Dengue in Guyana
| Autor: | Arba L. Ager, C Validum, Lloyd Validum, John F. Lindo, VA Vorndam, Gary G. Clark, R Cummings, Carol J. Palmer, Raul R. Cuadrado |
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| Rok vydání: | 1999 |
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Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent Research methodology education Dengue fever Dengue Health services Seroepidemiologic Studies parasitic diseases Epidemiology medicine Humans Child Dengue haemorrhagic fever business.industry Incidence (epidemiology) General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease 2009 Bolivian dengue fever epidemic Female Guyana Viral disease business |
| Zdroj: | The Lancet. 354:304 |
| ISSN: | 0140-6736 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/s0140-6736(99)03078-0 |
| Popis: | There have been dramatic increases in dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever in South America. Guyana has reported less than five cases per year for most of the past decade. We evaluated patients in a clinic in Georgetown, Guyana, over 2 days and found evidence of 50 cases of dengue infection.This research letter evaluates the incidence of dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever in Guyana, South America, in a study conducted at the Vector Control Medical Center on July 20-21, 1998. Venous blood samples were collected from 112 patients (99 men and 13 women ranging in age from 9 to 60 years) who were inflicted with fever, chills, malaise, and/or headache. 50 samples were detected to be dengue virus- positive, illustrating a 45% prevalence of recent dengue virus infection among the tested patients. This study revealed that the incidence of dengue fever in Guyana is under-reported. Thus, improvements should be made in the surveillance measures for dengue infection in Guyana and its surrounding countries. |
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