Emerging Infectious Diseases (Aug 1999)

The First Major Outbreak of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever in Delhi, India

  • L. Dar,
  • S. Broor,
  • S. Sengupta,
  • P. Seth

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid0504.990427
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 4
pp. 589 – 590

Abstract

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An outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever/dengue shock syndrome (DHS/DSS) occurred in 1996 in India in and near Delhi. The cause was confirmed as dengue virus type 2, by virus cultivation and indirect immunofluorescence with type-specific monoclonal antibodies. This is the largest such outbreak reported from India, indicating a serious resurgence of dengue virus infection.

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