Dengue And Chikungunya Fever Among Viral Diseases in Outpatient Febrile Children in Kilosa District Hospital, Tanzania

Chipwaza, Beatrice; Mugasa, Joseph P.; Selemani, Majige; Amuri, Mbaraka; Mosha, Fausta; Ngatunga, Steve D.; Gwakisa, Paul S.

Dengue And Chikungunya Fever Among Viral Diseases in Outpatient Febrile Children in Kilosa District Hospital, Tanzania

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2014-11

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Abstract

Viral etiologies of fever, including dengue, Chikungunya, influenza, rota and adeno viruses, cause major disease burden in tropical and subtropical countries. The lack of diagnostic facilities in developing countries leads to failure to estimate the true burden of such illnesses, and generally the diseases are underreported. These diseases may have similar symptoms with other causes of acute febrile illnesses including malaria and hence clinical diagnosis without laboratory tests can be difficult. This study aimed to identify viral etiologies as a cause of fever in children and their co-infections with malaria.

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Chipwaza, B., Mugasa, J.P., Selemani, M., Amuri, M., Mosha, F., Ngatunga, S.D. and Gwakisa, P.S., 2014. Dengue and Chikungunya fever among viral diseases in outpatient febrile children in Kilosa district hospital, Tanzania. PLoS Negl Trop Dis, 8(11), p.e3335.

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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11810/2874

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