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Private sector hospital response to the 2003 dengue outbreak in the Indian capital metropolis of Delhi.Arya SC, Rajagopal S, Agarwal N, Kaushik M, Maheshwari P, Agarwal S, Singh K, George S Sant Parmanand Hospital, 18 Alipore Road, Delhi 110-054, India. subhashji@hotmail.com During 2003, the Indian capital metropolis of Delhi was afflicted with an outbreak of dengue. A private-sector tertiary care hospital responded instantly to the sudden influx of 162 patients during an 8-week interval. That was an unusual challenge because, until 1997, the hospital had exclusively managed patients with ophthalmic disorders. Dengue patients received fiscal concessions and several free services. A multidisciplinary cell was commissioned for case management. Apart from a diagnosis of patients with dengue and their clinical management, suspected or confirmed dengue episodes were instantly reported to health authorities. Anti-mosquito measures in the hospital premises including residential areas for the nursing personnel prevented any local virus transmission. The integrated therapeutic and public health response was associated with a 1.23% case fatality rate. The protocol developed during the dengue outbreak would address every locally reportable disease in the future. Published 1 December 2004 in Am J Infect Control, 32(8): 489-92.
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