Increasing prevalence of malaria and acute dengue virus coinfection in Africa: a meta-analysis and meta-regression of cross-sectional studies

Abstract Background Malaria and dengue fever are the leading causes of acute, undifferentiated febrile illness. In Africa, misdiagnosis of dengue fever as malaria is a common scenario. Through a systematic review of the published literature, this study seeks to estimate the prevalence of dengue and...

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Main Authors: Tewelde T. Gebremariam, Henk D. F. H. Schallig, Zeleke M. Kurmane, Jonas B. Danquah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Malaria Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04723-y