Increased utilization of treatment centre facilities during a dengue fever outbreak in Kolkata, India
Dutta S., Deen JL., Sur D., Manna B., Kanungo S., Bhaduri B., Lopez AL., Von Seidlein L., Clemens JD., Bhattacharya SK.
An outbreak of febrile illness occurred in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), India, which led to an increased utilization of treatment centre facilities during August - September 2005. The etiological agent was confirmed to be dengue by analysing 308 acute-phase clinical specimens for virus-specific IgM antibodies.