Outbreaks of Dengue haemorrhagic fever in South of Vietnam, 1998
- Author:
Ha Quang Do
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
dengue fever
- MeSH:
Dengue;
Disease Outbreaks
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2000;10(4):10-15
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In 1998, Dengue viruses were prevalent in Southern Vietnam and 455.70 cases/100,000 population with 347 deaths were recorded. 219 dengue viruses were isolated from dengue haemorrhagic fever patients' serum, in which there were 26 dengue-1, 27 dengue-2, 162 dengue-3 and 4 dengue-4. 65.88% of isolates were recovered from children under 14 years old, 18.22% from older patients
