TABLE II. Comparison between dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)/dengue shock syndrome (DSS) classification for reporting severe cases during a dengue epidemic in northeastern Brazil, 2011.
| NSD n (%) | NSD with warning signs n (%) | SD n (%) | Total n (%) | |
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| DF | 3 (75) | 18 (64.3) | 32 (61.5) | 53 (63.1) |
| DHF | 1 (25) | 10 (35.7) | 20 (38.5) | 31 (36.9) |
| DSS | - | - | - | - |
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| Total | 4 (100) (4.8 of total) | 28 (100) (33.3 of total) | 52 (100) (61.9 of total) | 84 (100) - |
DF: dengue fever; NSD: non-severe dengue; SD: severe dengue.