Dengue re-emergence in Delhi: Lessons to learn

The re-emergence of dengue in China

The number of reports in the literature on dengue outbreaks in various parts of south China is increasing. This trend is likely contributed to by multiple factors, chief among which is the increase in trade and human movement in and out of China from the Southeast Asian region where dengue is firmly endemic. However, a holistic picture of dengue in China and how the public health authorities ar...

Re-emergence of dengue 4 virus.

Dengue is a mosquito borne disease caused by any of the four serotypes of dengue virus. Dengue 4 virus (DEN-4) was once the predominant serotype found in Malaysia causing up to 60% of dengue fever (DF) cases in 1960'sl. Since then, however, other serotypes notably DEN-2 and DEN-3 have become the predominant serotypes isolated among DF and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) patients. DEN-4 made up o...

Re-Emergence of Dengue and Emergence of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in the Americas

Dengue has been known in the Americas since the 18th century. During the 1960s and 1970s dengue pandemics occurred in the Caribbean, northern South America and Central America, and, during the 1980s and 1990s, virtually every country in the Americas experienced dengue epidemics. Dengue serotypes 1, 2 and 4 circulate widely and, since 1994, DEN-3 has circulated in Central America and Mexico. The...

Re-Emergence of Malaria and Dengue in Europe

Re-Emergence of Malaria and Dengue in Europe