%0 Journal Article
%T Critical analysis of the definition of severe dengue, based on the Ecuador outbreak in 2012
%A Natalia Romero Sandoval
%A Pablo Lozano
%A Jacqueline Cevallos
%A Virginia Ruiz
%A Miguel Mart¨ªn
%J Open Journal of Epidemiology
%P 36-38
%@ 2165-7467
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojepi.2014.41007
%X <span style=\"font-size:10pt;\">Of the 238 cases reported to the Ecuador Health Authorities in 2012 as severe dengue, only 53.3% met diagnostic criteria. The definition of severe dengue should be based on more precise criteria. Information about compliance with criteria should be fed back to local levels.</span>
%K Severe Dengue
%K Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever
%K Fatality Rate
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=43095