Dengue haemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome: lessons from the Cuban epidemic, 1981
Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
; 67(4): 375-80, 1989.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
Dengue haemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS) is one of the principal causes of hospitalization and death among children in several south-east Asian countries. Also, in the Region of the Americas, there has been an increase in the frequency of dengue fever epidemics and in the number of cases of DHF/DSS. In 1981 an epidemic of dengue haemorrhagic fever occurred in Cuba and this suggests that there is a high risk that such epidemics could recur in the region. The article summarizes the main clinical, virological, and epidemiological data obtained during the outbreak, some of which are reported for the first time (Au)
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Collection:
Databases of international organizations
Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Dengue
/
Neglected Diseases
Database:
PAHO
Main subject:
Disease Outbreaks
/
Dengue
Country/Region as subject:
Caribbean
/
Cuba
Language:
English
Journal:
Bulletin of the World Health Organization (WHO)
Year:
1989
Document type:
Article