Abstract
Dengue fever emerged in Bangladesh in 2000. We tested 225 serum samples from febrile patients and 184 blood donors in 1996 and 1997 for dengue antibodies; 55 (24.4% ) febrile patients had dengue antibodies ( 65.5% with secondary infection pattern), compared with one (0.54%) donor (p <0.001), suggesting that dengue transmission was ongoing well before 1996.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adolescent
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Adult
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Age Distribution
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Antibodies, Viral / blood*
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Bangladesh / epidemiology
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Child
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Child, Preschool
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / blood
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / diagnosis
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Communicable Diseases, Emerging / epidemiology*
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Dengue / blood
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Dengue / diagnosis
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Dengue / epidemiology*
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Dengue Virus / immunology*
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Sex Distribution