Clinical Trial: Pilot Survey of Dengue Fever in Solomon Islands

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational [Patient Registry]

Official Title: Pilot Survey of Dengue Fever in Solomon Islands

Brief Summary: Since 2009, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital organized a medical team to provide the medical service for people in Solomon Islands thru Taiwan Health Center at the local. In addition to Malaria and pulmonary tuberculosis, the investigators also found dengue virus, Japanese Encephalitis virus, Chikungunya virus infections and intestinal parasitic infections might be the existing but overlooked and neglected medical issues in Solomon Islands. These infections show similarity in clinical manifestations and usually difficulty in clinical diagnosis, instead these infections rely on the laboratory identification with good laboratory quality and facility.

Detailed Summary: In this study, the investigators plan to investigate the local people, either from the community or the hospitals, to identify the prevalence and incidence of dengue fever, including laboratory identification of related infections for differential diagnosis, including Japanese Encephalitis virus, Chikungunya virus and intestinal parasitic infections. Intestinal parasite survey has been the routine long-term service offered by the Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital in Solomon Islands. At the same time, the subjects enrolled in this study will also be asked the common medical illness in Solomon Islands (i.e. malaria, pulmonary tuberculosis and metabolic syndrome etc.) in order to delineate the association of dengue fever and these acute and chronic illness.
Sponsor: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Current Primary Outcome: Dengue fever [ Time Frame: at the time of sampling (blood) ]

Clinical manifestations, comorbidity and severity


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Co-infection and interplay of dengue-like pathogens [ Time Frame: within the first 3 months after blood sampling ]

Identification and Analysis of dengue-like illness and pathogens to investigate the interplay between these coinfections


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital

Dates:
Date Received: May 27, 2013
Date Started: March 22, 2013
Date Completion:
Last Updated: March 5, 2017
Last Verified: August 2016