Dengue and Other Common Causes of Acute Febrile Illness in Asia: An Active Surveillance Study in Children

Rosario Capeding, María; Noreen Chua, Mary; Rezeki Hadinegoro, Sri; I. H. M. Hussain, Ismail; Nallusamy, Revathy; Pitisuttithum, Punnee; Rusmil, Kusnandi; Thisyakorn, Usa; J. Thomas, Stephen; Huu Tran, Ngoc; Nyoman Wirawan, Dewa; Yoon, In‐Kyu; Bouckenooghe, Alain; Hutagalung, Yanee; Laot, Thelma; Anh Wartel, Tram

doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0002331

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Dengue and Other Common Causes of Acute Febrile Illness in Asia: An Active Surveillance Study in Children

Published in PLoS neglected tropical diseases • Jul 25, 2013

Authors:

María Rosario Capeding

Mary Noreen Chua

Sri Rezeki Hadinegoro

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Common causes of acute febrile illness in tropical countries have similar symptoms, which often mimic those of dengue. Accurate clinical diagnosis can be difficult without laboratory confirmation and disease burden is generally under-reported. Accurate, population-based, laboratory-confi...

Subject

Dengue fever

Medicine

Incidence (geometry)

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