Dengue - How Best to Classify It

Authors

Anon Srikiatkhachorn, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Alan L. Rothman, University of Rhode Island
Robert V. Gibbons, Armed Forces Research Institute of Medical Sciences, Thailand
Nopporn Sittisombut, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University
Prida Malasit, Siriraj Hospital
Francis A. Ennis, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Suchitra Nimmannitya, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health
Siripen Kalayanarooj, Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

9-15-2011

Abstract

Dengue has emerged as a major public health problem worldwide. Dengue virus infection causes a wide range of clinical manifestations. Since the 1970s, clinical dengue has been classified according to the World Health Organization guideline as dengue fever and dengue hemorrhagic fever. The classification has been criticized with regard to its usefulness and its applicability. In 2009, the World Health Organization issued a new guideline that classifies clinical dengue as dengue and severe dengue. The 2009 classification differs significantly from the previous classification in both conceptual and practical levels. The impacts of the new classification on clinical practice, dengue research, and public health policy are discussed. © 2011 The Author.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volume

53

Issue

6

Citation/Publisher Attribution

Srikiatkhachorn, Anon, Alan L. Rothman, Robert V. Gibbons, Nopporn Sittisombut, Prida Malasit, Francis A. Ennis, Suchitra Nimmannitya, and Siripen Kalayanarooj. "Dengue - How Best to Classify It." Clinical Infectious Diseases 53, 6 (2011). doi: 10.1093/cid/cir451.