Evaluation of non-structural protein-1[NS1] positive patients of 2013 dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Background and Objective: Dengue infection is an arthropod borne disease caused by Dengue virus in humans. Dengue virus infection has more potential to produce severe form of the disease with more severe symptoms. Proper diagnosis of dengue fever is very important for its safe management.The objective of this study was to evaluate the non structural protein-1 [NS1] positive parameter for identification of dengue fever by using ELISA from 2013 dengue outbreak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa