Pattern and severity of Dengue is changing: AKU study
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25/08/2008
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Daily Times (Pakistan)
Experts at the Aga Khan University Hospital examined in-house data from 2000 to 2005 and have reached the conclusion that not only were more patients reporting with Dengue but the third and most fatal stage was occurring in more cases.
"We believe that Dengue infection is now endemic in our area,' they said. "This needs to be confirmed in larger scale prospective studies.' These findings were published in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of Pakistan Medical Association (JPMA) as