DENGUE INFECTION IN ELDERLY PATIENTS.

From 2005 to 2013, there were 15 dengue patients aged over 60 years old who were admitted to Photharam Hospital, Ratchaburi, Thailand. Ten were females and five were males. Nine had dengue fever (DF), and 6 had dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF).

SEVERE DENGUE IN PREGNANT WOMEN.

Over half of the world's population lives in areas at risk of dengue infection with 70% of overall disease burden in Asia. A shifting in age group of dengue patients towards adulthood has been widely seen in Asia. This will affect an increase in incidence of dengue infection in childbearing age and pregnant women.

DENGUE PATIENTS AT PHOTHARAM HOSPITAL: A CLINICAL TRIAL SITE OF DENGUE VACCINE.

Between 2005 and 2013, 1,868 dengue patients, 916 male and 952 female, were admitted to Photharam Hospital, Ratchaburi, Thailand. Among these patients, there were 1,209 with dengue fever (DF), 598 with dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF), and 61 with dengue shock syndrome (DSS) with 1 death. The disease was seen all year round with a higher incidence in the rainy season.