DHA-GVA 95/0411

APPEAL FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN CONNECTION WITH HAEMORRHAGIC DENGUE OUTBREAK IN CENTRAL AMERICA
COSTA RICA, EL SALVADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, NICARAGUA, PANAMA
10 SEPTEMBER 1995

(DHA IS ISSUING THIS APPEAL AT THE REQUEST OF PAHO/WHO)

1. DENGUE AND ITS MORE SERIOUS FORM, DENGUE HAEMORRHAGIC FEVER (DHF) ARE TRANSMITTED BY THE BITE OF THE AEDES AEGYPTI MOSQUITO. DENGUE EPIDEMICS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED IN THE AMERICAS SINCE 1963. THERE IS NO VACCINE OR SPECIFIC TREATMENT AVAILABLE FOR DENGUE,