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The report you are referring to was referencing South America which is seeing a resurgence of many epidemic type pathogens. The disease in question has been indentified by CDC as Hemorrhagic Dengue Fever. Dengue fever has long been known as a relatively mild arthropod-borne disease of man associated with a rash. The original distribution of dengue fever was south & southeast asia. It has been imported into South America and is now endemic in several areas. The hemorrhagic form was first observed in the Philippines in 1954 and since then in all areas with endemic dengue fever. Epidemiological and serological evidence suggest that the hemorrhagic form is associated with a second infection with a heterologous serotype (there are four serotypes). Dengue fever is treatable with proper diagnosis and unless you have previously had dengue fever it is unlikely that you would have the hemorrhagic form. As always, when you are planning to travel to foreign countries it's best to check with your local Public Health Deparment regarding traveler warnings and necessary vacinations for particular areas. At 6:27 PM 11/24/95, Roberto Baraldi wrote: * A few days ogo I heard from the national radio station about a new, terrific * virus, something kike Ebola, in the Caribean. * Does anybody out there knows something else? I wasn't able to have any * notice here in Italy. * * Roberto Baraldi * * -- * Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@terra.net'. * Send subscription/archive requests to `techdiver-request@terra.net'. Curt W. Smitka Phone: (313) 747-0252 Administrative Manager Fax: (313) 936-8620 Reproductive Sciences Program Email: cwsmitka@um*.ed* University of Michigan 1109 300 North Ingalls Bldg Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0404
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