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Research results from University of Khartoum, Faculty of Medicine update understanding of virology

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, August 29th, 2010

Current study results from the report, 'Maternal and perinatal outcomes of dengue in PortSudan, Eastern Sudan,' have been published. Researchers in Khartoum, Sudan conducted a study "To investigate maternal and perinatal outcomes (maternal death, preterm delivery, low birth weight and perinatal mortality) of dengue at PortSudan and Elmawani hospitals in the eastern Sudan. This was a retrospective Cohort study where medical files of women with dengue were reviewed."

"There were 10820 deliveries and 78 (0.7%) pregnant women with confirmed dengue IgM serology at the mean (SD) gestational age of 29.4(8.2) weeks. While the majority of these women had dengue fever (46,...

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