Dengue Epidemiology in Qatar from 2013–2021: A Retrospective Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Dengue Case Management
2.2. Data Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
Study Limitations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | TOTAL n = 166 (%) | Dengue IgM Positive n = 130 (%) | Dengue IgG Positive n = 96 (%) | Dengue IgM & IgG Positive n = 60 (%) |
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Sex | ||||
Female | 40 (24) | 32 (25) | 25 (26) | 17 (28) |
Male | 126 (76) | 98 (75) | 71 (74) | 43 (72) |
Age | ||||
<10 | 6 (4) | 6 (5) | 1 (1) | 1 (2) |
10–20 | 16 (10) | 14 (11) | 7 (7) | 5 (8) |
21–30 | 44 (27) | 33 (25) | 24 (25) | 13 (22) |
31–40 | 58 (35) | 44 (34) | 37 (39) | 23 (38) |
41–50 | 29 (17) | 23 (18) | 17(18) | 11 (18) |
>50 | 13 (7) | 10 (8) | 10(10) | 7 (12) |
Nationality | ||||
South & Southeast Asian # | 146 (8) | 112 (86) | 87 (91) | 53 (88) |
African Region $ | 7 (4) | 7 (5) | 4 (4) | 4 (7) |
Others @ | 13 (8) | 11 (8) | 5 (5) | 3 (5) |
Symptoms | ||||
Fever | 165 (99) | 129 (99) | 96 (100) | 60 (100) |
Headache | 46 (28) | 332 (25) | 30 (31) | 16 (27) |
Joint Pain | 39 (23) | 29 (22) | 27 (28) | 17 (28) |
Muscle Pain | 45 (27) | 34 (26) | 30 (31) | 19 (32) |
Rash | 16 (10) | 13 (10) | 11 (11) | 8 (13) |
Fatigue | 16 (10) | 12 (9) | 12 (13) | 8 (13) |
Vomiting | 11 (6.61) | 6 (6) | 7 (7) | 4 (7) |
Others | 14 (8) | 7 (5) | 12 (12) | 5 (8) |
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Farag, E.A.; Jaffrey, S.; Daraan, F.; Al-Shamali, M.H.M.A.; Khan, F.Y.; Coyle, P.V.; Schaffner, F.; Al-Romaihi, H.E.; Al-Thani, M.; Bansal, D. Dengue Epidemiology in Qatar from 2013–2021: A Retrospective Study. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2022, 7, 329. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7110329
Farag EA, Jaffrey S, Daraan F, Al-Shamali MHMA, Khan FY, Coyle PV, Schaffner F, Al-Romaihi HE, Al-Thani M, Bansal D. Dengue Epidemiology in Qatar from 2013–2021: A Retrospective Study. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2022; 7(11):329. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7110329
Chicago/Turabian StyleFarag, Elmoubashar Abd, Shariq Jaffrey, Faisal Daraan, Maha Hammam M. A. Al-Shamali, Fahmi Y. Khan, Peter V. Coyle, Francis Schaffner, Hamad Eid Al-Romaihi, Mohammed Al-Thani, and Devendra Bansal. 2022. "Dengue Epidemiology in Qatar from 2013–2021: A Retrospective Study" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 7, no. 11: 329. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7110329