Dengue Fever in the Darfur Area, Western Sudan

Ahmed, Ayman; Ali, Yousif; Elmagboul, Babiker; Mohamed, Omaima; Elduma, Adel; Bashab, Hind; Mahamoud, Ahmed; Khogali, Hayat; Elaagip, Arwa; Higazi, Tarig

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Dengue Fever in the Darfur Area, Western Sudan

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November 2019
By Ahmed, Ayman ; Ali, Yousif ; Elmagboul, Babiker ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Ahmed, Ayman ; Ali, Yousif ; Elmagboul, Babiker ; Mohamed, Omaima ; Elduma, Adel ; Bashab, Hind ; Mahamoud, Ahmed ; Khogali, Hayat ; Elaagip, Arwa ; Higazi, Tarig
Description:

We report an outbreak of dengue in Darfur, western Sudan, during September 2014-April 2015. Dengue virus-specific PCR testing of 50 samples from nonmalaria febrile illness case-patients confirmed 35 dengue cases. We detected 7 cases of dengue shock syndrome and 24 cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever.
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Dengue Dengue Virus Disease Outbreaks Female Humans Male Seasons Severe Dengue
Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 25(11):2125-2126
Pubmed ID:

31625864
Pubmed Central ID:

PMC6810194
Document Type:

Letter
Place as Subject:

Sudan
Volume:

25
Issue:

11
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:54174adf556a97ba10c582364ec850a67db332f9ea49b81cf80705ea7973d85a
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