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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2023-10-01
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Series: | Malaria Journal |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-023-04723-y |