[HTML][HTML] Dengue hemorrhagic fever in infants: research opportunities ignored

SB Halstead, NT Lan, TT Myint, TN Shwe… - Emerging infectious …, 2002 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
SB Halstead, NT Lan, TT Myint, TN Shwe, A Nisalak, S Kalyanarooj, S Nimmannitya…
Emerging infectious diseases, 2002ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The age distribution of cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome
(DHF/DSS) in infants under the age of 1 year are reported from Bangkok, Thailand, and for
the first time for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Yangon, Myanmar; and Surabaya, Indonesia.
The four dengue viruses were isolated from Thai infants, all of whom were having a primary
dengue infection. Progress studying the immunologically distinct infant DHF/DSS has been
limited; most contemporary research has centered on DHF/DSS accompanying secondary …
Abstract
The age distribution of cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever and dengue shock syndrome (DHF/DSS) in infants under the age of 1 year are reported from Bangkok, Thailand, and for the first time for Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Yangon, Myanmar; and Surabaya, Indonesia. The four dengue viruses were isolated from Thai infants, all of whom were having a primary dengue infection. Progress studying the immunologically distinct infant DHF/DSS has been limited; most contemporary research has centered on DHF/DSS accompanying secondary dengue infections. In designing research results obtained in studies on a congruent animal model, feline infectious peritonitis virus (FIPV) infections of kittens born to FIPV-immune queens should be considered. Research challenges presented by infant DHF/DSS are discussed.
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