Dengue: Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment, prevention and control; 2009

This new edition has been produced to make widely available to health practitioners,
laboratory personnel, those involved in vector control and other public health officials,
a concise source of information of worldwide relevance on dengue. The guidelines
provide updated practical information on the clinical management and delivery of
clinical services; vector management and delivery of vector control services; laboratory
diagnosis and diagnostic tests; and surveillance, emergency preparedness and response.
Looking ahead, some indications of new and promising avenues of research are also
described. Additional and more detailed specific guidance on the various specialist
areas related to dengue are available from other sources in WHO and elsewhere,
some of which are cited in the references.