Comparison of clinical manifestation of dengue fever in Bangladesh: an observation over a decade.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The clinical presentation of dengue fever had been observed to change with time since its first outbreak in 2000 in Bangladesh. This report showed the clinical presentation of the 2019 outbreak in Bangladesh along with its comparison to previous outbreaks witnessed in this region.

Methods

This hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted in one of the largest tertiary care hospitals in Dhaka city. A total of 553 laboratory-confirmed and 194 probable dengue cases were interviewed. The clinical manifestation of the confirmed cases of the current outbreak was compared with three of the outbreak reports retrieved from the databases. R version 3.6.3 was used for data analysis.

Results

Among the confirmed cases, two-thirds were male (63.2%) and the average

SUBMITTER: Hasan MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8555248 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature