Dengue in the Context of the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness
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TheWHO/UNICEF Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) is widely used for the management of common childhood conditions, including cough and difficulty breathing, diarrhoea and dehydration, and fever [1]. Dengue fever is not included in the generic IMCI, but in view of its public health importance, various empiric dengue fever algorithms have been incorporated into national IMCI adaptations [2]. These algorithms vary in terms of assessment criteria, dengue illness categories, and management and have, with few exceptions [3], not been validated. Should a standard, evidence-based and validated dengue fever algorithm be developed for integration into IMCI in dengue-endemic areas?
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