scholarly journals DENGUE FEVER;

2012 ◽  
Vol 19 (05) ◽  
pp. 688-694
Author(s):  
SHAHBAZ BAIG ◽  
ABDUL SATTAR ◽  
SHAHBAZ AHMAD
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Dengue Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
High Grade Fever ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The People ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
The Family ◽  
Health Significance ◽  
Vector Borne

Dengue infection is one of the most common mosquito borne viral diseases of public health significance. It has been identifiedas a clinical entity since 1780. Dengue is caused by viruses that are small enveloped viruses and are members of the family Flaviviridae genusFlavivirus. It is a vector borne disease and is a global health threat. In Pakistan first epidemic was reported in 1994 and since then cases arereported every years. This year dengue infection raised the number of patients and increased the deaths. Objectives: To assess theknowledge, attitude and practices of the people regarding Dengue fever. Study Design: Cross Sectional Study. Setting: Aziz Bhatti Town,Lahore. Duration of Study: One Month. Material and methods: Convenient sampling. The investigator himself collected the information fromthe sample under study. First of all, an informed consent was obtained from the respondent under study and secrecy of the information wasensured. Data was entered and cleaned using Epi Data version 3. Data was analyzed using Epi info version 3.5.1. Results: Out of 41respondent families only 2.4% did not hear about dengue fever while 97.6% respondents were well aware of the dengue fever. 80.5% wereaware of high grade fever in dengue fever, 73.2% were aware of associated body aches. 92.7% were aware that dengue fever is preventable.95.1% were using mats, coils & repellents while 2.4% were using smoke of wet wood.36.6% were covering the water containers. 75.6% werekeeping environment dry and clean.68.3% were having opinion that they will consult GP in case of illness.85.4% told that TV/Radio were thesource of above mentioned knowledge while 9.8% doctor and 4.9% got information through newspapers. only 4.9% respondents were havingopinion that government had sprayed for dengue fever.7.3% families experienced the patient of dengue fever in their family. Conclusions: Inthis study the results are the almost same with little variations as found in other studies. The knowledge, attitude and practice are the almostsame in every studies with little variation. Majority of the families were well aware of dengue fever.

scholarly journals Epidemiological and Clinical Features of Dengue Infection in Adults in the 2017 Outbreak in Vietnam

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bui Vu Huy ◽  
Le Nguyen Minh Hoa ◽  
Dang Thi Thuy ◽  
Nguyen Van Kinh ◽  
Ta Thi Dieu Ngan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Dengue Infection ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Warning Signs ◽  
Severe Dengue ◽  
Severe Bleeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Number Of Patients

Purpose. The clinical features and laboratory results of dengue-infected adult patients admitted to the hospital during the 2017 outbreak were analyzed in this study. Method. This is a cross-sectional study. 2922 patients aged 18 years or more with dengue fever in National Hospital for Tropical Diseases (NHTD) in the North and Hospital for Tropical Disease (HTD) in the South of Vietnam were recruited in this study. Result. Patients were admitted in the hospital around the year and concentrated from August to December, in 53/63 (84.0%) provinces in Vietnam, and patients in all ages were affected. The number of patients with dengue fever was 1675 (57.3%), dengue with warning signs 914 (31.3%), and severe dengue 333 (11.4%), respectively. Among patients with severe dengue, severe plasma leakage and dengue shock account for 238 (8.1%), severe organ impairment 73 (2.5%), and severe bleeding 22 (0.75%). The rate of mortality was 0.8%, and the outcome of dengue patients is worse in the elderly and people with underlying diseases. Conclusion. The 2017 dengue outbreak occurred in a larger scale than in the previous years in terms of time, location, and number of patients. More elderly patients were infected by dengue in this outbreak, and this may contribute to the mortality rate. Clinical manifestations of dengue patients in Southern Vietnam are more typical than the northern, but the rate of severe dengue is not different. The mortality risk and underlying conditions associated with dengue-infected elderly patients are worthy of further investigations in the future.

scholarly journals FREQUENCY AND SEVERITY OF LIVER INVOLVEMENT IN DENGUE VIRUS INFECTION.

2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (07) ◽  
pp. 1074-1078
Author(s):  
Masood Tareen ◽  
Riaz Hussain Awan ◽  
Seema Nayab ◽  
Khadim Hussain Awan
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Liver Enzymes ◽  
Early Recognition ◽  
Dengue Infection ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Liver Involvement ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Setting

Objectives: To determine the frequency & severity of liver involvement in dengue infection among adults at tertiary care hospital. Period: Six months (9th May 2016 to 9th Nov 2016). Study Design:  Cross-sectional study. Setting: Department of Gastroenterology and Department of Medicine Liaquat National Hospital, Karachi. Patients and Methods: Results: A total of 343 patients with Dengue fever were selected to conduct this study with mean age of 34.67±9.09 years. Mean duration of the fever was 7.31±1.62 days. Mean duration of hospital stay of the patients came out to be 3.50+0.82 days. Severity of liver enzymes derangement was mild in 80 patients (23%), moderate in 246 (72%) & severe in 17(5%). Mortality was seen in 14% (47 patients) & 100% mortality was seen in dengue fever patients with severely deranged Liver enzymes. Conclusion: Dengue fever patients with deranged liver enzymes had statistically worse outcome thus can lead to early recognition of high risk cases.

scholarly journals Clinical Profile of Dengue Fever in Children

1970 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
ABM Shahidul Alam ◽  
S Anwar Sadat ◽  
Zakaria Swapan ◽  
Aftab U Ahmed ◽  
Md Nazmul Karim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Abdominal Pain ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Dengue Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Published Data ◽  
Haemorrhagic Fever ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Normal Platelet ◽  
The Mean

Background: Dengue infection has become endemic in Bangladesh since it hasbeen broken out in June 2000. Although children are the usual victim of dengueinfection, there is paucity of published data regarding dengue infection in children inour country.Objectives: This study was designed to document the presenting features and outcomeof Dengue infection in children.Materials and Methods: This cross sectional study was done among the childrenhaving Dengue infection. Fifty four consecutive patients were enrolled. Purposivesampling was done. In every patient a detailed history was taken. Clinical examinationsand relevant investigations were done. Data were collected in a predesigned structuredquestionnaire. Data were analyzed with the help of descriptive statistics and Chisquare(x2) Test.Results: The mean age of the patients was 6.5±3.5 years with equal male and femaleratio. Among 54 patients, 40.7% presented with dengue fever (DF), the rest (59.3%)presented with dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF). Most of the patients presented withhigh grade continued type of fever (75.9%), followed by abdominal pain (59.3%),vomiting (57.4%). Itchy rash and fever were the most important characteristic signs(75.9% each). Flushed appearance observed in 68.4% and 59.3% patients showedbleeding manifestation of which sub-conjunctival haemorrage was the commonestform (33.3%). Leucopenia were present in only 9.3% of the patients. Platelet countless than 100×109/L were found in 68.5% patients. Tourniquet test was positive in31.5% of cases. All of the patients had packed cell volume (PCV) less than 45%.Raised serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was observed in 40.7% of children.IgM and/or IgG antibodies for dengue virus were positive in 96.29% patients. Majority(94%) of the patients completely recovered from the disease and only 6% died.Conclusion: High grade continued fever, vomiting with abdominal pain and itchy skinrash (with normal platelet count) were the presenting features. Commonest form ofbleeding manifestation was subconjunctival haemorrhage. Bleeding manifestationhad a significant association with the degree of thrombocytopenia but no corelationwas observed with tourniquet test positivity.Key words: Dengue fever (DF); dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF); paediatric.DOI: 10.3329/bjch.v33i2.5678Bangladesh Journal of Child Health 2009; Vol.33(2): 55-58

scholarly journals Comparison of severity signs between patients with primary and secondary dengue infection during the 2016 Burkina Faso (West Africa) outbreak

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Arnaud Diendéré ◽  
Apoline Kognimisson Sondo/Ouédraogo ◽  
ismael Diallo ◽  
Absetou Ky/Ba ◽  
Toussaint Rouamba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Dengue Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Severe Dengue ◽  
Severe Bleeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Binary Dependent Variable ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract BackgroundThe factors that expose the severity of dengue are still controversial, particularly the relationship between severe dengue and secondary dengue. More importantly, the severity of dengue infection remains poorly studied in Africa. The objective of this study was to compare severity signs between patients with primary and secondary dengue infection during the 2016 dengue outbreak in Burkina Faso.MethodsThis was a cross-sectional study through a retrospective examination of patient medical records managed in Ouagadougou for dengue fever from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017. All health facilities with the capacity to perform dengue diagnosis in Ouagadougou were considered in the survey. Primary dengue was defined as the presence of AgNS1 and/or IgM and secondary dengue as the presence of IgG associated with one of these two markers. Patients with only IgG were excluded. Univariate and multivariable analyzes were performed using a logistic regression with dengue infection (primary or secondary dengue) as the binary dependent variable. The statistical significant level was set at 0.05.Results Of the 811 patients managed for dengue fever during the study period, 418 (51.5%) were male. Thirty-five patients (4.3%) had primary dengue infection (AgNS1 + and / or IgM + with negative IgG) and seven hundred seventy-six (776) patients (95.7%) had secondary dengue infection. 245 patients (30.2%) experienced severe signs. Renal failure (13.1%) was the main sign of severity, followed by severe bleeding (10.6%). In univariate analysis, severe bleeding were associated with primary dengue infection (OR = 2.65, 95%IC: 1.16 -6.03, p = 0.01). Twenty-four deaths (9.8%) were reported during the period. ConclusionSigns of gravity can occur during primary dengue fever. This study highlight the need to conduct more studies on the severity factors of dengue fever.

scholarly journals Knowledge, awareness and preventive practices of dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: A countrywide study

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. e0252852
Author(s):  
Md. Imam Hossain ◽  
Nur E. Alam ◽  
Sumaiya Akter ◽  
Umme Suriea ◽  
Salma Aktar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Breeding Habitat ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dengue Outbreak ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
The People ◽  
Dirty Water ◽  
Study Population

Background Dengue, the mosquito borne disease has become a growing public health threat in Bangladesh due to its gradual increasing morbidity and mortality since 2000. In 2019, the country witnessed the worst ever dengue outbreak. The present study was conducted to characterize the socio-economic factors and knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) status towards dengue among the people of Bangladesh. Method A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,010 randomly selected respondents from nine different administrative regions of Bangladesh between July and November 2019. A structured questionnaire was used covering socio-demographic characteristics of the participants including their knowledge, awareness, treatment and practices regarding dengue fever. Factors associated with the knowledge and awareness of dengue were investigated separately, using multivariable logistic regression. Results Although majority (93.8%) of the respondents had heard about dengue, however, they had still misconceptions about Aedes breeding habitat. Around half of the study population (45.7%) had mistaken belief that Aedes can breed in dirty water and 43.1% knew that Aedes mosquito usually bites around sunrise and sunset. Fever indication was found in 36.6% of people which is the most common symptom of dengue. Among the socio-demographic variables, the level of education of the respondents was identified as an independent predictor for both knowledge (p<0.05) and awareness (p<0.05) of dengue. The preventive practice level was moderately less than the knowledge level though there was a significant association (p<0.05) existed between knowledge and preventive practices. Our study noted that TV/Radio is an effective predominant source of information about dengue fever. Conclusion As dengue is emerging in Bangladesh, there is an urgent need to increase health promotion activities through campaigns for eliminating the misconception and considerable knowledge gaps about dengue.

scholarly journals Knowledge, awareness and preventive practices of dengue outbreak in Bangladesh: a countrywide study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md. Imam Hossain ◽  
Nur-E-Alam ◽  
Sumaiya Akter ◽  
Umme Suriea ◽  
Salma Akter ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Breeding Habitat ◽  
Common Symptom ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Dengue Outbreak ◽  
Preventive Practices ◽  
The People ◽  
Dirty Water ◽  
Study Population

Abstract Background: Dengue, the mosquito borne disease has become a growing public health threat in Bangladesh due to its gradual increasing morbidity and mortality since 2000. In 2019, the country witnessed the worst ever dengue outbreak. The present study was conducted to characterize the socio-economic factors and knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) status towards dengue among the people of Bangladesh.Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 1,010 randomly selected participants from nine different administrative regions of Bangladesh between July and November 2019. A well-structured questionnaire was used covering socio-demographic characteristics of the participants including their knowledge, awareness, treatment and practices regarding Dengue fever.Results: Although majority (93.8%) of the participants had heard about dengue, however, they had still misconceptions about Aedes breeding habitat. Around half of the study population (45.7%) had mistaken belief that Aedes can breed in dirty water and 43.1% knew that Aedes mosquito usually bites during sunrise/sunset. Fever indication was found in 36.6% of people which is the most common symptom of dengue. Living place, literacy and employment status were found significantly associated (p<0.05) with knowledge and awareness of dengue fever. The preventive practice level was moderately less than the knowledge level though there was a significant association (p<0.05) existed between knowledge and preventive practices. Our study noted that TV/Radio is an effective predominant source of information about dengue fever.Conclusion: As dengue is emerging in Bangladesh, there is a need to increase health promotion activities through campaigns for eliminating the misconception and considerable knowledge gaps about dengue.

scholarly journals Dengue infection during pregnancy in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kongnimissom Apoline Sondo ◽  
Adama Ouattara ◽  
Eric Arnaud Diendéré ◽  
Ismaèl Diallo ◽  
Jacques Zoungrana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Neonatal Mortality ◽  
Dengue Infection ◽  
Rapid Test ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Severe Dengue ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional

Abstract Background Dengue fever is prevalent in the world; in recent years, several outbreaks occurred in West Africa. It affects pregnant women. We aimed to assess the consequences of dengue fever on pregnant women and their fetuses during dengue epidemic in Burkina Faso. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study from November 1, 2015 to January 31, 2017 in 15 public and private health facilities in Ouagadougou, using secondary data. Immunochromatographic rapid test Duo detecting specific antibodies, immunoglobin M/G and /or dengue non structural antigen1 virus was used to diagnose dengue cases. Results Out of 399 (48%) women registered during the study period, 25 (6%) were pregnant. The average age of pregnant women was 30 years, with 18 and 45 years as extremes. The main symptoms were fever (92%) and headache (92%). Nine patients (36%) had severe dengue characterized by bleeding (16%), neurological symptoms (16%) and acute respiratory distress (8%). Eight (32%) of the 25 women had early miscarriage and 8 (32%) women gave birth to viable fetuses. Among those with viable babies, 5 (20%) presented post-partum hemorrhage and 3 (12%) presented early delivery. The main fetal complications included 3 cases of acute fetal distress (12%). One case of maternal death (4%) and 4 cases of neonatal mortality (44.5%) were notified. Conclusion Dengue fever occurring during pregnancy increases maternal and neonatal mortality. Its severe complications require specific monitoring of pregnant women until delivery.

scholarly journals Comparison of severity signs between patients with primary and secondary dengue infection during the 2016 Burkina Faso (West Africa) outbreak.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Arnaud Diendéré ◽  
Apoline Kognimisson Sondo/Ouédraogo ◽  
ismael Diallo ◽  
Absetou Ky/Ba ◽  
Toussaint Rouamba ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Univariate Analysis ◽  
Dengue Infection ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Severe Dengue ◽  
Severe Bleeding ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Binary Dependent Variable ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background The factors that expose the severity of dengue are still controversial, particularly the relationship between severe dengue and secondary dengue. More importantly, the severity of dengue infection remains poorly studied in Africa. The objective of this study was to compare severity signs between patients with primary and secondary dengue infection during the 2016 dengue outbreak in Burkina Faso.Methods This was a cross-sectional study through a retrospective examination of patient medical records managed in Ouagadougou for dengue fever from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2017. All health facilities with the capacity to perform dengue diagnosis in Ouagadougou were considered in the survey. Primary dengue was defined as the presence of AgNS1 and/or IgM and secondary dengue as the presence of IgG associated with one of these two markers. Patients with only IgG were excluded. Univariate and multivariable analyzes were performed using a logistic regression with dengue infection (primary or secondary dengue) as the binary dependent variable. The statistical significant level was set at 0.05.Results Of the 811 patients managed for dengue fever during the study period, 418 (51.5%) were male. Thirty-five patients (4.3%) had primary dengue infection (AgNS1 + and / or IgM + with negative IgG) and seven hundred seventy-six (776) patients (95.7%) had secondary dengue infection. 245 patients (30.2%) experienced severe signs. Renal failure (13.1%) was the main sign of severity, followed by severe bleeding (10.6%). In univariate analysis, severe bleeding were associated with primary dengue infection (OR = 2.65, 95%IC: 1.16 -6.03, p = 0.01). Twenty-four deaths (9.8%) were reported during the period. Conclusion Signs of gravity can occur during primary dengue fever. This study highlight the need to conduct more studies on the severity factors of dengue fever.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of vectors and vector-borne diseases with special reference to dengue at metropolitan Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 2337
Author(s):  
Murugesan Sakthivadivel ◽  
Rajaratnam Rajiv Mukhilan ◽  
Ganesan Jeevitha ◽  
Jeyabharathi Sakthivadivel ◽  
Kirubakaran Narayanan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Herbal Products ◽  
Vector Borne Diseases ◽  
The People ◽  
Communication Processes ◽  
Mosquito Breeding ◽  
Vector Borne

Background: Infectious diseases transmitted by insects and other animal vectors have long been associated with significant human illness and death.Methods: The study design was a descriptive cross-sectional study concerning knowledge, attitude and practices about mosquito breeding sources, mosquito density period, mosquito spreading diseases, protection from mosquito bites, awareness on vector-borne diseases, usage of chemical and natural products among the people in selected areas of metropolitan Chennai by accurate random sampling covering one thousand respondents based on age group, education and gender.Results: The overall respondents were analyzed about the breeding sources and it was found that water (40%) was its main source. In average, the majority of respondent’s observation (57%) on mosquito breeding season was during monsoon. In overview of the public health concern, majority (54%) of the people answered that they had been infected with mosquito-borne diseases. The results also indicated that the respondents of the study area used liquidator (40%), coil (31%), repellent cream (9%) and indoor spraying repellents (17%) to protect themselves from mosquito bites. In response to the knowledge on herbal products, 54% of the respondents were aware about it.Conclusions: The study documented that majority of respondents were unaware rather than knowing the facts with regard to mosquito-borne diseases and its details. Therefore, from the present survey, it can be stated that KAP surveys access communication processes and sources that are key to defining effective activities and messages in vector-borne diseases prevention and control. 

scholarly journals Pakistani media and the rising fear of dengue fever.

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (04) ◽  
pp. 853-856
Author(s):  
Darshan Kumar ◽  
Majid Ahmed Shaikh ◽  
Syed Muhammad Kashif
Keyword(s):  
General Population ◽  
Dengue Fever ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Media Study ◽  
The People ◽  
Route Of Transmission ◽  
Sample Technique ◽  
Study Setting

Objectives: In this study we analyze how much the general population fear from dengue fever based on their knowledge acquired via media. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Civil Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan. Period: 1st August 2019 to 30th September 2019. Material & Method: Non-Probability consecutive sample technique was used. Patients with dengue fever were asked to fill a questionnaire which comprised of demographic variables as well as questions regarding their fear of dengue fever based on their information acquired from media particularly news channels. Results: Out of 2750 patients who underwent dengue serology, 727 came positive for active dengue viral infection. Of them 204 patients required admission. Patients were asked to rate how much they think dengue fever is lethal. The mean of all responses was 7.8 (p<0.005). When asked about the route of transmission 93% answered the correct mode of transmission. 59.4% (n=432) think that dengue fever requires anti-biotics while 40.5% (n=295) knew that the management of dengue fever is supportive. We asked the study subjects about what did they know about dengue hemmorhagic fever and dengue shock. Of the 727 individuals, 10.3% (n=75) knew regarding any of them. 89.6% had no idea. Conclusion: We hereby conclude that although media has done a great job in educating the people, it has also created a fear among the general population regarding dengue fever which the clinicians face every day.

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