Analisis Hasil Pemeriksaan Spesimen Darah Penderita Demam Berdarah Dengue di Jakarta Tahun 1988ImranLubisauthorSriSusilowatiauthorDianaDianaauthorJohnMasterauthorDengue haemorrhagic fever is endemic and important public health disease in Indonesia. Surveillace of hospitalized case usually reported 5,000 cases annually but 10,000 cases could be reported during an outbreak period. The cases fatality rate had been decreasing to 4% at present. Studies to analyse the risk factors of an area, pathophysiology of shock or bleeding, prevention, eradication and surveillance were still needs. The important dengue haemorrhagic fever factors were analysis in this study bases on the 1756 specimens tested in the Communicable Disease Research Center during the period January 1988 to December 1988, sent by most of the hospitals in Jakarta. The overall difference between male and female was not significant, although on January, July, September and December 1988 females were almost 2 times higher then males. The overall difference of children and adults were higher 2-5 times then children. This findings were not usual. The antibody response titers during acute and convalescence period of illness was lower among children. These findings were not usual. The antibody response titers during acute and convalescence period of illness was lower among children then adults, although it was still lower then in Thailand.WC 500-590 Virus Diseases1989Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan KesehatanArticle