Evaluation of immature platelet fraction as a marker of dengue fever progression

Dengue is the most rapidly spreading arboviral infection of major public health concern. Best estimates indicate a worldwide annual incidence of 390 million dengue infections of which around 96 million episodes manifest varying levels of clinical severity (Bhatt et al., 2013). Additionally, the Global Burden of Dengue study in 2013 reported 60 million symptomatic dengue infections per year resulting in about 10 000 deaths (Stanaway et al., 2016). As yet, neither safe, effective and affordable dengue vaccines nor specific therapies are widely available in the tropical regions which bear the highest burden of dengue disease.

Source: International Journal of Infectious Diseases - July 21, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Kah Wai Looi, Yukari Matsui, Mari Kono, Chandramathi Samudi Raju, Nozomi Kojima, Jin Xu Ong, Chin Aun Tan, Chong Siang Ang, Peter Hao Yuan Tan, Hemalatha Shamnugam, Shamala Devi A/P K.C Sekaran, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Lucy Chai See Lum Source Type: research