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Hamid A Merchant^1,2

¹Department of Pharmacy, School of Applied Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield, HD1 3DH, West Yorkshire, UK. hamid.merchant@hud.ac.uk.

Tropical Medicine and Health

|May 23, 2022

Abstract:

There were recent reports of a mysterious virus spreading in Pakistan causing dengue-like illness with hundreds of cases admitted to hospitals over the winter. The mysterious virus was touted as a new variant of the dengue virus by the local health experts in Pakistan as most patients were tested negative for the dengue virus test despite presenting with dengue-like symptoms. In this letter, we have critically appraised the current situation in Pakistan in an attempt to explain the science and mechanism behind recent dengue-like outbreak, offered suggestions on diagnostic tests and provided recommendations to improve medication safety in Pakistan.

Keywords:

COVID-19 Dengue fever Pakistan Public health Thrombocytopenia

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