Dengue (DF) and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)

Vads Corner - Dengue (DF) and Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF)

First up on 15 October 2005.

Last Updated 10 December 2006

Latest Updates

Global

• WHO - Dengue (for Updates)
  • Fact sheet-Dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever
  • Dengue (Region of the Americas - PAHO)
  • Dengue (Western Pacific Region)
  • DengueNet (WHO global dengue surveillance)
  • Dengue and dengue haemorrhagic fever (South-East Asia Region)
    • Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in the South-East Asia Region
    • Reported cases in SEAR from 1985-2004(Graph)
    • DHF in SEAR (1985-2004) (Graph)
    • Regional guidelines on Dengue/DHF Prevention and Control ( Regional Publication 29/1999 ) (PDF version) Among others....
      • Introduction
      • Dengue and Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever
      • Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis
      • Clinical Management of DF/DHF
      • Laboratory Diagnosis
      • Emergency Preperedness and Effective Response
    • Dengue Bulletins
    • Frequently asked questions on Dengue
    • Fact Sheet on Dengue Fever/Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever
    • Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever in Small Hospitals
    • Dengue Alert
  • Disease outbreaks reported For Updates below
    • Disease outbreaks- dengue haemorrhagic fever
    • Disease outbreaks- dengue fever
• Communicable Disease Surveillance & Response (CSR)
  • Dengue haemorrhagic fever
    • DengueNet-This site allows you to query data collected by DengueNet and design your queries to obtain the information you are looking for.
    • Impact of Dengue
• Dengue and Japanese encephalitis vaccines

• Dengue (Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases, TDR)
  • Disease information
  • Strategic direction for dengue research
  • Strategic emphases for dengue research
• CDC - Dengue Fever For Updates
  • Fact Sheet
  • Questions & Answers
  • Images
  • Slides
  • Information for Health Care Providers
  • Dengue Fever Information for Travelers
• CDC -MMWR
  • Travel-Associated Dengue Infections --- United States, 2001--2004; Vol 54, No 22;556   06/10/2005
• CDC- Emerging Infectious Diseases a peer reviewed journal.
  • Search Dengue; Dengue haemorrhagic fever
  • More Dengue, More Questions
  • Persistent Emergence of Dengue
  • Nosocomial Acquisition of Dengue
  • Dengue Emergence and Adaptation to Peridomestic Mosquitoes
  • Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Infants: Research Opportunities Ignored
  • Emergence and Global Spread of a Dengue Serotype 3, Subtype III Virus
• ProMED-mail electronic conference Query Dengue Fever or Dengue Haemorrhagic fever(for Updates)
• ASEAN-Disease-Surveillance.net - includes bird flu updates from the ASEAN region.

Organisation with additional information

• Health Canada Online
  • Travel Health Advisories
  • Travel Medicine Recommendation- Dengue Fever and International Travel
• The Pediatric Bulletin-Dengue Fever, Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever, and Dengue Shock Syndrome
• Dengue Virus Home
• Dengue fever - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Medline Plus - Dengue; Dengue hemorrhagic fever
• Aedes aegypti and Dengue fever
• Karolinska Institutet- Dengue
• MEDSTUDENTS HOMEPAGE - Dengue/Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
• Supercourse - Dengue
• Dengue Fact Sheet - from the Department of Medical Entomology, University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital. The site is dedicated to Medical Entomology, particularly mosquitoes and the diseases they transmit. Under the page titled "Fact Sheets", there is considerable information on Australian arboviruses.
• eMedicine - Dengue Fever
• MOH Singapore - View the lates update on Dengue Hotspots and Hospitalisation Numbers

The Virus, Vaccine and Aedes aegypti

• Flaviviruses
• Virus databases on-line
  • Flaviviridae- Dengue Group
• The Big Picture Book of Viruses - Flaviviridae
• ALL the Virology on the WWW - Flaviviridae -- Flaviviruses
• National Center for Biotechnology Information - Dengue (genome)
• Aedes aegypti genome sequencing
• Mosquito Genomic Server - Aedes aegypti Genome Project
• Walter Reed Army Institute of Research - Aedes aegypti
• Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopticus
• American Mosquito Control Association
• Pediatric Dengue Vaccine Initiative
• Links to servers with information on Aedes aegypti
• The EXtension TOXicology NETwork - Pesticide Information Profiles (PIPs)
• Society for Vector Ecology (SOVE)
• OSHA- RECORD SUMMARY OF THE REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE TO BLOODBORNE PATHOGENS DUE TO PERCUTANEOUS INJURY
• Mosquito Control Products
• FAQ: How Do I Avoid Mosquito Bites?
• Cybermed Malaysian Medical Association Newsletter -

News Online : Read the following newspapers for updates.

• Yahoo Dengue News Coverage
• Google Dengue News Coverage
• Google Dengue Web Search
• BBC Search Dengue
• CNN Interactive Search Dengue
• ChannelNewsAsia - Dengue Watch
• The Star Online Malaysia.
• New Straits Times Interactive

MEDLINE abstracts (NLM PubMed).

Source: National Center For National Biotechnology Information(NCBI). When you read the MEDLINE (NLM PubMed) abstract click on Links: Related Articles.

Search Medline

• Dengue

Virology sites

• ALL the Virology on the WWW - The reference site for virology information.
• Virus Diseases at MIC-KIBIC at the Karolinska Institute.Another good site.
• Virus databases on-line.
• WWW Sites of Interest - another excellent site. (Animal Sites)
• Molecular Virology
• Virus Reference Laboratory 

Communicable Disease Control, Surveillance and Other Resources

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)-Needs no introduction.
• Public Health Laboratory Service- UK's "CDC".
• CDC MMWR, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.
• World Health Organisation (WHO).
• Emerging Infectious Diseases a peer reviewed journal.
• Infectious Diseases in Children - Journal.
• Emerging Infectious Diseases Resource Links - CDC.
• Health:Diseases and Conditions:Infectious Diseases - Dengue (Yahoo)

Resource Articles

• Prevention and Treatment of Virus Diseases: Antiviral Vaccines
• Prevention and Treatment of Virus Diseases: Antiviral Drugs

• Principles of Immunisation

• Preventing Emerging Infectious Diseases - A Strategy for the 21st Century (html); for pdf format

• National Electronic Telecommunications System for Surveillance (NETSS) a surveillance system used by CDC.

• Interstate Shipment of Etiologic Agents from CDC.

• Guideline for Isolation Precautions in Hospitals.Julia S. Garner, RN, MN, and the Hospital Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee.
• Globalization, International Law, and Emerging Infectious Diseases by David P. Fidler, J.D. Emerging Infectious Diseases Volume 2 .Number 2 April-June 1996.

Medline Search Sites, Medical Journals Site and Search Engines

• Medline Search Sites - Do your own search for relevant articles.
• Medical Journal Sites - Look up relevant articles.
• Search Engines - Search the WWW.
• Search Microbiology and Immunology HomePage, Leicester University
• Deja News - Search articles and Newsgroups. Note the information obtained from Newsgroups are not moderated and should be interpreted with caution. Dengue.

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First up on 15 October 2005.

Last Updated 10 December 2006