Publications

dengue haemorrhagic fever outbreak in karachi, pakistan, 1994.		1995	8594672
dengue virus infection among children with undifferentiated fever in karachi.	sera were collected from a total of 122 children, comprising 117 cases with undifferentiated fever and 5 cases with dengue hemorrhagic fever (dhf), during june to september 1994 in karachi, pakistan. sera were tested by the igm-capture elisa using dengue type 1 (d1), dengue type 2 (d2), west nile (wn), and japanese encephalitis (je) viral antigens. among 92 single sera from undifferentiated fever cases, igm antibodies were detected in 5 cases by d1, 8 cases by d2, and 5 cases by wn antigens, res ...	1998	10773930
dengue virus serotype 3, karachi, pakistan.		2007	17370547
dengue fever outbreak: a clinical management experience.	to determine the frequency of dengue as a cause of fever and compare the clinical and haematological characteristics of dengue-probable and dengue-proven cases.	2008	18452660
co-circulations of two genotypes of dengue virus in 2006 out-break of dengue hemorrhagic fever in karachi, pakistan.	the status of dengue genotypes involved in the recent epidemic out-breaks in pakistan is not well defined.	2008	18639489
outbreak of dengue fever in karachi 2006: a clinical perspective.	this study reports clinical manifestations and spectrum of severity of dengue fever (df), dengue haemorrhagic fever (dhf) and dengue shock syndrome (dss) in adult patients admitted during 2006 outbreak in karachi. a rough estimation of cost of care was also calculated.	2009	19534364
evaluation of two elisa assay kits against rt-pcr for diagnosis of dengue virus infection in a hospital setting in karachi, pakistan.	to evaluate two commercially available elisa-based kits against rt-pcr for the diagnosis of dengue virus infection in a tertiary care center in karachi.	2009	19534376
serodiagnosis of dengue infection using rapid immunochromatography test in patients with probable dengue infection.	to determine the frequency of seropositive dengue infection using rapid immunochromatographic assay in patients with probable dengue infection as per who criteria.	2010	21375198
Serotype and genotype analysis of dengue virus by sequencing followed by phylogenetic analysis using samples from three mini outbreaks-2007-2009 in Pakistan.	Since the first reported outbreak of dengue hemorrhagic fever in Pakistan, several mini outbreaks have erupted in the region. Dengue virus serotype 3 (DEN-3) was first documented in 2005 outbreak in Karachi. Reports show that serotype 3 is prevalent in Lahore since 2008. Serotype 2 (DEN-2) is the major circulating serotype in Pakistan as it is documented since 1994. We have conducted a detailed study of three outbreaks of dengue virus infection that occurred in years 2007, 2008 and 2009 in Lahor ...	2011	21906394
knowledge, attitude and perception regarding dengue fever among university students of interior sindh.	dengue is among the most common mosquito-borne viral diseases that affect humans. it has now become a major public health dilemma, annually affecting approximately 50-100 million people worldwide. this study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude and perception of dengue fever among university students of interior sindh.	2016	24613408
short report: diagnostic testing for hemorrhagic fevers in pakistan: 2007-2013.	crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever virus (cchfv) and dengue virus (denv) are endemic to pakistan. patients presenting with symptoms of fever, bleeding, and rash cannot be distinguished without appropriate testing. we report data on 354 samples tested for cchfv at the aga khan university hospital in pakistan between 2007 and 2013. all samples were tested for the presence of cchfv rna. some samples were also tested for denv rna, ns-1 antigen, and/or reactive immunoglobulin m antibodies. of 354 clinic ...	2014	25311694
circulating serotypes of dengue virus and their incursion into non-endemic areas of pakistan; a serious threat.	dengue virus is circulating in pakistan since 1994, which causes major and minor outbreaks in many areas of the country. the incidence of dengue in pakistan in past years mainly restricted to parts of sindh and punjab provinces. as such, a severe dengue outbreak appeared in pakistan in 2011, particularly in punjab province with lahore as the most hit city (290 deaths). in 2013, for the first time in the history of pakistan, dengue outbreak erupted in swat district, khyber pakhtunkhwa, which clai ...	2016	27565893