Volume 6, Number 1—February 2000
Synopsis
Dengue Surveillance in Florida, 1997-98
Table 1
Characteristics of 83 suspected cases of Dengue investigated in Florida, April 1997–March 1998
Characteristic | Yes | No | Undetermined |
---|---|---|---|
History of recent travel to | 41 | 14 | 28 |
to dengue-endemic area | (49%) | (17%) | (34%) |
Fits dengue fever case | 30 | 8 | 45 |
definition | (36%) | (10%) | (54%) |
Flavivirus antibody | 41 | 42 | |
detected | (49%) | (51%) | |
Convalescent-phase | 25 | 58 | |
specimen provided | (30%) | (70%) | |
Laboratory confirmation | 18 | 24 | 41 |
of recent dengue infection | (22%) | (29%) | (49%) |