| potential application of nonstructural protein ns1 serotype-specific immunoglobulin g enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in the seroepidemiologic study of dengue virus infection: correlation of results with those of the plaque reduction neutralization test. | an ns1 serotype-specific indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) was developed to differentiate primary and secondary dengue virus infections and serotypes of primary dengue virus infection. for this report, we carried out retrospective seroepidemiologic studies on serum samples collected from residents of liuchiu hsiang, pingtung county, an isolated island in southern taiwan during 1997-1998. the results demonstrated that good correlation existed between dengue virus ns1 serotype-spe ... | 2002 | 11980973 |
| the first patient with locally acquired dengue fever in hong kong. | this report is of the first locally acquired case of dengue fever. the diagnosis was made even in the absence of a history of travel outside hong kong. the patient was a 21-year-old man, who presented with high fever, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, and elevated liver enzymes. his haematocrit revealed mild haemoconcentration but the albumin was normal throughout the course of the illness. his blood pressure remained low with no tachycardia or overt shock syndrome. the pyrexia subsided 4 days after ... | 2003 | 12668825 |
| review of dengue fever cases in hong kong during 1998 to 2005. | to describe the epidemiology, clinical and laboratory findings, and outcomes of patients presenting locally with dengue. | 2008 | 18525084 |
| cd209 (dc-sign) -336a>g promoter polymorphism and severe acute respiratory syndrome in hong kong chinese. | cd209 (dc-sign) is an important c-type lectin which acts a receptor of many pathogens. the single nucleotide polymorphism (snp) -336a>g in the cd209 promoter has been demonstrated to regulate promoter activity and to be associated with several important infectious diseases, such as human immunodeficiency virus-1 (hiv-1), mycobacterium tuberculosis, and dengue fever. cd209 facilitates severe acute respiratory syndrome (sars)-coronavirus spike protein-bearing pseudotype driven infection of permiss ... | 2010 | 20359516 |
| review of vector-borne diseases in hong kong. | the epidemiology of vector-borne diseases in hong kong has changed over the past decade but still poses a significant public health risk. we provided a comprehensive review of the epidemiological information and analysed the trends of major vector-borne diseases, including the vector situation in hong kong. the incidence of malaria has dropped dramatically in the past few decades and is now mainly an imported disease acquired from malaria endemic countries. locally acquired dengue fever occurred ... | 2011 | 21679886 |
| assessing the risk of dengue virus transmission in a non-endemic city surrounded by endemic and hyperendemic areas. | to assess the potential risk of dengue transmission in a non-endemic city using a spatial epidemiological approach. | 2017 | 28104506 |
| seroprevalence of dengue in the general population of hong kong. | to assess the extent of dengue virus exposure in the population. | 2013 | 23718710 |
| has dengue found its home in hong kong? | | 2015 | 25477339 |
| [epidemiological analysis of imported cases of dengue fever in guangdong province and hong kong during 2004-2006 in china]. | to analyze the epidemiological characteristics of imported cases of dengue fever in guangdong province (gd) and in hong kong (hk) during 2004-2006 to provide evidence for further cooperation in the prevention and control programs on dengue fever in the two places. | 2009 | 19565847 |
| winning research: charting the hong kong experience with dengue fever. | | 2009 | 19253464 |
| a case of hemorrhagic dengue without hypovolemia in an adult. | dengue hemorrhagic fever, though prevalent in south east asia was diagnosed for the first time in hong kong. the subject in this report made frequent visits to endemic areas including the philippines. hypovolemia was not evident at the time of presentation. the nature and the status of the disease in this area are discussed. | 1984 | 6506212 |