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Dengue - Guidelines for diagnosis, Treatment, prevention and control
New edition
TDR code: WHO/HTM/NTD/DEN/2009.1
PDF [1.45Mb, 160 pages]
Summary
Since the second edition of Dengue haemorrhagic fever: diagnosis, treatment,
prevention and control was published by the World Health Organization (WHO)
in 1997, the magnitude of the dengue problem has increased dramatically and
has extended geographically to many previously unaffected areas. It was
then, and remains today, the most important arthropod-borne viral disease of
humans.
This new edition has been produced to make widely available to health
practitioners, laboratory personnel, those involved in vector control and
other public health officials, a concise source of information of worldwide
relevance on dengue. The guidelines provide updated practical information on
the clinical management and delivery of clinical services; vector management
and delivery of vector control services; laboratory diagnosis and diagnostic
tests; and surveillance, emergency preparedness and response. Looking ahead,
some indications of new and promising avenues of research are also
described. Additional and more detailed specific guidance on the various
specialist areas related to dengue are available from other sources in WHO
and elsewhere, some of which are cited in the references.