Clinical, Virologic, and Epidemiologic Characteristics of Dengue Outbreak, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2014

We investigated a dengue outbreak in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 2014, that was caused by dengue virus (DENV) serotype 2. DENV infection was present in 101 (20.9%) of 483 patients. Patient age and location of residence were associated with infection. Seven (4.0%) of 176 patients were co-infected wit...

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Autores principales: Vairo, Francesco, Mboera, Leonard E.G., De Nardo, Pasquale, Oriyo, Ndekya M., Meschi, Silvia, Rumisha, Susan F., Colavita, Francesca, Mhina, Athanas, Carletti, Fabrizio, Mwakapeje, Elibariki, Capobianchi, Maria Rosaria, Castilletti, Concetta, Di Caro, Antonino, Nicastri, Emanuele, Malecela, Mwelecele N., Ippolito, Giuseppe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861515/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27088845
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2205.151462
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Sumario:We investigated a dengue outbreak in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, in 2014, that was caused by dengue virus (DENV) serotype 2. DENV infection was present in 101 (20.9%) of 483 patients. Patient age and location of residence were associated with infection. Seven (4.0%) of 176 patients were co-infected with malaria and DENV.

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