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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Main Authors: 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
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4861515/