Epidemiology of dengue fever in Gabon: Results from a health facility-based fever surveillance in Lambarene and its surroundings

Background In Africa, information on dengue is limited to outbreak reports and focused on some countries with continuing transmission in West and East Africa. To estimate the proportion of dengue-positive cases among febrile patients and identify clinical indicators of dengue cases, we conducted pas...

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Veröffentlicht in:	PLoS neglected tropical diseases 2021-02, Vol.15 (2), p.e0008861-e0008861, Article 0008861
Hauptverfasser:	Lim, Jacqueline Kyungah, Fernandes, Jose Francisco, Yoon, In-Kyu, Lee, Jung-Seok, Mba, Regis Obiang, Lee, Kang Sung, Namkung, Suk, Yang, Jae Seung, Bae, So Hee, Lim, Sl-Ki, Lell, Bertrand, Esen, Meral, Loembe, Marguerite Massinga, Kremsner, Peter G., Alexander, Neal, Agnandji, Selidji Todagbe
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biology and life sciences Care and treatment Dengue Diagnosis Evaluation Infectious Diseases Life Sciences & Biomedicine Medicine and Health Sciences Methods Parasitology People and Places Public health administration Research and Analysis Methods Science & Technology Sentinel health events Tropical Medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	Background In Africa, information on dengue is limited to outbreak reports and focused on some countries with continuing transmission in West and East Africa. To estimate the proportion of dengue-positive cases among febrile patients and identify clinical indicators of dengue cases, we conducted passive facility-based fever surveillance in a catchment area population of 70,000 residents of Lambarene and its surroundings in Gabon. Methods Non-malarial febrile patients with current fever or history of fever (
ISSN:	1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735
DOI:	10.1371/journal.pntd.0008861