Open Syndrome Dengue
Table of Contents
Authors: CDC
Location: United States
Purpose #
Case definition for dengue surveillance based on chief complaints and multiple diagnostic coding systems
The definition #
Machine-readable definition #
The definition is available in JSON format following the Open Syndrome v1.0 specification:
{
"category": "suspected",
"definition_type": "case_definition",
"description": "Case definition for dengue surveillance based on chief complaints and multiple diagnostic coding systems",
"human_readable_definition": "",
"inclusion_criteria": [
{
"logical_operator": "OR",
"type": "criterion",
"values": [
{
"description": "Dengue word in chief complaint field",
"name": "Dengue in chief complaint",
"operator": "regex",
"regex_flags": "i",
"regex_pattern": "dengue",
"type": "diagnosis"
},
{
"code": {
"code": "A90",
"system": "ICD-10"
},
"description": "Dengue fever (A90) or Dengue hemorrhagic fever (A91)",
"name": "Dengue fever",
"type": "diagnosis"
},
{
"code": {
"code": "A91",
"system": "ICD-10"
},
"name": "Dengue hemorrhagic fever",
"type": "diagnosis"
},
{
"code": {
"code": "061",
"display": "Dengue",
"system": "ICD-9"
},
"name": "Dengue",
"type": "diagnosis"
},
{
"code": {
"code": "38362002",
"display": "Dengue",
"system": "SNOMED-CT"
},
"name": "Dengue",
"type": "diagnosis"
},
{
"code": {
"code": "20927009",
"display": "Severe Dengue",
"system": "SNOMED-CT"
},
"name": "Severe Dengue",
"type": "diagnosis"
},
{
"code": {
"code": "409671005",
"display": "Dengue shock syndrome",
"system": "SNOMED-CT"
},
"name": "Dengue shock syndrome",
"type": "diagnosis"
},
{
"code": {
"code": "866057003",
"display": "Myelitis caused by Dengue virus",
"system": "SNOMED-CT"
},
"name": "Myelitis caused by Dengue virus",
"type": "diagnosis"
},
{
"code": {
"code": "1163101003",
"display": "Encephalitis caused by Dengue virus",
"system": "SNOMED-CT"
},
"name": "Encephalitis caused by Dengue virus",
"type": "diagnosis"
}
]
}
],
"keywords": [
"Dengue",
"North America",
"Arbovirus"
],
"language": "English",
"location": "United States",
"notes": [
"Case definition based on Chief Complaint Discharge Diagnosis (CCDD) parsed field",
"No exclusion terms or codes are used in this query"
],
"open_syndrome_version": "1.0.0",
"organization": "CDC",
"published_at": "2025-01-29T12:00:00Z",
"published_by": [
"Open Syndrome Initiative"
],
"published_in": "https://opensyndrome.org",
"references": [
{
"citation": "Dengue Case Definition v1",
"url": "https://knowledgerepository.syndromicsurveillance.org/dengue-v1"
}
],
"scope": "broad",
"status": "draft",
"target_public_health_threats": [
"Dengue"
],
"title": "Open Syndrome Dengue",
"version": "1.0.0"
}
Using the Definition #
Healthcare organizations can implement this definition through:
- Direct integration with surveillance systems
- API endpoints for real-time validation
- Manual case verification processes
Next Steps #
We encourage:
- Clinical feedback on the definition criteria
- Technical feedback on the implementation format
- Suggestions for additional symptoms or signs
- Reports of implementation experiences
Get Involved #
We welcome contributions and feedback from the community.