Classifying dengue: a review of the difficulties in using the WHO case classification for dengue haemorrhagic fever

BACKGROUND: The current World Health Organisation (WHO) classification of dengue includes two distinct entities: dengue fever (DF) and dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)/dengue shock syndrome; it is largely based on pediatric cases in Southeast Asia. Dengue has extended to different tropical areas and...

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Main Authors: Bandyopadhyay, S., Lum, L.C., Kroeger, A.
Format: Article
Published: 2006
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Online Access:http://eprints.um.edu.my/613/
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16903887
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