Table 3.

Characteristics of dengue illness episodes in study participants

Duration of fever*, days (mean, SD)	6.2 (3.0)
Number of days patient felt most sick after onset of illness, days (mean, SD)	2.5 (2.5)
Previously diagnosed with dengue† (n, %)
Yes	3 (3)
No	85 (96)
Do not know	1 (1)
Disease diagnosis other than dengue (n, %)
Diarrhea	5 (26)
Respiratory illness	4 (21)
Malaria	3 (16)
Febrile illness	3 (16)
Dermatological illness	2 (11)
Other	9 (47)

* Fever duration unknown for four patients.

† History of previous dengue diagnosis unknown for one patient.