Enhanced passive surveillance dengue infection among febrile children: Prevalence, co-infections and associated factors in Cameroon.
Dengue virus (DENV) causes a spectrum of diseases ranging from asymptomatic, mild febrile to a life-threatening illness: dengue hemorrhagic fever. The main clinical symptom of dengue is fever, similar to that of malaria. The prevalence of dengue virus infection, alone or in association with other en...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:91505e04fa4b40c5ae38091ba610286c 2023-05-15T15:06:07+02:00 Enhanced passive surveillance dengue infection among febrile children: Prevalence, co-infections and associated factors in Cameroon. Celine Nguefeu Nkenfou Nadine Fainguem Félicitée Dongmo-Nguefack Laeticia Grace Yatchou Joel Josephine Kadji Kameni Elise Lobe Elong Amidou Samie William Estrin Paul Ndombo Koki Alexis Ndjolo 2021-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009316 https://doaj.org/article/91505e04fa4b40c5ae38091ba610286c EN eng Public Library of Science (PLoS) https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009316 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727 https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 1935-2727 1935-2735 doi:10.1371/journal.pntd.0009316 https://doaj.org/article/91505e04fa4b40c5ae38091ba610286c PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 15, Iss 4, p e0009316 (2021) Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009316 2022-12-31T11:44:55Z Dengue virus (DENV) causes a spectrum of diseases ranging from asymptomatic, mild febrile to a life-threatening illness: dengue hemorrhagic fever. The main clinical symptom of dengue is fever, similar to that of malaria. The prevalence of dengue virus infection, alone or in association with other endemic infectious diseases in children in Cameroon is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dengue, malaria and HIV in children presenting with fever and associated risk factors. Dengue overall prevalence was 20.2%, Malaria cases were 52.7% and HIV cases represented 12.6%. The prevalence of dengue-HIV co-infection was 6.0% and that of Malaria-dengue co-infection was 19.5%. Triple infection prevalence was 4.3%. Dengue virus infection is present in children and HIV-Dengue or Dengue- Malaria co-infections are common. Dengue peak prevalence was between August and October. Sex and age were not associated with dengue and dengue co-infections. However, malaria as well as HIV were significantly associated with dengue (P = 0.001 and 0.028 respectively). The diagnosis of dengue and Malaria should be carried out routinely for better management of fever. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases 15 4 e0009316 |
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Dengue virus (DENV) causes a spectrum of diseases ranging from asymptomatic, mild febrile to a life-threatening illness: dengue hemorrhagic fever. The main clinical symptom of dengue is fever, similar to that of malaria. The prevalence of dengue virus infection, alone or in association with other endemic infectious diseases in children in Cameroon is unknown. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of dengue, malaria and HIV in children presenting with fever and associated risk factors. Dengue overall prevalence was 20.2%, Malaria cases were 52.7% and HIV cases represented 12.6%. The prevalence of dengue-HIV co-infection was 6.0% and that of Malaria-dengue co-infection was 19.5%. Triple infection prevalence was 4.3%. Dengue virus infection is present in children and HIV-Dengue or Dengue- Malaria co-infections are common. Dengue peak prevalence was between August and October. Sex and age were not associated with dengue and dengue co-infections. However, malaria as well as HIV were significantly associated with dengue (P = 0.001 and 0.028 respectively). The diagnosis of dengue and Malaria should be carried out routinely for better management of fever. |
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Celine Nguefeu Nkenfou Nadine Fainguem Félicitée Dongmo-Nguefack Laeticia Grace Yatchou Joel Josephine Kadji Kameni Elise Lobe Elong Amidou Samie William Estrin Paul Ndombo Koki Alexis Ndjolo |
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Celine Nguefeu Nkenfou Nadine Fainguem Félicitée Dongmo-Nguefack Laeticia Grace Yatchou Joel Josephine Kadji Kameni Elise Lobe Elong Amidou Samie William Estrin Paul Ndombo Koki Alexis Ndjolo |
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Enhanced passive surveillance dengue infection among febrile children: Prevalence, co-infections and associated factors in Cameroon. |
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Enhanced passive surveillance dengue infection among febrile children: Prevalence, co-infections and associated factors in Cameroon. |
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Enhanced passive surveillance dengue infection among febrile children: Prevalence, co-infections and associated factors in Cameroon. |
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Enhanced passive surveillance dengue infection among febrile children: Prevalence, co-infections and associated factors in Cameroon. |
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Enhanced passive surveillance dengue infection among febrile children: Prevalence, co-infections and associated factors in Cameroon. |
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enhanced passive surveillance dengue infection among febrile children: prevalence, co-infections and associated factors in cameroon. |
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