Recent article in this Journal has reported dengue patients were associated with a
higher risk of autoimmune diseases than non-dengue patients
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. Dengue has been a serious public health problem in the world, the number of dengue
epidemics has been on the rise worldwide. Before 1970, only nine countries had experienced
severe dengue epidemics; however, currently more than 100 countries have been severely
affected by dengue
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. After the first dengue-fever epidemic in China, which occurred in May 1978 in Foshan,
Guangdong Province, there have been regional outbreaks of dengue every year and the
number of cases has increased. Guangdong Province is the area most seriously affected
by dengue in China. The number of cases in Guangdong accounts for more than 90% of
the total number of cases in China
World Health Organization. http://www.who.int/denguecontrol/epidemiology/en/. Accessed January 12, 2019.
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,
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. However, the epidemic characteristics of dengue fever in Guangdong Province have
not been reported since 2010
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References
- Increased risk of autoimmune diseases in dengue patients: a population-based cohort study.J Infect. 2018; 77: 212-219
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Publication history
Published online: March 05, 2019
Accepted:
March 1,
2019
Received:
February 25,
2019
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© 2019 Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The British Infection Association.
