dengue dengue fever
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Umeå University, Dept. Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Epidemiology and Global Health
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Travelers (all age groups) returning from dengue endemic regions who present with an acute febrile illness suspicious of dengue (onset of fever
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Travelers presenting with concomitant co-infections (e.g. malaria, rickettsial infections, etc.)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Only cases with laboratory confirmed dengue infection will be included in the final data analysis. number of patients with dengue fever returning from a specific area number of patients with severe dengue fever according to the revised WHO dengue case classification and classical case definition percentage of sequence similarities and differences of dengue virus isolates | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| identification of viral genetic factors associated with severe clinical manifestions | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed