Objective To analyze the epidemiological characteristics of an outbreak of dengue fever in Dehong Prefecture in Yunnan in 2003 and the treatment of that outbreak in order to provide information on effective control of dengue fever. Methods Cases of dengue fever were examined as part of an epidemiological case study.Patients suspected of having dengue fever were tested for dengue virus NS 1,the serotype of the dengue virus was identified with RT-PCR,and vectors of the dengue virus were monitored based on the...
and Aedes aegypti was mainly concentrated in Ruili County.Conclusion This epidemic of dengue fever was caused bydengue virus 1and was transmitted by Ae.albopictus and Ae.aegypti.The first case was an imported case and multipleoutbreaks occurred with famil