Unrecognized Dengue Virus Infections in Children, Western Kenya, 2014-2015

We detected a cluster of dengue virus infections in children in Kenya during July 2014-June 2015. Most cases were serotype 1, but we detected all 4 serotypes, including co-infections with 2 serotypes. Our findings implicate dengue as a cause of febrile illness in this population and highlight a need...

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Published inEmerging infectious diseases Vol. 23; no. 11; pp. 1915 - 1917
Main Authors Vu, David M, Mutai, Noah, Heath, Claire J, Vulule, John M, Mutuku, Francis M, Ndenga, Bryson A, LaBeaud, A Desiree
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States U.S. National Center for Infectious Diseases 01.11.2017
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Subjects
arbovirus infection
Child health
children
dengue
Dengue virus
disease outbreaks
flavivirus
Health aspects
Kenya
Research Letter
Unrecognized Dengue Virus Infections in Children, Western Kenya, 2014–2015
Kenya
viruses
vector-borne infections
children
arbovirus infection
dengue viruses
disease outbreaks
Kenya
dengue
flavivirus
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Summary:We detected a cluster of dengue virus infections in children in Kenya during July 2014-June 2015. Most cases were serotype 1, but we detected all 4 serotypes, including co-infections with 2 serotypes. Our findings implicate dengue as a cause of febrile illness in this population and highlight a need for robust arbovirus surveillance.
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ISSN:1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI:10.3201/eid2311.170807