Dengue Fever in the Darfur Area, Western Sudan

Dengue Fever in the Darfur Area, Western Sudan

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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Main Authors: Ayman Ahmed, Yousif Ali, Babiker Elmagboul, Omaima Mohamed, Adel Elduma, Hind Bashab, Ahmed Mahamoud, Hayat Khogali, Arwa Elaagip, Tarig Higazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2019-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
dengue
dengue virus
viruses
outbreak
emergence
dengue shock syndrome
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/11/18-1766_article

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