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Underrecognition of Dengue during 2013 Epidemic in Luanda, Angola
| Title: | Underrecognition of Dengue during 2013 Epidemic in Luanda, Angola |
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| Authors: | Tyler M. Sharp, Rosa Moreira, Maria José Soares, Lúis Miguel da Costa, Jennifer Mann, Mark J. Delorey, Elizabeth Hunsperger, Jorge L. Muñoz-Jordán, Candimar Colón, Harold S. Margolis, Adelaide de Caravalho, Kay M. Tomashek |
| Source: | Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 21, Iss 8, Pp 1311-1316 (2015) |
| Publisher Information: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2015. |
| Publication Year: | 2015 |
| Collection: | LCC:Medicine LCC:Infectious and parasitic diseases |
| Subject Terms: | Dengue, Angola, epidemic, cluster, surveillance, Medicine, Infectious and parasitic diseases, RC109-216 |
| More Details: | During the 2013 dengue epidemic in Luanda, Angola, 811 dengue rapid diagnostic test–positive cases were reported to the Ministry of Health. To better understand the magnitude of the epidemic and identify risk factors for dengue virus (DENV) infection, we conducted cluster surveys around households of case-patients and randomly selected households 6 weeks after the peak of the epidemic. Of 173 case cluster participants, 16 (9%) exhibited evidence of recent DENV infection. Of 247 random cluster participants, 25 (10%) had evidence of recent DENV infection. Of 13 recently infected participants who had a recent febrile illness, 7 (54%) had sought medical care, and 1 (14%) was hospitalized with symptoms consistent with severe dengue; however, none received a diagnosis of dengue. Behavior associated with protection from DENV infection included recent use of mosquito repellent or a bed net. These findings suggest that the 2013 dengue epidemic was larger than indicated by passive surveillance data. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1080-6040 1080-6059 |
| Relation: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/8/15-0368_article; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6040; https://doaj.org/toc/1080-6059 |
| DOI: | 10.3201/eid2108.150368 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/002de45a5c8445af8031506d4e8a1230 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.002de45a5c8445af8031506d4e8a1230 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 10806040 10806059 |
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| DOI: | 10.3201/eid2108.150368 |
| Published in: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
| Language: | English |