Dengue epidemiological trend in Oman: a 13-year national surveillance and strategic proposition of imported cases

Dengue fever has emerged as a major public health problem globally in the past three decades. A 13-year national surveillance data analysis was done to describe the epidemiology and its trend of dengue disease in Oman reported between 2001 and 2013. Laboratory-confirmed dengue virus infections repor...

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Published inTropical doctor Vol. 44; no. 4; p. 190
Main Authors Al Awaidy, Salah Thabit, Al Obeidani, Idris, Bawikar, Shyam, Al Mahrouqi, Salim, Al Busaidy, Suleiman Salim, Al Baqlani, Said, Patel, Prakash K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.10.2014
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Dengue - epidemiology
Dengue - mortality
Dengue - prevention & control
Dengue Virus
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Oman - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Travel Medicine
Oman
disease control
epidemiology
viral infection
disease prevention
Dengue fever
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Summary:Dengue fever has emerged as a major public health problem globally in the past three decades. A 13-year national surveillance data analysis was done to describe the epidemiology and its trend of dengue disease in Oman reported between 2001 and 2013. Laboratory-confirmed dengue virus infections reported were studied retrospectively during the study period. A total of 64 laboratory confirmed cases were reported. All the patients contracted the disease during their visit to South-East Asian countries, hence classified as imported cases. The majority of the cases were reported in the year 2012 (23.4%). The most important clinical characteristics were fever (90.6%), myalgia (35.9%) and rash/petechial rash (20.3%). Thrombocytopenia was seen in 31.2% of the study subjects. The mortality was nearly 4.6% and all other patients made a full recovery. The most effective measure for travellers is taking precautions to avoid mosquito bites.
ISSN:1758-1133
DOI:10.1177/0049475514541650