Dengue bulletin dengue volume 39, december 2016 bulletin issn 02508362. The pdf version will be available on the who searo website. Forthe diagnosis of dengue in serum or plasma collected from patients with signs and symptoms consistent with dengue mild or severe during the acute phase. The reappearance of dengue3 and subsequent dengue4 and dengue1 epidemic in puerto rico in 1998. Previously, in july 2015, oxitec had published results of a test in the juazeiro region of brazil, of socalled selflimiting mosquitoes, to fight dengue, chikungunya, and zika viruses. Dengue is a major public health problem worldwide, where an estimated 400 million denv infections and 100 million clinically apparent dengue cases occurred in 2010. The who regional office for southeast asia publish dengue. It provides staff involved in operational vector control programmes with practical information on the safe and effective use of pesticides as well as information on the use of chemicals for individual and household protection from insect and rodent pests. The american journal of tropical medicine and hygiene 67. This amounts to more than 50% increase compared to the previous year. They concluded that mosquito populations were reduced by over 90% in the test region. Dengue is a potentially fatal acute febrile illness caused by infection with any of four dengue viruses denv1, 2, 3, and 4. The first outbreaks of dengue in america were described in 1635. Vol 385 january 31, 2015 455 seminar can reduce mortality to less than 1%.
Subsequently, the awareness of variable responses to the infection presenting. Forthe diagnosis of dengue in serum or plasma collected from patients with signs and symptoms consistent with dengue. A global strategy on dengue fever and dhf was developed in 1995 and its implementation was bolstered in 1999. In the year 2015, a total of 428 287 cases of dengue were reported from who sea region. Dengue strategic plan for both regions 20082015 has been. This is the sixth edition of a guide to the use of chemical methods for control of vectors and pests of public health importance. Pcr assay is intended for use on an applied biosystems abi 7500 fast dx real.
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