessing thicker cuticles and greater resistance to the larvicide Temephos. Females emerging from brackish water‐developing preimaginal stages are now shown to have thicker and remodelled leg and abdominal cuticles and ...
Kokila Sivabalakrishnan, Andrew Hemphill, S. H. P. Parakrama Karunaratne, Arunasalam Naguleswaran, Isabel Roditi, Sinnathamby N. Surendran, Ranjan Ramasamy   +6 more
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