| outbreak of dengue fever in palau, western pacific: risk factors for infection. | between january and june 1995, an outbreak of dengue fever occurred in palau, an island nation of 32,000 inhabitants in the western pacific. to determine the magnitude of this outbreak and to determine modifiable risk factors to guide control strategies, we established active surveillance at the national hospital and private clinics, reviewed available clinical records, and conducted serologic and entomologic surveys. between january 1 and july 1, 1995, 817 case-patients with acute febrile illne ... | 2003 | 13677368 |
| household risk factors associated with dengue-like illness, republic of palau, 2000-2001. | the authors investigated the association between household hygiene status and the occurrence of dengue-like illness (dli) during the 2000-2001 outbreak in the republic of palau. hygiene status was compared between 55 households with dli patients and 55 households without dli patients during the period of the outbreak. shower facilities with hygienic problems and potential breeding sites of mosquitoes were more frequently found in the lots of households with dli patients than in those without (or ... | 2007 | 20103864 |
| the epidemiology of dengue fever in palau. | dengue fever has been a longstanding problem in palau, and public health programs were implemented in 2001 to conduct surveillance for cases of the disease. epidemiologic analysis of dengue fever cases in palau is needed to describe disease occurrence in palau and to help target prevention and control efforts. | 2011 | 23008976 |