An observation on correlation between rainfall and the prevalence of clinical cases of dengue in Thailand.

Strong correlation between rainfall and the prevalence of dengue in central region of Thailand in 2004

Dengue infection, one of the most important mosquito-borne viral diseases of humans, has been a significant problem in many tropical countries for decades. Surveys of disease prevalence are useful for prevention and control and have been continuously performed in Thailand. In this study, the correlation between the rainfall and the prevalence of dengue in a central region of Thailand, the highl...

Post dengue hair loss: low prevalence in Thai cases

Dengue with Normal Platelet Count and no Hemoconcentration: Automated Hematogram in Cases with Underlying Thalassemia

Dear Editor, Dengue is an important arbovirus infection. This infection can result in an acute febrile illness. The important hematological abnormalities included hemoconcentration and thrombocytopenia (1). Due to the decreased platelet count, the patient might develop petechiae and hemorrhagic complication. In endemic area, the presumptive diagnosis of dengue is usually derived by the cl...

Diarrhea Can Be an Important Clinical Presentation of 2014 Western Africa Ebola Virus Infection

Dear Editor-in-Chief The present global consideration is on the recent outbreak of 2014 Western Ebola virus in West Africa (1 – 3). This viral hemorrhagic fever wide spreads to several countries in West Africa and remote countries (1 - 3). With high death rate, the disease is presently on the list of public health threatens. The main problem for management of the infection is the limited knowl...

The correlation between rainfall and the prevalence of trematode metacercaria in freshwater fish in Thailand.

The author performed a retrospective study on 5 complete reports with geographical data and the prevalence of metacercariae in Thailand. The relation between rainfall (derived from the geographical data) and the prevalence of metacercariae in freshwater fish (derived from the overall infection rate of metacercaria) was investigated. The least- square equation plot rainfall (y) versus prevalence...