Dengue fever outbreak in Lahore

ABSTRACT

Dengue fever has now affected all the major cities of country. About 41,354 patients underwent antibody screening for dengue fever from Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital, Lahore, during the epidemic period [October 1st 2010 to December 20[th] 2010]. Out of them, 1294 [3.1%] patients were positive for IgM antibodies, and 124 [0.3%] for IgG antibodies. A total of 722 [1.7%] patients were borderline positive for IgM antibodies and 108 [0.26%] were borderline positive for IgG antibodies. Dengue fever has emerged as a global problem over the last 5 years. It has also hit Lahore badly especially after the floods in 2010. High index of suspicion should be there in case of related symptoms