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Dengue virus infection: Epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and prevention

1997; Elsevier BV; Volume: 131; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/s0022-3476(97)70054-4

1097-6833

Ingrid Kautner, Mark J. Robinson, Ursula Kuhnle,

Malaria Research and Control

Dengue virus infection is now the most common arthropod-borne disease worldwide with an increasing incidence in the tropical regions of Asia, Africa, and Central and South America. It presents a spectrum of disease, ranging from a harmless flulike illness to a severe hemorrhagic fever with high morbidity and mortality, the latter almost entirely in children. The virus is transmitted by mosquitoes, Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus. Cold-resistant strains of Aedes vectors have been identified that may pose a threat to children living in temperate zones. 1 Halstead SB. Dengue. in: Tropical and geographical medicine. McGraw-Hill, New York1990: 675-685 Google Scholar , 2 Hanson SM Field overwinter survivorship of Aedes albopictus eggs in Japan. J Am Mosq Control Assoc. 1995; 11: 354-357 PubMed Google Scholar , 3 Hanson SM Craig GB Cold acclimation, diapause and geographic origin affect cold hardiness in eggs of Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae). J Med Entomol. 1994; 31: 192-201 PubMed Google Scholar , 4 Grist NR Burgess NRH Aedes and dengue [letter]. Lancet. 1994; 343: 477 Abstract PubMed Scopus (5) Google Scholar