A review of dengue diagnostics and implications for surveillance and control

N Raafat, SD Blacksell, RJ Maude - Transactions of The Royal …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Dengue is the world's most common arboviral infection, with almost 4 billion people
estimated to be living at risk of dengue infection. A recently introduced vaccine is currently …

Uncovering the burden of dengue in Africa: considerations on magnitude, misdiagnosis, and ancestry

EM Gainor, E Harris, AD LaBeaud - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
Dengue is a re-emerging neglected disease of major public health importance. This review
highlights important considerations for dengue disease in Africa, including epidemiology …

Epidemiology and laboratory diagnostics of dengue, yellow fever, zika, and chikungunya virus infections in Africa

A Adam, C Jassoy - Pathogens, 2021 - mdpi.com
Arbovirus infections are widespread, and their disease burden has increased in the past
decade. In Africa, arbovirus infections and fever with unknown etiology are common. Due to …

Risks and challenges of arboviral diseases in Sudan: the urgent need for actions

A Ahmed, I Dietrich, AD LaBeaud, SW Lindsay, A Musa… - Viruses, 2020 - mdpi.com
The risk of emergence and/or re-emergence of arthropod-borne viral (arboviral) infections is
rapidly growing worldwide, particularly in Africa. The burden of arboviral infections and …

Dengue virus infection in Sub-Saharan Africa between 2010 and 2020: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Eltom, K Enan, ARM El Hussein… - Frontiers in cellular and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Dengue virus (DENV) infection has garnered a global interest in the past few decades.
Nevertheless, its epidemiology in certain developing and low-income regions remains …

High seroprevalence of dengue virus infection in Sudan: Systematic review and meta-analysis

AH Elduma, AD LaBeaud, J A. Plante… - Tropical medicine and …, 2020 - mdpi.com
The goal of this study was to systematically review the published data on dengue virus
(DENV) seroprevalence in Sudan and to estimate disease burden through meta-analysis …

Seroprevalence of dengue and chikungunya virus infections in children living in Sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis

N Kayange, DK Hau, K Pain, SE Mshana, R Peck… - Children, 2023 - mdpi.com
Dengue and chikungunya viruses are frequent causes of malarial-like febrile illness in
children. The rapid increase in virus transmission by mosquitoes is a global health concern …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing and tracking the emergence, epidemiology and dispersal of dengue virus to Africa during the 20th century

K Alfsnes, V Eldholm, MW Gaunt, X de Lamballerie… - One Health, 2021 - Elsevier
The four mosquito-borne dengue virus serotypes (DENV1–DENV4) cause a high burden of
disease throughout the tropical and sub-tropical regions of the world. Nevertheless, their …

Association of genotype III of dengue virus serotype 3 with disease outbreak in Eastern Sudan, 2019

MH Eldigail, HA Abubaker, FA Khalid, TM Abdallah… - Virology Journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Dengue fever (DF) is an arthropod-borne disease caused by dengue virus
(DENV). DENV is a member of the genus Flavivirus in the family Flaviviridae. Recently …

Recent transmission of dengue virus and associated risk Facors among residents of Kassala state, eastern Sudan

MH Eldigail, HA Abubaker, FA Khalid, TM Abdallah… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Acute arboviral infections are distributed worldwide including Sudan, and
dengue fever (DENV) is not an exception. The virus activity has recently been frequently …