Table 5. Initial Diagnoses at First Healthcare Contact.
| Children (<15 years) (n = 32) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Acute pharyngitis and/ or tonsillitis | 11 | 34.4 |
| Non-specific (viral) febrile illness | 10 | 31.3 |
| Dengue fever without warning signs | 2 | 6.3 |
| Dengue fever with warning signs | 2 | 6.3 |
| Decompensated DSS | 1 | 3.1 |
| Meningoencephalitis with septicaemic shock | 1 | 3.1 |
| Status epilepticus with presumed meningitis and pneumonia | 1 | 3.1 |
| Acute gastroenteritis | 1 | 3.1 |
| Roseola fever | 1 | 3.1 |
| Acute bronchiolitis | 1 | 3.1 |
| Adults (15–59 years) (n = 232) | ||
| Non-specific (viral) febrile illness | 64 | 27.6 |
| Dengue fever without warning signs | 42 | 18.1 |
| Acute pharyngitis and/ or tonsillitis | 37 | 15.9 |
| Dengue fever with warning signs | 19 | 8.2 |
| Severe dengue | 14 | 6.0 |
| Acute gastroenteritis | 9 | 3.9 |
| Compensated or decompensated DSS | 7 | 3.0 |
| Severe sepsis (infective diarrhoea, pneumonia) | 7 | 3.0 |
| Clinical leptospirosis | 3 | 1.3 |
| Urinary tract infection | 2 | 0.9 |
| Acute appendicitis | 2 | 0.9 |
| Bodyache and/ or headache | 2 | 0.9 |
| Labial abscess | 1 | 0.4 |
| Nephrolithiasis | 1 | 0.4 |
| Gastritis | 1 | 0.4 |
| Presumed measles | 1 | 0.4 |
| Presumed typhus | 1 | 0.4 |
| Elderly (≥60 years) (n = 56) | ||
| Non-specific (viral) febrile illness | 12 | 21.4 |
| Dengue fever without warning signs | 9 | 16.0 |
| Severe dengue | 5 | 8.9 |
| Compensated or decompensated DSS | 5 | 8.9 |
| Community acquired pneumonia with/ without septicaemic shock | 5 | 8.9 |
| Acute pharyngitis and/ or tonsillitis | 3 | 5.3 |
| Dengue fever with warning signs | 2 | 3.5 |
| Headache | 2 | 3.5 |
| Acute gastroenteritis | 1 | 1.7 |
| Severe sepsis with multiorgan failure | 1 | 1.7 |
| Advanced carcinoma rectum | 1 | 1.7 |
| Acute stroke | 1 | 1.7 |
| Urinary tract infection | 1 | 1.7 |
| Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding | 1 | 1.7 |
| Indigestion | 1 | 1.7 |
Details on diagnoses were missing in 1 patient (3.1%) for the children group, 19 for the adults (8.2%) and 7 for the elderly (12.5%).