Outbreak of dengue Fever in central China, 2013.
- Author:
Xue Yong HUANG
1
;
Hong Xia MA
1
;
Hai Feng WANG
1
;
Yan Hua DU
1
;
Jia SU
1
;
Xing Le LI
1
;
Xiao Yan TANG
1
;
Hong Peng MA
2
;
Bing Can ZU
3
;
Qiao Hong ZHANG
3
;
Hao Min CHEN
1
;
Bian Li XU
1
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Antibodies, Viral; blood; Child; Child, Preschool; China; epidemiology; Dengue; epidemiology; virology; Dengue Virus; isolation & purification; Disease Outbreaks; statistics & numerical data; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; blood; Immunoglobulin M; blood; Infant; Male; Middle Aged; Serologic Tests; Young Adult
- From: Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2014;27(11):894-897
- CountryChina
- Language:English
- Abstract: In 2013, the first dengue fever (DF) outbreak in central China was reported in the central of Henan province, northern temperate regions, although they have been sequentially recorded in Southern China. 106 suspected DF cases were reported and 73 patients were confirmed dengue virus type 3 (DEN-3) infections. 62/392 (15.8%) local health persons showed DEN antibodies positive. To this day Henan is the northernmost province in China which has been reported about outbreak of DF and what is important is that it warns us the endemic range of DF has been expanded geographically in China.
