All reasonable precautions have been taken by the world health organization. In this study, the clinical picture of dengue fever due to dengue virus. Sep 25, 2014 dengue and chikungunya fever are both viral, mosquito. Dengue fever is a virus transmitted to humans through bites from the aedes mosquito, a daybiting mosquito. Dengue fever is transmitted by the bite of an aedes mosquito infected with a dengue virus. Mar 06, 2018 dengue hemorrhagic fever poses a major problem for public health officials in thailand. Introduction denv3 had caused a large communitybased outbreak in fiji in 2014. Caribbean experience a seasonal increase in dengue fever transmission. Blood samples from each of the 20 patients were collected on day 1 of hospitalization 24 days after onset of fever, and were tested for denv igm by a nonserotypespecific dengue dual igm and iggcapture elisa kit panbio, windsor, nsw, australia. We conducted a casecontrol study during the initial stage of the 2014 df outbreak in guangzhou. Dengue bulletin dengue volume 39, december 2016 bulletin issn 02508362 issn 02508362 who the who regional office for southeast asia publish the annual dengue bulletin. These may present as petechiae, epistaxis, gingival bleeding, and only rarely, significant bleeding. Treatment of acute dengue fever is supportive, with either oral or. If you think you have dengue pdf icon pdf 1 page see a healthcare provider if you develop a fever or have symptoms of dengue.
Prospective forecasts of annual dengue hemorrhagic fever. In 2014, a serious dengue outbreak in guangzhou occurred, consisting of 37 354 laboratory confirmed cases of infection. Feb 16, 2018 dengue denggey fever is a mosquitoborne disease that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Infection with one serotype of denv provides immunity to that. There is no vaccine or specific medicine to treat dengue. Dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever dhf are increasingly recognized as major public health problems in over 100 countries in the tropics and subtropics. Methods all laboratory confirmed dengue cases and deaths attributed to dengue were included in this study. The purpose of this article is to describe the vulnerability of u. Dengue fever is a viral disease spread only by certain mosquitoes mostly aedes aegypti or dengue mosquitoes, which are common in tropical areas around the world. European centre for disease prevention and control. Dengue fever annual epidemiological report for 2014. Common name of the disease is breakbone fever haddi tod bukhar hdi taod baukar. Mosquito control efforts were kept at high levels throughout the outbreak and included community.
In december 20, the first locally transmitted case of chikungunya in the americas was detected in saint martin. Dengue and severe dengue world health organization. Symptoms typically begin three to fourteen days after infection. Pdf a survey of the 2014 dengue fever epidemic in guangzhou.
During the study period of 20052014, 50,388 dengue fever cases were reported in guangdong province, 78. The number and location of cases vary dramatically from year to year, which makes planning prevention and treatment activities before the dengue season difficult. Pdf dengue fever, also known as breakbone fever, is a mosquitoborne infectious tropical disease caused by the dengue. Department of health and human services centers for. However, on august 26, 2014, an autochthonous case of dengue fever in a patient with no history of overseas travel was reported in tokyo, and as of october 31, 2014, a total of 160 autochthonous cases in japan had been confirmed. Once you are infected with one of the dengue viruses, you will develop immunity to that. This study aimed to characterize the sociodemographic features of dengue cases and to determine dengue mortality during the outbreak. Dengue fever is a mosquitoborne tropical disease caused by the dengue virus. Aug 18, 2016 infection with any one of the four dengue virus serotypes can cause disease that ranges from a mild febrile illness through to haemorrhagic fever and shock. These may include a high fever, headache, vomiting, muscle and joint pains, and a characteristic skin rash. Dengue virus serotype 1 was detected in 18 patients.
Clinical practice guidelines of dengue dengue hemorrhagic fever management for asian economic community, kalayanarooj s, vangveeravong m, vatcharasaevee v eds, bangkok medical publisher, bangkok 2014. Since the second edition of dengue haemorrhagic fever. The illness can evolve to severe dengue, characterized by shock, respiratory distress, severe bleeding, andor serious organ impairment. Characteristics of 19 patients with dengue fever, tokyo, japan, august 26, 2014 september 22, 2014. The who regional office for southeast asia publish dengue. Dengue fever reporting on 2014 data retrieved from tessy on 19 november 2015 suggested citation. In 2014, a serious dengue outbreak occurred in guangzhou, south china.
A survey of clinical and laboratory characteristics of dengue. Symptoms include a high fever, headaches, joint and muscle pain, vomiting, and a rash. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. Dengue prevention and control solely depends on effective vector control measures.
Cryptosporidiosis to dengue hemorrhagic fever 2014. The objective of the bulletin is to disseminate updated information on the current status of dengue fever dengue haemorrhagic fever infection, changing. Dengue fever is an infectious disease carried by mosquitoes and caused by any of four related dengue viruses. Dengue is a mosquitotransmitted virus and the leading cause of arthropodborne viral disease in the world. Martin county dengue outbreak and serosurvey martin county, florida summary florida department of health investigated a dengue outbreak in rio and jensen beach, martin county in augustseptember, 20. The mosquito becomes infected when it bites a person with dengue virus in their blood. Symptoms include fever, headache, muscle and joint pains, and a. Current and historical conditions indexed list of current and historical nationally notifiable conditions. The 202014 chikungunya outbreak represented the first recorded outbreak of the disease outside of tropical africa and asia.
A severe form of dengue fever, also called dengue hemorrhagic fever, can cause severe bleeding, a sudden drop in blood pressure shock and death. There are four types of denv serotypes denv1, denv2, denv3 and denv4, meaning that it is possible to be infected four times. We develop statistical models with biologically motivated covariates to make forecasts for each thai province every year. Pdf in 2014, a serious dengue outbreak in guangzhou occurred, consisting of 37 354 laboratory confirmed cases of infection. Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever 1 dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever information for health care practitioners dengue is a mosquitoborne disease caused by any one of four closely related dengue viruses denv1, 2, 3, and 4. This increase is believed to be to be due to multiple factors. Dengue and severe dengue regional office for the eastern. These mosquitoes are also vectors of chikungunya, yellow fever and zika viruses. Dengue denggey fever is a mosquitoborne disease that occurs in tropical and subtropical areas of the world. Treat the symptoms of dengue and see your healthcare provider. The virus responsible for causing dengue, is called dengue virus denv. The global incidence of dengue has grown dramatically in recent decades.
Martin county dengue outbreak and serosurvey martin county. Health experts have known about dengue fever for more than 200 years. Mild dengue fever causes a high fever, rash, and muscle and joint pain. Mar 02, 2020 dengue is a mosquitoborne viral infection.
Preventing dengue and chikungunya fever among international. Autochthonous dengue fever, tokyo, japan, 2014 ncbi. Reemergence and autochthonous transmission of dengue virus. Approximately 50 million people are infected annually, with 25 000 deaths. Dengue is a mosquitoborne viral disease that has rapidly spread in all regions of who in recent years. Comprehensive guidelines for prevention and control of dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever vii dengue fever is the fastest emerging arboviral infection spread by aedes mosquitoes with major public health consequences in over 100 tropical and subtropical countries in southeast asia, the western pacific and south and central america. Chikungunya and dengue fever pan american health organization. Infection with any one of the four dengue virus serotypes can cause disease that ranges from a mild febrile illness through to haemorrhagic fever and. Dengue and dengue hemorrhagic fever, 2nd ed, gubler dg, ooi ee, vasudeva s, farrar j eds, cab international, oxfordshire, uk 2014. Shortly after the first case the disease began to spread rapidly throughout the caribbean region. By retrospectively analyzing data of the first autochthonous dengue epidemic of the 21st century in tokyo, japan, we assessed the effectiveness of the interventions.
Dengue feverinduced coldagglutinin syndrome deepti. Dec 31, 2014 dengue fever annual epidemiological report 2016 en pdf 146. Epidemic resurgence of dengue fever in singapore in 202014. Coldagglutinin hemolytic anemia has not been reported in association with dengue fever.
Unprecedented dengue fever df outbreaks impel china to develop useful disease control strategies. The infection causes flulike illness, and occasionally develops into a potentially lethal complication called severe dengue. Association between dengue fever incidence and meteorological. This disease used to be called breakbone fever because it sometimes causes severe joint and muscle pain that feels like bones are breaking. Towns in north queensland that have aedes aegypti are prone to outbreaks of dengue when the virus is brought in by travellers. Mar 12, 2020 dengue is an infection caused by a virus. Dengue fever annual epidemiological report 2016 en pdf 146. Once a dengue outbreak was confirmed in late august 2014. Such bleeding, along with transient bonemarrow suppression seen in dengue fever, are the documented causes of anemia in dengue fever. Jun 17, 2016 singapore experienced yet another unprecedented increase in dengue cases in 20 and 2014, recording 22,170 and 18,338 cases, respectively. Pnas plus statistics prospective forecasts of annual dengue hemorrhagic fever incidence in thailand, 20102014 stephen a. In the present study, we present an account of the resurgence of dengue fever in singapore during 2014, the worst known dengue fever encounter in the country. In this study, the clinical and laboratory characteristics of dengue fever df group and other febrile illnesses ofi group in guangzhou were described. Dengue fever is a disease spread by the aedes aegypti mosquito and is caused by one of four dengue viruses.
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