A review of dengue as an emerging disease in Pakistan

SB Rasheed, RK Butlin, M Boots - Public health, 2013 - Elsevier
The presence of dengue virus has been detected using neutralization and
haemagglutination inhibition antibodies in local populations in Pakistan since the 1960s …

Concurrent dengue infections: Epidemiology & clinical implications

P Sirisena, S Mahilkar, C Sharma, J Jain… - Indian Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Multiple dengue virus (DENV) serotypes circulating in a geographical area most often lead
to simultaneous infection of two or more serotypes in a single individual. The occurrence of …

The changing incidence of dengue haemorrhagic fever in Indonesia: a 45-year registry-based analysis

MR Karyanti, CSPM Uiterwaal, R Kusriastuti… - BMC infectious …, 2014 - Springer
Background Increases in human population size, dengue vector-density and human mobility
cause rapid spread of dengue virus in Indonesia. We investigated the changes in dengue …

Analyzing mosquito (Diptera: Culicidae) diversity in Pakistan by DNA barcoding

M Ashfaq, PDN Hebert, JH Mirza, AM Khan, Y Zafar… - PLoS …, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Although they are important disease vectors mosquito biodiversity in Pakistan is
poorly known. Recent epidemics of dengue fever have revealed the need for more detailed …

Severity of acute hepatitis and its outcome in patients with dengue fever in a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan (South Asia)

O Parkash, A Almas, SMW Jafri, S Hamid, J Akhtar… - BMC …, 2010 - Springer
Background Liver injury due to dengue viral infection is not uncommon. Acute liver injury is a
severe complicating factor in dengue, predisposing to life-threatening hemorrhage …

[PDF][PDF] Monitoring of dengue viruses in field-caught Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus mosquitoes by a type-specific polymerase chain reaction and cycle …

VT Chow, YC Chan, R Yong, KM Lee… - The American journal …, 1998 - academia.edu
Virologic surveillance for dengue through the detection of the prevalent serotype (s)
circulating in the human population during inter-and intra-epidemic periods constitutes a …

Demographic and clinical features of dengue fever in Pakistan from 2003–2007: a retrospective cross-sectional study

E Khan, M Kisat, N Khan, A Nasir, S Ayub, R Hasan - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background Demographic features of dengue fever have changed tremendously in Pakistan
over the past two decades. Small scale studies from all over the country have reported …

[HTML][HTML] Severe dengue epidemics in Sri Lanka, 2003–2006

N Kanakaratne, WMPB Wahala… - Emerging infectious …, 2009 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Recent emergence of dengue hemorrhagic fever in the Indian subcontinent has been well
documented in Sri Lanka. We compare recent (2003–2006) and past (1980–1997) dengue …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple dengue serotypes and high frequency of dengue hemorrhagic fever at two tertiary care hospitals in Lahore during the 2008 dengue virus outbreak in …

MA Humayoun, T Waseem, AA Jawa… - International Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to investigate the clinical characteristics of
patients with dengue viral infection during the 2008 outbreak in Lahore in order to better …

Epidemiological trends and risk factors associated with dengue disease in Pakistan (1980–2014): a systematic literature search and analysis

J Khan, I Khan, A Ghaffar, B Khalid - BMC public health, 2018 - Springer
Background Dengue is becoming more common in Pakistan with its alarming spreading
rate. A historical review needs to be carried out to find the root causes of dengue dynamics …