Serological surveillance of dengue hemorrhagic fever epidemics in 19 Southern provinces of Vietnam in the year 2001
Ho Chi Minh city Medical Association
; : 107-111, 2003.
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in Vietnamese
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-6258
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ABSTRACT
In the year 2001, the Arbo virus Laboratory had received Dengue hemorrhagic fever samples from 19 provincial center for Preventive Medicine to isolate virus. 83 dengue viruses of 4 type were detected. Among them, the two main germs were dengue 2 and dengue 4. Viruses were detected mainly in infected children with hemorrhagic fever of I-II degree. Dengue 2 was the causative agent of DHF of I-III degree with a higher number of cases than other serotypes. 4.046 sera samples was examined by Mac ELISA, among them 56.13% was (+). However in Ma-ELISA(+) regions, there is no effective methods for dengue control.
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Health context:
SDG3 - Health and Well-Being
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Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Target 3.3: End transmission of communicable diseases
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Dengue
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Neglected Diseases
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Epidemiology
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Severe Dengue
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Dengue
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Serum
Type of study:
Screening study
Limits:
Child
Language:
Vietnamese
Journal:
Ho Chi Minh city Medical Association
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article