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Reports outline dengue fever research from S. Kalayanarooj and colleagues
November 26th, 2007
2007 NOV 26 -- According to a study from Bangkok, Thailand, "In response to a January 2005 report of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) in Timor Leste, the World Health Organization sent a team to assist the National Hospital Guido Valadares (NHGV) in Dili with clinical case management and diagnostic support. The hospital reported 67 admissions including 8 deaths (case fatality rate approximately 12%) over the previous weeks with case histories clinically compatible with DHF." "During the intervention, an additional 44 suspected dengue patients were admitted to the pediatric ward of NHGV. Among 41 patients with clinical diagnoses of dengue fever or DHF, 38 (93%) were laboratory confirmed," wrote S. Kalayanarooj and colleagues. The researchers concluded: "Although cause and effect cannot be definitely attributed, the case fatality rate decreased to 3.6% after the intervention with education about dengue management strategies." Kalayanarooj and colleagues published their study in American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (Short report: Clinical intervention and molecular characteristics of a dengue hemorrhagic fever outbreak in Timor leste, 2005. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 2007;77(3):534-537). For more information, contact R.V. Gibbons, Armed Forces Research Institute Med Science, Dept. of Virology, 315-6 Rajvithi Rd., Bangkok 10400, Thailand. Publisher contact information for the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene is: American Society Trop Med & Hygiene, 8000 Westpark Dr., Ste. 130, Mclean, VA 22101, USA. Keywords: Thailand, Bangkok, Dengue Fever. This article was prepared by Hematology Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2007, Hematology Week via NewsRx.com.
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