CD40LG and dengue disease: It is noteworthy that 6/11 (54·5%) of the women with recent dengue in our sample reported a febrile illness in the course of the pregnancy leading up to their recruitment at a mean gestation of only10·8 weeks whereas in an earlier study at our hospital of 63 dengue IgM positive parturients (delivered at a mean gestation of 39·4 week), only 7/63 (11·1%) reported a febrile illness over the entire course of pregnancy [16]; (Chi Square test P<0·001).