Most of the studied cytokines including CCL2, CCL5, CCL20, CD25, CXCL1, CXCL5, CXCL9, CXCL10, CXCL11, IL-18, TNF-α and VEGF-A, were highly expressed in dengue patients as compared to healthy individuals. This evidence concerns the gene IL18 and dengue disease.