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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  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
• Description:
  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.
• Subjects:
  Dengue Dengue Virus Dengue Virus Serotype 2 DENV-2 Dispatch Epidemiology Outbreak Virology Viruses
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 22(5):895-899.
• Pubmed ID:
  27088845
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC4861515
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Tanzania
• Location:
  Africa
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8b4552deb1b5f5c5c7ec4985dec40624ef1dea7d14525dcb84d27572b15b86d7
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/39363/cdc_39363_DS1.pdf
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