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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Taking a holistic approach to dengue -Dhileepan Selvarajan

Taking a holistic approach to dengue -Dhileepan Selvarajan

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published Published on Jan 11, 2020   modified Modified on Jan 11, 2020
-The Hindu

Apart from vaccination, this has to involve efficient vector control and proper case management

The advent of a new tetravalent vaccine against the dengue virus has thrown new light into the evidence-based management of dengue. An article recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine revealed that this vaccine confers about 80% protection to children vaccinated between 4 and 16 years of age without any major side effects. It was a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomised, multi-centre trial which included 20,017 participants from the dengue-endemic countries. However, apart from promoting the use of the vaccine, gaining control over dengue will also require a holistic approach that has to include within its ambit vector control and proper case management.

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The Hindu, 11 January, 2020, https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/taking-a-holistic-approach-to-dengue/article30537548.ece?homepage=true


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