Factors associated with the spread of dengue fever in Jeddah Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Kholedi, A.A.N.; Balubaid, O.; Milaat, Waleed A.; Kabbash, Ibrahim Ali; Ibrahim, Adel

doi:10.26719/2012.18.1.15

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“…This study describes the clinical features and outcome of 567 patients admitted with proven dengue infection to a specialty hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 2010 to 2014. In keeping with most previous studies, 24 - 26 85% of patients in this study were adults with a mean age of 34 years, while only 15% were children with a mean age of 7 years. Again in agreement with these previous reports, more male than female patients presented.…”

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Dengue fever

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Al-Dhaheri

AlDabbagh

et al. 2017

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Objectives:To delineate the clinical features and outcomes of dengue infection and to guide clinician of early diagnosis and identification of risks factors for dengue hemorrhagic fever.Methods:This study is a retrospective cross-sectional. Clinical records of 567 patients with a confirmed diagnosis of dengue infection, admitted to a single hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, between January 2010 and June 2014 were reviewed.Results:Dengue infection was most common in adult males. Sixty-eight percent of infections were in Saudi nationals. In addition to the diagnostic clinical features, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia were typical of dengue infection. Approximately 4.1% of adult patients and 7.1% of pediatric patients developed dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Abdominal pain and vomiting were more common in patients developing DHF. Mean platelet count was lower in adult, but not pediatric patients developing DHF. Peak alanine aminotransferase (ALT) was higher in adult and pediatric patients developing DHF. Three patients died, 2 of them developed DHF. Ninety-eight percent of adult patients and 92% of pediatric patients made a full recovery.Conclusions:Dengue infection is common in Jeddah. Abdominal pain and vomiting, thrombocytopenia, and elevated ALT are typical of severe infection, which is more likely to be associated with significant morbidity and mortality.

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Dengue fever

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Al-Dhaheri

AlDabbagh

et al. 2017

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“…In this study, male patients were more infected (74%); this is also noticed in other studies from Makkah and Jeddah (males were 51%-67%) [9,10,11,12]. Contrary to that, females were more often infected than males in a study from Brazil (females 59.3%) [13].…”

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Predictors of Death and Prolonged Hospital Length of Stay in Dengue Fever Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Hospital in Makkah.

Shahin

Aly

2013

Afro-Egyptian Journal of Infectious and Endemic Diseases

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“…Two clinical studies found that fever, nausea, vomiting, headache, musculo-skeletal pain, and abdominal pain were common clinical symptoms [17,18]. A similar study in Pakistan found that abdominal pain, nausea, epistaxis and rash were the most frequent clinical symptoms (p < 0.05) [27].…”

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“…A case-control study conducted in 2012 reported the following significant risk factors for DF: presence of stagnant water in indoor drainage holes, indoor larvae, nearby construction sites, and old age [18].…”

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The epidemiology of Dengue fever in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review

Alhaeli

Bahkali

Alı̀

et al. 2016

Journal of Infection and Public Health

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Dengue fever (DF) is the most serious mosquito-borne viral disease worldwide. DF is an acute febrile illness caused by Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus, which are endemic in certain cities of Saudi Arabia, such as Jeddah and Makkah (Mecca). An online literature search was conducted using relevant keywords to retrieve DF studies conducted in Saudi Arabia. Forty-five articles were identified initially. After screening for exclusion and retrieving full texts, a total of 10 articles were used for this review. Four studies were cross-sectional, and three observed a seroprevalence ranging from 31.7% to 56.9%, either among clinically suspected cases or among patients visiting the hospital for other reasons. Evidence extracted from risk factors and distribution studies indicated that young males are commonly affected. Fever, vomiting, thrombocytopenia and leukopoenia were the common features of the three studies related to clinical presentation of DF. One cross-sectional study concerning an educational program for DF demonstrated that a positive family history of DF, literate mothers, and age over 17 years were the predictors of a high DF knowledge score. However, the paucity of large epidemiological studies limits the generalizability of such evidence. Future studies in Saudi Arabia should focus upon the expansion of DF to other cities in the Kingdom. Larger epidemiological studies are needed for estimating the true burden and incidence of DF in the Saudi population, as they are limited to seroprevalence among clinically suspected cases and hospital-based patients.

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Factors associated with the spread of dengue fever in Jeddah Governorate, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 26 publications

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Dengue fever

Dengue fever

Predictors of Death and Prolonged Hospital Length of Stay in Dengue Fever Patients Admitted to a Tertiary Hospital in Makkah.

The epidemiology of Dengue fever in Saudi Arabia: A systematic review

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