Co-circulation of Dengue and Chikungunya Viruses, Al Hudaydah, Yemen, 2012

We investigated 400 cases of dengue-like illness in persons hospitalized during an outbreak in Al Hudaydah, Yemen, in 2012. Overall, 116 dengue and 49 chikungunya cases were diagnosed. Dengue virus type 2 was the predominant serotype. The co-circulation of these viruses indicates that mosquitoborne...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Rezza, Giovanni, El-Sawaf, Gamal, Faggioni, Giovanni, Vescio, Fenicia, Al Ameri, Ranya, De Santis, Riccardo, Helaly, Ghada, Pomponi, Alice, Metwally, Dalia, Fantini, Massimo, Qadi, Hussein, Ciccozzi, Massimo, Lista, Florigio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2014
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4111199/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25061762
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2008.131615
Descripción
Sumario:We investigated 400 cases of dengue-like illness in persons hospitalized during an outbreak in Al Hudaydah, Yemen, in 2012. Overall, 116 dengue and 49 chikungunya cases were diagnosed. Dengue virus type 2 was the predominant serotype. The co-circulation of these viruses indicates that mosquitoborne infections represent a public health threat in Yemen.

Ejemplares similares