| Three cases of dengue fever among the medical relief team serving in the tsunami region |
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Seung Hee Lee, Jae Il Lee, Chang Ki Moon, Seong O Suh, Eun Sil Kim, Jun Oh Jung, Nam Joong Kim |
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고려대학교 의과대학 내과학교실 |
| 증례:쓰나미 피해지역 의료봉사 후 집단 발병한 뎅기열 3예 |
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이승희, Jae Il Lee, Chang Ki Moon, Seong O Suh, Eun Sil Kim, Jun Oh Jung, Nam Joong Kim |
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| Abstract |
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Dengue fever, which is caused by a mosquito-borne flavivirus, has become a major infectiousdisease
threat in tropical and subtropical areas. Dengue fever has also become a common cause of
febrile infections in persons who have recently traveled. On December 26, 2004 the tsunami hit
Southeast Asia. People who survived in those areas were infected with endemic disease such as
dengue fever, malaria and cholera. We sent six members of the Korean medical relief team to the
tsunami region. Three workers developed fever, chills and headache after leaving the tsunami region,
and were diagnosed with Dengue fever. Such an outbreak of Dengue Fever in travelers is rarely
reported.(Korean J Med 71:333-337, 2006)
Key Words : Dengue, Disease outbreak, Tsunami |
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