Risk Factors Associated with a Dengue Fever Outbreak in Islamabad, Pakistan: Case-Control Study

• Main Authors: Amjad Mehmood (Author), Fawad Khalid Khan (Author), Ambreen Chaudhry (Author), Zakir Hussain (Author), Mumtaz Ali Laghari (Author), Ijaz Shah (Author), Zeeshan Iqbal Baig (Author), Mirza Amir Baig (Author), Yousef Khader (Author), Aamer Ikram (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: JMIR Publications, 2021-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BackgroundOn October 23, 2016, 79 dengue fever cases were reported from the Union Council Tarlai to Federal Disease Surveillance and Response Unit Islamabad. A team was established to investigate the suspected dengue outbreak. ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to determine the extent of the outbrea...