Is dengue and malaria co-infection more severe than single infections? A retrospective matched-pair study in French Guiana [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Dengue and malaria are two major arthropod-borne infections in tropical areas, but dual infections were only described for the first time in 2005.
Bernard Carme +6 more
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Toward developing a scoring system for dengue fever in children
Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023 Background: Dengue is a rapidly increasing global public health problem especially in tropical countries. Dengue is a benign and self-limiting febrile illness in the majority of children but in some children, it can progress to severe dengue (SD ...
Hareesh Sanikam +3 more
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The complex relationship between weather and dengue virus transmission in Thailand. [PDF]
, 2013 Using a novel analytical approach, weather dynamics and seasonal dengue virus transmission cycles were profiled for each Thailand province, 1983-2001, using monthly assessments of cases, temperature, humidity, and rainfall.
Campbell, Karen M +3 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023 BackgroundThe timely identification of severe dengue in peadiatric patients is of utmost importance, as any delay in diagnosis could lead to an irreversible state of shock potentially leading to fatal consequences.
Nurul Liyana Idrus +4 more
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Cost of intensive routine control and incremental cost of insecticide-treated curtain deployment in a setting with low Aedes aegypti infestation [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Information regarding the cost of implementing insecticide-treated curtains (ITCs) is scarce. Therefore, we evaluated the ITC implementation cost, in addition to the costs of intensive conventional routine activities of the Aedes control ...
Baly Gil, Alberto +7 more
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Neutropenia as an adverse event following vaccination : results from randomized clinical trials in healthy adults and systematic review [PDF]
, 2016 Background : In the context of early vaccine trials aimed at evaluating the safety profile of novel vaccines, abnormal haematological values, such as neutropenia, are often reported.
Aerssens, Annelies +10 more
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Factors associated with severe dengue in patients from Cauca, Colombia, 2015–2021
IatreiaIntroduction: The department of Cauca, Colombia, is endemic for dengue fever. The prevalence of severe dengue has consistently exceeded national indicators, highlighting the critical importance of appropriate and timely classification and treatment of ...
Bolaños-Díaz, María Cristina +3 more
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Specific detection of dengue and Zika virus antibodies using envelope proteins with mutations in the conserved fusion loop [PDF]
, 2017 Detection of antibodies is widely used for the diagnosis of infections with arthropod-borne flaviviruses including dengue (DENV) and Zika virus (ZIKV). Due to the emergence of ZIKV in areas endemic for DENV, massive co-circulation is observed and methods
Barzon, Luisa +12 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 BackgroundDengue virus causes a wide spectrum of disease, which ranges from subclinical disease to severe dengue shock syndrome. However, estimating the risk of severe outcomes using clinical presentation or laboratory test results for rapid patient ...
Sheng-Wen Huang +4 more
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Jurnal Kesehatan Andalas, 2021 Secondary infection with the dengue virus causes mild to severe manifestations. The distribution of dengue virus serotypes varies in various areas and can change over time.
Annelin Kurniati +4 more
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